The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN WYom,ye
n Reply 20 ths Unfsvor-bis Remark. ss
the Omaha Bee

| a Reply 70 the Untsvor.bis Rs-,rA. -
| the Omah. nee.
To THE EDrTon OF The SuN-Sir, Your sur.
gestion that what 10 needed to refute IN.
| allegations Of the Omaha Bee are official dst.s
has led me to apply directly to the clerks Of
District Courts and TO the Chiefs Of Police in
wyoming for the required information. In
writing for official testimony stated the
charges published by the Omaha Bee. and
asked what facts could be given to establish
either the truth or the falsity Of those charges.
Two replies have just been received, one
from MI. 7. J. Carr. Marshal and Chief Of Po-
lice 10 the city OF Cheyenne. and the other
from Mr.. Gustave E A. Moeller Clerk OF the
District Court OF johnson county. Mr.. Carr
thinks that the fact OF women having the
right to vote and voting In Wyoming has but
little effect. one way or the other, as TO vice
and crime" But he admits that less crimes
are committed than in former years" and
thus gives official denial to the Omaha Bees
charge that vice and crime have not At all
decreased" Mr.. Carr volunteers the opinion
that the decrease In crime 10 duo to there
having been no excitement In Wyoming for
several years to bring here or hold floating
criminal classes and transient population. a.
In former years." and he assures me that tho
above are facts without any doubt for have
been an officer here for twenty -four years. and
Ae'v AVN CiObo ODboENhnC0 OF THIS question:"
Now. here We have an especially valuable
witness as to the special point In dispute.
namely. whether crime has or has not de-
creased under woman suffrage In Wyoming,
for Mr.. Carr Is so far from being an enthusiast
In favor OF this equality OF political rights that
he Ia evidently anxious to ascribe wyoming's
moral Improvement to any source other than
woman's interest In affairs political.
Next comes Mr.. Moeller. who has lived In
n ~ 49, IL orr
In every sction-TerritorisI State. county.
municipal. and school since that time and a:
failed to notice the first scene Of disturbsn nee
either at the, polls or in the county.
published in the omaha Bee, and 1n isssiR
i .as Aron e, nee L gros: libel The
% S%yf sSs %r &c not S
e. s.' & Rto but % eon7sss from
TO appreciate this fact We must remember
about shss A ~ . Tesrsory Win
male portion OF the people interest the m selves
~ q good government) has daily average Of
Mr.. Moelier continues: In Wyoming ladies'
az not new d cis o. Sro,s although they hold
is ,. z lady: and Wyomine compares favorsbiS
Omaha Bees correspondent admits that the
@ he th so.! IN 20 ,1 az
as 60 sag that II ie smaller than on amy other
tSouSh this | DOUBT as think Ics eel and pR has
less illitersey even than wyoming, II e suG-
10 Iceland also possess and exercise political
F hI,n equal gus to those OF Iceland men. beth
Moeiisr says that the jail In his county ha:
sn b,s s%Psy sines last nos
only two men were sentenced by the District
WIZ ~, VET md ~ .nsSsi:. sodHss VIZ Il y, ~
and highly Instructed State Of Hassaehusetts.
one having the active interest Of both women
1873 as Mr. Mosiisr ststes Johnson county
T s D 81 Ss. y: Yea.
:, While the only figure, have ct hand for
SsaF adas fssn Vim
..n as Inlss; r., as result Of seine
to Is H RSrss rSm oy ysaf
e year: This county OF Massaehusetts. then.
81 Sndss ss:n sSs
Ing y;sr; and nd closed the year win tssSse 100.
me IL he ;eSassa soSat sSnqS
a snnS SSI,n only Sns h'' eleven year.
sen i6is person could expect the voice OF wo.
man in general political AFFAIRS to bring about
ton that government would be better for hAv-
Ing mothers. as well a. fathers actively inter;
society. 1t Is NO disagreement OF the Abili-
Ties OF one-half the human race to say that
sistancs OF the other half OF the race The
ID ueAtion Of children. in especial. should GER
tainly be as largely conhded to the care Of the
lex which mothers. as to that which fathers
,hildren. And 1t is gratifying to receive testi.
mony that Womsn's work In this department.
,f political life In one OF our States actually "
reducing good results