New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
SIGH FOR ''CY' IN VAIN
Suffragists Fail to Win Borough
President Miller.
GOATS ALSO INDIFFERENT
Even Metrical Bomb Leaves In.
voluntary Allies of the
Cause" Cold.

goatherd. John Black, unhitching his
team from the lamppost in front Of the
Bronx Borough Hall Sadly the little yell
low procession got under way and re-
turned to its starting place, the Votes for
Women Cooperative Store, at Webster
avenue and 18th street.
The two goats and the fifty suffraGists
had started out bravely yesterday after
noon to capture Borough President Cyrus
W. Muller's signature TO the suffrage pc
tition which is to he presented to the
United States Senate on July 60
The goats were white-Toddy and Bronco
and absolutely Indifferent 10 woman suf-
fraEe. Unmoved they listened TO the
"Giddap there OF their pretty little suf-
fraee driver. Margcry Black. They did
not stir or tWtch even one horn when a
suffrage poetcss hurled a mctcred bomb
into the street not two feet from their
heads. The only thing tnat moved those
mcdinval-mndcd goats was their mas
ter's voice.
"Glong." said Robert. and they
"glongcd'
They were harnesscd with yellow rib
bons. The little goat cart was fcstooned
with yellow bunting. and it bore this sign
in front:
We've got the ants goats
There were three other signs. as fol-
lows:
"No more child labor when women vote"
TO rear her children property Mother
needs the vote. .
I'VE have Mothers as well a. Fathers"
Two little girls in white dresses Edith
and Helen Larson, rode In the cart be-
hind the driver -Four little boys walked
as bodyguard beside the goats. They
were Waiter Morris. Howard Barnes.
William Slattery and Monroe Alcsker.
And contrary to expectation they didn't
shIn publicity. but, then. school isn't
keeping now-thcy can avoid older boys
who are "antis.'
No. the sunraGists and their goats were
not expected At Borough Hall When the
yellow cavalcdde hove IN sight the SER
wants Of the public were considerably agi-
tatcd.
no. you can't see the presideni-he is
busy" said the responsible secretary,
George Donncuy.
Mrs. George Il. Hobcrt. president OF
the Bronx Woman Suffrage league, and
mistress Of the affair. insisted that it
would take only minute, 50 Mr.. Don
nelly condcsccudcd 10 announce them TO
Mr Miller Yes. show them in. only
Mrs. Holbcrt and John Black secretary
of the Bronx Mems League, were admit
ted into the presence. however
We have called Mr. Miller" said Mrs.
HoIbcrt. TO ask you TO sign this votes
for-women petition, II you can do so con-
scicnuously.
SO said Mr.. Miller II can't. don't
believe in woman suffrage. You see. | am
very frank with YOU"
That's one admirable quality. AZ least"
said Mrs Holbert hut why don't YOU be-
Icyc7'
81 think women are all right just as
they are"
Then you don't want them TO advance?
That's not progress. Mr.. Miller. F1fty
, fdl IS ttb Ail't AANAt HfAitN Nf'iA'h w ''
educated They even wouldn't admit that
women had soulsy'
I'm not sure they have yet laughed
Mr Miller
I'm quite sure tho ants haven't re-
tort.d Mrs Holbcrt. They seem so un-
able to reason"
( Mr. Miller admitted that he had no OBJ
lection to womon's working for suffrage
II they wanted 10. Women had a right
To think they wanted To vote. he said.
Every one was entitled TO her own opin-
Ion but as for letting women really vote
that was different His wife thought just
as he did. Mr. Miller said. However. he
consented 10 having little blue Mems
League button pinned on his coat. That
viii involve him In giving up his seat I'm
trolley cars 10 women. but he Is game.
Maybe It will soften my heart" he
smiled. sallantly bowling the visitors out.
The aids meantime had been sowing
buttons all over the Borough Hall build
ing Hcncc the sudden increase Of chiv-
airy In The Bronx to-day Youll notice
it,
On the way baca 10 the store they held
street meeting. at which Mrs Anna NJ
Strnghcd flung the following American
Suffrage Bomb:
1cli me not IN mouuful numbers
Tho ballot Is an empty dream
or that Freedom dead that slumhors
Or HomCn's Votes not What they s'cm.
Lives Of women. too. remind Us
That when 20 last they We had their say
Greed and Grau ven leave behind W
In the dawn Of "Nomcn's Day
Ycs' Lives ~ great men all remind us
That woman. too may be sublime,
And departing leave behind hCr
FOOTPRINTS on inc sardS OF Time.