The morning call., 1891-02-06
MOMAN SuFEKAGE.
Mrs. Theresa Jenkins Declares 1t Is Not
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Mrs. Theresa Jenkins Declares 1t Is Not
a Failure in Wyoming.
Editor Womdn's Column. Morning Call:
Some writers have way of evolving facts
out of their internal consciousness, and such
are most of the statements in reference to
Wyoming. Mrs. Theresa Jenkins, who was
selected to deliver one of the addresses at
the Wyoming Jubilee, held in honor of the
admission of Wyoming to statehood. has
had ample opportunity to test the matter.
She is college graduate and capable of
conlprehending facts, and she thus replies
10 Editor Clarkson, who persists in mlSrep-
resenting good thing:
That any intelligent man or woman at this late
day should argue that woman suffrage Is Il fall
uie is incredible TO Ihe women OF Wyoming, but
when paper of The standing OF lie Des M0in es
Register undertakes TO prove In an editorial
headed, rs Woman Suffrage Failure?" that 1t
Is, and 10 place line upon line ana precept upon
precept, without one particle OF testimony or
proof in support OF It, /; seems to the women of
Wyoming very much as if there was stubborn
ness In the character OF the writer that reminds
one OF the Old hOmily, 81 said so, there"
Woman suffrage is not a failure. i know
whereof | speak, for l have been resident of
wyoming thirteen years, ana have been and am
voter mere. Isn't my experience TO count for
anything, as against an editor who has never
placed himself where lie could observe the work
ing6 OF the law, and utterly refuses to be in
formed by those who have? Now, Will Mr..
GARRISON produce Il scrap OF evidence from any
newspaper published In Wyoming that woman
suffrage s 4 failure? viii lie publish the wOids
oil any clergyman, school-teAcher, instructor,
lecturer or politician OF veracity who has be-
longed 10 wyoming that woman suffrage Is
failure while 1 can bring dozens aud dozens
OF Testimonials that 1t Is success from each aud
all OF these classes.
Nine hundred and ninety-two women regis
TERED In Cheyenne AT the last election We have
An estimated population OF $4,000; 2G00 v0les
were registered. Now Will Il be claimed thar
these W. women were mol largely OF tLe better
n ha ell mar
women Just registered for the fun of il, or were
dragged 10 tile city Offices Rud compelled 10 reg
lster? Who dragged them? VIII IL be believed
by all airminded readers that these women
would all vote as their husbands voted? Iadeed
many OF them might be WIDOWS. Ole mad. and
young ladies with sweethearts. Now / say The
majority, very large majority, of tie women of
Wyoming vote. and vote according TO their own
CONVICTIONS aud can and DO produce proofs OF
my assertions. Fewer women sell their votes
than men, and under The Australian system II IS
almost Impossible 10 buy votes, as no one would
be so foolish as to place his money where lie was
not sure Of his voter
The ST. Paul GLOBE of August 9th contained an
article similar TO the one in question, aud l was
invited TO answer II. which answer the editor
very cautiously published. 1t claimed that
woman's suffrage had mol been conducive 10
MOI ahty, temperance or eieyating wOmanhOod
These / readily denied. Now tie article in The
Des MONIES paper goes in an entirely opposite
direction in claiming that tile pure, moral Chris
tian women do not wish TO vote, aud our nus
bands compel us to. Now we are not afraid of
our husbands, neither ale our husbands hen
pecked. We may all vote. We are not ali of us
politicians, no more than our husbands. We
only vote election days, aud they do not come
every day In the year by any means We attend
10 our duties, ana the editor Of the Register
knows we do, for / have met him and lie has
seen Cheyenne homes and Cheyenne Children
churches, lawns, flowers, and all The pafapherna-
liza Of wOman'S work here.
AS well claim the Postofiice Is failure be-
cAuss there people who cannot read and
write; as well claim Christianity failure be-
Cause there are people within the sound of The
church bell whOdo not pray; as well claim mar
rage a failure because there are people who OBJ
/ ain divorces.
Garou Fe6. s. 1891 SIS