The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-01-22

IDAHO CITY. /. II.
Ttr11RsDAY. JANUARY %, 1874.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.-It seems there is like
" To be- bill introduced into the Montana
J.eoisiature this winter looking to the estab
lishment of woman suffrage in that Territory.
The following is an extract from Governor
Campbells lof Wyoming), late message:
1.-The experiment Of granting to woman a voice in
the Government which was inaugurated, tor the nrst
time in the history of our country by the hrst Legs
iatiye Assembly of Wyoming, has now been tried LOT
four years. have heretofore taken occasion TO ex-
press my views in regard to the wisdom and justice
of this measure, and my convction tna. It's auopuo
more of observation of the practical working OF the
system have only served to deepen my convection
that what we in this Territory have done mas 6een
well done, and that our system OF lmparuai Suffrage
is an unqualified success
To this the editor of the Montanian replies:
We have no doubt il works well in Wyoming! Ter
ritores like human beings when weak emaciated
and shaIy cannot be better cared for than when IN
the hands of kind eonsiderate woman; but then II
would be ridiculous to place Montana, the robust and
vigorous in the delicate hands Of woman; and in the
absence of any other suggestion to the Legislature,
we recommend that the woman suffrage measure,
,chch .ce understand i be Introduced during the ses-
sion, do not pass.
It will be seen that no argument against Wo-
man suffrage is attempted to be used, and as
we never saw any argument against it, we trust
we may be pardoned for doubling the existence
of any. Not being q married man, we will not
assume to be qualified to pronounce judgment
upon the capacity and fitness of women to vote /;
but viewing them from as far Oft, as we do,
we cannot help but think their presence at the
polls would have restraining and beneficial
effect, whether they were there as voters or as
mere spectators. Under the present regime,
the day of election is given out, and the polling
place established. generally at some saloon, and
when the day arrives for voting, crowd OF
blackguards assemble early in the morning. and
proceed to get drunk, so the citizen must per-
form the highest function of government in
imminent danger of bodily harm, or stay at
home and permit the election to go BY default
thus, virtually surrendering the destiny Of his
country, its veal and its fair fame-whatever
hallows it and is dear to the patriots heart
into the keeping of the lawless aud the vile.
If men knew the ladies of their neighborhood
would meet them at the polls we believe re-
spectacle behaviour would prevail there. as it
is known to wherever ladies are. But they
might be there and exert this influence without
being voters, and we believe their influence
would be greater rs non voters than as voters.
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LETTER FROM Hon. JOHN HAILEY.-Im-
mediately after taking charge of the IDAHO
WORLD we wrote aletter to Hon. John HALEY.
calling his atteUtion to the necessity for post.
office on Upper Squaw Creek valley. Mr..
HALEY writes us in reply that he is doing and
will do all he can to get mail route establish
ed from Horseshoe Bend to that place, and to
Indian Valley on the Wieser, besides several
other small routes which he does not locate.
The people OF those valleys have to travel from
twelve to thirty miles to receive and deliver
mail matter, and we think, under the law, they
would, if the facts of their situation were
known, be entitled to postofices and mail serv-
ices at home If such is not the case, the law
should be 80 changed as to allow them these
accommodations. The posta! system was de-
signed IOr Tue convenience OI Tue general pup
lie; and certainly, if there be any whom the
Government should favor above others, those
are they, who, turning away from lites luxuries
and its comforts, 60 out from among their fell
lows. as the people of Upper Squaw Greek and
Indian valleys have done, to carve homes out
of the wilderness for themselves and their chill
dren, and to widen the area of civilization.
MIR. HALEY fears the time Of Congress is too
much preoccupied with civil rights bills and
salary bills for any immediate action to be had
in reference to this matter, but hopes to get
bill through before the end of the session. The
passage of such bill would be but simple
act of justice to the pioneers of those valleys,
and we are glad our Delegate has taken the
matter in hand and will push it hopefully for.
ward. Let the people everywhere be supplied
with mail facilities, no matter what it costs.
LAUGH AND GROW FAT.-A very silly news
paper reporter named Miner has sued Mr.. Geo
A. Crofutt, of Crofutt's Western World, for libel,
laying his damages at $4,000. Mr. Miner
will henceforth deserve to be ranked as a phi
lanthropist; having produced a more generaland
prolonged guffaw than any other person living
or dead. Why, it would be looked upon as pre-
sumptuous for man of established good char
acter and repute to charge paper of so high
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