The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-28

Elections seem to be in the very air
these days and when you overhear talk
on the corners or in cars, it is sure to
be about some he who should or
should not be elected. Women, that is
those who intend to vote about free
text books, are quite clear in their
minds as to what they want and do
not have to go to meetings or be but
tonholed by anybody. But the polit-
ical activities of men at the present
time are tremendous. From a wom-
ans point of view it is all very funny.
You go to a gathering in some hall and
you are told that a certain candidate
is an angel of light and if he did not
wear a coat you could see the wings
sprouting. Not only that, but you are
given facts and figures which everlast-
ingly clinch the argument, and II you
did not believe him to be monument
of righteousness you would be httle
short of a fool. This is emfnently sat
isfactory and you decide to vote for
him, when some friend persuades you
to go to a meeting conducted by the
other side. and when you get there you
are petrified to learn that the angel OF
light mentioned above is guilty Of every
crime in the calendar save murder
MOI only Is [ dSSGftSO, OUI IL Il PAONSA
by cold facts and figures.
If it is a woman who has gone to the
meeting she has shivers chasing up
and down her spine thinking OF the
terrible shock it will be to the candl-
date and his family when they read the
papers in the morning and see what
horrible accusations are made o. INST
the best man in the world. She really
can't sleep for the sympathy she feels
for that poor woman who has probably
thought her husband a good man. To
the sympathetic wonan's immense sur
prise when she picks UP her morning
paper she finds that the whole awful
story is on the front page, beneath 1t a
very cheerful interview by the SIAN
dered candidate in which he smilingly
denies it all, and on the inside page
the announcement that his wife is go
ing to give a tea! The sympathetic
woman gives up politics on the spot
If what was said about that man had
been said of her husband she would
never hold up her head again. 1t is
quite unnecessary to state that the
sympathetic woman is not the wife of a
politician, or she would be used to the
amenities of a campaign.
Indeed, it is rather expected that
when a man runs for office, even men
who are his personal, social friends,
will villify him if he happen to belong
to the other party. And after he has
heard one of his best friends tell a
large gathering why it would be ter
rible mistake to put him in Office, then
they walk down together most aaica-
bly, to the club without the slightest
hard feeling.
Until women can do that they would
best keep out of politics. Although It
must be said for the modern woman
that she has passed that emotional
era when. had the privilege of the bal
lot been hers, she would never have
voted for a man who wore red neck
ties. Men have always claimed that in
great matters women are guided by
their hearts instead Of their heads. And
well it is they are. I suppose 1t Is be-
ing guided by your head to blackguard
some respectable man Just because he
is running for Office on a ticket you do
not vote.
That sort of talk that comes from
your head is saying to some man you
meet: ooh, yes like Blank; there's
nothing the matter with him; he's one
of my best friends and as honest as the
day, but vote for himi Well, I guess
not know too much for that"
But there are some men who will