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WHY SHOULD'H" WOMEN VOTE? WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF LEADING FARMERS. Why should women vote? That is the question, that. is ringing from ocean to ocean and reverberating from the Canadian boundary to the Mexican border. It is the mission of a newpaper to . give the news and the action of the Texas Farmers' Union in opposing woman's suffrage when that question was recently before the Texas legislature is significant as representing the attitude of the organized plowmen. We reproduce In part the argument presented by Hon. W. D. Lewis, president of the Texas Farmers' Union, in opposing the bill: "It is gratifying to note that it is not the farmer's wife who is clamoring for the ballot. She is too busy trying to make happier homes, molding the minds of future citizens and sharing with her husband the cares of life to indulge in political gOBsip. The ballot will ?;ive her no rellof from drudgery, give no assistance in clothing the children or bring to the home additional comforts, conveniences or I opportunities in life. It is, as a rule, j the city woman promoted to idleness by prosperity, who Is leading the suffragette movement."From many standpoints, perhaps a woman has as much right to vote as a man. So has she as much right to plow as a man; she has as much right to work In a factory as a man; she has as much right to shoulder a musket as a man, but we would rather she would not do so from choice and we regret that necessity ofttlmes compels her to earn a living by engaging in gainful occupations. We do not consider misfortune a qualification for suffrage or a business accident a reason for granting franchise We are opposed to woman at the ballot box the same as we are opposed to woman in the field, in the factory or In the army and for the < self-same reasons. We had rather see her plant flowers than sow wheat; gather bouquets than pick cotton and rear children than raise political issues, although she may have as much right to do one as the other. Opposed to Unsexing Hupianity. "Sex qualification for suffrage may have its apparent inconsistencies. No Bonernl rule adjusts Itself perfectly to all conditions. It la a favorite argument advanced by the proponents of woman's suffrage that many cultivated and noble women are far more capable of Intelligently exercising sovereignty than a worthless negro, but the South never was anxious for negro suffrage, and while culture and refinement, and even morality, are desirable virtues, they are not the only qualifications for franchise. "The primary, inherent nnd inseparable fitness for suffrage Is supporting a family. The plow handlo. the forge and the struggle for bread afford experience necessary to properly mark tho ballot. Government Is * great big business and civilization from the very beginning assigned woman the home and man the business affairs of life. "There has been much freakish legislation enacted during the past decade that no doubt appeals to woman's love for the ridiculous, but to undertake to unsex the human race by law Is the height of legislative folly and u tragedy to mankind. "Wo are opposed to the equal rights of woman?we want her to ever remain our superior. We consider woman's desire to seek man's level the yellow peril of Twentieth Century civilization. "Woman is the medium through which angels whisper their messages to mankind: It Is her hand tlmt nlanin thoughts in the intellectual vineyard; it is through her heart that hope, love and sympathy overflow and bless mankind. Christ?the liberator of womankind?was satisfied to teach the lessons of life and He was a man. He chose to rule over human hearts and refused worldly power nnd men followed after Him, women washed His feet, i little children climbed upon His knees | and the Ruler of the universe said that in liim He was well pleased. Can woman find a higher calling?" THEMISTOCLE5 AVhon Themistocles was asked by j his host at a dinner party to enter- | tain the guests, by playing the lute, he replied that ho could not play the fiddle, but that he could make a small town a great city. We have in this nation mnny politicians who are good "fiddlers." but they cannot make a small town a great city. We are overrun with orators who can play upon the passions of the people, hut they can't put brick and mortar together. We need builders. Let those who hunger and thirst for I I OUR PUBL III?Julius \< m j On Flnancin / 4 IThe farmpre of | thin nation need 4r V, to become better fctfef acquainted with 'the railroad men J Vi '^b?BB those who know j a that can give us 1 information and ; the farmers of road property have to Buy Mr Kruttschnitt, executive head of the Southern Pacific, has written an article dealing with the financing of railroads. He said in part: "The financing of a railroad is a function which the people, through ; their servants, the Railroad Commissioners and the Legislators, have never attempted, but tt is a most important problem, especially to sections of a State where new railroads r.ro needed The placing of securities Iibh been left entirely with the promoter and owner of railroads. "The immediate determination of what earnings the rnilroad shall be permitted to receive and what burdens it shall have put 011 it is in the hands of other servants of the public 1 FREE PORTS BUILDERS OF COMMERCE CONGRESS