The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
LADIES IN EARNEST.
An Echo of the Campaign.

Political managers and the public In
general have Deen deeply Interested In the
national vote OF the women In this cam
paign. This was carried on BY means OF
postal cards eeDt by women all over the
United States TO a designated manufac-
turing office whose clerical force handled
anu counted tho ballots. While IL 10 true
that the ballots cannot DO coupted for the
favorite presidential candidates OF the
fair voters, the movement has underneath
II deep significance, giving excellent
illustration OF the drift Of opinion among
women, on public matters. ss compared
With the expressed opinion by the men.
IL VIII be observed that the Prohibition
vote is very much heavier in proportion
TO the other votes, than is shown In the
mems election. There are some thousands
Of names which cannot be counted as
votes, for the reason that only those
whose signature appeared on the possN
card or envelope, were counted. Many
of the ladies, In their honesty OF purpose,
failed to realize that much unfairness
might creep Ia III votes we're counted on
the testimony OF some other individual
than the voter. The vote has been strictly
fair aud accurately reported, no prejudice
being allowed in the Office of the Postum
Cereal Food Coffee Co., whose Office force,
by the way, are about equally divided In
their opin ions on the Gold ana Silver
question.
This Woman's Vote has called forth let
tors from many prominent women
throughout the country, and while they
know the votes DO not count do fscto,
the writer's appreciate the underlying
motive in the movement. which is To
bring 10 the front the IDEA OF the right
OF women TO express their opinion as TO
VINO shall make the laws under which
they, as well as the men, are governed.
There is quaintness running through
Coll 5t.nrx laft has M h.
ciated, perhsps. The letter comes from
baltimore, Md. Never mind the name or
the candidate she voted for.
"Postum Cereal Food Coffee Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Gentlemen:
am very grateful to you for the bene-
ticent privilege OF voting this fail.
Through this one act, you prove that you
think your Mothers. wives, sisters and
sweethearts are Citizens of these United
States. ! never was foreigner, anu yet
this is the first time have ever been q
citizen.
L have never been a traitor, nor q spy
OF any kind, never was bank robber,
counterfeiter or thief, never placed in q
reformatory, and let loose q few oavs
before election, never been a drvnkard
nor pauper. The opposite sex tell me the
reason why / have never been q citizen,
Is because / was not born right. There
fore, for over half o century i have been
unable to cast my vote.
II plesses me o cast my first vote for
true American principles. / sincerely
trast that the women of our land will be
free 10 vote hereafter and demonstrate
that We are progressing In the right
direction, for our vote will be an honest
one for an honest purpose, for right
thinking, right-living. which will give
us sn honest and an intelligent lot of
voters, whose efforts will be to put into
Office the man that will stand firm
against all that is evil. 1t Is of great
concern TO us who shall be our rulers.
and II they stand for political power and
greedy ends alone, the inevita ole result
must be wicked in their administratiors
In the hope that the right may ever
be uppermost, l am,
Yours very truly.
MRS.
The postal cards and letters have been
dragging along bv various delays of mail,
and It has been impossible to give a cor
rect report until now. 1t Is publisned.
even at this late date. in order to give
the reader a clear idea CT how the Indies
expressed themselves.