The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25

among tire -Four Hundred were doing
that we Thought 81. women could De- b.u"-
ucial To THE ORGANIZATION ifl-wlat i~ known
,I~ the great ra~i Side section uf our city
We had fh" largest mass meeting 81
women exclusively that wts ever held iIi
aIsy section ~ th' city Women Eud men
made address. and must say tu"
women .sTr -uHl. convincing speaker
our sfsfrI,f .s 90 peculiarly cos uuInli-
;au "uH- and $50. iay' maa" and are going
Coz Eal' 'E- principal issue against the
administration excise legislation. wh'rr
fh,. G"vTvr S.fiuuT.k,rTrTS have br,u raised
m per cent uu tho "Nr.s" tHN. uu"-thiru uf
tN"-" m"u being respectable IUnkr"p-TS,
vino hsN" f''u driven out "i hu>luc=s-
EXCISE OPPRESSION.
We hav" % Iar-" number Of d'IirItos-
son stores and ever So MANY restaurants
where people VII" go tu their dinners uu
Sunday cannot even get glass 81 b,.r
h"csius. tire law iuTNidS o. Ia uoiEhhur-
ing districts thor. gr" disUnput-thir dives
under th" name Hf hotels which are AL
lowed su uu unlawful acts Co the urfTi-
mont uf thu~' Win" are ratn"Hhly inclined
and who cannot "r"I tH"ir doors "u aH-
count ut 90" oppression aud suppression
"i th" Police tumTG.ssiuu"E-
However technically correct tine Police
Commissioner may Boz. F. iuts that which.
lu tile uuWritr'u law uf IIH Land. is mis-
representing iisIi great Ialk uf humanity
which exists 90 our uTi=lhurhusd. These
people af" entitled 10 and they d"~IT" Co
ENJOY the same rights aS their parents
have enjoyed uu European soil.
We are opposed to tL" present admin
i~tratiuu. which has closed the doors rD
40" school children. iu this district Ia
thrrS and mothers haN. come tu nav huS-
i,luu asking his assistance tn procure .td-
mission for faylr children. No better sy-
ample ut tHis stat. uf Affairs can b. given
tH'tn "i the ease ui my own little boy. who
l- ' years odd
Mr.. HarhurgcF used alI his influence 20
secure ms admission G" Jh" Primary School
No ana AT last Suer-sdsd iu getting
MN iu Cne-half time only. The child goes
tu school from . until l.. and We could
not succeed In making place for him for
a Who'll" days school work.
The explanation given is that they are
IivtdlEE the DlaFrCs su that One-half can
set part 81 AN education IN the morning
and the other half afteTward.
Isn't that enough To- induce mothers TO
enter the political field and go what they
can lnc the election Cf men who VIII ngt
permit such conditions 10 EXIST
In making our rounds ws-that is my
daughter Hazel aud mySsif-iIik 10 most
all ui the people who are wage "arn.rS.
and We reach Them hy doing an kinds of
f,vors. and are ready al All hours. night
I'D day. 10 be commanded hy them. one
has 20 be- cunyersiut with English. Ger
sion upon them.
THORC-'GIlLY ORGANIZED.
we are now so Thoroughly organized
that the Captains and LIeutcnants i'm the
election districts and their wives who
.rre members or our Womcn's club. are
helping to alleviate the condition of those
who are IN need
MANY Of us have made speeches. among
the hest being those Of Ms. John +. Mu-
CullUuEh. Mrs ED.~Ch. Mr.. Tru~t. Miss
HarkEruye and Others We have sN-
planned the conditions and Circumstance
which mgk, us feel that under Democratic iC
rule We are much better protected.
'-rh" gentleman who now in the
Mayors chair Is a born aTiSturEIt. and he
doesn't come 50 near 20 the hearts Of the
women kind This FTfEn EEmT|F "a
like George y. MrClsllau. Mr.. Mcclellan
j. a iiugulSt and hc can speak fiuently iu
English. German. French ana the jargOn
languages
''Ne want man for Mayor who will r,-
C'iye uS politely when called upon al the
Mayors Office. and We hadn't forgotten
when the wives of the policemen ami fire
men were rudsly dismissed from IA"
Mayor office when they called TO ask Tor
remedial measures for their husbands FUR
thcr than that. We cannot forget the pre-
ponderatiug issue in the eastern section Of
our city, Wher" the Mayor made IN. issue
for our people, promising liberal excise
POLITICS AND THE HOME.
Woman stands Tor the highest ideals in
TIL home. ir the State and In the nation"
declared Mrs. Robert +. Wilhelm. CORES
TonIinE secretary OF the West End WO-|
mems Republican Association. she IL "A
force for good. force Tor progress. a
force for civilization.
played no small par.- First. she has been
the iusUira tiOu Of gll the highest finest
uobl'st and ,r1est things that man has
done. Next being 'he numemaker. nat
Jarally everything that contributes To the
wei-being OF IN" home is paramount in
her mind.
Since politics to-day enters so largely
int" the interests of women. In the SANTA
ton and safeguarding uf the homes
cleanliness 0t thu streets. larger and hpt-
ter equipped schools and the morality
fHf the wmFTrlfN DO efsHHrHI Hs.
and duty Of every woman 10 take an active
part i'm political lie.
III she hesiJates 10 do the work alone
let her affiliate with some organize tiuu OF
earnest and intelligent women which is
making a good iiEnt for wise and honest
government An Organization of that kind
could have no higher object than to orlu-
cate women and children BOZ the politics al
the city. the State and the nation
Personally. ] think that women can he
very useful in politics. but they must U.s..
common sense and discretion
In our West End Republican Ass0cla-
iipn We intend 10 carry uu "A vigorous
campaign fer Mr. LOW. He has given 20
the city. as Mayor. not only a splendid adj
miuistIatlOu-DI which every citizen should
feel justly proud-but strictly nonpar-
uSan one Then. tuu. the reelection of
Mr.. Low would mean the retention OF that
earnest. efficient head Cf the Health De
partment. Doctor Ledesie.
III every man In New York could know
OF the work that has been accomplished
iu that department alone he wouldn't
hesitate on. minute To east his vote FOR
Mr Low on November 9.
1t Is because we women DO know about
the good work done by these men that we
are entering into the campaign with per-
haps more earuestness and spirit than has
ever been known in municipal election
since our organization"
WOAiAN'S IGNORANCE.
In the heat OF the campaign women
can do very little toward swaying votes"
said Mrs. COrnelia Robinson. and 1 base
this statement upon ten years OF active
experience In political work by women.
The reason that women can accomplish
so little in the way OF advancing their
paTty's interests Is because they know al
most nothing about politics. or course,
there are a few who can argue as learned
ly and cOnvincingly as men, but women in
general. even some Of those Who do cam
paign work. are wofully ignorant about
the groundwork and facts which help TO
win votes.
In view Of this lack Of knowledge II Is
a waste OF time for women 10 enter into
political discussions and active work Just
during campaign time. To make headwav
means 10 keep up the campaigning all the
year round. ana then women will be able
10 sway the judgment OF not one or two
men. but hundreds
1t IS true that men 90 10 hear women
make speeches during campaigns. and they