The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-29
EQUAL SUFFRAGE MATTERS
Press Chairman Answers a Few
Local Objections Against the
Ballot For Women

This week l am going to endeavor to
answer a few Of the principal objections,
offered by our w fellow townsmen,
against the ballot for women.
One of my friends tells me that we
women would undoubtedly vote for the
"prettiest" nan On the ticket. II is an
established fact that we women have an
Unsuitable desire and love for the beauti-
full. but that my friend is mistaken is a
self-evident fact, for while there are
many fine, substantial types of the bene-
dict in Eureka, there are not many OF
them, your pardon, gentlemen, who are
really pretty"
This is IN unfailing fule to go by; for
the man that a woman marries usually
represents her ideal Of what a man should
be, and some of us have married down.
right homely men.
There is not a woman living who would
change n Of Abraham Lincoln's homely
features if she could. l believe we love
him more han any man that history
has given to US, and knowing that he was
unpardonably ugly, We still want him,
just as he was.
Then-"You are too emotional. We
haven't time to bother with fainting,
hysterical women on election day. We
men never become hysterical. We never
give way to our feelings. We are always
cool, calm and level-headed." Let me
paint you a really emotional, hysterical
picture. that is perfectly true.
At President Harrison's nomination in
1888 the hall at the convention was
crowded. The men were adorned with
large Harrison badges. They carried
red, white and blue parssols and
fourished handkerchiefs which were in
reality merely hemstitched linen flags.
The gallery was crowded with interested
women, and all were impatient to hear
the results.
When the speaker arose and announced
that Benjamin Harrison was nominated
for President of the United States, yon
should have seen those cool, calm. level
headed men. They rushed at each other
and embraced and caressed each other.
They jumped on the chairs. They
shouted until their voices we're hoarse
and their faces were red. The hall was
a sea of red. white and blue umbrellas,
and handkerchief flags waved frantically.
One man tossed his silk hat up into
the dome and shouted, Whats the
matter with Harrison ?" and as it
came down, jumped on it with both feet
and replied, He's all right !" Two men
rushed wildly at n poor creature, both
bent on embracing him at the same time.
One grabbed one side of bis coat-tail,
while the other clutched the other side.
The coat split up the back, each man
got half and a tumble, while the poor
victim was left whirling round and round
like a top. And all the time the hysteri-
cal. emotional women sat GREATNESS in
the gallery, only one woman being SO
overcome with emotional feelings as to
family wave her handkerchief.
This is a page from the past. The
men of to-day know with just how much
calm, level-headed GOODNESS the conven-
tons of 1912 have been conducted.
Again we are accused of being ex-
travagant. Have you ever known a
woman who valued her Easter bonnet
so little as to toss it mp to the roof and
shout. whats she matter with Mrs
O-!" and as it came down to jump
frantically on it and reply. "She's all
right |" Mol not even in the midst Of
the widest political excitement would
she ever forget for nj moment the
money value of that bonnet. That is
true economy, and economy in little
things would naturally insure economy
in larger ones.
Again, men tell Us we are, TOO good
to mix mp in politics" From the begin
ming of time they have called us earth's
angels, blessed ministering angels.
But after the Rebellion the greatest