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GlilPION FOR SUFFRAGE. IRTAN WOULD UIVfc. VOTES TO WOMEN. Blsj Coenee out Unequivocally for Cilv h*g IreacbJsc to Ttm**o Who*** Rlgkt K k to Protzt Their Uhll drro?I km Proved Hrr FUnes? to Moot Every Crisis, Boy? Secretary of Washington. July 16.?Secretary Bryan In a formal statement today come out for woman auftrage. He de dared he would ask no political right for himself he waa not willing to grant hta wife, and announced he would support the proposed State con? stitutional amendment extending the franchise to women to he voted on la Nebraska next November. Woman, Mr. Bryan said, had proved herself equal to every responslbllty Imposed on her. and would not fall society In this emergency. Above all other arguments for giving her the ballot he placed "the right of the mother to a voice In the molding of the environment of her children." "The mother," the secretary said, "oan Justly claim the right to employ every effectlvens weapon for the pro? tection of those whose Interests she guards, but the ballot will put within her reach all the Instrumentalities of government. Including the police power." "As man and woman are co-tenants of the earth." the statement says, "and most work out their destiny to? gether, the presumption Is on the side of equality foi treatment In all that pertains to their joint life and its opportunities. The burden of proof le on those who claim for one an advantage over the other In deter? mining conditions under which both shall IIvs. Objections raised to wo? man suffrage appear to me to be in? valid, while the arguments advanced la support of the proposition in my Judgment are convincing. 'The first objection 1 roitlember to have heard was that as woman can not beae arms she should not have a voice In deciding questions that might lead to war or In enactment of laws that might require an army officer to enforce. This argument Is seldom offered now, for as civilisation advances laws are obeyed because they are an expression of public opin? ion. Ae we look back over the past, we may well wonder whether the peace movement would not have grown more rapidly had women been consulted befors hostilities began. "Second, soms urge that woman'** already Is full of care and that the addition of suffrage rather would overburden her or turn her attention away from home duties. The answer mad? Is that the exercise of the fran? chise might result in a change of thought and occupation that would relieve the monotony of woman's work. Surely tho home will not suf? fer If the mother, ths child's first teacher. Is able to Intelligently dis? cus* with her family, the science of government end the art of success? fully admlnlstsrlng It. Third, many well meaning men and women affirm that suffrage would work a harm to woman by lessening the respect in which she Is held. This argument would have more weight had It not been employed against ?very proposition advanced In favor of the enlargement of woman's sphere. This objection once waa raised to .the higher education of woman, but It no longer Is heard. These objections, however honestly advanced, have proven impotent to . retard woman's progress. "And are not the second and third objection* refuted, to some extert at least, but the fact that In the S?*tea . which have adopted woman suffiage ? (and In the other nations that have adopted It) there la no agitation for * return to the system under which man haa a monopoly of a right to vote. It Is fair to asaume an effort would be made to correct the mistake If woman's suffrage really had failed . to give satlsfsctlon to the people, where it has been tried. , "It is not my purpose to dlscusa the ?object with elaboration at this time but I desire to present the argument to which I give the greatest weight Without minimizing other arguments advanced in support of the extending of suffrage to woman. I place the em phasia upon the mother's right to a volea In molding tho environment which operates powerfully in deter? mining whether her offspring will erown her latter yesra with Joy or "bring down her gray hairs In sorrow to the grave. The Creator has placed upon the mother a burden which she could not shift If ahe so desired and He has given her the disposition to bear It. Hsr life trembles in the balance at the chllds birth, her active years are given to the care and nurture of her children, her nerve fores and rtttl energy sre expended In their hmalf; her sshaustlesa love Is poured out upon them. Because the wealth of hsn existence is bestowed upon them, they are a part of her very being? 