The examiner., 1881-12-10
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming.

A leading editorial in the Laramie City (Wyoming) Daily Sentinel, after ten years experience of woman suffrage in the Territory, gave the following summary of its views with regard to the matter:
 'Woman Suffrage in Wyoming has been in every particular complete success.
 ''The women of Wyoming value as highly the political franchise, and as gen. erally exercise it, as do the men of the Territory.
 "Being more helpless, more dependent, and more in need of the protection of good laws and good government than are men, they naturally use the power put into their hands, to secure these results.
 ''They are controlled more by principle and less by party ties than men, and gen. orally cast their votes for the best men and best measures.
 "While women in this Territory ire quently vote contrary to their husbands, we have never heard of case where the family ties or domestic relations were dis turbed by it !; and we believe that among the pioneers of the West there is more honor and manhood than to abuse wife because she does not think as we do about politics or religion.
 eve have never seen any of the evil re- suits growing out of Woman Suffrage which we have heard predicted for it by it's opponents. On the contrary, it's results have been only good, and that continu- ally. Our elections have come to be con- ducted as quietly, orderly and civilly as our religious meetings or any of our social gatherings, and the best men are generally selected to make and enforce our laws. 'We have long ago generally come to the conclusion that Woman's influence is as wholesome and as much needed in the government of the State as in the govern ment of the family. We do not know of 8 respectable woman in the Territory who objects to or neglects to use her political power, and we do not know of decent man in the Territory who wishes it abol- lshed, or who is not even glad to have Wo- mans help In our government.
 "Our laws were never respected or en- forced, and crime was never punished, or life or property protected, until we had Woman's help in the jury box and at the polls; and we unhesitatingly say here at home that we do not believe a man can be found who wishes to see them deprived of their voice and power, unless it is one who fears not God nor regards man. who wants to pursue a life of vice or crime and consequently fears Woman's influence and power in the government"
 A lady from one of the Eastern States, who had visited Wyoming, concludes a published letter on the subject as follows
 ''We left Wyoming glad of one thing, that we had at length stepped foot in re- public. We call all our States by that pleasant name, it is true, but it is only figure of speech. So long as majority of the adult citizens of Massachusetts, sixty thousand strong, are ruled by a minority, md TNroIw7 1N17 oE too, we must be excused if we do not see how it's government can be said to rest upon the will of it's citizens. A republic for men, and absolute despotism for wo- men, would be the more exact terms. Our present system of elections has one defect, greater than the failure to represent min critics, about which we find ourselves so much concerned, and that is, it's failure to represent majorities."