Show EMMAS EMMA'S SPEECH AT THE CAUCUS In tho November American Magazine azine George e Fitch Pitch writes another U Home b burg sketch this time about the tho Homeburg school election Following n is an extract When Wh n t the e women first attempted attempt d to place a woman on the school board about fifteen years ears a ago o most of the tho objected and they thov decided to hold hoM a a. town caucus and call the women in in in There Thero worn were a great preat reat many reasons why a a. woman shouldn't leave leavo her Iler home and nd Bit ant around on a school board an J they felt suro surd t that at if the they w were r to talk it over Or frankly in metin meeting they could show thorn thom theeo reas reasons reasons ns Sand A And d anyway any tho the chairman would be a a aman man which ch would would of course take tike car care caro of the l situation So S So a caucus was VaS called and tho the Grand opera per h house which hotels holds hu u. u man man beings and sud Rno about about t s bo in In tho the thornt front seats scats was jammed until it bul bulged ed W Wo knew cw that no woman could ue e our seasoned old politicians and nd when Calvin Brigs who has hns planned all the Inside work nork in in the congressional district I for twenty years got up and stowed showed lust just i w why iy y woman oman ought not to Intrude there was an abashed 8 silence all o er the house until Emma Madigan who ho is is a town character and docs does just as as s she pleases got up She stood up about nine fifty seconds after Dri Briggs Brigga 18 had tota cota tot cot of a good st start and she aha argued with him himas himo as ae follows all aU ri right ht Mr Yon Dri Briggs s sYon Yon cant can't r make mako ake me sit Bit down n Mr Chairman you nor any of you ou politicians politicians- Y Youre You're ou re a 3 fine lino man to talk about schools Mr Brigs Bri 8 No I wont won't stop atop You know a lot about children n dont don't you coming up hero with tobacco juice all nU all over your shirt front and dont don't why you p pay some pay gome taxes before you Ret get up tip here and tell how bow to run a town town All Alf Allright right I Chairman Im I'm done But so was Briggs We couldn't help belp laughing at him Editor Simpson who runs luns tho the Sentinel stepped into tho the breach anti and r regretted greatly that bo so disgraceful an attack had boon been made upon a d well beloved belo citizen by a a a- woman 1 No o man mail would dare make such uch ah an attack at at- tack he opined Then Emma got of up again Tho The chairman called her to order but bit ha hB night might as well have ha rapped down the rising tide till I know mighty well noman no nom no m man n cud Aid dare say say- what what 1 did Life Lafe Simpson she shouted Nd d youre you're you ro the biggest coward of cm em alj If you jou ou thought you d dhave have to lose 1050 the Jho school printing you'd ou d vote for the devil il for president of f the school oo board rd Of course courso it was perfectly disgrace di fill ful tul but what could we do dot Emma was wasa a n woman We 1 We e coul couldn't nt her out i We couldn't oven o got het ct her to listen to parliamentary rules And the w worst of ot it lt was she ehe was as telling the truth That was something no ono presumes one presumes to tell tellin tellin in m local election To fa do it br breaks aks the first commandment o of politics politics but what do o the women b bless ess cm cm care for our commandments c I |