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
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OUR PUBL
III?Julius \<
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j On Flnancin
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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
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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
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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.
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