The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-07
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Copyright, 1915. by Newspaper
Enterprise AssociatiOn.)
Harry Symone always does
the right thing. Annie" said Dick
as he heard of his beautiful gift
to Margaret Anne. Were think
ing of running him for mayor next
spring. Tell Tim that it would
he a good thing If he would pass
the word around among his
friends"
Its mesilf that'll do that, Mr..
Dick, and I'll tell the women
about it, too. Av course, you
won't give it away, but down in
our ward, Mr.. Dick, most of our
men vote the way their wives
want them to. Most of us know
more about what the boss is do
ing for the ward than do our
husbands. They do be talking
big about who they are going to
vote for, but l notice last fall they
defeated that rascally lawyer for
the judges place, although they
say he is a good democrat and
promised everything to the gang,
and by the same token it was be-
cause of those same promises that
he was beaten. We women have
decided at our mothers meetings
that we'll beat up that gang. We
don't want our ward to be run
by liquor dealers and men who
own the houses of i'll fame.
Last fall we commenced and
we did up that would-be Judge
all right"
What do you think about CIV
ing women the franchise, Annie?"
asked Dick.
well, you see, Mr.. Dick, l
don't know much about it, but
I'll tell ye one thing, 1t 'ud be
good for our ward IL the women
could vote. for some of the men
still cling to that barrel house
gang, Notwithstanding all their
wives can say"
DO you think their women
would have courage enough to
vote against their husbands,
Annie?"
Wouldn't they? Some of the
women down there would be so
glad to vote against them that l
believe they would crawl on their
hands and knees to the polls IL
they couldn't get there any other
way"
"How does Tim feel about your
voting?"
We'll We know Tins got sense,
and he says If he can trust me
to run his house and his baby
and himself, he thinks he can
trust me to have a voice in the
affairs of the city and nation"
Good for Tim." / put in.
Dick looked up in surprise.
Are you suffraget, Margie?"
81 am not; in thinking that
the vote will give a woman all
her rights, but l think she should
have the right to vote if she
wishes. She is citizen and as
such should participate in form
ing the laws of her country"
But she can't fight"
"Oh, can't she though" inter-
rupted Annie. you just come
down I'm our ward some evening
when the Stultzes and the Ffani-
gans are having a set-to and yell
find that the women In the two
families are holding their ends up
and are laying just as many out
as the men,"
mercy, Annie, do you have
free-for-all fights down there like
your description"
Sure we do, and that's the
reason why am anxious for Tim
to be transferred so that we can
move into a better locality.
"But | must be going now.
"Give all the sick ones Annie's
respects, Miss Margaret, and tell
them I'm saying a little prayer
for them every night and morn
ing. Goodbye. Mr.. Dick. Wave
your hand to the gentleman, Mar
garet Anrts, and kiss your god
mother"
"And yet they say that women
have no influence in politics"
murmured Dick as Annie went
out the door.
81 did not tell her, but we're
going to see If we can't get Tim
appointed lieutenant. That Irish
man has the stuff in him of which
leaders of men are made. He will
make a fine chief of police ten
years hence" Then Dick sighed,
What is the matter, dear?"
81 was thinking of Jack. He
had so much--could have made
SO much, and--well-it's all over.
Nothing at last"
For the first time since the
trouble Dick broke down.
I'VE we're pals as boys" he
said, land / can't tell now when
we grew apart"
1t was then / read him Kittie's
letter and after I had finished he
said, II guess she is right. We
are not made good or bad or weak
or strong in a flash. We have to
train up or down to It,"
Continued Tomorrow.)