The Indianapolis journal., 1895-03-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Rapfdly Progressing in British Do
mfnfons but Not surely for Good.

mfnfOns but Not surely for cood.
Philadelphia Record.
Whilst the cause OF woman suffrage meets
with sturdy resistance almost everywhere
In the United States, II is making decided
progress in other English-speaking coun-
right of suffrage and eligibility TO the offices
of school directors and other local posi-
ttons have been conceded not only TO single
women and widows, but to married women
possessing separate estates. AT the hrst cleo
ton under this law, last Deeemper' 4Ss WON,
we're elected, and are now sitting on the
school and poorhouse boards IN England
and Wales The women in England do not
intend to rest. however. until they shall
have received equal rights OIL suffrage with
men. ,.., ,,.s =. A.,
tralasia that the cause of woman suffrage
has made the greatest strides; Recently.
South Australia has followed the example
of New Zealand, which granted complete
right OF suffrage to women IN 1873. VI the
first parliamentary eieetion IN whifn t5 ., ts
tjstics have been published The registered
voters numbered 302, 997 OF whom ls55S6 were
90 2ao women deposited their ballots. The
figures are far from justifying the assertion
that women attach 50 niue ha,, rave a,,e 'ne 10
thew do not value the use OF IT, As the re-
sult Of the election the Conservative party
was overthrow and the victory was gwen
to the Radical-Socialst. party. This outcome
OF woman suffrage in New Zealand mas dls-
couraged some friends of the cause, whist
OPPCiA~A.N~
ttlity to the movement ,,u -
But in a letter of Sir John HSll' a leau-
ing statesman OF New Zeaianu ana , the
infroducer of the woman suffrage law, .
Is affirmed that the success Oh the ftauIIaI
Socialists was due to otner eIs.o .ai 'e In
HIS view the result would nave peeh the
same if the women had not voted he SAYS
that so far as the secret ballot enapies
him to Judge, the women generally Votea the
same ticket with the men OF tnelI IallIl1
Iies-the wives with their husoands, ana
the daushters and sisters with their 1athsrs
and brothers. To this rule there Were TWO
exceptions. In the manutaeturfis ~ anS
mills voted for the most part Tor the
Socialist candidates, even When the men
of their families were not soclaiists.: nsis nis
the women generally voted for them; so
that number of Proh.oiuonists were
chosen to the Parliament. 49,,
The most striking feature OF this election
In New zealand was the large registration
OF women in the short time lnat VA ra, az
forded them to perform this duty. rms -
accepted as PROOF tnat t ,,,y une Men des,re the
noliticaI franchise, but know how to eXer-
else it. The experiment is regarded as
great success by It's advoeates .n,,'a Mo ,Io7 gn
of women in the suffrage VIA produce most
salutary political and social reforms. IN
the other hand, its opponents attrloute th ths
thronging of New Zealand women TO the
ballot box to the newnesS of the change.
When the novelty of the thing shaM nave
worn away. they say, the women VIII iSslye lc
noltics to their husbands, fathers, Drothers
and sons In such case no harm VIII nave
been done, even If the sanguine eNpecta-
tions of the champions of woman suffrage
should not be realized. But the data oetn
in this country and in Australasia, are not
sufficient as yet to Justify any hard-ano-
fast conclusions on the subject. experience
NAV cause the champions as Well as the
opnonents of woman Suffrage to revise their
views as to it's merits.