The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-20

man. may drink beer. and a good man may
drink beer. 1t seems TO me that a man
would not steal. or make bad laws, just be-
cause he drank beer.
THE GERMAN IDEA.
II do not like 10 see women get up in a
hall and speak with men. That is our
German idea, 1 think. Our husbands like
US to stay at home with them. That, of
course, you know. In that we are equal
with our men. We go to the same places
they go to. and do just as they do. and en-
joy ourselves just as they do. We do not
want to go off by ourselves. We do not
want to cut ourselves off from our families,
our children. our homes. Those are our
After all, it comes right down to what
Inherent women take pleasure in-not so?
You see, If a woman likes excitement, and
likes to be always talking, and likes people
10 be always looking at her, and likes al
ways to have her name and her picture in
the. papers, then, of course, nothing else
Will please her. Then she can vote for
government officers, and speak at meetings,
and have a say in everything, and she will
be happy. If she does not love her hus-
band, does not love her children, does not
love her home, then 1 think it is worse for
her"
But maybe she thinks different. No
woman can think for two women, you
know. And If she will not be happy with
anything but what you say, then or course
she must get it if she can. But for me, and
for my girls, and for my German friends,
l know there is no such desire. We are hap
by with our home life. We try to get
enough work, and there is nothing we could
do better for ourselves.
Everybody would like to be rich, but
everybody cannot be. Everybody would
like to be somebody, but that. too. is inn
possible. 1 don't think that voting would
MAKE any any. woman pns 1o rich; Snd'f st dent t tnipk ko 1t
l nave not thought of the matter much,
because I have not the time. If other wom-
en- think different, why, of course, they
NAV know more about ifp
A woman who said her name was Mrs.
Metzerott stood on the steps of the tene-
ment at 81 Allen street when the reporter
passed. She represented a type quite differ
emit from that of Mrs. Fuehrli, and it
seemed as if she might be able to reflect
the views of her class with more than or
binary aptitude. When the questions put
to Mrs. Fuehrli were asked of her she
gazed at the reporter stupidity. As he went
on to explain her eyes widened and her
jaws dropped, n 1t was a minute before
she answered.
IT never hears of dot" she drawled at
last. 81 knows holdings bout dot"
Again the explanation was gone into, mi
nutely, completely, determinedly. 1t was
another full minute before there was the
her eyes frightened and she grinned
"Ya, dot will be gootp' she cried with an
gootl I can lift two hundred pounds alretty.
See my armr"
Repeated questioning and explanation pro-
QuCS4 ITO uINI6 klcdIu OF ilIclllEeuCe. HI
dubitably that was the sum of her under
standing Of the new movement. She insisted
that her arm be felt; then she added:
so! 1 get me a place OF butcher when
dot goot time come. 1t pay big"
That case. however. did not sound the
depth of dense ignorance. of woman's cause
Among the Jews of Eldridge, Forsythe,
Ludlow and Essex streets, the only variety
was in the density of the feminine mind.
South of East Broadway or Cherry Hill,
where the people are mostly Irish, or de-
~scendants of Irish, there was a like absence
OF the advanced thinking, and the knowl-
edge OF 1t. which accompanies the new
movement. Occasionally an intelligent
woman was met, but she always said that
it did not interest her. and that she had
no desire to talk about it.
The questions asked by the women in re-
ply, to the reporters questions were often
of the most ridiculous and irrelevant kind.
One woman wanted TO know If women
would become policemen after they got
propelling the movement; another, if all
poor women would be pensioned; still an
other: If women would be allowed to ride
free on street cars and the elevated roads.
WAITING FOR COXEY.
A rather good-looking young woman at
324 Madison street said. in answer to the
reporters first question, that she always
read the newspapers and knew all about
the matter.
Sure. haven't I read about how Coxey
was helping us along!'' she exclaimed.
When he sees Mrs. Cleveland it'll be all
settled. L know that. That's what we're
waiting for. Then We'll vote and turn you
men out of your fat places"
mat young woman did not appear to be
demented. She was earnest. and her in
Hill.
Three women on the stoop of SO5 Madison
street greeted the reporter with scowls.
'H III nao0n'f nnTna nCfn nnn.n6 hA-A
with your questions" said one of them,
fat and fifty. Il don't believe a word of
all that stuff. What do you know about
TO get to vote, do you? What do you know
about 1t? Do you see US trying to do any
thing? / guess not. When we want to
let you know what we're doing We'll just
let you know"
Were satisfied as we are" put in a
second. You can put that in the news
papers, and then you'll have something.
| never heard Of all this you've been talk
ing about, and 1 don't believe any of it.
All / ever see in the newspapers is a pack
Of lies. If any ladies are trying to do any
own business"
Another woman further down the street
gazed at the reporter suspiciously when
he spoke to her. Then she repeated.
ID we want to vote? What fur?"
She evidently thought this was unan-
effulgence reflected from the grand cause,
perhaps it was.
AI a Dig uTy goods store IN Gra11u street
there is a pretty shop girl whom her asso-
ciates call Belle. She wouldn't tell her
name to the reporter, but she was willing
TO talk. This is what she said:
Say, Ii seems TO me these ladies are both
ering a good deal about nothing. Am I
right, or am 1 right, EN-? Say, | don't think
they know what they are talking about.
They're always making a fuss over some
thing, a poodle or something TO elevate
something. Aim it ridiculous? You never
see the ladies in a Store-Salesladies, / mean
making such fools of themselves. Per-
to think Of. Say, they don't mean anything,
though. They're not doing it for them
selves, I guess, but for others-girls like us.
/ suppose. That's what they always say.
They ave us for an excuse, you know.
Say, you know about the working girls
clubs and all that? Well, amt il ridiculous?
/ used to attend one-MisS Grace Dodge's
Say, IL was awfu funny. There were those
blessed angels, all prim and sober as you
please, thinking we were enjoying IL all. We
were. i'm one way. They used to give us en-
tertainments at Madison-square Garden
sandwiches, chocolate cake, ice water, and
no fellaS. We used TO have TO dress in uni
form-each club with different dresses. Say,
wouldn't let us have our feilas-see? We'll,
that's just what these women reformers
are trying TO do. They won't let US have
our fellas. either. So it won't go. Not a
bit.
They're going to get us the right TO vote
when we've got property. Say, amt 1t ridic-
ulous? ~Johnny-that's my fella-says there
amt any sense in 1t. Do / think he knows?
Well. i guess. Do / take any interest in the
subject? oh, my, yes. About two cents
know how much interest 1 take in 1t. That'n
be pretty soon, 1 don't think"
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