Evening star., 1918-02-03

Dear folks:
When 1t gets right down to tn III
old ready response thing, buhlieve me.
this kid Lon is there! Friday night over
to tn Chauffeurs' Club he was de-
liverin' quite a instructive address on
How to Nurse a Carbureter." when all
Of a sudden a lii "puncture" In tn
rear Of tn hall. becomin' fdgety over
tn long-drawn-out details. jumped to
his feet an relieved himself of this:
Smother tn scientific stuff, Buddy. an
tell us what a anti-suffragette is.
Lon never batted a eyelid. but quick
ly moppin' his front-piece, took a step
forward an tossed out tn followin':
why, pal, a anti-suffragette is GER
tain kind o. female who don't want
somethin' she amt got. In other words.
she's just tn same as suffragette IN
that she cuts loose for tn trail' MAKES
speeches from rear-ends o automooiles'
holds conventions. appoints delegates
at-large (some very large), stages PINK
teas an benefits for her own kliied an
wounded, can recite tn Decia a.Ioi.
from When in tn course human ~
events clean through to IN nnisn'
pussyfoots through tn halls o con-
gress, nearly causin our great states
men to 60 .ratty' from FEAR leaves III
kids at home in care OF thelr lathef,
from who she won't take a particle o
sass. an everything else just like a
regular suffragette, only she don want
tn vote an ain't gonna have IL.
"Th big outstandin' slogan OF IN
nti-suffragette crew is. tn oman's
Place Is AT Home" O. course. ~ you
amt got no home you can't be anti
suffra gette. unless you live in some
classy hotel, spend your Sleepin
hours with friends. but that don't worry
tn anti-sufragettes none, cause us
quality not quantity that they train
their lamps on.
"How's at. Why do they go to so
much trouble when they wouldn't have
to use TIL vote even if they had II: aye
there's tn rub. Bo, But don't never ac-
cuse anti-sufTra gette O bein' loose in
tn thinker, She's got a reason. va
see, it's like this: Ever since tn worlu
was first recognized as Class A
League tn male or come-on, OF tn
species has been TIL brick wall o tn
family. with tn Trailer section. or fe-
male. doin' tn clingin'-vine part. An
now, after years o careful research
work, TIL anti-suefragettes have figured
this a pretty neat arrangement, an as
easy as any O gettin' their regular
good old three-a-day. an honesty feel,
deep down in their feelers,' that
should tn other bunch be successful IN
slippin' over federal amendment,
which would make all citizens equal, tn
time wouldn't be very long before tn
bulwarks o tn country taccent bulD
would be sneakin' in at tn side door,
slippin' on their embroidered feetwear,
smugglin' up to tn open fire, an lei
surely perusin' When Loves Last Lin
germ Spark Has F'lickered Out by
one who seen it flicker.
ITO tell TIL truth, they rully don't
care one way or other about TIL vote
itself, cause they know by experience
that they've been handlin ii right
along. It's their meal-ticket they're
fightin' for an they're gonna die hard!
But it's all-female fight. friend. an
'wea sells o. your sex amt got nothin'
to do with it, outside o givin opinion,
Personally. ! favors tn suffragettes.
cause if they do get tn vote / think
they can be held half liable on TIL first
o each month
However. that $ neither here nor there.
times be too strenuous for us to be