Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-18

Some recent statements, from apparently
responsible sources in Wyoming Territory,
have declared that the experiment of woman
suffrage there was a success, and that it wa.
accomplishing bcneiicent work. But the
testimony on this point is not all one way.
The oongr'gdtoHalisi, Of Boston, publishes
in is last issue an article by a writer who
says that he has been acquainted with the
essential facts in this matter for about
eight gar,, through frequent visits there,
and who says that with considerable pains
taking to learn the red truth from many of
the at''y', ota,f pron,m,gi and most ,,!.ash
people there oil both -exe- and both parties, he
is prepared with facts ckioh h, knOms, to pre-
sent very different picture from that which
is now being - indu-triously circulated '
lie say
The assertion Of some Of the advocates Of
Woman Suiirsge-that 1.-THE women of
Wyoming and particularly the better class,
a. highly prize, and as generally exercise,
the right Of suffrage as do the men''-wa-
recently brought before several Of the lead
lng men Of Wyoming belonging to both
political parties. and the question wa put
directly rs tbts tru.'' and the daSu,r
"itouF'ig ,r1, IN the n,ga,lr. And sur
prise Wa expressed that any one could
make such statement when it was 80 well
known that many women there refused to
vote AT all, and some OF this better clis-'
had actually locked their doors on
election days. and refused to sec
any one, 50 that they might escape the
lmppriguitlc' and annoyances Of the
" strong minded who were determined To
drag them to the pills 1t was further
stated IN this connection that at most Of the
elections there not half Of the women vi the
e. better elias voted, ard sometimes MT
third Of them. But the lower cla-s-thc
scum, and particularly the prostituic-, were
always "n hand, voting for those who
Pttrpnk.i lhcm most, and at the same time
advertising their infamous busiEe-s In the
most public manner hy the responsibilities
Of the hAIlo,.blx. This surely is an inter
csting say ul working for " moral reform"
purifying the ballot-box," etc. These
gentlemen (than whom none are more high- |
" honprci IN the Territory, As their past
record shows further stated deliberately |
that Larry" part Of the better class" of the |
women II Wyoming regard " Woman Suf- |
iTdgc ~ a1ifyGH'', and vote only under |
some SPECIAL urgency, for some friend or at |
the request IT their husbands, 10 countcract |
the yicipu- vote Of their own -cx, or to de |
ieat spiac obnoxious candidate who might |
otherwise BE- elected. They declared that |
the low and vicious class OF women gener- |
ally vote lI-t a5 the same class Of men
Sotc that their vote Is in the market in
The same way, and Tor the same purposcs
nat the women never attend the eau
'u-c-, and u general thing only
i1tc l1r such clndidltel a. the Iar-
ic7 bring unt, and a rule the married
women vote a. their husbands do that with
III TINS outrry iJf voting and reform for these
light or ten yrsr-, 1t has done no permanent
good, nor scared any moral reform what
yer bat that the -alDDn, the gambling hell.
nd the house Of iilamc were running To-
lay At tall blast, "a much 50 a. ever, and no
hprt- at the billot-box hgJ mr. L,n mart,
" b9'. a D'h'ririN'' And how cpuH
sc expect auy reform IN these things
'heh already the partisan women. a. well
- the partisan rncn, resort t. and seek the
oteS aud assistance OF all the inmates Of
hc-e place, IA order to accomplish their
',lticd pur?,-c-?
Tho thus~ are well known, and will
ot br Disputed by any one who really
ndcr tanj- Tie matter, and If necessary, /
an give not unly the names OF the gentle
icn who have seen and state these things.
ut tiSp the names # some Of the "rcspecta-