'where your treasure 1?. there will your heart be also* When one con aiders the cost to parents, especially to the mother, of raising a child, it seems Impossible- that any one would attempt to lead a child astray or rob its parents of the priceless reward to which they are entitled; and yet there are in every generation?aye, in every community?those who aro Inhuman enough to deliberately lie in wait to mako a wreckage of the lives of young men and young women. They lay snares for them; they set traps for them, and the men who ply this ghastly trade for gain are al? lowed to use the ballot to advance their pecuniary ends. "I am not willing to stay the mother's hand if she thinks that by the use of suffrage she can safeguard the welfare of those who are dearer to her than her own life. "The mother can Justly claim the right to employ every weapon which can be made effective for the protec? tion of those whose interests she guards, and the ballot will put with? in her reach all the instrumentalities of government, Including the police power. If she is a widow, there is no one who ia in a position to speak for her In this matter of supreme im? portance; if her husband Is living she can supplement his influence if they agree as to what is best for those under their joint care; if they do not agree, who will say that only the father should be consulted? "For a time I was impressed by the suggestion that the question should be left to the women to de? cide?a majority to determine whether the franchise should be ex? tended to woman; but I find myself less and less disposed to indorse this test., Samuel Johnson coined an epi? gram which is in point here, name? ly, that 'no man's conscience can tell him the right of another man.' Re? sponsibility for the child's welfare rests primarily upon the parent; the parent receives in largest measure the blessings that flow from the child's life, if that life is nobly employed, and upon the parent falls the blow with severest force If the child's life fs misspent. Why should any mother therefore, be denied the use of tho franchise to safeguard the welfare of her child merely because another mother may not view her duty in the same light? "Politics will not suffer by woman's entrance into it. If the political world has grown more pure id spite of the evil influences that have oper? ated to debase it, it will not be pol? luted by tho presence and participa? tion of woman. Neither should we doubt that woman can be trusted with the ballot. She has proven herself equal to every responsibility Imposed upon her) she will not fail society in this emergency. I#et her vote! And may that discernment which has, throughout the ages, ever enabled her to quickly grasp great truths? made her 'the last at the cross and the first at the aepulcher'?so direct her In the discharge of her political duties as to add new glories to her and through her still further bless so? ciety." BLEASE WILL NOT BOLT. Won't Run In General Election, If Beat In Primary. Walhalla, July 16.?Gov. Blease to? day declared that he would not be a candidate for the United States senate In the general election if he is defeat? ed In the primary. He stated that he had already pledged himself to abide the result of the primary and attribut? ed the report that he might run inde? pendently to "one of those dirty cowards," who, he charges, are cir? culating false reports about him. He did not call any names.| With an undemonstrative crowd, numbering not over 500, and a rather tired quartette of candidates, the sen? atorial campaign meeting here wus a pretty tame affair, in glaring contrast to that of two years ago, when at least twico as many voters heard Governor Wense and Judge Jones speak and when the enthusiasm of the rival fac? tions ran high. Each speaker received about the same applause tooay and there was apparently no favorite. Tho candidates hud not fully recov? ered from their exertions at the big meting In Anderson Wednesday und none was In his usual form, the meet? ing being without special feature. Gov. Please carried this, Oconec, county In 1912 by more than 400. County Chairman James M. Moss pre? sided today and presented the speak? ers after prayer was offered by tho I lev Georgo M. Wllcox, of the Pres? byterian church. BATTLE AT ACAPl'LCO. While Soldiers right Pandits Loot and Kill Non-combatants. Washington, July 17. ? Fierce fight? ing between federals and constitution? alists In Acapol? o was reported to the navy department today by Admiral Howard. Guerrilla hands, taking ad? vantage of tho battle are looting and murt'ering non-combatanis. The crukers Cleveland and ('hat t a noogn arc being rushed to Acnpnlco. PEACE FOB MEXICO. QWM CAIU1AN1A says fighting IS at ax kxd. Uncertain Whether to Treat With Me? diators or Directly With Caibajal? If Huer la's Suctvssor Does Not Agree to Step Down, Will Continue Armed Advance. Monterey, July 16.?Fighting and bloodshed are at an end in Mexico, if the plans announced here today by Gen. Venustlano Carranza, first chief of the constitutionalist army, go into effect. Gen. Carranza declared his main object now would be to conduct negotiations for the constitutionalists to enter Mexico City and establish their government without further dis? order, shedding of blood or damage to property. How these negotiations would be arranged Carranza declared he had! not yet determined. He was unable to say at I his time whether they would bo conducted through the mediators or direct with the federals. Uncondi? tional surrender, however, will he the only condition on which the negotia? tions will be successful. Gen. Carranza