The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-28
oxI.aHoMAN TAKING IT HARD

The Daily Oklahoman, which has
ever been opposed to Woman Suf-
Srage, Is taking the victory of that
cause In the recent election, much to
heart, AZ evidenced by an editorial
in Sundays Oklahoman. under the
title, 1.-The Lady of the Ballot" The
article Is too long and of not enough
value to warrant reproduction In
this paper but a lew excerpts will not
be amiss, TO show the narr1w-mind-
edness OF the write and his utter in
ability to clearly behold the signs Of
the times. In part the article says:
'"Tht suffrae amendment apparently
III carried In Oklahoma, and while ev-
lead the cheering at least everybody
may heave the traditional sigh OF relief.
tn women who want the ballot would
~ be snle, IN they go; u; No, Now SS.
come mute. They may not even become
tactiturnk Blu the periodical agitation
In ended And certain clashes. In
evitable ~ this agitation are now one
with Ntpeveh. Tyre. and KnIser Bill"
No 6oubt the women Of Oklahoma
who have been giving their all In
time. labor and money for the sue
cessful prosecution OF the war, but
who have dared Mt the sametime. to
assert their right to suffrage. though
taking no part OF their time from wal
work to promote the cause, will ap-
preciate the Inference that they are
Of the same clan a. Kaiser Bill. We
wouldn't be afraid to wager that the
reporter who penned this highly en-.
tightening % article. Is n sniveling.
Weakened claimer Of exemption,
doubtless hiding behind some petit
coat. which he IL now 80 willing to
malign.
The ballot In tho hands OF women
might be regarded with expectancy IL
facts DO intsrpese. They calmly knock
tried out t~horoughly. and II hasn't ef-
fected any. startling tranformation.
WSm ;ssI sy,fras ssv stass; are as as, happily ,Sa.s
states where %tyrannical man refuses to
admit that woman In his equal. And
woman suffrage. states are ~mercurially
uncertain. A. times they rise magnif-
sceptly TO- the situation. and skies are
Arched with the %rainbows Of promise.
Then on the very next occasion they
Bpair grips again the hearts OF us
serious citiSens. Look at Kansas. Two
years ago II performed In noble style.
plurality OF ample. prima donna proper
tlons. But what happened last Tues
day? Why. the women of Kansas
flocked around the standard of Arthur
Capner IN shameless numbers. drawn
trreslstibly by the mans fatal curse OF
beauty. Here some doubling
Thomasetts will ask. How. do you nc.
question IL only too easily answered
Brother Allen nay not POSSESS the Cap.
perian pulchritude. but he's n honey.
Richeiieu Himself. IL one may no,
please the eye, let him %enrapture tn,
ear. Rraiity thy name Is suffraget."
In other words II the women OF
woman suffrage states vote the dem
ocratic ticket. suffrage is all right. II
not. II Is all wrong. Some argument
that. What about the states. which
do not have woman suffrage but
which made q decided flop to the re.
publican column IN the last election?
In view OF that. II would seem that
some states which do not have wo.
man suffrage are, "mercurially un-
certain"
, anyhow, tho Oklahoma woman has
h ballot, and II she hadn't gotten Il
s,oner- or later. no II might az well b,
now. Here's hoping she uses II wisel,
n we'll. But II she does she will hav,
now. No so'i IL women sns nap aspire as s ,ew to w enss ts q,
~ ,s'f ~
ballot az to curb audacious cunning an,
shackle greed and to give to tho worlC
not merely broad but roses. tool
that be their fine purpose then. Go,
help them, they'll have to read thu
And, II they are to east their vote
intelligently. we might add that they
be particular as to the editorials OF
what paper they read. Diligent read
ing of the Oklahoman's editorials
would not get them very far on the
road to intelligent voting. The poll
cies of that paper are too much like
the tabled "Gypsies Jassack." At any
rate. vote as they may. the women OF
Oklahoma can't add much to the
faint OF the ballot cast by the Okla
homa machine politician. of which
the chief potentate. but In spite OF
which and their silent vete." the wo-
men Of Oklahoma were given the
AS TO Oklahoma we are not pre-
pared 10 say but. for the women of
Beaver county we are assured hat in
the election two years hence, their
voice will be heard, as the womanly
woman's voice is ever heard, on the
side OF right and justice. They are
not claiming O do not expect TO
revolutionize politics. They merely
asked for the right which was in
herently theirs and received II. That
they will use II as i~ntelligently as the
average male voter is assured.