The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-29

and OtherD-some OthefS-cAnd1date9,
for instance. are especially respectful.
only the other day received q
daintiiy printed request from . gem
tleman candidate, beseeching my as
sistance. When finished reading
that note. sort OF felt that man
could get on without my help. I
was puffed with pride and impor-
tance. Then reflected that probably
several thousand other women had
also been 'beseeched.' and doubtless
were just as chesty as T. Now thou
sands OF chesty women make q strong
factor spiritually and politically. Not
because they are chesty. but because
action in their state. Citixenshfp Ii q
power. 1t should be supported by
knowledge and understanding. That
isn't necessary. however. a. the men
have proven to us. This dear state
By tIss men: Il h1S done soiis2 Sneer
things and some good ones sIE has
been part Of the time In the depths,
and part of the time in the heights.
= has proEressed stood still. and Wig
Eied and wagg1ed on subjects 1T un-
derstood. and subjects It didn't It
has been accused Of Progressiveness
and stand-patishness. It has tackled
nearly everything. Furnished mater
Tor solid reading matter. It has
worked itself up over foreign places,
and let its own prisons go unc1eau., 1t
has shouted for advancement, and
cut the appropriation for schools be-
low the average standing in the
A Story In Point.
Sometimes corrections Of state af-
fairs reminded me Of this story:
"A teacher. instructing her class on
the composition of sentences, wrote
two on the blackboard. one to exempli-
~ mtsstatement Of fact and the other
to illustrate bad grammar. The sem
tences thus read:
it?s"
The teacher then called to one Of the
children: ssas
Harry" she said. '.so to the black
board and show where the fault lies
In those two sentences.'
Harry slowly approached the black
board. evidently thinking hard. Then
ne took the chalk and wrote:
The hen never done 1t. God done
Up to Us Now.
"A good many errors are laid at the
door OF Providence that can be cor
rected by thought and right spirit.
Women are going to be held response
that thought and spirit. This is the
woman's opportunity to make good.
We clamored for q chance Of equal
rights, now we have It, and 1t n up
to US to see that our citixenship II
properly applied and helpful. Women
can help In matter OF spirit. They are
no more spiritual than men, but they
have more time for spiritual things.
I've often tried to visualize the picture
Of the future, II the women Of leisure
study OF the needs, and the planning
for their state AFFAIR." What q mil
lennium there would be. If united,
they would stand for advancement, for
knowledge and understanding. and
consider their right to vote q privilege
to help their state.
Women whose every moment L. ta-
ken with earning q livelihood fnd IT
harder to attend to their states needs.
who loves her state most. / Travelled
this past summer In = land where wo-
men were conaidered Of no inheritance.
where In the home they had NO place.
much lea In town or country. where
to appear In, public with uncovered
Ffaces was = bold stride. snws them
standing before . pubIics letter writer.
sending their message through him.
because thay could not read or write
their own langua9e. ! turned ny mind
| to the sWeak
sIaw the women Of Kaneas, equal
| In every right With the me1 saW
them side b9 side IN Btafe's = A1kaaFAL /
lsidered in the home. Ioo1e6d 3t this
sister Of = foreign land ana eGld In
kWords Wished she could 1anAeF6kand: !:
Tn 70 sorry TOR row. 4 ss aa
.,see fs.s es.s i sh9asa %1 s sss ss'oSo,y Soy
1le1DeA We are. hoN - shouM appre-
clate the advantnGe Over fllo nlany
Who kn6w no such joy1z6k only ysRp-