The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-07-25
PAUT VS.. FALLAOY.

many generations. Capitalization or de-
Capitalization, free trade or protective
tariff. 10 to /, income taZ, rag baby, gov
eminent ownership and civil service
reform are all the same to them, but when
you touch purely moral question. then
women are as keenly alive to the Issue rs
any citizen of the state. And right there
your male voter is painfully lacking.
With him everything must yield TO party
expediency and moral considerations are
cast to the dogs the moment they seem to
conflict with party success. Perhaps,
then, that IN the economy OF nature, wo-
man was designed 10 supply this princi-
Pile, lacking in man. and that the perfec-
ton Of citizenship can never be attained
until male and female are blended, one
and inseparable. in political union with
equal rights and privileges Caldwell
Tribune
From an unbiased standpoint we
would like TO attach to the above the
substance Of a conversation on that
topic we recently had with a bright,
intelligent lady of Weiser, Mrs. J T.
Wolfe.
eyes, | used to get out and vote
with the rest Of the women when
was in Wyoming. l lived there
twelve years before coming to Weiser
and did not fail to go to the polls on
election day | considered that, as
women were voters, it was their duty
to give proper expression through the
ballot. The female population turned
out quite well--yes, | believe there
was certain amount of the non
exercise of the suffrage right, but
not as much as one would think
Moral effect on the body polite?
Well, | can't say that it was visible
to any marked extent. The face of
politics apparently remained un-
changed Politics has greater effect
on women than do women on politics
From my experience | can say truth
fully that it is just rs easy for rascals
to get into Office under woman's suf-
frage as it ever was. | know that
women as whole are stronger parti-
sans than men. They do not attend
conventions and primaries to any
extent. They wait until the men put
up the ticket and then, regardless of
the general competency and character
of the nominees, their whole being is
thrown into seeing their side, their
party win and the other defeated and
crushed | do not say there are not
many women who vote for political
morality, but l speak of general re-
suits, which is the only end to be
considered. And looking on it in
that light, ! can conscientiously say
that do not believe it results in any
practical benefit to humanity what
ever either morally, socially, polit-
ically or otherwise. Do | think it
tends to change the nature of women
to engage in politics2 can give
you an instance of the way it affects
some Of them: In the town where |
lived was family who considered
themselves among the best in the
state. The young lady, the daughter,
before the advent of suffrage was
very select in her associates: | no
iiced her very particular one election
day. a lawyer of the town, well
known to be addicted to long spells
of drunken besottedness, had sue.
ceeded in getting on the ticket foi
one of the most important offices
! He would scarcely have been admit
ted to the house of the family al
other times, but because he was on
the ticket of her fathers party, the
young lady was out electioneering foi
him on election day; rode with him
in buggy through the town, walked
arm in arm with young men who
were considered protligate and whom,
before she became politician, she
would not recognize ON the streets OF
anywhere else, walked familiarity Will
them, soliciting their votes for man
whom it were disgrace to elect
Her culture. refinement and pride
swallowed up in the broi of politics
1t was one of the effects of suifrag,
upon which | looked with disgust
Yes, when | first came to Idaho, i
did seem odd to see the women qui
city staying at home on election day
but it seemed far more peaceful
home-like scene than many | have
witnessed. 1t seemed odd, but | die
not feel, when the day came arounC
and l did not go to the polls, that
had lost one privilege or pleasur,
that | regretted did not feel tina
| had lost II single sacred right, th,
absence of which left longing or ,
void. really believe felt relieved
that | did not have to 60. No suf
frage for me. am content to d,
without the privilege and | think
after what experience | have had
that women are better off without 1t
and that humanity has lost nothing
Read over the instance Mrs. Wolf
refers to and imagine thousands o
instances of like nature CONSTANT,
recurring election after election; til,
tendency growing, growing; the tol
Grafton thrust ever before thos
women who remain more reserved
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