Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-30


ance Of a comprehensive and So
free school system, and the rar, PEI
Of the articles and provisions M 1-ils'
as are common or ordinary IN -. oa'a
situations of all states of tbo -, p'a
The document as prepared ~ 1VA
mission TO the people for ratjea "a
or rejection at an election II n
in November next has been s,,h,
TO much severe criticism ana aon,.9
ton, while its praises have hoo.
in such a minor key that the onn,g ~
to IT seems much stronger ~
really is. This opposition. criticis.
denunclation. under whatever M,
may come, arises chiefly from IN
vision granting to women tile rIg1,
suffrage.
The convention Of an oyerwbAl,,,.
majority passed the clause nrori5,-
for this over the protests OF mar. ts
$1,000 residents Of the territory II.
by petition prayed that thar So
might be submitted separate ana MI.
from the constitution. Thar ~
would be done, however. no ono
even the petitioners themselves i.
lieved. The Mormon people. who ~.
trolled a majority in the constitutes,
convention, have always been -
since the right of suffrage was taL..
away from the women Of this territo-,
by the Edmunds-Tucker law. ana
has always been understood by H.,
mons and Gentiles alike that with !.
coming Of statehood the right 10 ns,.
ballot on all questions would he "a
stored to them. With this settlel N.
lief in their minds. it was with sm.r
hope of success that the protests of tbs
Gentle people against putting M,
clause in the body of the constitnrior
We're made.
In the giving Of suffrage 10 ,bs
women Of the territory the Gentlia ela
ment see the coming transfer Of M
pfeme political control in the slara IA
the Mormon people. With absomt.
control of the elections and politics q
the state in Mormon hands. the Gan.
tiles fear the resumption of the on
relations and the sway CT the Mormon
church that rendered life in the terr.
tory a burden to every one not a mem.
Der of that denomination. For tbi,
reason a large vote will be porei
against the constitution but that
will he defeated is not dreamed Of by
any one.
While a great deal Of bitterness Il
felt in the old liberal, or Gentle
st,angholds because of the secto.
granting women the right to vote. SUI
Il is safe to say that out OF more than
10000 votes within the territory. ~.
0o0 or more will be cast for the adop,
ton Of the constitution.
All dissensions arising out of the con.
test for statehood will be settled I'll the
natural course of events under the
operation by the people Of the new
rights and powers that statehood will
confer. Politicians will be made and
unmade for all time to come by Their
actions during the campaign for and
against the constitution. Opponents
TO the instrument will be Remembered
through all the years to come and the
friends of statehood will not be slow
in getting even with any one, be he Of
! high or low degree who evidences d
desire to defeat the much cherished OBJ
ject
Prominent women suffragiSts from
all over the union will be imported
here during the campaign by both
political parties to work for and adyo.
cate tile carrying Of the proposition
not from any fear of Its defeat but for
the prestige that success will give ID
the country at large. Such campaign
has in fact already begun, the speaker
being a Mrs. Clara Folz, Of San Fran
cisco, a lawyer and leader in The
equal suffrage movement on the Pa
citic coast. During the summer ,be
leaders Of the Women's National suf'
frage association will meet in CONVEX
tion here and subsequently will stump
the state or the more Tricky populated
portions thereof, delivering speeches
laudatory Of the men who conferred
upon the women of Utah the franchise,
and picturing the eternal fame thai
must come to all those that vote fo'
the adoption Of the instrument.