The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-05
WOULD NOT LOSE
ANY DIFFERENCE
Entry of Women Into
Politics Should Not
Waive Courtesies.

a.
h.',5 thclr seats in street cars Is
~ that is not promoted by every
,r,,n politician or advanced
WV,.t.' " saws Mrs. f.. +. Harvey
w., is ahout TO take up her job as
~, court clerk. And she says
. ,,,y firm and decided terms al
n,h 81" If is couched In tones and In
U..linns that leave the hearor with
~. den that he has been listening
,n some whispered music rather than
,ho declarations of 1920 woman
noIitcian. the first to re. electeu 10
rffce under woman suffrage ana the
I,rd ~ be elected TO public Office
from this city.
II b,lcve that any women can re-
,,l, all OF her feminine charms and
All he AS effective, even more 80.
40 more powerful than II she ac-
ar,r,d the masculine Characteristics
- become gruff. hard or blunt,
s.t,d Mrs. Harvey In the office OF
h,r husband. Attorney T.. r.. IIar-
g., "It IL sonseless to think that
brrars, wr have finally been consid-
,r,d intpllectual enough to vote that
Ne arc as strong. hearty. and tough
oped phy siCally as men are. ! think
that 1t Is the merits OF womanhood
In rs Intrinsic and immortal value
Nave given " Hi'ih N''i ~
showing respect by such customs as
tipping ones hat, or Cling to "A wom-
m his Seat In car. Was IL because
Of their ignorance that men admired
women? IL In rather the outstand-
Ing fact that women are not con-
stiuted as strongly as men that has
urged men to relinquish seats to
them and delegate to them the light
or of the tasks of life to perform. ="
Here is a woman who not only Will
disclose her age but is quite Wiling
20 do so. IF you care for II ] shall
be only too glad to give you my age.
know that "A number of women re-
fnsc to do that, and l want you to
know that | have no scruples along
that line. | ntver have had. ! am
thankful that | have run as much
Of the course as / have, and am as
blessed as ] am" Forty-five, 30
thinks Mrs. Harvey. IL whore one be-
gins 20 think and judge life from "A
philosophical point of view. "Untii
you are that old you have a thou
sand other standpoints to view II
from. when you have tried and dis
cardod all Of them you are ready to
look AZ matters from the only real
point Of view
Mrs Harvey IL n Quaker. her hus-
band and parents are too. For this
reason she is In favor of plain and
incOnspicuous dress in offices. Il
can remember when my great grand
mothers and my grandmother wore
tho Quaker garb. They discarded
1t because Il defeated It's own pur-
pose. They strove to be inconspicu-
Gus, and the very plainness OF the
dress attracted attention among the
more elaborate garbs of the day.
That is the way 1t IL now. IL one IL
the type TO wear the palmer kind Of
clothes and they are less liable to
attract attention, then they should
by all means not attire themselves
In the ruffles and laces OF a queen
bride. But IL the girl is the "doll'
type that looks best in fancy cloth
'ng, and her position Is not too pub
&c, she should of course not try 10
ock herself in tho plain. tailored 4
rock that accentuates her appear
nee and draws the looks OF tho
eoplc. one type is as fortunate as
le other. They must be sure to
ress In the style that is best for
ZEN, that is all. And also to wear
nat Will give the best service un-
Ier the circumstances"
III you would I should like TO
nave YOU use the name Mrs. f.. Il.
Harvey rather than use my given
name. In business II IL legal to
use ones given name. But otherwis,
fnnuld prefer that / be thought OF
as Mrs. d. II. Harvey. do not want
TO he separated in any way from the
tiess OF married life and my home.
nave entered politics BECAUSE Il
se'ms 10 be trait of the family.
NY sister was court clerk for five
years My grandfather, Hiram
zones, was indian agent from 1872
$50 at Quapaw. Ard my father
politics"
r Mrs. Harvey has taught school in
5uIsa Tor about 10 years, and vet
uoes not neglect her home. my
hiiotner' Mrs. Sarah Horner, makes
~ er nome with us and she does
@ @onose ,ittle things that only a mother
sS SSn 40 TO make home what /,
should be. My children are never
denicd my attention and care. and
uoh believe that my husband can
.oil pain OF our home-life" she said
I'm ""<.h sidelong look at her husband
ne chlmed In, Il didn't want
70 run for clerk. but I'm not
iy'ng Tor fear that she will be
nanIe TO fill her proper Mace in
the nome, She has always managed
20 90 70 during her school teaching
ttlPef' She loves such work and II
ane can combine IL withour hom,
"'u ,a,,, ,,hmlly life, it Is all right"
me women pioneers in politics
a. greatly responsible to future
,Go"eh politicians. They will look I,
VIZ, ne Ilrst ones as guides and meas.
80 And they viii look and refer
w., mem often. The pioneers in am
nnSement have no others TO bG
,h'u'u by, and they must do wha-
sa,,S tnlhk best and suffer. them.
fn,,,ns IN some instances. that the
.hce book as It were and Of conrs,
NAT responsibility is great. we vii
n.y. % oe criticized unjustly | know
~ ~ iair criticism is what we need
"' men get 1t and we must too"