The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-11
LADIES IN EARNEST.
An Echo Of the Campaign.

| Political managers and the public in
general have been deeply interested in
| the national vote of the women in this
campaign This was carried On by means
OF postal cards sent by women all over
the United States to a designated manu-
farturing Office whose clerical force
handled and counted the ballots. While
it il true that the ballots cannot be count
cd for the favorite presidential candi-
dates of the fair voters, the movement
has underneath il a deep significance,
giving an excellent illustration of the
drift of opinion among women, on public
matters, as compared with the expressed
opinion by the men. :.
1t will be observed that the Prohibition
vote is very much heavier in proportion
10 the other votes, than is shown in the
mems election. There are some thous-
ands of names which cannot be counted
| as votes, for the reason that only those
whose signatures appeared On the postal
card or envelope, were counted. Many
Of the ladies, in their honesty OF purpose.
failed TO realize that much unfairness
might creep in if votes were counted on
the testimony of some other individual
than the voter. The vote has been strict
ly fair and accurately reported, no preiu-
dice being allowed in the Office of the
Postum Cereal Food Coffee Co., whose
office force by the way. are about equal
ly divided in their opinions on the Gold
and Silver question.
This Woman's Vote has called forth
letters from many prominent women
throughout the country, and while they
know the votes do not count de facto,
the writer's appreciate the underlying mo
he, ,-,al,
TO the front the idea Of the right Of wo-
men TO express their opinion as TO who
shall make the laws under which they,
as well as the men, are governed. There
is quaintness running through the fol-
lowing letter that will be appreciated,
perhaps. The letter comes from Balti-
more, Nd. Never mind the name of the
candidate she voted for
Postum Cereal Food Coffee Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
''Gentlemen-I am very grateful to you
for the beneficient privilege of voting
this fall. Through this one act, you prove
that you think your mothers, wives, sis
tiers and sWeetheaTts are citizens of these
United States. 1 never was a foreigner,
and yet this is the first time have ever
been citizen.
Il have never been traitor, nor spy
OF any KlnQ, never was a Ddnk r0DDer,
counterfeiter or thief, never placed in a
reformatory and let loose a few days be-
fore election, never been drunkard nor
a pauper. The opposite sex tell me the
reason why l have never been citizen,
is because l was not born right. There
fore, for over half a century, have been
unable to cast my vote.
Il pleases me to cast my first vote for
true American principieS I sincerely trust
that the women of our land will be free
TO 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 an honest and
Intelligent lot of voters, whose efforts
viii stand firm against all that is evil.
l. is of great concern to us who shall be
our rulers, and if the stand for political
power and greedy ends alone, the inevita-
bile result must be wicked in their admin
istration.
in the hope that the right may ever be
uppermost, 1 am, yours very truly,
Mrs. -
The postal cards and letters have been
dragging along by various delays OF mail
ard it has been impossible to give cor
rect report until now. 1t is published,
even at this late date, in order to give
the reader a clear idea Of how the ladies
express thmselves.