The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
ras not again interrupted.

was not again interrupted.
 The Louisiana law concerning tax paying women. seemed % mild. that we had great hopes of obtaining recog- hilton at least to that extent.
 One afternoon after some discussion. there was inserted in the Municipal Article an amendment permitting wo- men who are property holders to vote on questions of issuing municipal bonds or incurring obligations. and the amendment passed by . vote of 65 to 4s. Several gave notice of reconsider ation next day. Tn the meantime, there seemed to pc general public satisfac- tlbn at the justice of the measure. The leading paper of the State, The Mont gomery Advertiser, showed their ap- proval of the measure in q half-col- umn editorial next morning, contain ing the following paragraph:
 .A provision of this kind seems to be just and reasonable. In all our towns and cities there are many wo-
 men who own considerable property in real estate and are yitaily interested in the amount of burdens to be laid upon their property"
 By some strange political aecromancy the next day all this was undone..
 have never heard such disrespect- full speech concerning women as was
 made by one of the warlike support CTS of the opposition. One of his fine sentences contained this choice state- ment: You couldn't git um to shet their mouths at the poles to save your life" He repeatedly spoke of us as ''um." to which l strongly objected whatever "um" may signify.
 The sorrowful part of that speech was 1t had frequent applause from the HAx. Ax.tI Ina l~n |. A<., t,.l Ii <xxxrx baliwick with chosen spirits of his own sort around him. he might have said twenty times worse things and it would have still passed for nothing. But the high suited gallantry which had with scorn expressed resentment against the idea of woman preferrfng anything on earth above gallantry. and of which ex-Governor Oates was a conspicuous expounder. had permitted this speech in their presence.
 Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson, a rep- resentative of sort of gallantry that means sonnet hing, made a speech with such eloQuence and fervor that he re- deemed all the coarseness of every "hill-billy" in the State. There were others who had the ring of true respect for women in their speeches-but the rush was on--the question" was de- manded. and Alabama slipped back in- to the shadows.
 What they were giving us was of nc great value, only as 1t indicated some thing better in the future, and with that knowledge. we greatly desired te keep what they had given, under theii best inspirations, but had snatcheo away with another spirit.
 Mark Twain tells of a monastery ht | once visited in Europe somewhere. ir which there was great uncleanliness among the monks, but they were al. ways careful to fumigate all visitors this being a cheaper sanitary arrange. ment than to wash themselves. Some oi these high-sounding politicians, if re. ports are correct. seem to give atten. ton to morals and decency only wher they are throwing out extra protection for the morals of women as a class, thi. | being less trouble than to set them selves in order.
 Of course. If women had represen tation among the lawmakers 1t ii
 probable that they might do little flu | irrigation themselves.
 Frances Griffin.