Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-18
AUNT MINERvY ON THE CAUSE
Dorothy Dix says It's All Along Of
Woman Being "a Rib.

Woman Being "a Rib.
WASHINGTON. April 16.-Dorothy Dix,
in the language and gestures of an old
negro nanny, explained the needs of suf-
frage as she saw them to the. convention.
The lack OF backbone is the reason for
woman not having the ballot, she declared.
She spoke as follows:
Il Amt never been one dat run off after
ev'ry new belief dat comes along. an OATS
de reason dat | amt never took up wild
dis heah doctrine about things not bein'
made at de start, but Just hayin' growed.
Co'se everybody TO. dere taste, but hit
seems lax to me dat dem folks what iaks
to claim d monkey for dere grandpaw has
got mighty little pride, an mighty little
call to brag up dere family tree.
But l amt ever had no trouble in be-
lievein' dat woman was made out OF mans
rib. What worries me is why de Lawd's
choice fell on de rib, which amt nothin'
but a sort Of rafter to hold up a mans
chist an swell hit out, an make him look
proud, but dat amt nowlse important in
hitself' an dat hit is about de easiest thing
dat a man can spare without missin' hit.
"Co'se l amt a presumin' to critise de
Good Master, but hit does look lax to me
dat when he was a creatin' woman. an
had de whole man to cut from, dat he
could have saved us a lot Of trouble ef
he had made Eve out Of Adams backbone
insted OF his rib.
"Yassum, OATS de trouble wild women
down to dis very day. Dey amt got no
backbone. OF a rib dey was made. an a
rib dey has stayed, an nobody amt got
no right to expect nothin' else from 'em.
Hits becaze woman was made out of
mans plh-antr from AZ 49, - - -.
looks LAX she was made out OF a floatin'
rib at dat-an' man was left wild all of
his backbone dat he has got de comeup-
pance over woman. OATS de reason dat we
women sits down an cries when we ought
to git up an heave brickbats.
What de reason dat we women cant
vote, an ain't got no say bout maxim de
laws dat bosses us? Amt we got de right
on our side? Vas sir, we'se got de right
On our side, but we amt got de backbone
m us to Just reteh out an grab dat ballot.
'Dere Amt nobody 'sputin' dat we'se got
to serape up de money to pay de tax col
lector, even ef we does have to go down
into a skirt pocket for hit lnsted OF pants
pockets, an our belongin' to de angel sect
amt gwine 10 keep us out OF Jail eff we
slts In a fight wild annoder lady, or we
SWlpes a rutfled petticoat off OF de clothes
Inc next do. Furdermo' when de meat
trust puts up de price of polk chops hits
90 women dat has got to squeeze de eagle
on de dollar ontel hit hollers a little
louder, an pare de potatoe peelin's a little
thinner, an dat makes us women lest n
achin' to have q finger In dat government
Pie an see II we can't put in a little mo-
sweetin' In hit, an make hit a llttla
lighter. so dat hit won't get SO heavy an,
ondiGestible on de stomachs OF dem what
Nin't millionaries.
Vas sir, we'se just a groanln' for de
franchise an We might have had hit anv
time desc last forty years Ell we'd had
enough backbone to riz up an lit one good
tight for hit, but lnsted Of dat we ser
around a holdin' our hands, an all Ue,so
done Is to say ia a meek voice, Please
SIR l don't lak 10 trouble you. but AZ
you'd kindly pass me de ballot. hit sholv
would be agreeable to me.
AN instead of givin' hit to US men has
kinder winked one eye at de odder am
said, 'Lawd, she dom want hit. or else
she'd make a row about hit. OATS de wav
We did We didn't so after do right 10
vote wid our pink tea manners.
"fossir, OATS de true word, an Won Listen
to me-de day dat women spunks IN an.
lOHs up Zero sleeves, an says 70 dere
husbands dat dey amt gwine to do no mo-
eookin' in dis house. nor darnln' OF socks
nor patehin' OF breeohos ontel dere is some
female votin', why dat day de ballot will
Se fetched home 10 women on a silver
ialver. All dat stands between women an
suffrage IS de lack OF a spinal column.
'Yassum, most OF de trouble in dis world
day women has comes along OF dere bein'
born wild a wishbone msted OF a backbone.
but / lay dey can't help hit, Hits all de
fault OF de way dey was made, but what
ia lax 70 know Is why women didn't get
a show at Adams backbone as well as his
ehist protector"