, 1879-01-01

stating that the town is ~ orderly a. soy place
Of The same size that know OF. and tl'ns this
pcarc Ia not characteristic 0! election days
alone twIcn, Of enursr, the general ortitr OF the
day In the way Of hanging and shooting Is dis.
pcnscd with as courtesy to tho thronRs Of
"lady" votersl but ta equally 70 Of Fourth OF
ycar. @ j think this fae. rather ilmtnishes shs
glory claimed for the sex in the peace and outlet
secured by the amclforating influence Of wotn-
ans suffrage. Nov. let us sec who .! the
there had time to spare. vent to several Of
my tnly friends ano offered my services as
cscnr. to The polls, but, somewhat to my sur
rrisc, found # Impossible 10 induce ono to 70.
over good, Intelligent, and refined women.
know this from bct~een two aod three ycnre'
pleasant acquaintance, md hot to !" mere visit
to Wyoming during election time" Tho rea.
sons given were that the associations were bad
OF that they "dtd net care tor There was. to
the hest Of my knowledge, no domestic intImi-
tlatton Or "hultdozinE," but thcro were positive
1 nefTs t @ sos ,ha5 M Ms's not r IL
admit, but their Number was small and. am
torry to believe, grows smaller. Ny grief In
this connection arises from The fact that every
sdc, tc ex IL eoo s
tcllircnee and chaructcrt will toll you; Hon
est 1iddy-cyery one Of hcr--does hcr bcst Ia
tint way; Muse. du Pnve and her retfnue arc
s"ss s5npaIstrsy e@ obe': saa @ho ns 4o.e
.. their husbands anl fathers directed.
These latter wsra possibly the nost
toned are bound by ties oi usage and tradition
totho Democratic party, and, With very icw ex-
ecpstons. sosc that tttket regardless of tts
nominees.
The fact. fa that at tic last election In
Cheyenne thc woman shc. nale herself most
prominent at tlie polls, used the Must ''lntu-
cncc." nnd brought large humber Of '1iadcsn
to the pulls to ruto NnA he leader Of the dcnf-
inont!c tn the "Afngie City OF the Flains." Murc
tobacco IN tic vicinity Of the polls and fewer
tsourtes.ns would haTa been tolerated BY thf
ladies' VI Chevcnnc.
1t docs sce'n tha. Miss l.!ndmau saw tho
workings OF womHta suffrage in W,omtnv
through = pair of .pccsaeles ..cut hlas, - and
eoiorcd 10 suit her peculiar vision. But
,di. "M snG IT,. 10 1s"y Judge Of human NATURE
countenanecs q ~. lad!cs but = 'hteh degree Of
culture ant y; ,sa tes speakng Of large
finding out. a. politician" complained to
Msss ltindman f:llst tlle women vcre too much
IN the habit Of :" scratchlng" tho ticket. It Is
hnmb'y submit '.csl to .he candid Judgment Of
p'nmycrattc icket under nns probable ctrcun-
STANCES, and 'Shcther her frati sister Will vote
t''s Republ,crM ticket "ea1ly md ottcn.'
The iact ol It IL that " Woman's Suffrage as
exhibited IL Wyoming Is not very Inviting
spectacle, a', I'd 90 'toue ns woman retains her
del!cacy nm nat,ve refinement Just ~ long will
she t'etitar. In performing luty 10 which many
men give small attention. Some few will uti-
and will i onor shrfnscIvos and their surrouni.
tngs b7 q sting Cood, Intelligent vote. To
st'ch mot nj. and 10 some extent, physical hero
ines vi &c y praise, but neither Miss l1lndman
nor any one cfse viii earn the plnud[ts of the
" bcst hdlca OF Cheyenne by asserting thst
the woncn voters a. Il elau were Of their mum.
Der. OBSERVER.