The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
DAN" ON w0MAN'S SUF'
FRAGE.
u, MARY KEALTY CLAGET7

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"Dopey." the party in the next nat
says. whatdaya think Of the cnfran-
chisement Of women"
Deal 'em over. Lon. l got six
cards"
'.She wants to know how you
stand on this .votes-for-women'
thing. Do you think they can qualify.
Dopey?"
qualify. What's hinderin' en-? You
talk like oyster, Oh. I've heard all
the loose talk what's floatin around
AGAINST the woman question. and it's
mighty poor stuff. Outside Of a few pool
players. some politicians. what has to
work nights on their ledgers. and a
buncha fiat chested trails what hates
to give up the old 'ciingin' vine graft.
there amt honest person in the land
today what can give you a good con-
vincin' reason why a woman shouldn't
vote.
The first gun n anti lets sn at you.
when she gets you In the trenches. is
the woman's place Is at home
And YOU can bet the last blanket on
the only kids crib that her place Is at
home. and it's a good place TO be at.
IL she's got one. and believe me. OF a
lot Of these masculine marauders' what's
today, hatia played that at home thing
a wee bit stronger. and given the missus
a chancet TO get a Whit of fresh air. II
wouldn't have took us four or five years
scourin' the country loekin' for white
hope
What's the home got to do with votin
anyhow? They only votes oncet a year
and It takes just five minutes to do 1t
then. so. IL they're scared sister Josie
or aunt Lucy'll get roughed up bit in
them minutes then move the votin' con-
Germ over to the drug store. and let the
.wap' that runs the barber shop hustle
for himself 1t wouldn't only get you
away from that awful hair tonic smell.
but would give Mother one golden op-
portunity to have a say as to why 1t was
that her little Genevieve only got $40
a month cause she was girl while Mr..
Henry.s boyS Eddie. what worked In the
same office doin' the very same work.
pulled down $50 a month.
"On the level, wouldn't you rather have
a Mrs. that could dope out the returns
on election night. when you took her
down to see 'em come In. than 10 De
leadin' around some frivolous fun what
would shrek out with glee. oh. goody.
goody, Wilson's elected by eighty-seven
votes whep some precinct from Boston
was flashed on the screen?
when you think you're semi-con-
scious from the at home gas they
start right in with the. Women would
never understand the big Ques-
tions Of the day There amt moth
ing to that neither. Bo. They can
learn 'em IL they wants to. And
guess the AVERAGE. ordinary. every
day male is settin' up nights worryin
himself sick over them big wustions.
tue acf al
time, I was standin' in Mannix' saloon
talkin' to Big Coke Smith. the ablest
politician in our ward when In trips
a young college educated guy.
what's stumpin' the district for his
favorite candidate. " course ne knows
who Big Coke Is, and decent IKE
blows the whole emporium to cou-
pie o. rounds O. toys In n little
while the conversation gets clogged.
and Just to fill in the intellect asks
Big Coke what he thinks of the 1nitia-
tive and Referendum. Big Coke never
bats an eye, but quick as a flash says.
Really old pal, 1 amt even seen the
entries today What race Is he inr
And to top II of swell Joe Driscoll.
Big Coke's right bower. chirps up,
and yodels, I knows that little filly.
Coke, and take II from me. she's akk
right. Her dam was the Western
mare Endurance by Right some mare
too
The silk stocking boy showed he
had the maxim of a great politician.
cause he lust thanked 'em. of hand
like. bought two or three more rounds
and beat It. He win five votes, and
that's what he came for.
Lon, politics is a lot like horse
races, $50 far as men and wimen is
Women wants results,
while Pa will take a chancet listen
to a excuse and let 1t go at thar.
whisper in a mans ear. what knows
somethin' about the ponies that Slip
perry Jim will win today.at juicy odds.
He might not believe you but he will
take a fiier. and II he loses. he will
forget what you told him. But a
woman won't take the chancet and II
Jim wins. will be around Just
the same look;n' for her money"
u Amt argufying. Dopey." put in
Lon, but I hears a anti say as q
woman don't fight. she amt got no
right to vote How about that?"
"Mush. Lon. nothin' but mush. There
Amt NO sense to that at all. I doesn't
claim they Is up to all the ma
MOWERS or can shoot quite as straight
as q regular gun man but from what
I reads Of the present scrap. all you
0otta do In To get in tn way and