Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-18
WOMAN SUFFRAGE Is WYOMING

Ex-Governor Hoyt, of Wyoming Terri
tory, spoke recently in Omaha, Nebraska,
and gave the results of his observation of
woman suffrage at home. In closing he
said: When l was in Wyoming was in
doubt as to the present expediency of
woman sutfrage-of the right of the mat
ter felt no doubt. went there a skeptic,
sufficiently anxious to give earnest and
careful attention to all the points of its
operation. Soon after my arrival there YVES
a general election, and now, after four and
half years of constant observations en-
bracing every point in the Territory, | be-
lieve that, so far from being of doubtful
advantage, womanhood suffrage is a DOS
tive and great advantage to all concerned,
man as well as woman. There cannot be
raised one single valid objection drawn
from its workings there. The women
themselves have not suffered from con-
tact with politics; they have not been
transformed into masculine beings,
but they are the same modest,
decent beings they were before. And why
not? The simple act of voting once in a
year or two-why sh5uld that fifteen min
utes' work masCulinIze a woman who has
received her feminini5y from God? AS i
see 1t there the woman goes home from the
polls with sense of duty performed stand
log on her own footing and speaking for
herself IN the face of the world and of
God. Every man appreciates what that
consciousness and that sentiment is we
concede to a man who mas the ballot Dig
nifty which we deny the slave. The dis
cussion of public questions between man
and wife tends to mutual respect and to
the respect of the family for both alike.
The bns hand 10 T,rpnI ~
fellOw-ci who is his wife. Nor has
woman in Wyoming been contaminated by
her association at the polls, while the con-
duct of men at the polls has been visibly
improved. He would not deny what NAV
have been asserted concerning it's WORKINGS
years ago, when four. fiths of the popuIa.
ton were males, and four-fifshs of the men
were OF the rougher class. Bat from 1881 [
have witnessed an order!inesg, a proDriety. a
tCrbearance on the part of male voters
there such as l have never seen elsewhere
not even In staid old Massachusetts-andI
have visited every State in the Union save
one Governor Hoyt proceeded to relate
his observations during the first day he
attended an election in Wyoming. He
went early, and after casting his vote he
remained all day to watch the proceedings.
There was, as elsewhere, much brisk dis
cussinn of questions and of candidates
among men, but the moment a lady came
to vote there was hush, respectful deter
ence, and parting of the ranks, and the
gentiemen-yoter took off his bat
and saluted :" the fair citizen" both az she
came and as she went. So far as Governor
Hoyt knew, womsn's votes had not proved
purchasabie; and he proceeded to argne
why they should not be so, Oh iuries. as n
prominent citizen who had often acted a.
foreman said, they pay attention to their
oaths they are more than ordinarily
conscientious of action, and thew show
more than ordinary independence of ac-
ton IN matters political and civil
Man Is IN Wyoming, as elsewhere. the
Othceseeker; the suffrage has not made the
woman sucn, and, as a rule, she votes the
ticket bearing the names that promise the
best service to the community. The ipflu-
cree OF female suffrage on questions of
morality IN Wyoming is just about as Won
would naturally expect so far as it has been
put forth. The women are generally on
the side OF justice, morality and the public
welfare, and seek to promote uprightpess
and purity In the men in public service.
Inns gives us great encouragement to put
forward good men instead of bad ones for
canoidases. l have never heard citizen
OF wyoming express desire that the bal
lot should be Withdrawn from women
thefe have never heard regret uttered
that IL mas oeen glven-in one word, have
never heard the question raised of abolish.
ing IL; woman suffrage is considered as es-
tabllshed once for all. The question of
womanhood suffrage is just as much settled
as is that OF manhoOd suffrage. Perhaps
L.
plished, but there has been much good and
no evil