The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-01
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Human nature is a funny thing, and
most everywhere you go you meet up
with it. Eff it amt one thing it's an
other Take this game of politics. for
instance La, you can't get away from
Il. When first joined a Woman's
club. I didn't know there vas any such
thing as politics except at times when
men was running for office. I'd bean
i voter for quite some spell. but Pa
Jiu1kius usually threw out a hint about
the men what was running for the
places. and knowing that Pa was on
the level hisseIf. and didn't have =
mite of use for them as WASH = was
willing TO take his word for It when
he'd say that Il certain man was square
and would give the people square
deal
Oucet. 7 recoIIect. there was a man
running for office as had his picture
in the paper. with his chin resting on
his hand I thought he looked like a
lovely man. and was all for voting for
him But Pa Jfnkins said that while
there was no doubt about his being
good TO his famiIy-Ieastways he ain {
never beat any OF EN- up so far's any
one knew-thar he was a silly Willie,
or something of that sort and what
kind Of d business administration
would he conduct anyway OF course.
7 don't know He might a made a
lovely officer of the city. eff he'd had
the chaucet, but II seems like there
was an awful lot Of people who
thought Just the same way Pa Jim kins
did
But Ia. I started out to talk about
women's clubs. and how I ever got
switched off on politics Is funny.
Id aIIus said that when my children
fIa.s -
wouldn't be running the streets whites
I was off reading touching papers on
Our Children.-Ther Welfare" I'd
be a regular joiner, for 7 always did
admire to hear women get up with
sangafrog. or whatever they call it,
and tell about their ideals.
I got drafted into it 4 mite sooner
than I'd expected TO. for I moved to a
nice little town, where the women was
so friendly like hat they elected me
to a club first thing I'd an awful
good time at that club, and learned a
how TO frost a cake to keep il from
running.
But. lands sakes=T belonged to
that club all the time I lived in that
town and never did find out that
there's politics in women's clubs same
politics in that club they KEEP II hid
from me I wasn't let in on the in
side, or else they wasn't any inside
don't know which
But here in Topeky.-weI- they's
politics from the cradle 10 the grave
in the womeu's clubs III bet them
women could give the men a few les
sons in politics. eff they was a mind to.
Only they probably amt because some
day they's goin to be a woman put up
against every man what's running for
office. and the women amt goin' to
give away their prescription for fixin'
things
So my advice to the comm men poll
ticians is to keep your weather eye
open for the women. for they're sure
~ goiu' to have you On the run when
they get ready to do il
recoIiect I've hearn Pa Jim kins
talk about states. and II took me quite
some years TO find out that he WASH [
referring to the kind of states they
used in school when I was Il young
ster- I know more about Il now And
say. women is simply artists at that
there slate work. And L amt Spirit
ualisn, neither
Human nature Is funny. wherever
you meet II, and you sure do meet It
a lot Ma JIMkINS.