New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
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BOLD SUFFRAGETTES
Scorning Pre1aous Disasters Shrek
ers Agnn IL, WaU Street.


Il ask you to give logical reason why women
shoule not have votes.''
'Oh go home and wash the dishes" squealed 4
boys shriH voice
Gwan now to your work. your lunch hour must
be over seid rusc. harsh policeman.
The Office boys Jaw dropped That he should be
sent to his work instead of the being sent
TO hers surprised and grieved him It was the
slragettes in the Wall Street district again Their
automobile stood quietly beside the curb on Broad
street below the Stock Exchange, and nobody no
tioed It while Mrs Borrmann Wells srnilingly con-
fabbed with the police But when the yellow ban
ner Votes for Women" went up the crowd
swarmed like mosquitoes the Jersey fats.
Mrs Wells chairman of the meeting. Red,
white and black the oolors she flew; a black
and white striped linen gown. with bright carmine
wings her big straw hat.
Down here in Wall Street you've taken Stand
ard OIL and Steel and all kinds of things into poll
tics" she said. why shouldn't the women take
the home into politicsT'
What do you know about a homer said some
body.
Amt you ever going TO 20 homer" said another
earnestly. with heavy emphasis the go.
The Wall Street Office boy happy He had a
free show. Mrs Wells only smiled and smiled, but
Miss Mary Coleman militant She scoided the
gTinning crowd ike schoolma'am and a maiden
aunt combined.
1--WE don't mind Office boys she shrieked; we
can excuse children hut when grown up man
makes q nuisance of himself he makes us tired.
and there's q man. tnirty-hve years old II he's
day. doing it this blessed minute And she pointed
out the unfortunate man. who indeed, busily
engaged IN perpetrating wittcisms A policeman
stopped him in the middle of one OF them and hus-
tied him out of the crowd, at which the crowd
laughed and composed itself to listen
They say a woman shouldn't vote because sne
can't be 8 soldier. Well they won't take near
sighted man IN the army so you ought not 10 ies
-s,b cd x10ra
''They say a woman ought not TO vote because
she can't ba a policeman. Well. you can't os
policeman in New York unless you're Irish. SO no.
body but the Irish ought TO vote All the ponce-
men round about grinned approvingiy
And If it's matter OF Intelligence there's
whole lot of voters in this crowd that would find
it hard to qualify.
'Ah now, Mabel" said tbs crowd, reproechfuhg'
'I know there men in this crowd VINO arc
gentlemen
mot, exclaimed the crowd. in deep surprise
.-yUI,o are gentlemen I want to listen went on
Miss Coleman but the hoodlums won't let them
That's right: they ought to have the hose turned
them.
and shriy.
I'm believer in the American man." announced
Miss Coleman "Aw Ma-ary,'' said the crowd, as
if to say bashfu1ly, Now you're joshin' US"
'rI believe the American man is decent and fair
minded and chivalrous." said Miss Coleman; ITS
men"
A man stepped up and politely offered Miss Cole
man q lemon. The crowd shrteked with delight
But when policeman confscated the lemon the
crowd saw that the police lacked all sense OF huror
and resigned themselves To groaning in unison
II can vote in Colorado said Miss Margaret
Hunt.
The crowd groaned But the minute 1 cross the
state line I can't vote any more Dear dear!
said the crowd concer7ledly; ''aint that awf1lf
Does that argue any difference In me? Haven't
I got as much sense in New York SIS have In
Colorado7-
The crowd groaned
.oh. hear EN- cryin' IKE babies" said an earnest
little office boy. indignantly. This boy Is SUI
fragette Say, kin We git o them circulars
fer me- nother7" he said cautiously 70 newspaper
woman standing next the automobile
Cit me one too" whispered another. ana tney
glanced over their shoulders to that they were
11nobserved they hastily tucked the literature OF
the suffra gettes in their pockets
Great numbers of people in fact took the htera-
ture some well dressed business men among them
Only one man really got mad yesterday, and ne
WAS the unfortunate owner of the store before which
the automobile stopped VIII you please move
down little nna'am? 1 cant do no business, he
said heatedIy. shoudering through the crowd
Go up" he said warmly. ''in front OF Henry
C1nws's. He don't need TO sell To folks passln on
the sidewalk.
thousand persons were massed before his door. and
the talking might have gone till noon had not
policeman stepped softly UP and whispered 10 Mrs
Wells whereat the meeting promptly adjourned
We shall tame Wall Street yet. said Mrs
Wells all smiles, to the crowd, which parted 10 let
the car move through
Miss Helen Murphy was also speaker and Dr.
Maud Glasgow was expected but detained
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