Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1914 — CONVERT TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE [ARTICLE]

CONVERT TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE

Small Boy Had His Own Opinion as to Nerve of Men Who Refused IL ’ to Women. The small boy’s mother and aunt had just come in from the primaries. “Remember, Manny,” said his aunt “that when you were seven years old you saw your mother come in from voting for the first Mme.” He followed her into her room. "Why didn’t you vote before?” he demanded. 1 “Men wouldn’t let women vote until now. Of course, good men like your papa want all the business in the world managed right. They are going to let women help at last.” The smalt boy gave her a little push. “Women aren’t all there are,” he said, and marched haughtily out of ths room. He went to his father that evening and as man to man asked: "Didn’t women use to vote?" “No, but they are voting now.” “Why didn’t they vote before! Wouldn’t men let them?” ' "No, I suppose not" "Well men—had —their—nerval* said the seven-year-old lad.