The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-16
mot WEARY N WELL DOING" "

D
Many sIurs and irresponsible filings
against the practical working Of
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming Territory
have been going the rounds OF the oppo-
sition press. These have often been re-
futed by contrary testimony from the
best citizens Of Cheyenne and Laramie,
and it is particularly noticeable that
the journals that are 30 swift to publish
the slander, never by any means give
place TO its refutation. When they tell
us that the better class Of women do not
vote, We know and they know that their
statement is contrary TO the facts IN the
case, and We give testimony Of disproval
so strong that they cannot deny II. 10
/ they then retract? Not bit OF IT.
they merely waita few weeks or months
and then repeat the ''ssme old slabbered
tale" until every lover Of justice and
/ fair play surfeits on the same, and feel
ing too greatly disgusted to reply, main
tain a silence that the adversary parades
as evidence Of victory.
"Why do you give this evidence forty
times >" impatiently asked friend who
thought preeept upon percept lost upon
those who willfully shut their eyes and
ears to the truth.
Because" We answered, thinking Of
the story told Of the maternal patience
Of the mother of the Wesleys, "the
thirty-ninth time did not seem sufi-
Client" We subioin an extract from a
speech Of Miss Hindman, made at the
recent meeting Of the American Woman
Suffrage Association, as perhaps the
"fortieth installment Of like testimony.
not hoping that it will be copied by
even one Of those papers that have 80
industriously spread the adverse reports,
but in pursuance of our determination
not to "weary in well doing" "The
day before election Miss Hindman
had interviewed many prominent citi-
zens on the success Of Woman Suffrage.
One politician said one Of the greatest
objections TO suffrage was that women
would not stick to the party; they
scratched their ticket in a very disgust
ing manner. The testimony Of the best
people of the city was that the best Ia
dies of the city voted, all reports to tbs
contrary Notwithstanding. In Chey.
enne there were two polling places, at
one Of which the women generally vo.
ted. This poll was in a room of th,
principal hotel, where ladies could come
and go without molestation. Tn,
speaker said, If she was any judge o.
human nature, the countenances of the
young ladies indicated a high degree o
culture aud refinement. Each lady haC
her ticket ready when she reached tn,
polls, and after voting it, wen
away without any disturbance. Th,
women did scratch considerably
and consequently, in a close district
one man ran 800 votes ahead OF hi
ticket, simply on account Of his higl
moral character. Not one vote wa
, challenged, so much did the men hav,
confidence in the honor Of the ladies
. Instead Of roughs, the poll was sur
rounded by gentlemen. Not an oatl
was uttered, no tobacco was used, an,
the gathering was most orderly. Chey
= enne is sometimes considered the wors
( town in the United States, aud the or
: Derby voting aud the almost entire free
D dom from corruption are due almost en-
} tirely to the Woman Suffrage. For
r merly irresponsible persons were in
= majority, and imposed burdensom
e taxes upon the people. Now, the wives
= mothers and sisters Of property owner
o counteract the influence'of the floating
e population. The speaker closed by De
= claring that mere visit to the Terri
D tory during election time would con
e vince the-most preiudiced that Woma
e Suffrage in its practical bearing coul
5 not be otherwise than successful, an
y that she hoped In live TO see the da
] when the elective franchise would b
It extended to women all over the Unite
e States"