The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
AUNT ALICE" IN PRINT
EDWIN c. HILL IN GOLFERS.

Out in Oklahoma. Aunt Alice" Rob
trtson. spinster Of 67, is waging the
fight Of her Young life against the ten
dency on the part Of some women to
get into politics for whatever can be
gotten out of II to advantage women.
Aunt Alice" as they affectionately
call her in Washington. is out there
among the farmlands and oil wells
and bustling young towns with her
sleeves rolled up and her vigorous vo'
cabulary hitting in all directions
When she makes a speech these days
the welkin has to be carted 10 the
blacksmith shop to be patched up, IL
has been banged so hard.
I'm In bad all around said this
good twohanded scrapper the other
Gay. They say out here that I'm lined
up with Wall Street and that I'm n
little pal OF the Money Devil. Poor
old me who never owned bond in my
life, having had to hustle too hard to
accumulate suchlike gewgaws OF fl
nance. and being too busy batting a
typewriter, teaching little Indians. and
running one.arm lunch counter TO
RET rich. / went into politics originally
because / believed politics needed all
the Christians II could get. he or she.
went in prayerfully, and l appealed
70 the voters In 1920 on the score that
vas Christian first. an American
second. and n republican standpatter
third. And | believe my rpayers were
answered and will he again. a woman
Is no cat to walk by her lone. as she
viii find out in this political game.
IAN the women's clubs are hammer.
ing me baceuse refuse TO get out and
shout FOR all their newiangled whang'
doodles: because I won't advocate laws
tC let 'em hold ON to their maiden
names after they get married and such
ioollshness. They are mad at me be-
cause won't back a bill to give wo
men lot Of jobs at Washington; the
Sheppard.Towncr Maternity bill. They
are sore at me because wasn't for
suffrage originally. Wen. they dldn't
vote FOR me when | ran before ana
maybe | can do without that kind OF
woman this trip. They say / belong
to the days Of General Grant My.
but I'm insulted. But listen here. son,
pay mighty little attention to the
talk OF females who come romancing
Ground In their long white kid gloves
and their fancy earrings just to hear
other women say: oh. amt she won.
derfulr why haven't some OF them
raised up sons to have reverence for
them7"
Miss Robertson. appearing up the
platform with the late Colonel Roose'
welt. probably would have extracted
from that eager mind the comment
"Bullyr' She fills the eye as she goes
campaigning around In Oklahoma
among the ranchcrs, the well drillers.
and the plutocrntic red brethren. She
ia big and bulky and competent.looklng
kndly.looking too; with a sweetness
that tempers her firmncss Her hair
to silver and her eyes are as blue as
the skies and her voice Is appealing.
Nne was hofN WliniU ~ InlieH va
Muskogee. at an Indian mission. where
hire father hbored Tor the betterment
Of tribal conditions. handing down his
zeal for improving Poor 1so to a daugh.
ter. who put In the best years of her
life for these wards Of the nation. and
who went into politics. very largely
to see that they rot square deal
from the government and the greedy
concession hunters.
She went to school In Boston. but
after short experience in that nu.
Cleolus Of culture. she returned to ok
hhoma. then the Indian Territory to
become its first stenoganher. Then
she started a school for Indian girls.
end lat.r established a BOARDING. house
which she stIll owns and Manages in
Muskogce. An the Indians Of the state
know her and love her and turn to her
as loyal friend when they need nm.
selfish advice
"lf safety or national honor depend.
"a. Id vote for wnr any timc." she
says-''vote Cor It without whining or