Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-08
MAN SUFFRAGE IN UTAH.
,o,,vered by Mrs. Emily s. Richards BE
- s-aaonnl woman's Suffrage Conven-
the v,,,.binuton -. O., Jan. III, 1896.

g , - ,.ligion and her pro-
p ,,,o IA on suffrage rights she
n iu'.II more independence
w, '.s,liiy than perhaps any
. @,, has been born into the
gu, ',,'' She isa child Of destiny
!. .'' .,ei,l life are germs Of un'
81 Her infancy has been
N, .,' cradle Of vicissiiude. No
", IA, been uneveniiul' Her
b,,n filed with porten's,
a Ia, been one Of mingled
|Jb,,utiuds. There has been
a. Of soul in the midst oil a
environment. There has been
|. Ant i,i,h rising above worluY
J, and the cherries COM
me desert. Utah has
T., ,bild OF Immortality crop
.s,dows Of time; yet in her
| .gi,b, she has always beheld
| her eternal destiny. She is
|,Bt Of the mountains. Our
~. learned that the frozen
fsgile clouds aud the gentle
/, ,beir foster mother to minis
1, rlreshmeaL Our diversity
siipp insure Us against the
|o,ouy Of the meaningless and
lace. Whatever we may be-
,hall be iar removed from
be truly said Of the suffrage
ssneral that II has important
l., in The development and
Of uoman's suffrage in Utah.
| Ter State or territory has there
lear and decided results eusu'
rs temporary adoption. 1t Is
"a to ali who have KEEP, them
rmsd Of the progress Of the
movement that prior to 1857
uaage vas authorized by law
fioy Of UIah during a period
sven,sen years, and that with
c Of the Edmunds.Tuek Act
elective franchise Tor women
led by Congress. II Is well
o, that now, after a lapse OF
Ince the revocation, our Utah
admitted into the Union as a
state, and that is constitution
soluie provision Tor the civil
al equality OF is citizens irres.
sex. Equal rights and priv.
made iireyocable IN the fundi.
y Of our newly created COM
and the burden resting upon
10 nurture this tender plant
Is growth and efficiency, is
e! R,tessiiy will be demon.
|rivil and political rights Is
natural aud normal outcome
element and civilization. The
elion Is that Throughout, our
ere has been a constant ten
ard Independence, srll.culturc
lance among women, In all
images and hartships Of the
sople, the women bore their
win the men. Ii was
to DO 80, ana their iull share
burden was always borne by
& absence OF grea, general
Dc the majority OF the people
and seliproyidepL The
nlzallon Of women into indie.
ID seIl'goyefning societies Tor
and charitable purposes, and
Improvement tended to make
; avail themselves oi the right
when offered to them twenty.
akyahl 10 accept Il now when
ed IN the Constitution.
o. lnihe hands oil women WAS
lal and important means of
1t enlarged the sphere OF
thought and gave her an In.
dependence Of action. IL
lll Too, tina, during the years
women exercised the right of
'lsy performed their part with
-ihes'ness aud fidelity. They
privileges and discharged
vim a full sense Of their
g And the records OF those
|" mat Utah women were moi
oe neglected. Of public res.
=, ioI The percentage OF wo.
Y vs. :, was nearly as great as
ul sense was there a cor.
|nt,,J !. 49, VI 4 lowering
u0h. P'Op'ie'y
|. n SS9n,squenee Of the granting
\ s aL was It's complete ap ~
.i .aa adoption by the masses
- ~ a permanent feature "a
a,l Political life Of Utah. iiav,
.s,.a lnal Tor nearly a
~, ,'i, ;. II Was looked upon as y
~ 'J pllopsr and when women
, ,stllied BY Congress IN IsS5
p nS,a " our people as an IN.
! -. ...'l deprivation, Ali
r,, ,sss'al succeeding years nm
, -,-SIn . o. The state, the rev1.
: md sulII'ge was regarded
e5,sd i eunWaTrantsd, an injury
n s.'' Hl.l rather than aequieS SS,9
s,v HI'opis were powrrless 40
INV y''' 50 Go long as Utah remain w.
sm,1 s;aIe sovereignty alone
Emancipation lor Sons p'o'e
i. va, paved Tor statehood b.
bs e.nn go. OF plural marfiSae oy
Wbssaan sanctioned Stoned by religIsogn,,,
|of N, S5nS q Wiliord Woos5r,VgIa'
|s,,e aus :, s aSa Church iSsn r.,1
~, ,.,iS q 1889 and il was ''s snI,
s,g H''a !, W the body of Ib.
A, plural marriages were
Mn 'C ona, llie Of our comn mon
!, " id as II39gsIshaye been enacted
| ) b M, 'adlng pluralmaIrTriaoSa'seSa
by lbe y S Pronounced con-,
eclare M, SouII OF Last Resort
Inv, ,u NY Intention to subD,,,
|menS snl 10 use my inilSem ,',,.
-ss, ,tio', :, Of the Caure,ibu ogsa
d Iao,' 70 ,l have them do IteI
to H. ~" publicly declare an IKE tbS,