Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

for people who never reciprocate? Just sup
pose the United States should send ship load
OF nice candy or something to China and the
horrid old emperor wouldn't return the COM
pliment by sending us any more Of those per-
fectly lovely crepe shawls or darling little fans
Do you suppose Mr.. Harrison ought to do
think II il SO funny that people can't understand
thereciprocity question. Why, it is as clear to me
as anything. Don't you think now that have
put the case splendidly?r
'You have, indeed. and how are you on pro-
tection?'
WHY WOMEN NEED PROTECTION.
I'm harmony with the party, of course" was
the prompt rejoinder. 1T is Just perfectly
lovely OF the republican party to interest itself
In the protection business, and that is why all
the women are in for helping it ont because,
you know. we really do need a lot Of protection.
Now, there is the protection to the wool in
dustry, which Mr.. Springer is 80 determined to
leave to take care of itself. Why mamma has
to take the best of care Of our voolens and pack
them away in camphor and horrid-smelling
things, and even then the moths get in them
just awfully. i just can't understand why the
democrats want to make it harder for us;
ana then so many women have to work for O
living now, and they need all the protection
they can get. Isn't it just too swfully
KIND OF plank made to stand on? Oh, lust
love the republican party because it made
sugar cheaper-didn t it?" appealingly, land, OF
course, we get our chocolates and caramels lots
cheaper now, and then. of course, we want
honest money. 1 do perfectly detest to get
my allowance Is small enough, anyhow; but if
Mr.. Harrison is elected he will see that there is
no more counterfeit money. | think every
woman ought to be republican"
AS IHE STAR reporter turned from this lucid
exposition of republican theories and principles
ne ran plump into the arms of lady of certain
age who for many years has fought the fight for
universal suffrage. She good-naturedly &C.
cepted his apologies and at the same time e1-
treated from his eyeglass hook a small red
white and blue silk rosette, which had been
pulled from the left breast of her trim tailor
made suit in the collision
CHAMPION OF THE PoPULIsrs' PARTY.
"And what is your party?" he asked. as he
saw her replace it. II suppose that is party
badge"
1.-The party of the people, the great national
party, she replied, with wide sweep of her
hand. as she mounted her favorite hobby.
That's new one to me-" he returned
meekly, feeling meanwhile his utter insignii-
canoe In the presence of this very energetic
and well-informed sister
Your ignorance probably arises from the
crime of indifference rather than from willful
mlsconception of the importance of the great
questions that agitating the nation today"
she replied in her deepest tragedy tones
Men are too much given to travelling in ruts
They accept the theories and beliefs of their
fathers because too lazy to investigate these
burning questions for themselves, but, thank
heaven, the women are no longer sleeping
They are thoroughly alive to the interests they
have at stake in the great batle i'm progress
and find in the populists' party the guardians
and guides they have so long sought We owe
allegiance to no man. We have at heart the
uplifting of the down-trodden, the emancipa-
ton of women and the salvation of the nation. ="
"A good-sized contract" was THE STAR man 8
comment in the pause for breath.
"A righteous and just one, which we mean to
champion to victory under this little rosette.
l am in something of hurry this morning SO
can't stop to talk, but you just take these and
read them carefully" and she handed THE
he swung himself TO seat in a cable car two
young ladies in front of him were busily en-
gagged In descanting on the merits OF campaign
badges.
THEf SETTLED 1T.
cts perfectly dreadful. Maud. that we can
decide on something. Now, like those neat
little Cleveland cuff buttons. but. unfortu-
nately, We can't wear cuffs all the time, and it
seems very queer, don't you know. not to show
one : political preference in some way"
That = 80, jess, but do you know like those
long pins in silver that spell Harrison better
than anything else, unless it is the shield and
eagle pin with Weaver and Fields picture be-
hind that you can push up
II like those, too" returned Jess, "but
brother has something prettier and neater He
has round crystal locket with Corbetts picture
showing through one side and Budd Doble's on
the other. Why wouldn't something like that
be nice?''
Its a perfectly splendid idea. Whose pic
lures shall we put in them?"
why. l don't know, hardly. Cleveland
isn't very pretty"
ono; think Harrison is lots better looking,
and Reid is really quite Spanish in appear
ance.'
We'll shall it be Harrison and Reid?''
~ suppose So"
"All right. I'm glad it's settled I didn't
feel right not to wear a badge Of some kind
Let's get off here and get the lockets"
And they got off.