The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-08-08
Our Los Angeles Letter

in state politics here as l was, and |
have taken a little time off to see how
the women stand, what they have done
and what planning to do.
For the first time in the history of
the state, the women registrants ex-
coed the men and the female vote will
be larger than the male, and as politics
is the business of the city, state and
county, it isn't to be regarded as any
thing by them but matter for con-
scientious study, reputable service and
consideration, worthy os the time and
brains of tho most attentive of the
electorate.
Being rather new to this sort of
business, the California women are de-
termined to inform themselves of the
ms and outs, ways and means, and are
certainly going into it heart and soul
/ as individuals and as clubs. You know
how men used to believe that politics
was a peculiar, masculine perogatlve
and that women couldn't understand it
much any way, and so they threw out
a few dabs of information to them at
intervals; but now, believe me, women
have systematically studied parIimen-
tary forms in their clubs, where they
are lots more formal than their hus-
bands and they study the questions at
issue, too.
The city officials are under the con-
slant scrutity Of the feminine eye, for
one woman is appointed IN each club to
keep an eve on the activities and votes
of the different supervisors, etc., and
report on Civic Department days on the
various men. Believe me, they make
them live up to their promises, too, tor
thew attend all city council meetings
and give a monthly report of the dill
ferent councilmen, so you can see the
Door chance of elevation the backsildel
stands, and | believe that is one thing
which stands out after women take al
active part-the fact that Stacker ha:
little chance of getting away with 1t
There are so many women in the
campaign, too, as managers, canoi
dates, etc. {; the incumbent sheriff has
woman campaign manager and the.
seem to make excellent advertisers ant
use club. affiliations, etc., to further
candidates cause, tho must say the.
are not supporting women just because
they are women The clubs invite tn
would-bes to appear before them an
its too funny to hear some of the OLD
time candidates with the "early stuff
all the bombast and fiowery phrase
and fulsome compliments, and so o.
about their intelligence, never reallz
ing what an insult to that same intelll
pence it. was to flourish around S
grandIy and so vaguely.
But to think, the logic which sur
prises the males IN these feminln
voters and their sense of humor ar
certainly characteristic of them.
was amused at a remark a memDe
made the other day at the trlda
Morning Club-there have been a mum
Der of psychological experts out her
looking for a location for a moro
colony-the feeble minded-for tn
study of them, and these ladies jour
neyed down to the legislature for LOT
: bving, and various other purposes, an
one said when they were debating a
the club about the location Of the col
ony. that we seemed to have a yer
effective one at Sacramento alreadS!
: Among other war measures, the patrl
! Lott. voters are out with their littl
hatchets after the Forty Fat Commits
sioners, which are such disgrace t
the state. There are lot Of war re
forms to make, and Gov. Stephens ha
, certainly been q good war governor S
iar. There is not day that some one
not ringing my door-bell with petitio
to sign, and go down town and ever
block there is a stand, with Wome
presiding over an enormous array G
I blank sheets aud pens, clutchlng a
! ones skirts that another petition ma
F De signed. l have signed to swat tn
, loan sharks, to close on Sundays. nc
to let down the bars to dental students
for prohibition, to bar the Hearst publ
cations, to have a board of chiroprac
tors, to pass on practitioners, TO
equal suffrage and heavens knows hoy
, much else.
There are so many women officer
and candid.te s and they seem to q
their work with neatness and dispatch
There was a council woman recent
. in the big billboard fight, who was
{ 10y to me as she turned the.yote an
! now the high bill-boards are eliminate
from the residential districts anyway
Women are surely reformers, and the
; play the game straight, too.
There are seventeen thousands O
, cur young American men gone fror
Los Angeles and from other cities an
, towns, from the British, Canadians
, French, etc., colonies, and one can Sc
the need of women who have slid int
their places without ostentstion. Hun
dreds of school girls, teachers, club
women. ETC., have joined the land-arm,
and with chaperons have marched on
in big bands to gather fruit crops, etc
Girls on elevators are now common
in their neat, manly (0 uniforms
They take to it, too, and l suppose it
i'Lo.o,-.o Az Feminine oontip11optc on 10,