made that plain to newspaper men who talked with him today. Carranza declared that the "reforms for which the constitutionalists fought must be obtained at whatever cost." "The resignation of Huerta and the substitution of Carbajal in itself will not cause the constitutionalists to compromise on a single point, the principles upon which the movement was founded," said Gen. Carranza. "If the government machinery which through those ends may be ob? tained is not surrendered voluntarily by the party of Huerta, they will be obtained by force." Because of the effort to make the installation of the constitutionalists a peaceful one, Gen. Carranza said it would probably be a month before "he entered Mexico City. He stated that he did not believe that Carbajul was strong enough to handle effectively the reins of power passed over to him by Huerta, if the latter had left the republic 'or the Island of CuraeaoV as was reported here today from the United States. Carranza suld he thought Carba? jal or any man in civil' life would find the situation most difficult and he expected that the new president would open negotiations with him at oiiee. Telegraph service with Mexico City would be resumed at once, he an? nounced. In view of the situation facing Car bajal, Gen. Carranza declared it might bo necessary to send constituionalist troop! to Mexico City to preserve or der and that such a situation was be? ing prepared for. Gen. Carranaa announced today that he had received advices from an un olllcial source that a commission had already left Mexico City for Cclcya to meet constitutionalist representa? tives to arrange for the orderly entry of the constitutionalists into the capi? tal. Gun. Carranza has not as yet named a commission but it is be? lieved he will do so immediately if for? mal overtures arc made. Gen. Carranaa reiterated, however, that the constitutionalists would ac? cept nothing short of complete sur? render. In a statement issued today the iirst chief declared: "Undoubtedly; the first move of the success r of the usurper Huerta Will be to open negotiations with the con? stitutionalists for a complete surren? der. This is the logical deduction of Che action he will take. Nothing less than a complete surrender will satis? fy the constitutionalists. However, if Carbajal fails to take this measure to bring about peace in Mexico, we shall continue to light our way to Victory, which already is assured. We are lighting for justice-for the Mexi? can people and arc certain our efforts will be crowned with success. A quick victory by the advance of our troops is a certainty if it does not come through unconditional surren? der.'* The celebration here, which began last night when .news was received of the retirement of Gen. Huerta as pro? visional president, continued today. "Gen. Carranaa will not recognize the validity of the debts of Huerta after he enters Mexico City and estab? lishes a constitutional government there," was the statement made here today by hlnh constitutionalist offi? cials. It was in answer to qcestions concerning a statement said to have been published in the United States that foreign nations had . made a de? mand through Washington that Car? ranaa agree to recognize the legality l of the debts of Huerta and grant am I ncsty to all political prisoners. READY TO YIELD. Washington, July 10.?Francisco Carbajal, successor to Gen. Huerta as provisional president of Mexico, today advised the United States gov? ernment informally that he intended to retire in favor of Gen. Carranza, the constitutionalist leader. Mr. Carbajal wishes only that a general amnesty be proclaimed and protec tion to the property of those who op? posed the eon.stitulionali.sts. This statement, together with the announcement from Monterey that Carranza was willing to enter into ne? gotiations with Carbajal relative to the transfer of authority at Mexico City, was regarded here tonight as assuring the restoration ol* peace in j Mexico. The views of Mr. Carbajal were ex- j plained in detail to Secretary Bryan today by Jose Castcllo, former mem-1 ber of the Mexican senate, who had received a personal telegram through the Mexican embassy. It was the lirst communication between the Ameri? can government and the Carbajal ad? ministration. The message incident? ally revealed that Gen. Hue:la and Gen Blanqutt, now en route to Puerto Mexico, are planning to go to Europe. The communication* ad? dressed to Mr. Castellot, a personal friend of the new president, was dated last night and was as follows: "1 have just taken the oath of of? fice as president of the republic. 