The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-04

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chairman had arrested my wild speech and was try
ing to bring to
and do you think that suffrage would help the
economic status of womanf" she inquired sweetly.
Il do" l replied, emphatlcaly.
"And in what way would suffrage help" she
suggested
1T would raise wages" volunteered uncertainty.
] repeating OF the favorIte arguments
which had listened to for four years
And what elScf" she persisted, in the manner of
teaching kindergarten child ber lesson.
ut would give her shorter hours" fnltcred
what else?" began the chairman again. but a
big voice out in the crowd interrupted.
There, you've said your lesson. baby, get down"
Learning the Lesson.
"Get down you goose" said voice behind me- and
/ down. Up mounted the indefaticable chairman.
You know this Is Miss B-'s first speech" she
said smiling, and YOU know also that st takes expert
cnce and courage to do things like this
That's so" murmurcd the sympathcucally.
"She MI right, hut like You better" called a
the outer edge The chairman smiled and
went on listened duly. / ah0me with anger
! had failed miscrably failed before those ordinary
], who had been born suffrNgst, had been npO
ogizcd for 1t not to be endured, forced myself
to listen to the chairman j. not such good
speech she making After all I could do as we'll
rs that no | could do better than that and / was
going do it, too I edged up to tho soap box After
the chairman bad talked ten minutes she glanced
down / had been waiting my chance.
II want to get up there ! said mpcravcly. She
yielded without n word mounted the box
Learned your lesson yet, bnby?" inquired face
tious voice. There was n suppressed laugh.
''Yes, have" rctortcd. Nervousness had fed.
made n speech-oh made n speech talked for over
twenty minutes 10 Spelbound mob ] painted suf
frngc had heard it painted In those four silent
years, No argument missed, no impusSoncd 0p-
peal forgotten. Then 1 descended flushed. trium-
phant, 10 n chorus of handclappiug and cries Of
"Bnbys 0ll right,-dcsccnded into the of the
chairman. to bc peted and battered and admired
descended a sutrragettc!
had gone upon that box Il conservative L came
down radical. | had gone up a 'glSt," | cume down
"gcttc" And to avoid any misconceptIon TO my
change In sentiment perhaps those two terms should
he defined "Sunragst" IS a including those
who desire votes for women but who employ conserv-
ntive, dignGed means toward working for that end
"SuGragettc' defines those who aggressive meth
DDS who demand votes rather than ask for them, and
who stop Mt nothing using all means, whether dig
niGed not to gain the goal.
When l announced my transition fcom "gSt' to
~gettc' 10 my family thcy mildly ntcrested-so
mildly that it was annoying Ny father inquired the
reason for my changed attitude and to my surprise
and confusion was unable TO tell him. l certainly
could not admit that the applause of street mob and
the admiration of three sunraGeues hud made alter
lifelong views with view TO convincing myself
we'll as him advanced all the best sunragctte urgu
of which knew. They politely received
and evidently rejected
This Increased my irritation and augmented
zeal. II my family did appreciate my talent there
those who did. plunged into sunragctte dem
onstratous rs rapidly and thoroughly as my daily
business permitted. Soap box speeches became
regular evening performance. l always enjoyed them
hugely The tckernG lights the upturncd fnccs. and
particularly the growing popularity of my speeches
intoxicated me, l looked forward anxiouSly to my
next great day. day in which detachment of suf-
fragettes were to parade in monster labor parade,
and was TO carry a banner.
l dressed carefully for the occasion in pretty
frock of yellow-sullraGe color When L Joined the
group waiting on a side street TO turn in noticed
peculiar look upon almost every face. l felt bit
queer myself and very conspicuous liz my bright
The women clustered In groups about doorways.
They looked anything but militant-ndeed they were
a shy and shrinking lot our indcfatigablc chairman
passed me with her lips pale and her hands trembling
wondered, then suddenly the explanation dawned
upon me. These women were accustomed to night