Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-28
COLORADO'S WOMAN SENATOR
Is NOVELTY IN NEW YORK

economic cOnQltlenS IN the EdSt, Has
had some amusing questions pat 30
her by the many persons In that part
Z of the country who had never seen a
heal woman senator before. s..ssi
! They tell us that you saved the
state OF Colorado considerable money
BY killing senator's pathetic plea
for more money to feed the prisoners
with tie simple statement that you
could iced the whole senate on the
allotted IS cents per man per day and
feed them we'll Now, we want to
know how you can do it." eagerly an
nounced a group of New Jersey bust
ness men the other day. You have
converted US to the suffrage cause.
now convert us to the low cost of liy.
ing"
Use plenty of nourishing soups and
cheap cuts of meat, answered the
senator. "For example, can make a
piece of round steak more tender than
any piece OF porterhouse you ever
ate.'
Just wait minute" they inter
Iupted, rushing of in search Of their
various partners in woe of the high
cost of living Returning with their
wives they declared they wanted the
other side of the house to hear whas
she had to say.
| TO begin WITH Senator Robinson
resumed. Il pound that round steak
full of -four on one side till cant
pound any more; then / turn 1t over
and pound on the other side. fry
il in little olive oil, smother it In
water and green vegetables, onions.
bay leaves and so on, and put 1t in
/ the oven for an hour or So 1t is de-
lrcious. Try 1t, urged the senator,
who knows all about housekeeping.
Evidently the low cost of living re.
quires time in the same ratio as the
high cost of living requires money, I
observed the very interested payers Of
! the. household bills
Now, Mrs. Robinson, do you believe
! that giving women the franchise is
going to bring political dissension
into the family life?" one man in
quired.
Speaking from experience, should
! say not" smiled Mrs. Robinson per
sonally Mr.. Robinson and have only
J one cause of disagreement and that is
not politics, but the size of my hats
], Mr., Robinson votes for small hats,
vote for large"
What do you do about it," asked
! the man gazing at the large hat shad
ing Mrs. Robinson's SMILE"
/ No Cause for Quarrel.
II get both kinds" she answered
But to come back to politics, / will
answer you by saying that a differ
ence in politics does not Great the
4 0issension or the antagonism that q
i religious difference might create, foi
in the latter the children are fnvoiv
ed. The question in which religious
faith a child shall be reared may be
the cause of bitter strife between Pro
T, testants and Catholics. On the other
hand the parents could not quarrel
as to the political faith of the child
in the cradle. Do you suppose you
could raise your children to vote the
4 Republican ticket ten years hence?'
asked the Senator amid a genera
laugh.
4 A question Mrs. Robinson Is fire
quent1y asked is, "Do you not think
! there is ground for the fear of a wo
man in the political field?"
1T is not the woman in politics thai
!, Is. to be feared, but the man in poll
| tics!" flashed back Mrs. Robinson
1T is the man in politics who has
brought US to our present state of I'm
I rest. The woman in politics will get
us out OF this condition aided by the
man who is now neglecting his ma
! tional duty and honor"
/ Many women are anxious to know
whether course in law is necessary
Ito political career.
A course in housekeeping is more
necessary" answered the woman who
knows. Il found my knowledge Of
household economics of more value
TO me than knowledge of laws would
have been. The members of the sen.
late came to me on questions of state
housekeeping because they said I wa:
the only one who did know, and thai
knew my business.
Aid to Legislature.
my. knowledge of educationai
matters also was very valuable, fol
y had been a teacher for number o.
years. You see l brought to the de
liberatlons of the senate what the,
needed: the woman's knowledge O
Questions affecting women and chill
|, dren. There were plenty of LAWYERS
to answer the legal questions, but M
one to answer questions of economic.
from actual experience
i Many people have been concerned
as to how Mrs. Robinson's fellow
members of the senate treated her
especially whether they looked ubor
her as one of the wild Animals
Have Known"
! ''At first they were conscious o.
tie fact that one of their member:
was woman, but in a short time
they forgot all about it and treated
me as one of themselves, which con
Isidered compliment The only diff
i ference remarked was that they die
remove their hats and their cigars
> when speaking to me, was Mrs Rob
inson's smiling reply. in a shor
thine I was accustomed to hayinI