Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-24
THE LADIEs-GOD BLESS THEM

The women of Iowa may now get
out their pencils and practice cross
in the square before the names of
candidates for office, being careful
not to mutilate their ballots suffi-
GENTLY to conceal "the intent of the
voter" For Governor Harding has
called the special session, the solons
met last Wednesday morning and so
far as any action of Iowa is con-
cerned the women now have full suf-
frage granted them. A new term
will have been added to the already
numerous classifications-the vote
lady, the candidate lady, the office
holding, office seeking lady. Let's be
optimistic and hope that never, new
er will we hear of the political graft
lady.
You know how it's done, don't
you girls? First you register. IRE
gister" in this case is different from
the movie term where you register
disgust and affection, fright and hap
piness. You just walk in and tell
the man your name and residence
and-ahem-your age. Tut, tut, OF
course you'll tell him your age.
That's part of the game, one of the
rights and privileges of complete cit
izenship. Anyhow ii won't be as
hard to fool him ten years as it is to
bluff those who went to school in the
grades with you. Brace up. Look
him in the eye. When he asks
what age?" reply distinctly "thir-
ty-one." OF course IL Anna Marie
is II and James eginald two years
older a common protective instinct
teaches US they had best wait out
side while ma registers. Not that it
would make any valid difference. No
body would dispute lady; but why
hunt trouble?
Then when the day comes to vote.
Don't expect too much. The cleo
ton board win not wear dress suits.
There's usually more whiskers than
style about the ordinary domestic
election board. The color scheme
of the polling place may not appeal
to you. Like as not you'll find that
whoever swept the booth out paid
no attention whatever to the cor
ners There1l be a stub pencil on
the shelf. II you use 1t don't stick
il in your mouth to wet the lead.
That's what the colored person did
who occupied il Just before you came
in. Put a cross opposite the name
of the person you desire to vote for.
Yes there are lot of places to mark
in but il isn't considered Australian
etiquette and good form to use them
all. They'd call it a mutilated bal
lot which failed to show the intent Of
the nut who cast II and throw II
out. Then fold ii and hand 1t to
the tired, elderly person who sits
all day beside the box for $3.50 and
distinction. No, you need not shake
hands and say that you've had a
good time and hope they will have
another party soon. You've voted.
Might yawn about s p. m. and tell
your husband you think you'll go
down town and see how they are
getting along with the count. or
course you don't know that Iowa
election boards couldn't beat slow
mule race and that the results may
become known along about 1880 the
next day. Don't make the election
count an excuse for slipping over into
a rhum game or a poker session. Be
square and fair with the husband
who waits at home with the children
It's going to be easy for you.
There's nothing much about voting.
You can do 1t just as well as six men
out of ten and the other four don't
vote anyway. -Marshalltown Times
Republican.