SHOULD GIVE THEM PREFERENCE IN APPROPRIATIONS. By Peter Radford. This nation is now entering upon in era of marine development. The | wreckage of European commerce has irifted to our shores and the world war is making unprecedented demands for the products of farm and actory. In transportation facilities >n land we lead the world but our port acilities are inadequate, and our flag 1 seldom seeu ill foreign ports. If >ur government would only divert the energy we liavo displayed in conquer"ng the railroads to mastering the mmmerce of the sea. a foreign bot0111 would be unknown on the oceaai's llghways This article will be confined to a lisoiission of our ports for the prolucts of the fnrm must pass over our .vharfs before reaching the water. We ' have In this nation 51 ports, of which 11 are on the Atlantic and 10 arc on ..he Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second 'engross appropriated over $51,000,)0() for improving, our Itlvers and Harbors and private enterprise levies i toll of approximately $50,000,0?0 nnually in wharfage and charges for vvhich no tangible service is rendered. The latter item should be lifted off he backs of the farmer of this nation nnd this can be done by Congress directing its appropriations to ports j that are free where vessels can tie up to a wharf and discharge her cargo Tsuild While the bu and the savi If you contemplate the erecti barn, or outhouse, or the remc present buildings, DO IT NOV if you act at once, for you can now than you can possibly do i 30 or 60 days, we verily believe have passed. Labor will becc Building Material market is air know say that prices will be ba We will supply you at close figi nish you estimates on what yoi; Take advantage of conditions Ri lilrl IC FORUM Cruttschnitt ^ D aII? -I g nanruciut ?the Legislators and the Commissioners. "Managing a railroad Is quite different from managing a government | where the money la raised, by taxa- I tion. When the expenditures, for good reasons or otherwise, increase, taxes can be equally Increased. The railroads, while servants of the pub- i lie,, cannot raise money with such ense and facility. The railroads must \ keep their expenditures within their j Incomes because while they have some control over tjieir expenditures ; they huve almost no control over their incomes, their rates being fixed by public authorities. "There Is not a railway manager In tho country today who is not fearful i that under the proas of Increasing de- | mauds the transportation systems of | the country will, in a few years, break j down, unless the railroads are allowed j to earn larger funds wherewith to ; build it up. There are vast feedtions of the country, especially In the West, where inoro railroads are needed and they cannot be built unless the railways raise new capital. "People invest money In order to make money, and they are skeptical as to whether they can make money by investing in concerns that are dealt with stringently and unfairly. Railroad securities must be made mort attractive to invite investments, and in order that they may be made more attractive, the roads must be allowed earnings that will enable them to meet the increased capital charges." CHEERFUL SICKBED VISITOR Mike's Few Words of Consolation Must Have Done His Friend Pat a Lot of Good. Senator Henry 1?. Lippitt of Rhode Island smiled the other evening when the conversation turned to sweet consolation. He said hewas reminded of an incident that happened in New England. A party named Pat was taken unite siek and was confined to his be<l for several days. One evening Mike called and found the patient exceedingly <' pressed. Immediately the tender-hearted Mike# became very sympathetic. "Sure, Pat." he said, in a soft and gentle voice, "do yez feel loike ye was sicker?" "It ain't that, Moike," returned Pat, in a melancholy voice. "Oi'm thinkin' av the docther. He has been hero fourtane toimes at two bones.a throw, an' Oi haven't got a cint in the worruld." "Don't yez worry about the docther, Pat. Don't yez worry about the docther!" was the consoling rejoinder of Mike. "Sure an' he will get his'n all right. Yez have got some insurance, hain't yez?" The militia law provides: "That the militia shall consist of every able-bodied male citizen of the respective states . . . and every able-bodied male of foreign birth who has declared hie intention to become a citizen, who is more than eighteen and less than forty-five years of age, and shall be divided into two classes- the organized militia, to he known as the National Guard . . . the remainder to be known* as the reserve militia." The organized militia number 122,377 men, the reserve militia somewhat over 16,000,000 men. NOW ilding's good ng is great. on of a new home, tenement, deling or repairing of your /. You will be the winner do the work cheaper right t a little later. If you wait s the golden opportunity will >me higher, the Lumber and eady firmer, and people who ek to normal in a short while, tires and will cheerfully furir work will require. ? and Mrkw / War Proof 1 (The Fiiianci; With restless nights attend lative securities, the holder < Mortgages sleeps soundly security is aud always will re .? ILerest generally paid promptl what the Fates of War may Jigerents.Particularly does the farm rior worth during times of The best security on the earth itself. The real estate mortgag ^ high