1 desire to make it known with em? phasis that my only purpose is to fa? cilitate a solution of the grave prob? lems which weigh upon our country. I have not the slightest amblton for myself and merely wish to terminate the internal conflict of ou: country. Please give me your* impressions of the situation in Washington. (Signed) Francisco Carbajal." This message, Castellot explained, meant that Carbajal had taken office only as a means of bridging the gap from the Huerta regime to the con? stitutionalists. Secretary Bryan told Castellot that while recognition would not be ac? corded Carbajal the United States was amicably disposed toward him and would applaud his patriotic efforts to bring peace. Secretary Bryan was highly opti? mistic in the belief that peace at last was in sight in Mexico and he told his friends he believed the policy of i "watchful waiting" has been a suc I cess. In order to assure a transfer of au? thority without further bloodshed or disturbance, however, the American government began to use its ollices with Gen. Carranza. John U. Billtman, provisional repre? sentative of President Wilson at Sal tlllo, was instructed to urge upon i Carranza the belief of the United States that further fighting was use? less on account of the willingness of the Carbajal government to surren? der its authority. Carranza also was urged to give guarantees for the safe? ty of lives and property of those who had supported Huerta. Mr. Silliman, counseled likewise against 'lie execu? tion of prisoners or any other atroci? ties which the spirit of revenge might arouse in a conqcring army. The United States made its position clear with respect to recognition. Un? der the terms of a proctocol signed at Niagara Palls recognition will be ex? tended to the government resulting lrom an agreement between the two Mexican factions. Should Carranza, consummate an agreement with the commission of three constiutiomdist sympathizers sent from Mexico cftty by Mr. Carbajal to discuss peace with him the terms of the Niagara Falls proctocol will have been fulfilled. An agreement between all factions would be regarded by the United States as an expression of the will of the Mexican people. If Carranza pushes his way by force Into Mexico City the American gov? ernor will withhold recognition un? til an election is held to indicate whether or not the people approve of the new regime. The American government, how? ever, will delay recognizing the con? stitutionalist government until satis? factory adjustment is made about claims groiw ng out of the revolution and the American forces will not be withdrawn from Vera Cru'*; until every difficulty has been adjusted. President Wilson believes other na? tions will not recognize any new gov? ernment until the United Sttaes has indicated its attitude. For that rea? son he thinks the constitutionalists will be very careful in their proced? ure. The president is understood to have no objection to Carbajal, ex? cept on the score that he derived hia power from Huerta, and is willing to accept him if the constitutionalists will agree, as provisional president, until elections. White House officials were confi? dent that the constitutionalists would be temperate in their acts when they enter Mexico City. They believe there is no danger of wholesale killing or looting. Benor Piano, the Spanish ambassador, called upon Secretary , Bryan today to make representations I for the safety of Spanish citizens in j Mexico City. He was unable to say I whether the Spanish embassy would continue to rcpresnt Mexico in the United States under Provisional Pres? ident Carbajal. , High Winds Sweep Owr Several States Chicago, July 1G.?Five are report? ed killed and a dozen injured in the storms which swept Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky late yesterday. Many j basements in Chicago were flooded. BAGGING AI TIES 1914 <I The tillers of the soil are to be congratulated upon the magni? ficent prospects for all crops, which we sincerely hope will con? tinue, so that our agricultural friends may reap a rich reward as the result of their year's labor. Our business is largely dependent upon the farming class, when they prosper, we pros? per, and wc feel very grateful to them for the loyal manner in which they have stood by us for many years past. You will soon be looking around for the wherewith to cover your cotton, as the indi? cations point to a reasonably early crop and as usual, we are well prepared to take care of your wants in this respect. We have all grades of bagging up to 3 lbs. per yard. Our Globe brand is a rewoven fa? bric, but free from holes or any imperfections whatever. It will make an ideal bagging for persons running public gins, as it will serve the purpose equally as well as the new goods and costs verv much less. Our Dundee brand is doubtless familiar to you, as we have been selling it for many years. In Sugar Sack bag? ging wc handle nothing but standard goods, which we have in 3 and 3 lbs. Our experience has taught us that second hand ties are unprofitable as well as undesirable, so we are offering nothing but standard new goods. We carry a stock of both bagging and ties in our warehouse in Charleston, from which we can ship you direct, thereby saving the local freight from Sumter to those for whom hauling would be inconvenient. Wc are pre? pared to make shipments August 1st, payable October Ut without interest and you can de? pend on our prices being right. If you have any doubt as to that, it will be a pleasure to quote you. Soliciting your inquiries for this or any thing else in our line. O'Donnell & Co.