San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
urges WOMEN
| Of DEMOCRACY
TO AID PARTY
Mrs. John Claybrook Ad-
dresses Meeting
Tuesday.
ADHERE TO IDEALS
Protests Idea Of More
Competition Between
Parties.

Serve by personal exertion.,

SSINt uy personal eXertl0n.
That was the chief theme of the
political address made by Mrs. John
Claybrook, state president of the
Democratic Women of Texas, to a
large audience Of Democratic women
of San Antonio, in the oak room of
the st. Anthony Hotel on Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Claybrook made a
strong plea to Democratic women of
this city to adhere to Democratic
Ideals. and urged no party leni-
ence should be given, but rather that
ever effort should be exerted to Dem.
ocratize the city first. then the state,
and finally the nation.
Mrs. Claybrook discussed at length
the various features of the Democratic
policy, in each case. praising Dem
ocratic ideals and principles. The es-
adjustment of world peace. the
continuance of national prohibition.
the opposition to flooded immigration,
and the election of suitable delegates
to the National Democratic conven-
non, were chief topics included in
Mrs. Claybrook's address.
MUST ABOLISH War.
women have saved America by es-
tablishing national prohibition. and
now they must save the world by
abolishing, through their ballots and
influence, the very idea of war; she
said.
Mrs. ClaybrOok stressed the fact
that she wanted every woman to vote
as she pleased, without instruction
from friend husband" or from any
other influence except that of her
own conscience.
when candidates ask me how the
women are going to vote on any is
sue, always tell them that women
VIII vote as they please" Mrs. Clay
brook said. at is for women to find
out the way that they should vote,
and then in spite of opinions of 9TH
ers to cast their ballots according to
their own convictions. OF one thing
only they must be sure: The can
didate must stand for the best, and
must represent the things for which
the Democratic party stands"
Democratic women of the United
States are not an auxiliary branch
OF the Democratic party. but a strong
member of the body, Mrs. Claybrook
said.
Really Members of Party.
Republican women, unfortunately
must be seen and not heard in their
convention halls. Not so for the
Democrats. The voice of the woman
IN the Democratic party is always
heard. and the men-our supporters
and allies-are always willing to stop
Ill their own arguments and to put
aside their own opinions until they
have heard and courteously considered
the opinion of their women. This con-
dition has eliminated the opposition
and rivalry that once existed between
the men and women voters of this
country. Now we are one. in the
Democratic party. and we must work
together for the good of the party,
and not for any selfish or self-cen-
tered goal"
A plea to the women and to the
men of the Democratic party to work
and to vote together for the best
that the party represents, was made
by Mrs. Claybrook, who stated that
the culture, the education and the re-
finement of a nation has been and
will be upheld by Democracy.
White Mans Party.
THE Democratic party is the white
mans party" Mrs. Claybrook said.
I'm the South, the things advocated
and wanted by the Democrats are the
things that we must have. Our women
and our white superiority have been
protected by the ideals of Democracy.
Our children have not been permitted
or forced to mingle in schools with
negroes, because of the platform of
Democracy. 1t is on Democracy that
the hope and the salvation Of the
world rests. and i beg you not to let
down the standards or to allow more
equal party division. as advocated by
the League of Women Voters at a re-
cent meeting in San Antonio"
Mrs. Claybreok deplOred the action
taken by the league during its con-
vention in San Antonio, when a reso-
luton was passed advocating more
competition between the parties, and
more equal division. There must be
no compromise on the part of DEM
ocrats. Mrs. Claybrook said. as Texas
is Democratic state and must re-
main so for the good Of the people
who live here.
Must Vote in Election.
"Women have it in their power to
remedy the present situation" Mrs.
Claybrook said. "As Democrats we
must place men in Office who will not
countenancc the scandals and Teapot
Dome sensations that are prevalent in
Washington now. The morale of gov
eminent will be broken if we allow
men of such caliber in office again. To
relieve this situation, we must use our
vote and our consequent Influence al
the capitol intelligently. Democracy
is that government which leaves every
citizen to do his best for the public
welfare. and with this in mind. we
must vote in the Forthcoming national
election"
Mrs. T. A. Smith presided at the
meeting. as president of the Dem
ocratic Women of San Antonio. Mrs
Claybrook was given an informal re
ception following the meeting. wher
she urged each of her friends TO at
tend the Democratic conventions in
Austin and in Fort Worth and finally
in New York.
The Democratic women Of San An