Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-12
WOMEN AND nlglsIuAnOS


An esteemed lady IN this city who
lem position 10 kaow whereof she
speaks, whites 10 the odiiof Of the
NEWS TO the effect that many Of the
women Of s,li Lake cry anu county
have neglected 70 register, either
through Indifference or opp'bision 10
the Idea; ami sue suggests that a little
urging al this last moment may rpiull
in an improved use Of the
great privilege conferred aud the
great responsibility Imposed upon tue
ser BY the Constitution Of the STATE
We &C. upon the suggestion with
pleasure, for tho importance Of tue
subject IL such rs 10 appeal 10 The ib'
tsllissncs AMI palfio1hm Of every
thoughtful person.
There 70, remain two days during
which registration for the coming
election msy be attended 10. These
are tomorrow, Tutsday, Octobet lSih,
aud neat Saturday, Oelober i7.u, duff
Ing which days it's required that the
registration ofiieer be II biz declared
ofiice, whether this BE- NJ his own resi-
doncs or not, wllhln the election pro.
cinct - the houFs being from
4 n. NJ. 10 o .. m. ln these
Two days every psuon now unreg.
latsred should see TO /, that his Of her
nAmr DO proporly placed upon the lis'.
tho penslty Tor neglee, being that the
person 10 eirsndiug will not to allowed
10 vote at Tho slso Ion next month.
We hold Il 10 DO one Of tue PRO.
foundest obligations OF eiiiEsnshlp, as
II IL one OF the pfoudesl privileges Of n
free people, 10 veto h every election
where the policy and principles u the
community, and tho candidates for
office to carry out that policy and
those principles, are 10 be- determined
and chosen. A man who IL indiflrf-
ont To II aud who negl,cls to
perform his proper part 10 universally
deemed 10 be alolhlul II not
an unworthy member Of the commun-
ity. whore women have been given
the franchise, ~ IL the case In Unh,
We insist thst their indifference should
aud will subject them 10 tue same
sugms. The duty Of all cit zins Ia u
plain ana solemn ons, anu no peTson
can slight II without condemnation.
This applloa with especial force 10 tho
new element Ia local pollties-ihe wo.
men-upon whom all eyes are turned,
whose favor all candidates seek
and whose purifying aud eleva,ing
influences IL ~ much desired a. n
nscesaliy and a bulwaik.
1.-THE women Of this city and cou % ",
sud OF the State At large, would but
realize the gravity Of tho issuUa at
stake, and their own enormous power
10 making effective anu sure tho
triumph oithe besI. both as to princi.
pies and candidates, they would hardly
need any reminder such a. We
have felt to give. They ought to rec5R.
Mise that whatever may DO or may have
been their individual preference az Ia
the franchise itself, the right has now
been conferred, ana with II goes q
grave duty which they cannot honor.
ably neglect, SO far. therefore, from
emitting on their own part to register,
they ought to labor with aud spur az
TO duty their iorget'ul or Indifferent
epouses, brothers ana sonI, daring Ia,
two days yet remaining. Thu1 vii
they show themselves worthy Of ID,
confidence In which they arc held,
and furnish iresh proof Of the earnest.
ness, strength and sincerity Cor which
their name has been synonym ever
since Utah came 10 DO known Al ali.