WITH THE FEDERAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT UOJ YET RATIFIED.
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Aint it a Grand and Glorious Feeling to Have Your 8on Return With Wound
Stripe# and Teii You of Seeing German Women Vote.
WHO STARTED SUFFRAGE?
It Was. the South, Not the North.
Who killed cock robbin and let the J
female of the species into politics any- |
way?
Where does the blame lie for letting j
woman get the very first whiff of the !
political banquet of her lords and j
masted If that first taste of the in- '
toxiciting beverage of political free
dom had only been kept away from
women, who knows but they might
have gone right on doing the family
wash forever and left all the dirty
political linen to th* men.
The West got too fresh, that's what
happened. Ssh! Don't be too rapid?
i It wasn't the west ? It was ? Kentucky.
In "My Old Kentucky Home, Far
Away" there were some Americans
who believed in the constitutional right
of American citizens not to be taxed
without representation. These men
saw that widows were paying a school
tax, and hadn't even a word to say
about building a little red school
house, nor how many days a year
it should be In operation after it was
built, nor what, nor whether, their '
psrenfly 'the" men" did it an by th?*
aeires out of their owa sense of jus
tice and fair play. It is not recorded
that the widows of Kentucky paraded
for it, nor sent in petitions, nor did
any Of the things Northern men have
made women do.
Kentucky gentlemen thought the
widows with children of school age
had had a raw deal, and they shuffled
the pack and gave them a better.
Thafs all there was to it
REAL SOUTH NOT
OPPOSED .TO SUFFRAGE.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels- of North
Carolina, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, says it will be a pity if the men
of her state do not ratify the Federal
Suffrage Amendment as it would be
the flret break in their reputation for
giving women what they went
"No class of women has ever been
considered more of the dinging vine
than the; women of the south," said
Mrs. Daniels. "No class of women
has ever been more protected, yet in
times of national stress, southern wom
en always have risen to the occasion
and proved themselves more than
equal to their responsibilities."
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Apropoi to the fact that the women
of thirty states la tha Union are going
to rota for the next President, -whether
the thirty-sixth state ratifies the Fed
t ersi suffrage amendment or not, Mrs.
, Charles- D. Melver of Greensboro has
h this to say "for the sake of the Dem<h
party:? ^
dor-n the popular vote in
?
amendment, thert is a persistent bellel
that Republican leaders fear the ef
fect of women's participation In tills
year's elections, while Democratic
leaders believe their participation will
be to the advantage of the Democratic
party. However thattoay*be, it Is cer
tain that two great questions, each ol
vital nation-wide import, both oi
which in their higher human aspects
concern women more deeply than men,
will be involved In this year's elec
tions, and upon those questions it if
believed women would natujsaily sym
pathize with the attitude* of the Demo
cratic party.
"Moreover, if women are allowed to
vote this year their affiliation in the
approaching elections will largely de
termine their future alignment In poli
tics."
SENATOR SIMMONS
ON THE FEDERAL
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Senator F. M. Simmons of the Unit
ed States Senate says :
"It is true that the suffrage amend
ment needs the vote of one more statf
for final ratification, but when the leg
islatures of all the states shall hav<
acted, I feel sure after thorough inves
ligation, It will have several more
votes than is necessary. The practical
question which nGw confronts us is
therefore, net whether women shall b<
accorded the privilege of full anc
equal suffrage, but when shall they bf
permitted to enter Into the enjoymenl
of these privileges. Shall it be todaj
or not until tomorrow; shall it be' this
year or not until next year ; shall it be
in the impending elections or not until
the next succeeding elections? klani
festly this situation presents a pure
question of policy and should be deall
with without embarrassing reference
to individual views as to the wisdom
<?r unwisdom of woman suffrage as an
original proposition. While It will not
be in the power of North Carolina to
determine at its option whether wo
men-, shall or shall not vote, circum
stances seem to have placed in the
state's power the option of determir
? COME ALOKK^ LA0IC8)
"I am convinced tljat It 1b the part j
of wisdom for the Democratic party ii
North Carolina to accept woman suff
rage gracefully. Woman suffrage b I
inevitable. He Is a deaf man who doef
not hear the swish of its skirt?. He 1?
a blind man who does not see f??
legion* advancing ? v>. if ;; ? ? \
"Gentlemen of Tarhella ! Let's 5
good sports and Join lustily In t' I
choru*' *Cotae along, ladie&'V-gp-v -\
time ago I definitely decided to adv i
the general assembly in the special sev
sion in Jnljr to ratify the FederV
Amendment It is the sensible and tin
graceful thing to do."? T; W. BECK
ETT, Governor dt North Carolina.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS WANT
WOMEN'S VOTES COUNTED |N.
"The Republicans are committed to!
the principle (of woman suffrage).
The- Democrats are committed to the
principle. It is Just a question now of
the mothod by which you get jtt I
cannot
vote, ft
?neNsr pi
without gucitJonif Hunt 's Salve
fails' in the treatment of Eczema.
