The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-14
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MODERN N1AHTYRDOM
Mcntion has already been made ii
these columns sof the campaign meet.
ing for the Cause OF Women, conducted
on Monday night in New York by Mrs
sophia Loebinger 1t will be rccollected
that she appeared on a wagon thanked
on either side by shabbily dressed
| sad-faced man." all evidently tramps
one wore breast plate with the
legend, Il vote for the men who make
the laws for women" and the other
was half concealed by placard bear
Ing the device, LOOK at me and vote.
Many amusing comments were made.
and the witty youth who yelled out:
scoundreless, release those nen.'
broke up the meeting.
There were sundry details which
we publish for the first time in these
parts. Mrs Loebinger was attired IN
blue hobble skirt. similar to that
Worn by the fair editor of the Orange
observer at the last State Fair, and
she (Alrs. Loebinger) wore large
badge, with the appeal, Look at me-
Yet it is not the interesting features
of the meeting that we wish 10 picture
again. Our only wish is to com
ment upon the great chasm that
stretches between the public manners
of New York and Richmond IN this
chivllric city the suffragists have been
listened to with polite attention by the
multitude, and have been interrupted
only at their own request. Questions
have been asked, but in mild tones and
at proper times. With ease and dig
nifty the Cause moves on here, keeping
the even tenor of its way, with no dis
cordant and jarring voice to interrupt
the graceful harmony of its progress
But o. the times and o. the manners
in New York. There the suffragist
who would mount the hustings and her
aid to the world the dawn of golden
era of suffrage must endure veritable
martyrdom of jeering and Interruption,
slanSy and sarcastic, wholly discon
certing to any public speaker, however
brave and however determined.
(, The Providence journal tells us, for
instance, that at the Loebinger meet
ing the unfortunate male specimens
who were supposed to serve as horri-
BILE examples of the suffrage system as
1T exists" made such hit with the
crowd that 1.-THE educa tional addresses
scheduled We're sadly interfered with"
For half an hour there were Several
hundred impromptu speeches, and Mrs.
Loebinger could not shout loud enough
to be heard.
Here are some of the perfectly afro
.cious things, my dear, that the men
said on that memorable occasion:
Look at me' shouted one man. re-
epeating the motto worn by Mrs. Loe-
binger Buy me drink, won't you,
Loeby?"
Which ones Yer husband" yelled
another, as he gazed at the terrible
specimens of male voters.
These are men we picked up
angrily shrieked Mrs. Loebinger, in
indignant reply.
"oh, no." the crowd yelled back.
Mrs. Loebinger asserted that her
sample men" could vote, but could not
earn living. She then ordered: Nov
look at mel
The crowd came back with: 80, you
kid!
A well-dressed man in the crowd
was outraged at the sight Of the men.
Its horrible for any woman to humil-
late men like that" he exclaimed
And SO on until 'Scoundreless, release
those menu broke up the meeting.
But Mrs, I.oebinser, brave and daunt-
less soul, will come back. Unterrifed,
she will face the testing populace
again; undsmayed, she will again show
the ineqnitics and iniquities Of the
present suffrage system. Defeateda
Never, no never! In the burning leXi-
con Of The suffrasist there is no such
word as defeat Error, wounded, Will
yet writhe in vain amongst its, wor-
shippers