grade, approved, season :: earth and its fullness; the ki and throw the investor into a W comes out. It is based on values of Ian hancing, adding additional se At present the leading life own nearly $500,000,000 of f losses have been practically 1 of other investments have be late years. A ? KJ The Union Central has con average rate of interest on it for 47 years been managed ii surance at the lowest net cos at ydur age, call on or write i BAILED EXCU1 Of the S CHARLEST Famous ISL1 .vi* southeT Premier Carrie THURSDAY Leave Fort Mill, 7:12 a. " Rock Hill 7:20 ft. Arrive Charleston, 7:10 Excursion tickets will be crood schedule mentioned above and wil up to and including morning trai July 13th, 1915. Ample coaches will be provided comfortably handle the excursion Spend a week at the ISLE OF ] tels and restaurants. Dancing the largest Pavilion in the South. CONTINUOUS CONCERTS by BAND. Remember, you have F< Make up your party for a delig For further information s W. E. McGEE, A. G. P. A., Columbia, S. C. VERY LOW RA Panama Pacif SAN FRANCISC* Opened February 20th, CI Panama-Calif SAN DIEGO. < Opened Jepuary 1st, 1915, < VI Southern Premier Carrie Tickets on sale daily and lii Good f?oin# via one route anc Stop-overs allowed. Fr?a Swiml-Trif F) Columbia, S. C $82. Charleston, S. C 85. Orangeburg, S. C ? 82. Sumter, S. C 84. Camden, S. C 84. Aiken, S. C 79. Chester, S. C... ; 82. Rock Hill, S. C 82. Spartanburg, S. C 1 81. Greenville, S. C. ? 80. Greenwood, S. C. 79. Newberry, S, C. 81. Investments. T al World.) 1 linj? the investor in specu>f Good Real Estate an in the conviction that his ^ai imain sound, and his inter j iiiuLuiity ziu maner I j^g hold in store for the be- $7( tat loan emphasize its supe- , great financial upheaval. ^ earth is considered of tat be; e represents the strictly , tra ed security based on the un nd that won't turn pale Pel , fit every time a war extra in r d which are steadily en- art curity from year to year. uni insurance companies alone 'avj arm mortgages and their col nil, whereas the shrinkage dis en very heavy during the ( inv sui we ch< hoi tinuously since the date of its or s investments than any other life 1 the interest of its policy-holders, t. For pi oof ofjthese assertions a to? 5 & LINK, Disfcric FORT MILL, - - - S. C. RS ION eaton to ON and the E of PALMS RN RAILWAY sr of the South, , JULY 8TH. in., rate - - - $3.50! 111., " - - - $3.25 p. ni. going only on trains and special II be good returning on any train ns leaving Charleston Tuesday, on all trains scheduled ahove to ists. PALMS with its magnificent hoevery afternoon and evening in the noted METZE'S MILITARY DUR DAYS at the Seashore, htful outing. ipply to Ticket Agents or , S. H. MrT.RAM n p a Columbia, S. C. TES ACCOUNT ic Exposition, 3, CALIFORNIA. oses December 4th, 1915* ornia [Expos'n CALIFORNIA. Closes December 31st 1915. A Railway, r of the South. nited 90 days for returning. I returning via another. L/r? One wij Til P*rtlan4, Oregon 45 $104.24 15 106.85 15 _ 104.79 15 105.56 14 105.05 15.. 102.45 90 102.32 90 102.32 50.. 101.00 00 101.00 20 101.00 10 102.81 if , The Investments of S he Union Central | Life Insurance Company 1 ? in first mortgage loans on 1 m lands distributed through- 5j h TT?1 O^-i.? ri u hue uuiicu ouites. rhese loans as shown in the t annual report amount to 3,484,480 secured by real ese worth $278,000,000. Safety First, rhe published statements of S i various State Departments I Insurance which are authori- i ,ive and impartial demonstrate yond question that Union Cer.il policyholders are receiving excelled insurance at a lower t cost than the policyholders any other company. Cost Second. The policies of the Company ; liberal and simple; you can derstand them as well as your yyer. The amount of the icy is paid to YOU if you bene totally and permanently aKlo^ U.. : J ? - ? amcu uj a^ciutJiiL or aisease. Consider well these facts and 'estimate before taking in*ance in any other company; are at your service and will jerfully refer you toourpolicyIders for. their verdict. ganization realized a higher insurance company. It has and offers today the best innd for memorandum of cost :t Agents, MAKE YOUR OWN f PAINT I WrnYOU will SAVE dffF, 58 els. PER GAL. ?Tins is HOW F yBuy 4 gals. L.AM.Semi- ^ / Mixed Real Paint $8.40 And 3 gals. Linseed Oil to mix with it at i* i i estimated cost ol 2.40 11 A 1 Makes 7 E?18- P*iat for $10.80 lA 11 & It's only $1.54 per gal. The L. A M. SEMI-MIXED REAL PAINT IS PURE WRITE LEAD. ZINC nl UNSEED OIL-the best knows paint materials lor 100 years. Use a gallon out of any you buy and if not the best paint made, then return the paint and get all your money back. J. J. Bailee, Fort Mill Luther Hdw. Co.. Columbia W. W.'Coogler & Son, Cheater J. W. Copeland Co., Clinton J. R Wood. Grler Clean 'Em Why not have that last Summer's suit cleaned and pressed? We call for and deliver goods in town on short notice. Parcel post packages will receive special attentiou. Panic Prices as Follows: Men's Suits, cleaned and pressed 40c to $1.25 Boys " 25c" $1.00 Ladies " - - 50c up Palace Barber Shop TALK IS CHEAP and is alright in its place, but it won't run the furnace nor bake bread. If you have hot air in your house or oven, it must be * produced by burning fuel. We handle the very best Hard and Soft Coal and our prices are way down. Phone orders to 72. * Quick delivery. ?" ? lani . -