Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-03
TO WORKINGWOMEN'
A Workingman's Wife tells Why Hus-
bands Should Vote for TOOle.
10 the Editor of THE MINER

10 luE EullOE VI II MANLh
DEAR e1R-Will you please allow me
through the columns of your BILE
paper to give voice to the sentiments OF q
workingman's wife on one OF the political
questions OF the day. We do not want a
Chinese advocate like Sanders to represent
us as an honest laboring people, in Con-
gress, and l hope that every workingman's
wife and every workingwoman in Butte
City will endorse my opinions, and that
they request and influence their hus-
bands to vote for Hon. J. K. Toole
and the Democratic ticket straight.
J. X. Toole is the workingman's friend,
and his friend in need. And those are the
friends we appreciate. Hon. j. K. Toole
proved himself to be thefriend OF the labor
ing class when he denounced the slums OF
China coming among us. The working men
OF Montana are men who came here, IN
many cases, with empty pockets land on
inducements thrown out by railroad adj
vertising schemes), but with strong and
willing hands to work, and with warm and
loving hearts for wives and children. They
come here and suffer the Inconvenience OF
a new country and cheaply i~mprovised
homes: with a bravery and courage to do,
and to build themselves homes Of comfort,
and to educate their children for men and
women of usefulness, and they want a rep.
| resentative in Congress h will help them
to accomplish this end. They want a man
| of broad and liberal ideas, and not one
narrowed down toa rice-dieted race OF lew,
opium-scented, filthy, ignorant, pig-eyed
heather. W.. F. Sanders pro-Chinese record
is enough to awaken a feeling of disgust in
the heart of every w~orkingman's wife in
Montana.
l tell you, as q workiugman's wife and a
working woman. to d%enounce him in terms
not to be misunderstood. Working women
OF Butte, do not allow him to tie the mill.
bands necks to keep you in grinding pow
erty all yonr lives. If 1 am not mistaken
w. F. Sanders receives from the railroad
that he toa1ies to $4,000 a year for his
dirty work. His dirty work is the dirt he
gives to the poor men Of Montana. 1t is
almost too revolving to admit that a man,
even for pay, would stoop SO low as to lock
up in his heart all the manhood given him
by nature, and turn laboring men with
wives and children out of their homes and
into the streets penniless, simply because
they refuse to serve his purpose and are
not willing to work for rice diet wages.
Working women OF Butte, read the rules
and regulations laid down for the working
men at Timberline, and tell with bushes of
indignation if you want the endorser of
them to rule o or your husbands. You
know and I know what that would mean if
carried out. 1t would mean poverty. star
walton, cold Dare homes, ragged and un-
educated children, sickness, neglect and
death for the work!ngmen's families and
well-fiIled pockets for the Chinese advocate,
w. F. Sanders. How many homes in this
new country-especially in places situated
as Timberline is-that the advent of a little
one comes almost as a calamity to the
poor Woodworking maj and wife. Fifteen
dollarsin such cases means robbery and
punishment, yet the mothers love is Just
as warm, tender and true as many more
financially favored mothers, The husband
is just as so%licitous as to the welfare OF the
mother and bah as the man of wealth.
But here we see the last dollar grabbed and
taken and extortion enforced. But sub
nit to my (Sanders) rule or you will re.
greet it in you own 1uin.
No, no we do o want Sanders. Work
ing women of Butte! l ask you to raise
your voices against cheap labor, rice diet,
and this rule or ruin triekster's ~power-and
if you can not vote y~ourse1f-when you get
Off that care worn look you have had all
summer, give your husband a nice warm
breakfast, a look OF love, q kiss OF peace,
Inc tell him to vote for Hon. J. K. Toole
for Congress and the Democratic ticket
straight and you will nave taken one step
toward observation-disclosures a reward for
all your labor and self-sacrifce, and with
assurance OF some day having q com.
Portable home you can call your own.
Sincerely yours,
A WORKINGMAN'S WIFE.