The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-31
GOOD WORK GOES ON.
Sufragists Make an Impression on
Packing House Men
VISIT THE MEN At THEIR WORK.

DoQy ana II they cannot reach them IN
any other way they invade the work
shops and business houses with smiles
and tracts and arguments and make a
man promise to vote for the amendment
in spite of his screams.
1t had been arranged and notices posted
a few days ago on the doors of the Wolff
packing house that there would be a
suffrage meeting there yesterday noon,
and that Albert Griffin would address it.
Mr.. Griffin unable to be present and
after a good deal of rushing around in
the afternoon, A II. Vance was prevailed
on to take his place and Mrs. A. II. Case
also agreed to talk some.
When twelve o'clock came the suffrage
guard was on hand-Mr. Vance, Mrs. Case
Mrs W. ID. Struble and DR.. Eva Hard
Ing-but the enemy was routed before
the battle began OF the eighty people
employed at the packing house, at least
seventy had more interest in satisfying
the pangs of hunger than they had in
considering the suffrage amendment
For this reason Mr.. Vance put his speech
in his pocket and went back up town.
The women were not SO easily discour-
aged, however, and concluded to remain
and distribute tracts anyway.
Mrs. Case and Mrs. StrubIe accordingly
took a handful of tracts each and started
out Dr. Harding preferred to remain
by the fire in the Office.
Although it was the noon hour there
were several men at work, and the 9TH
ers soon began to come back, SO that the
time was not entirely lost
''HaVe a tract, the women would say
as though they were offering the men a
cold lunch. ''and read it when you get
time
The men always took them. and many
Of them expressed their entire willing
ness to vote for the amendment
cpl take your tract. but my wife
would pull my hair if I should vote for
yOu,' said one man. whom the women
hope was joking. ~She is is opposed to
suffrage. If / we're a young man I would
vote for il, but IN too old now"
"Why?" asked the women.
sob, because" said the man.
81 viii not vote it, said German with
a broad smile and pair of greasy over
ais"
..Oh, yes. you will I like the Ger
mans" said Mrs. Case in her most entic-
ing manner.
ssNein, nein; you can't work me-" re-
I piled the man.
Mrs. Struble, who is ssome" German
herself here saw her glorious opportu-
nifty and said SO many nice things to the
man in his own mother tongue that he
hesitated and was lost
He has promised to vote for the
amendment
All through the greasy, smelly pas
sage ways and rooms, between the watts
and among the machines as the men re-
turned to their work a few at time. and
in the engine room the women went and
distributed their silent speakers The
men took them and read them in part
and Put them away for future reference,
some with smiles at the women's courage
and some with serious faces.
Il amt old enough to vote, but If talk
ing II do any good IN with ye all right
said young looking man and the women
beamed on him.
The women concluded they could meet
the men on their way back from dinner
now and they left the house and started
mp town we'll satisfied that their trip had
been a profitable one. AS they net men
on the street they stopped them and gave
them tracts and met many that promised
to vote for the amendment before they
left them.
Smoky Row was on the way back. but
do you think it or its reputation bluffed
the women. Not much. Into the gro
ceries and hop tea joints they went and
left their tracts.
In one place they were confronted by
a colOred man who said he was opposed
to suffrage because he voted enough for
owned the property they occupied, and
he had to clOthe the children and keep
them in school
You should have heard Mrs. Case set
tie that man
you know your wife earns her share
of the living; she stays at home and
keeps up your establishment, doesn't
she." said she as she shook tract under
his nose, which he took to get it out If
the way.
ssGes, but
D.If she did that, she owns her share Of
the property. doesn't shey She does her
share in raising the children IN her work
for them"
y es. but"
suppose you should die. who would
vote for her them Who would take care
Of her children-and yours Who would
have the right to vote for her to see that
she and your children we're properly gov
erned and properly schooled1 Who
would ="
the back yard to kick himself for ever
getting into the argument all all
All along smoky Row the good work
went on. but when the Rock Island depot
was reached the ranks were broken Mrs.
Case was suddenly confronted by a con
dition, not theory. 1t was her
husbands dinner time So she
handed her bunch of tracts
to DR.. Harding and together she and
Mrs. Struble distributed them on the de-
pot platform and along the streets on
1--WE must work the Kansas avenue
bridge tomorrow at the noon hour" said
DR. Harding, s'when the men are going
and coming from dinner"
ssI'll take one side if you'll take the
other" said Mrs. Struble, and SO il was
agreed
Loveland Lodge No SO. ID. of H. will
give masquerade ball at Hudson's han,
701 Kansas avenue. on Thursday even
ing, November !, 1894 Admission 25c.
II F. Crnm does not represent the