Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-25

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HANNA on WOMEN IN POLITICS.
National Chairman Talks About the
Female Politician.
New York, June 25.-"eThe women who
would enter politics are the ones who
would not do politics any good
II want you to imagine any congress
on earth waiting upon the moods Of a
female president"
'.The senate and the house on Easter
Monday would be sight worth travel
ing far to see.''
."If female delegates to conventions in
future are models of true womanhood
they'll be sorry they came"
So said Mark Hanna to Lavina Hart
of the Sunday World, according to a
Washington dispatch to that newspaper,
printed Saturday. After his remark
about the Easter display the senator
went on:
And there could be special evening.
sessions for the exhibition OF evening
toilets, and pink teas in the afternoons.
and venture to say that no matrimo-
l,nial bureau in the world would COM
pare with the galaxy of eligible beauty
in the United States congress-. The pos
sibilities of the scheme open promisingly
before me, and begin to scent some
thing OF the long headedness in this fe-
male political boom after ALL"
But the business end Of the senate,
don't you think they would be able to
make bills?"
Think! What chance IS there to
| tall
"But, putting them thru" Miss Hart
persisted, arguing about them, you
know, as they do in congress-
Exactly, said the senator, smiling.
~ think they'd do. never saw them
lose an argument. It's what their
charms were given them for
Seriously began the interviewer.
Don't begin another sentence with
seriously" pleaded Mr.. Hanna. Its a
\ reflection on my mood"
Haven't you met clever women 2"
4 "Myriads of them" with promising
2Itouch of earnestness.
Clever enough to go into politios?"
Clever enough to stay out of it,"
Seriously" commenced Miss Hart,
4 this time refusing to retreat. IF you
4 have ever given the subject one serious
d Thought. Why should not women enter
the field of politics."
Because 1t isnot their sphere?"
why not ??''
4 They have better one"
4 All women are not fitted for the same
sphere
All women are at least not fitted for
this one
"Why?'
4 Because politics is something which
! men can attend to without their help
4 And now" continued Mark Hanna.
who knows more about the nation 8 poll
Z itics todaysthan any other msnin Amer
s lea, III you want me seriously to con-
4 slider this subject If you really think it
4 worth while. here is just whot think:
If female delegates to political conven-
!. tons in future are models of true wom-
4 anhood they'll be sorry they came
4 They'll be sorry they left their husbands
4 and babies at home for so inferior a
!. thing as politics.
But II they haven't any husbands or
babies ~
Well. then-then they should have
= said Mr.. Hanna. stoutly and the facl
q that they choose politics in preference
is proof sufficient that their judgment is
not sound enough to run a government. Z
Men leave their families and homes
to so to conventions and run govern
!. ment." he was reminded.
4 Its good thing some of them do"
|Isaid the senator, smiling; "a mighty
NJ good thing for the families. There are
/, men better suited to engineering politi-
cal caucusss than bringing up children,
!, (which would scarcely be compliment
J. If it referred to a woman. If women, to
! fte3c for n
!: privileges have been given, are going to
J. waste their opportunities over inferior
I. work for which they are unified. not
J. only viii they fail in the groseer under
I taking, but they will spoil the delicate
: mental and spiritual and ethical mech
/ antsm which was intended to weave
/ greater victories than those won in ward
; caucuses and political campaigns
But IL there are women generous
) enough to give UP all hope Of those
! Igreater victories for the sake Of purify
Ing politics and making the caucuses
: filter places to be?" asked Miss Hart
Young woman" said Mr.. Hanna. sol
EMMY. have you ever attended ware
t meeting?"
! The young woman never had.
!, Well. the first time you have an OPP
9 portunity Just devote an evening to it
E and let me know what chance there is
t for the female politics-purizer to do pol.
( iticse any good. Shed have to get right
in and work with the rest of them, anG
: begin at the beginning, where the rest Of
< them did. To do that she'd have to ge
e down. to their level. There would be thu
. finish OF her influence.
E If women are seeking occupation LEI
them remember that the work allotted
:. to them ia neglected. If they are look.
I ing toward the betterment of the coun.
: try let them remember that the strength
n of country depends upon its homes
i Women can't do more than one thing
I well at a time any more than men can
o The whole secret OF success is sticking
t to one line and driving it thru to perfec,
r ton. You cant make homes and rear
children and run government.
n The only woman / ever heard of wht
t succeeded in politics was one whom Al
0 len, the first governor Of Wyoming, I'M
d der woman suffrage, appointed as jus
n tice of the peace in Cheyenne. The firs
o job that woman did in he1. new position
e vas to haul her husband up before tn,
t magistrate for drunkenness. Then tn,
man turned around and branded he
e publicly as the worst housekeeper il
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