The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-18

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another word, to add a new gem to
the diadem with which the leXico-
graphers have already bejeweled the
English language.
Coming from the land which ranks
high in the pages of American his
tory, as the state which produced the
poet-orator, John ingalls,, the sockless
statesman, Jerry Simpson, the able
editorial writer. Victor Murdock, the
prose poet, Walt Mason, the versatile
farm paper magnate, Arthur Capper,
in addition to millions of tons of sun
flower seed and countless myriads of
grasshoppers, this woman hesitates
not, nor shimmies, as she hurls into
the English vocabulary, as it is used
by Americans, the word "Legislady.'
The only excuse offered by this wo-
man who seeks to emulate the ex-
ample of the late Theodore Roosevelt
through taking liberties with our
parts Of speech, in coming the word
is found in the possible desire Of the
women who have so persistently in
sisted upon breaking into the legisla-
tive halls Of state and nation, to wish
some word, some name by which they
may be known, a name which will class
them separately from those legisla-
tors of the male persuasion who, like
the women members cannot rank as
gentlemen.
Based upon common sense and the
rules Of modern word usage, as used
today in the political world, there is
no reason why "legislady' should be
added to our already top-heavy Ian
guage. When the women Of the pres
ent were evolved from the dear Great
ures of yesterday, suffixes determin-
ing sex We're abandoned. As the
army of descendants OF Eve invaded
one by one, company 10y company, bat
Italian by battalion, regiment by regi-
ment, the lines Of political and com
merclal endeavor, when the rights Of
women as creatures born free and
equal became established, the dis
tinctioGs such as "chairwoman,'
"forewoman," "cditress," preacher
ess," "teacheress,' and "bossess," be-
came unnecessary, and all women
were herded into the common corral
with the men and became chair
men," "foremen." editors" teach
crs," and, in some instances. preach
ers," while they remained "thc boss
without anyone seeking to question or
doubt.
The word Legislator" is n good
word one which cannot bc improved
upon. II embraces in its meaning
Democrats, Republicans, Prohibition
lists, Socialists, men, women, mug
wumps and undosirablcs. II permits
/ the man unknown to fame TO prefix
Honorable" 20 his name, when he
works the newspaper for a bit OF
cheerful provarlcating. IL enables him
I to stand about the hotel lobbies in
digniiicd pose, while his brow Is cor
/ rugatcd with care-worn and studious
frown. II gives him a license 10
/ wear a plug hat and appear at social
/ functions clad in spikc-tail coat
and hard-boilcd shirt. II entities him
/ 10 address his constituents In pomp-
Gus manner and awo.inspiring tones,
TO give the clammy, passing hand
shake and To successfully avoid arrest
upon charges Of indecent exposure OF
ignorance.
Legislator Is % noun. common gen
der (mosily. sometimes ncutcr), and
may be used by both male and fc-
male. why should a woman. We then
ask, who has been go careless of the
company she keeps as 20 break into
the Legislature. seek the qualifying
appclation of "lcgislHdy,' 90 dcsignat,
her from the herd in which she runs.
Wearing any other brand, "a lcgislo'
tor is a legislator. and $50 they should
and will remain until Gabriel shal
,oot his horn upon the evening OF
which both the Eighteenth and Nine
toenth amendments to the federal con
suution shall be repealed.
Therefore. in the name Of the Eng
llsh language In tho name of com
mon sense. In the name ot the con
s,ltucnw who fell for women's wilci
and bit the apple and scnt them Il
legislative halls as legislators. We rc
port unfavombly and recommend tina
the amendment, "Logslady," DO No