The Washington herald., 1915-07-31
WOULD YOU DO IT?

your interest in religious matters, but
would you-even if you thought it
would make converts-stand out on
a street corner in an automobile and
make a plea for your faith before
the soothing crowds? Perhaps you
are a temperance enthusiast. But
would you make a house to house
canvas all through your police
precinct and make a plea for the
cause of temperance in each house
Fou went? Would you even if you
thought that thereby you might save
iome one from the drink evil?
Maybe you go in for the relief of
he suffering, but would you give UP
your vacation and stay at home and
work at another job for two weeks
30 as to have more money to spend
FOR good works? Perhaps you are
enthusiastic about beautifying the
city, but would you. when you
aad finished your days work in the
office at half past four or five, go
20 the headquarters of your organi-
.ation and work till midnight with
Just time enough for dinner in or
der to send out circulars that would
spread the gospel of your special
interest? And that not one night
gut many nights a week, not for a
CIV months, but year after year?
That is what enthusiasm means
md if you would not do these things
or your special interest you are not
ruly, deeply interested.
There are always groups of per-
ons in every age who are fired with
his deep interest that amounts al
lost to ecstacy. The Christians of
ne first century went to the stake
because of it Soldiers can win
gainst tenfold odds when they are
rmed with this enthusiasm Fifty
Iears and more ago the Adolf
ionists were of the same spirit.
OF course you know where this
oirit OF enthusiasm is to be found
owadays. Whether you are a suf-
i.agist or not you have to admit it.
(ou have to admit, even, that the
:ause of suffrage is the only cause
hat is filling women to any con-
siderable number with this en-
:husiasm at the present day.
Well what of it? Oh, nothing es-
,ccially. But if you are really op-
,osed to the vote for women take
t from us, you will have to work
hard. You are up against the only
hing that ever wins out in a fight
in the long run-real, true en-
.husiasm.
For our own part although we
don't see any logical reason to op-
pose the vote we haven't caught the
fever of enthusiasm. Certainly we
wouldn't risk the jeers OF the street
corner crowd to make Speeches from
an automobile. And the idea of
spending the hours when we might be
enjoying the pleasures of leisure
sitting in the Congressional Union
headquarters on F street FASTING
wrappers on the edition of the "Suf-
fragist," just out.
Still if we were of the "anti" per-
suasion we wouldn't take hope IN
til we could muster the same spirit
of enthusiasm
When you get mad" who do you
take it out on? 1t is a fact that
five persons out of ten always take
out their grouches, not on the per-
son that aroused them, but some one
else. Wife asks husband for SIo to
BUY new hat and he gives it to her
without much comment But he
kicks the cat in the hall as he
leaves home, finds fault with the
conductor on the way to business
and takes sort of pleasure in omit
ing the usual good morning" to the
stenographer at the office. OF course,
it is absurd. So, if you must get
mad" show your temper to the one
who reused it.