Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-19
"A Lie Nailed {"


 exemplifed in our current news. Lies travel by telegraph i; truth waits for the mail. With in the past month a statement has been going the rounds of the newspapers, which ayers that in Wyoming respectable women have ceased to hold office, or even to vote unless some of their spiritual leaders are up for office. We have never supposed that women would become politicians or office holders to any great extent so that the first part of the state ment did not surprise us. The latter portion of the charge was of character that led us to suspect that the whole was the work of some politician who had been beaten by deacon, or tier non-political person, through the woman vote. Being quite charitabiy disposed, however, towards politicians, we conclude to await the arrival of the truth by mail. It has come at l,st and, first of all, we ask the attention of candid readers to the following open letter published in the last Weman's Journal: To o0 Whom tmaay Concern:
 The statement has been made and widely circulated, that at the late election in the Territory of Wyoming ''no women voted except those of the baser sort" l, therefore,
 
 ouainted in Wyoming, having charge of the Methodist churches of that Territory and that know from many conversations held with women of the very highest character, from statements made to me by ministers and by the highest officers of the Territory, and from my own personal associations with edit ors, lawyers, teachers, and business men, that all such statements about the women of Wyo- ming are utterly without foundation. The very best ladies of that Territory vote, and, as they generally vote on the right side of all onestiens the lies told to their detriment, originate with men of the "baser" sort with defeated demagogues and disappointed strik- CTS of the meanest kind of politicians, who hate the majorit y.of the women because of thelr pure lives and independent ballots
 The women of Wyoming are an honor to their sex, and deserve the respect of all who wish good government
 B. F. CRARY,
 Prestdtng E1der ot Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Gohle,s, Col, Dec. 8, 1878
 The following statement by John w. King man, for four years Judge of the Superior Court of Wyoming Territory, which we clip from the Springfield Republican, is no less to the point:
 When the law was enacted it was received with indifference by some, with dislike by others, and with warm regard by many. At that day there were comparatively few women there, and few of them voted. At each cleo tion since they have voted in larger numbers, and now nearly all go to the polls They generally take an interest in the selection of candidates and it is Very common now, in considering the availability of an aspirant for office to ask, How does he stand with the ladies? Frequently the men set aside certain applicants for office because their character would not stand the criticism of women. The women manifest great deal of independence in their preference for candidates, and have frequently defeated bad nominations.
 The opposition to woman suffrage at first was pretty bitter but public sentiment has changed. This change of sentim is so gen. eral that no attempt to repeal the law would now avail Our congressional delegate was formerly opposed, now he is strongly in its favor, and so is his wife. do not think you could get dozen respectable men in any To- cality to oppose it.
 Women sometimes hold office not very often. They very often serve on school com mittees, in some cases have been elected cOun- ty clerks and in several cases have served as justices of the peace AS jurors women have done excellent service. It is proper to add in this connection, however, that women have not recently been empanneled as jurors In new country, where it is impossible to obtain hired help, very few women can be spared from their domestic duties. It has boon said the delicate and cultured women would shrink away, and the bold and indelicate come to the front in public affairs. Certainly noth Ing of the kind has happened.
 At our first election before women voted, we had pefect pandemonium. The saloon: were all open. Whisky was dealt out freely by the candidates to all who would vote fol them. At the next election, women voted and perfect order prevailed. In caucus dis cussions the presence of few ladies is better than whole squad of police. Their presence allays strife, and, the proceedings at once be come orderly and quiet.
 The following extract from private letter from a gentleman then at Cheyenne, the cap itol of Wyoming territory. and published il the Woman's Journal of Dec T., bears furthe testimony to the quiet and reputable working of Woman Suffrage at the recent election.
 witnessed Woman Suffrage yesterday, ant the women turned out largely to vote. The, usually drove up in carriages, voted, and drov' away, none remaining round the polls. Ther were all classes of women. 1 never saw al election pass off so orderly and quietly: Ther was no loud or boisterous conduct on the par of the men who crowded about the polls, ant pDs rated, and some gentleman would escort he to the ballot box and back again to her car riage. I saw colored women go up alone an' vote. They were treated with the utmos respect; that is, they were in no way moieste' or ridiculed."
 A Grade Chittagong colt is again the frs prize in the annual Winsted Herald drawing. Whether no one has cared to remove the ami maj rallied of, last year, or whether anothe of the same variety has come in from some de linquent subscriber, does not appear. Wha interests us is the fact that the Herald is try ing to make his beast acceptable by pretend ing that we might be induced to break it We respectfully decline. We might under take pure Chittagong, but Grade. never This piece of deception did not originate wit Bro. Joseph, it seems, who is naturally homes but with another emigrant from Litchfield, no' living in Maryland. This gentleman one kept Variety Store in this village. It was variety store indeed. If an edition of tn Bible was spoilt by the omission of the ''not from some of the more important Command ments, that edition was sure to be on sale a the Litchfeld Variety Store It's shelve abounded also with doleful Singing Books which perpiexed the waking moments ant haunted the dreams of St. Michaers choir, ,an thinned the number of it's suffering congregs tion. Added to these was every species ( new and excruciating musical instrument be found in the New York auction room Chief among the latter was large assertmer of fiageolets disguised as walking canes. Wit one of these an evil disposed person could al noy an enemy to the verge of insanity by play ing dreadful melodies under his windows, an then innocently walk away while the yictil