Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-11-22
The WAY Women Vote.

IhC NOlo III w JohhhS ANii''"iJ
possesses some peculiar features, and
as a matter of information desire to
give few points to those who have
never witnessed the singular specta-
cles of woman's suffrage. Woman's
suffrage here is in a good state of
preservation, and if we cannot ascer-
tain anything about it in this Terri
tory where can you do so?
Perhaps l shall walk over the corns
of a great many of my friends in
what l may say, but ] cannot help it.
I'm going to tell the truth about it if
it takes the hair off in spots.
In referring favorably to woman's
suffrage here ] do so not for the pur-
pose of repaying the lady voters of
this territory for political favors, for
in 1877 they asked me by their ballots
not to 20 to the Legislature, and they
were so importunate in their request
that l did not go.
This was an argument to me which
went far toward convincing me that
women do not vote for candidate be-
cause he may be fair to look upon. l
was then as fine specimen Of manly
beauty as you would meet in many n
day. My brow had not stolen over to
the back of my neck at that time, and
the look of care and billiousness had
not settled down upon my classic fea-
lures. My opponent was not fine
looking. He was rather plain, but
the ladies got the idea that he knew
moro than | did. Perhaps he did.
Still he was not refined. He went
over to Cheyenne, and the first day
he was there he went into the Inter
Ocean dining-room and set down at n
table where he didn't happen to get
any attention, and where there was
nothing he could see to eat, but a big
glass of celery and bottle Of salt.
He did not read the bill Of fare be-
cause he was not of literary turn
of mind. Finally he got mad, and
went out to the Office and paid his
bill.
The clerk saw that the honorable
gentleman was mad, so he said:
81 hope there is nothing the matter,
sir. If there is any lack of attention
here, on the part Of the servants, we
want it reported, and we will see to
it,"
The congressman didn't say much.
He just paid his bill and went away.
He remarked casually, however, that
style was all right, but with his healthy
appetite he didn't propose to live at n
hotel where they expect to fiji man
up with raw pie plant and salt. He
liked to see variety. He felt that
no man could enact healthy laws for
the country on that diet. He liked
pic plant in its place, but when pco-
pie got so ethereal that they could eat
a hearty meal of that fruit raw, he
thought the country was going down
hill.
This, however, is not pertinent to
the question we were discussing. |
just threw it in casually and without
additional charge.
Election day in Wyoming is as or
derby as a celebration of the Fourth
of July. Ladies walk to the polls or
ride in carriages, as they may prefer,
and the point with each party is to
secure the most and best carriages and
horses at any price. The Republicans
at the election rose early in the morn
ing, while it was yet night, and gat
themselves unto those that keep char
lots and steeds, and they said unto
them, give us of your rigs and spare
not your turnouts, and whatsoever is
right we will put up for them. And
they went their way.
And when the hour was come in
which the voter went forth to vote, he
and his wife and handmaiden, behold I?
if he were a Republican, rode in a
$3.50 phaeton, and if he were q Dem
ocrat, behold he walked even unto the
poll, or rode in market wagon.
AT Cheyenne the Democrats were
obliged to telegraph to Denver for
carriages, and they were shipped there
at big cost. The Legitimate ex-
pcnses" of the campaign here arc
great. This is not due in any way to
female suffrage, but the custom of the
country. Mr.. Post, the Democratic
candidate for delegate to Congress,
has expended $4,000 so far, and the
office does not pay the actual expenses
incident to it, so that in this case $780,
900 goes for glory entirely.
Women arc great deal quicker to
see through certain political lodges
than men. With the same chances,
they tumble, as it were, to the time
honored campaign lie and nail it
quicker than men. They do not vote
as their husbands tell them, either /