Tetter.Ring7;crra.ItcIj.c>c. Do I? t
become discouraged bteauseotbci
treatments foiled Hu?V?S*lv?
has relieved' hundred's of such
cotes. You can't -lose on oui
Money Back Guaranlr ?. Try
It at out ristr TODAY-.Piico 7Sc
For lole.localjy by
Wbeless Drug Co,
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
? . f ? .
I hereby announce my can
didacy ior the office ot county
commissioner, subject to the
action of the Democratic pri
mary.
Respectfully, .
J. W. LOLMES.
FOR SOLICITOR.
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Solicitor of, the
County Court of Pitt County to
succeed myself for the fijret term
subject to the action pf the
Democratic primary.
P. R. H1NES.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE".
At ihe solicitation of .many of
the leading men of Pitt County,
I have decided to become a can
didate for the House of Repre
sentatives. I have long nourish
ed an ambition to serve the peo
ple of ray county in the Legisla
ture, and now "that the oppor
tunity has presented itself, I offer
my candidacy subject to the
Primary to be held on June 5th,
1920. In announcing my Can
didacy I wish to state to the
voters of the county that the
xvork to be done in the Legisla
fure is not new to me. I was
Engrossing Clerk of the Senate
)t North Carolina for six years,
from 1905 to 1915, inclusive, and
fhs experience I received in this
position will be worth lots to me
is a member of the House of
Representatives. Pitt county is
i great county, one of the rich
est counties in North Carolina,
and as such is entitled to recog
nition. If you, the good people
of this county feel that I can be
T>f service in helping to place
Pitt county at | the
Jist, where she
k: Cardui, the woman's ,
tonic, helped Mis. Wil
liam Eversole, of Hazel
Patch, Ky. Read whit
she writes: "I had a
general hreaking-down.
of my health. I%asio
bed for weeks, unable to
get up. 1 had such a
r- weakness &na dizziness,
^Vi lnd the pa|ns were
wry severe. A friend
told me i had tried every- J
filing else, why not?
fifth Judicial District
I take the privilege of announcing my candidacy for the office of judge o; the
Superior courts of the Fifth Judicial District to succeed Judge Guion.
Prior to the present Primary La;w candidates were nominated by delegates in con
vention, but now a part of the responsibility of the selection of a candidate for public
office rests upon each voter of his party. This being true it ; i$ fjair to the voters that the
candidate give to them a frajpk statement about himself that^ wifl throw light on his , fit
ness tor the office "he seeks. For this reason the following facts" which tend to show
my preparation and fitnesS for office are submitted. f ' >
I am forty-four years of age; read law at the University of North Carolina and
was licensed to practice latv in 1903. At once I opened a law office in Greenville. In
1905 1 was elected Mayor of- Greenville and held that office for four years. I was suc
ceeded fcy Judge Whedbee. During his term he became judge of the superior court
and resigned the of/ice of mayor. I was appointed to succeed him as mayor, and again
held that office for three years. In 1913 I entered into co-partnership with the late Gov.
Thos. J. Jarvis for the general practice of law. This co. partnership continued until his
death. In April 1915 I was elected judge of the County Court of Pitt County and hay6
presided over that court since its establishment, and now desire to enter the larger field
of usefulness.
The people of Grenville^nd Pitt County having.trusted and honored se -as a man
lawyer, mayor and judge of their Qounjty: Court, and I desiring to continue my ser
vices as a Judicial officer ask to be nominated' for judge of the Fifth Judicial District on
tae Democratic ticket; on the 5)1* pf J une. ? . ;
' - Faithfully,
> FRANK M. WOOTEN.
We, the undersigned members of the ?ar of Greenville, appreciating and .having
faith in the integrity, the legal Ability and moral fitness of Frank M. Wooten, now judge
of Pitt County Court; believing him to be well qualified to fill acceptably the office of
Judge of the Superior Court, Fifth Judicial District to succeed Judge O. H. Guion, do
hereby heartily endorse his candidacy for said judicial trusf, and cheerfully commend
him to the Democratic voters of this district for their 'support in the Democratic pri
maries in June. . . ; , '
n n*
Harry dinner,
Louis W. Gaylord,
M. K. Blount, ?
Lewis G Cooper,
H. W. Whedbee,
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II/. rierce
J. L. Simmons.
R F. Tyson,
D. M. Clark,
James L. Evens.
To the voters of the Fifth Judicial District: ? ? #
Judge F. M. Wooten, of the County court 6f Pitt County, is a candidate for the
office of judge of the Superior Courts of the Fifth Judicial District, and we, who are
t familiar with his private and public life, know him to be well qualified in character,
learning and disposition for that high office, and do heartily endorse his candidacy, and
do reccommend him to the voters of the district. His career as mayor of Greenville for .
'"seven years and judge of the County Court for five years has well established in Pitt
County Judge Wooten's disposition and ability as a judicial officer, and we endorse it.
Respectfully submitted,
Greenville Officials: .
- - ?? * * - ' T n T t 11 All
D. M. UiarK, Mayor,
Gea B. W. Hadley, Alderman,
W. A. Bowen, Alderman,
Claude D. Tunstajl, Alderman,
j. o. nassen, maerman
doss W. Hearne, Alderman,
B. F. Tyson, Alderman,
T. E. Hooker, Alderman.
'C
W. L. Brewer, Chief of . Police.
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