The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-22
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A clause OF the constitution requires the
first Legislature of the State of Colorado
to enact law submitting the question
OF woman's suffrage to the legal voters
OF the State at the first general election
following the adjournmento of the Legig-
lature. That election occurs In October
and the question necessarily fntensffleB
the interest usually manifested in con-
tests when the question OF spoils is the
main one at issue. The campaign has
OF the State have been reached by thG
argumentative documents OF the women.
Speakers, whose text is "women's rights
and womeD's wrongs" are canvassing
the snail towns and mining camps.
preaching their peculiar doctrine with
v1gOr and eject. In che management
OF the campaign the Woman's Suffrage
Association, which has charge OF the
affair, has manifested great ability. and
IL the question: does not carry, 1t will not
be FOR want OF concentrated action ana
ability to manipulate the wires usually
brought into requistion by politicians.
The wornen are anxious to have th8
Iquession submitted In q favorable as
Fpect--devoid OF any partisan feeling
land In order to have 1t free from ali
bias and to- get vote on it's merits
pains In enlisting tho leading men in
each political party In this State, carry
ing this course of action into the small
est details and politically balancing the
most unimportant committees to o
Dicety.
The result Of this management is app
parent In the fact that it is next 10 i'm
possible to. get a man OF any pTomi-
nenoe to give you his candid views ON
a OH fo arfl lyr effss-r
to the women themselves for informss-
tion.. They point with pride 10 the slc-
oess OF the law in Wyoming, where they j
love 1t 80 we'll that they won't part with
1t for anything.
Che anti side of the question has no
public representation and no organizar
ton. Every one who does not favor the
cause has his OF her own views as TO why
the measure wiliinot prove one OF sue
cess. Many think that the indifference
now manifested by the opposition will
develop into something formidable be-
fore the dawn OF election day.
Others deolaFe that o. majority or !
those who are giving it their support
now are doing so merely for prudential
reasons, and that the support will be-
lacking when itoomes time to strike.
A third class are willing to leave it to
the women themselves. They argue.
and not without reason, that the most
outward opposition to the movenaent is !.
from those women who, not content with
refusing to identify themselves with III
cause that would give them an euuHl
show at the polls with their husbands,
fathers and brothers, are determined to
defeat the measure so far as their infiu-
enoe with, their male kin will permit.
There is. probability that this move
ment wllEdevelDp into an organization
to bB known as the Anti Woman,s q Suf~
frage Association, and IL only lacks or
ganization, already because OF the re-
luetanc6' OF amy OF those who are OPP
posed to.it to come to the front In mat
tor that has already assumed such a
public attitude.
This latter movement, in my opinion.
La the most formidable that the suf-
fragfsts have to encounter.
The campaign has been begun In this
city by a series OF meetings which have
been we'll attended by ladies', but which
have been devoid OF any great amount
OF enthusiasm. The leading spirits for
the women here are Lucy Stone. Mar
garrett Campbell, Drs. Adsla Gleason
and Alyis OK Avery, the latter two being
engaged % ths practice OF medicine i'd
this city, and DR.. FL. B. Blackwell, the
husband OF Lucy Stone. Add to these O.
small coterie OF males who are identified
with the movement, and you have the
entire number to whom the passage Of
th suffrage bill appears TO be matter
OF any moment.