Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-28

fayorapIy to woman's suffrage here 90
SO not for the purpose OF repayihg the
lady voters of this territory for politica
| favors, for in 1877 they asked me by
their ballot, not to 60 to the legislature
and they were so importnnate in their
request that did not go. =" ~
This was an argument to me which
went far toward convincing me that wo
men do not vote for candidate because
he may be fair to look upon. | was then
as fine specimen of manly beatty as
you would meet in many day. NV
brow had not stolen over toward the
back of my neck al that time, and the
look of care and billiousness had not set
tied down upon my classic features. My
opponent was not tine-looking. He was
rather plain, but the ladies got the idea
he knew more than | did. Perhaps he
did. Still he was not refined.
Election day in Wyoming is as orderly
as a celebration OF Fourth of July. La
dies walk to the polls or ride in carriages,
rs 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 this election
arose early in the morning, while 1t
was yet night, and got themselves unto
those that keep chariots and steeds, and
they said unto them, give us our rigs and
spare not our turnouts, and whatsoever
is right We will put up for them. And
they went their way.
And when the hour was come III
which the voter went brth for to vote,
he and his wife and handmalden, be
holdli If he were: a republican he rode
in a $3.50 phaeton, and if he were dem
ocrat, beholdi he walked even unto the
the polls, or rode in a market wagon.
At Cheyenne the democrats were
obliged to telegraph to Denver for car
riages, and they were shipped there at a
big cost. The legitimate expenses of the
campaign here are great. This is not
due many way to female suffrage; but
the eustom.of the country Mr.. Post,
the democratic candidate for delegate 10
congress, has expended 100000, SO far,
and the Office does not pay the actual ex-
penses incident to it, so that III this case
$50, 900 goes for glory entirely.
Woman are great deal quicker TO
see through certain political lodges than
men. With the same chance, they tum-
bic, as it were, TO the time-nonOred
campaign lie, and nail it quicker than
men. They do not vote AS their nus
banls tell them either. have case
in M mind now which proved this to
me at ce. | claim TO have fair de
gree of influence in my own family, but
at this election there seemed to be a
Kin OF throwing off Of all restraint. as it
we're and there was Find of. fearless
ness visible that didn't look for. It is
I little notifying for a man to promise
MS party that he will vote himself, his
wife and the cook for certain candidate,
md then find that he cannot deliver
he goods. Yet there is no i'll feeling
over it. It's Just like talking religion at
nome. ! may feel that / can worry
along without hell while my wife and
he cook may disagree with me-. This |
brings about a feeling of independence |
socially which is novel and interest |
ng.
Our mass meetings believe to be of |
peter class than any other in the world. |
Ladies have reserved seats, and that |
liscourages class of blatant bombast
md political swaggers that used to be |
pretty general. Political speeches have
o be pruned down here little, and its |
good thing. You 60 10 a political |
meeting as you would 90 to a literary
entertainment, and l believe most
thoroughly that Wyoming has brought
he political rally UP to a standard far
bove what it has been in the states.
Looking this letter over carefully | am
urprised to notice little fragments of
scattered through it; which
cannot eliminate without destroying
he sense of my article. This must be
ny excuse for an unusual feature in my
atters: