The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-18
ONE WOMAN'S WAY.
The Cheerful Kicker" Tolls How She
GERS Her Rights and Her Reyenges.


DO You know why woman is always
being abused and oppressed?'' asked
the argumentative woman.
She isn't said the argunentative--
man, | was about to write; Dat 'let me
anticipate as the old fashioned novel
lists used to say. he is hardly a man.
though he is going to be-" like Tilda
(Squeers with her engagement But the
next words We're soothing tc adolescent
vanity.
! Its her own fault She hates rows
and scenes. is too tender-hearted Tor
weak-minded) to scold, too busy or in
different to resent injuries. and every
one knows it ana takes advantage of
1T, Then she grumbles, grumbles,
grumbles about the way you never
get your rights if You are woman,
the way public officials neglect their
duty, the way the proud who at pres
ent inherit the earth tread on the toes
of the meek. who have reversal right
in il. till YOU are tired of hearing her.
Of course that sort of woman never
gets her rights if she won't stand up
for them! How does she expect to
get 'em-have EN- politely presented
TO her in neat package delivered at
her door free of expense without her
lifting her little finger? Now, | can
truly say that always get my rights
or else revenge for my wrongs-be-
cause | investigate where most wom-
en- overlook. complain where most
women submit--in a word, kick.
Take the street car. for instance.
Do You know why conductors are uni
formly more rude and inconsiderate to
women than to men? Because women
don't complain? Oh no: but because
they don't complain to any purpose
The other day l was in a car where an
intoxicated man was making himself
as obnoxious as he could and the CON
ductor refused to put him of, evident
ly considering the whole performance
a good joke. told him l would report
him if he didn't do so, and he smiled
indulgently and returned to the back
platform, where heard him say in an
swer to the question of d man beside
him; Nav, she won't do no reportin
With a woman it all begins and ends
with a tongue-lashin'.'
He was mistaken. though. / wrote
to the street car company and received
from them a note thanking me for the
information and saying that the man
had been severely reprimanded. On
another occasion a motOrman refused
to stop for me until l called out that l
would report him, whereupon he stop
ped in the middle of the square and re-
luctantly let me on. Instead of going
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the route into the car depot, took my
complaint into the Office and the mo-
torman was discharged on the spot
Good for you!' said the coming man,
admiringly If all women would do
that
"All women, indeed! Why, there
isn't one in ten who has the spunk to
complain where she should. | can
assure you | have quite a collection of
letters from employers, thanking me
for letting them know Of the conduct
of their subordinates. One of these
relates to the rudeness of a govern
ment employee whom had always no.
ticed with particular disfavor for mis-
bullying and insulting manner to the
women who transacted business at his
desk. He never tried it on me but
| once; on that occasion | wrote full
account of it to his superior, who wrote
to tell me that Mr.. Blank had been
sternlv reproved. that this was the
first complaint of the kind, that the
second would be followed by lis dis
missal. Think of tout of the scores
of women to whom | mad seen that
| r,,n, p+fa,. NOT ,na Of
them had ever had the sense or the
spirit to report him
You should arouse women on the
subject and form cheerful kicker's
club, suggested. That might move
the millennium a few steps nearer"
Wouldn't it though Think of the
increased public comfort if the insolent
or careless salespcrson, the delinquent
collector of ashes or garbage. the po-
! liceman who neglects his duty, all 9th
Ct similar offenders, knew they would
be promptly reported. Why. business
would go on CREASED wheels. All
Americans are too weak for earthly
use. but the American woman-well.
she's Moses himself. I'd prefer her to
be an Israelite and murmur. That's
the only way to be well treated
You hate to make complaints" l
confessed.
Il don't" said the cheerful kicker
briefly. Il hate far worse to see poo
pie injuring their own and their en-
ployer's interest and annoying an I'M
offending public. oh, well, l thought
of his wife and family, so many women
say. so | let the matter 60 I'd like
to know if the deserving man they'd
put in his place if discharged hasn't a
wife and family, too? No, | walk
peaceably on my way till | come to q
stumbling block, then | kick, instead
of walking around it and leaving it for
the next woman to trip over. It's
dreadful, but what can | do? said
woman to me whose neighbours chill
dren were in the habit of ill-treating
her one delicate little girl. | think I'd
know what to do! I'd pay the neigh
Dor the compliment of thinking that
she wanted her children to behave, on
the same principle which l tell the
grocer that his canned goods aren't all
| tho Ia ba1 ,,a;ntS thCn1 Or tho coal daa1.