The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-29
Why Politics
Will Ever Be.
Mans Game.
When Women Get the Vote,
As They Undoubtedly
. Will, Republican National
Conventions and Demo-
cratic National Conven-
tons Will Be Just the
. Same AS Ever After the
FIRST Few Bouts. ~.

~ INNING as o disturbing under
current to the coming Repub-
IN lican national convention to be
held at Chicago next week Is the
work of the suffra gists. 49,.
Pessinnists see In their persistent little
slogan, DO you want our 81 electoral
votes? II you want them you can
have them" a dire prophecy for the flu
ture. They see women sitting IN tile
sacred White House. ensconced as
President of the United States.'s tie
meanwhile smoking large fat cigars.
But soft. Be calm. It will not be so.
Women WIN no more last at the politi-
cal game than do moths at the flame.
n IA human nature not to do a thing
n one can get some one else to do II.
After"the fffst few times OF showing the
men Just what they want and how they
want T., the women will back out OF
: bigger politics. y
In other words. just as soon as they
show men that they. as usual. are the
power behind the throne. they will let
them alone to go through the motions of
running things. They never would have
butted in at all had men not forgot
that they were merely liabilities instead
of assets to the continuance Of the race
and OF civilization.
Tho present active participance OF
women in politics is not natural
movement. They do not like II. Until
woman Is made in all outward ways the
counterpart of man. she will not es-
pouse the political field as a career.
She is by nature a comfort-loving
creature; wise. clever, and willing to
let men do all of the work as long
as they do II the way that she wants
II done. Just now she has had to re-
mind men with a club of the way she
would have the nation governed. A
few little changes must be made be-
fore she will be satished.
But after those kinks are straight
ened out the women Will settle down
and pointHo the way. and the men
will take mp the burden.
Either that or women must cut Of
their hair. and wear trousers. and
make themselves comfortably clad for
the discharge of their public duties.
And they don't want to do that. The
average woman not only likes her
put itNNS pho
won't give 1t up without a struggle.
incidentally. she understands better
than do men the silly. empty glory OF
politics.. She knows that the country
today Is run by industry. and that the
politicians are but the cardboard Jump
Ing Jacks pulled by the strings of
finance. She will not enter actively into
the governing class. until that fine
young time when politics has passed
away forever and when the Govern
ment Is run by the wise men of the
country. impaneled for service for GER
tain lengths of time like jurics.
In the meantime she Is getting all
that she can out OF the great abnormal
manifestation called politics. 1t will
get her what she wants-power. not q
cigar and a seat In the White House.
Politics Is a mans fool game. She can't
see II for any great length Of time.
These ideas were CLEANED largely from
a conversation with several women not
long ago. They are very deep and
heavy. like nourishlng dumplings.
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Other ideas. CLEANED likewise from
women. but emanating from an entirely
different type. will be presented in the
near future. The Sweet Young THING
will be heard from. Her ideas will be-
sweet and delightful. like chocolate
THE CONDUCTOR.