The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-26
WOMEN WHO VOTE
They Arc q Long Way Behind
Time IN Our Country.
Foreign Countries Where Female suffrage
Has Existed Tor some Time-Ex-
pertences OF Election Caa-
vassers N Chicago.


Women in Chicago may not be ex-
actly certain whether their new fall
hats are going TO be big or little or
whether they quite approve of bloom
ers. but they are firmly decided that
they intend to cast their little votes in
the coming election. and no horrid man
Is going TO stop them
Hustling women are canvassing all
the hotels, big apartment houses and
good residence districts, endeavoring
to instill restless and large yearn for
the ballot into other wc4nen's contented
intellects.
There is one South side woman whose
experience is typical She opened the
door of her fat to be swooped down
upon BY q stern female whose eva
glittered with the white Ere OF enor>
nous discovery and willing martyrdon.
Are you going To vote, madam she
solennly inquired
''Oh. dear. no." answered madam.
Don't you think it is your duty 20
cast ballot il your servant girl docs
rs she will do?' the invader went on
Il don't keep a servant" said mad
am. sweetly. And don't care a bit
about"
The invader swept into the hall and
gazed about. Don't keep n servant.'
she exclaimed. interestedly Dear
me! Haven't you got a pretty. nice dat
10 do without maid? | declare, Such
lovely furniture and you do everything
al /
pletely stunned over the discovery Of
well-to-do woman dispensing with
hired help, the invader melted awar
and forgot all about stirring ND the
other serene housewives in the apart-
ment building.
That, says the Chicago News. is the
trouble with these women canvaSsers
for votes. They are too apt 10 lose
sight of the north star of reform and
sink into discussions OF the best kind
of yeast or sandwich questions. such
as: "Do you sweep on Fridays OF sat-
urdays?" and Can you show ME how
20 do that lovely embroidery stitch?"
bety;een weighty catechiSns relating
10 ones knowledge of Hinky Dink and
precinct boundaries
There is going 10 be trouble at the
polls, too. No nice woman is going To
east her vote disturbed by the fear
that her hat is crooked or her hair out
of curl, and with this Australian
booth system II is going To cost lot
of money to fit up each booth with
loolHing-glass, gas-jet, curling-iron and
powder-box.
However. American women needn't
get so excited over voting, because
they are clear at the end OF the pro
ceSsion, away behind the times. Re
fore they even dreamed OF suffrage
arctic women were carrying walrus
ward by n large majority and giving
walrus- blubber patties for brides. In
many other countries. also. have wom-
en- voted for years on some question or
other.
In England, Scotland and Wales
women vote for all elective officers ex-
cept members of parliament.
In France the women teachers cleo,
women members on all boards of edu-
cation.
In Sweden women vote for all elective
officers except representatives
In Norway they have school suffrage.
In ireland they vote for the harbor
boards, poor-law guardians, and in Bel
fast for municipal officers
In Russia women householders vote
for all elective officers.
In Finland they vote for all elective
officers.
In Austria-Hungary they vote. by
proxy, for all elective officers
In Croatia and Dalmatia they have
the privilege of doing so in local cleo
tons in person
In Italy widows-vote for members u
parliament
right Of suffrage.
In all the countries Of Russian-Asla
they can do SO wherever Russian
colony settles.
Women have municipal suffrage IN
Cape Colony, which rules one million
square miles.
Municipal woman suffrage rules In
New Zealand.
Iceland, ia the north Atlantic: tho
Isle OF Man. between England and Ire-
land. and Pitcairn island. ia the south
Pacific. have full woman suffrage.
In the Dominion Of Canada women
have municipal suffrage In every prov
ince and also Ia the northwest terri
tories In Ontario they vote Tor all
elective officers except in the election
Of members Of tie Legislative and par
Lament
In the United States twenty-eighs
states and territories have given WON,
sr some form OF suffrage.