Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-13
THE VOTE OF WOMEN
No Phenomenal Coed is Claimed as
a Result Of Il.
ITS SUCCESS SEEN IN MANY LAWS.
Reply Of the Colorado Ladies 10 East
ern Critics OF Impartial
sui agr.

DENNEns Oo'V., nAhy TO- Abo Soio'
rad Equal S.T age association and
the CIVIL FedeIstion OF Denver nuke
the following statement in reply to
reports circulated OF late regarding
the results of woman suffrage in Colo
RADIO:
1--WE, the members OF the Colorado
Equal Suffrage association anu OF the
Civic Federation OF Denver, having
had our attention called to sensational
and misleading reports OF tome East
ern journals concerning the reports Of
impelled TO Issue y brief answering
statement. Seif-assertion being as un.
becoming in associations rs in indivl-
uuaIs, we should accept in silence, as
tie inevitable uuty OF inBDvators, the
persecution OF rrejudlced critics, did
their hostility effect ourselves alone.
But when false statements are made
the weapons with whicn to defeat the
liberty OF women In other states q
measure OF authoritative aoll-assertio
bt comes necessary.
"We do not claim that any phenom-
elnl good has been aecuted by the
vote 1f women. The tyran ~ OF polit-
iusl machinery mRue elective by long
usagtD uDu.r the management oil
trained workers cannot bs overcome by
the enthusiasm of raw recruits. We
DO claim that the women Of Colorado
have vital part in the great move
better social order.
lErne auranp, f.l nutCnma nj m In N
municipal eleciIon Ia Denver OCCUR.
ring as 1t did three years alter our
acknowledgment WAS the first triumph
OF an organized effort made by women
TO Influence conventions and carry an
election. This SUCCESS 10 considered
an eArnest OF future achievement
through woman's ballot in the interest
of reform. Never before as since the
establishment OF impartial suffrage In
our slate has there been here tuch
concentrated effort In behalf OF reform.
Legislative bills relating to 'civil ser.
v,ce," local options 'ind eterminate
tcience,' "a new primary law and in-
proved election laws,' were all pro.
poseu and endorsed by organizations . {
! women. The frat legislature OF the
new order passed bill giving the
wife equal rights With her husband In
the possession Of their children and O
bill raising TO Is years tho age OF legal
protection for giIis.
sin our present house Of represen ts-
tives the eff IT toward practical eco.
nUmic reiurm lie illustrated in thu
ciieiui work Of the printing commit.
tee which under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. Cunie is found to have cost the
state two thousa al dollars less during
IaNa la II
before. To the efficiency of Mrs.
Reavey's administration OF the cfil 90
uI superintendent OF public Instrue-
ton, commissioner OF school lands aud
state librarian, 1ne testimony IL
given by the German element OF our
pol ulation, whicn 10 usually opposed
10 the recognition OF women us cltl-
zsns of the cOmmonwt allh. Tue
Denver Herald, Journal published
III the German tongue, enys in one of
Its January issue,:
"Mts. Peavey shows zeal In per-
forming her official duties hitherto
unknown In state eli eisls. OF unim.
ptachable devotion 10 duty ana great
integIity inspired ana upheld by brm-
mesa and uprlghtpesa OF character chs
not only attended 10 the duty OF over.
seeing the teaching In The schools but
insisted that the bueiness OF the boa ds
t, which tho belonged shout be-
.anlleu in proper manner. Often
sue was obliged 10 call the male mem.
beers OF the board to book when they
wished 10 10y on the table measures
demanding much time and attention,
while in her school land commits.
sion work she prevented many
Il bau swindlc by her energetic
Investigation and always protect.
ed the poorer people against the
creed OF the more powerful. Our
eadsrs know that we have never been
IN favor OF women In politics and are
nottodny; nevertheless, II the women
vi tho state can put such ofIlcers In
the field as Mrs. Peavey to whom We
can p int as an example of immova.
bic tf1icial integrity, then the women
will DO most welcome comrades in the
fsbt against the corruption that dis
graoes our republic
"lt the absurd aud unfounded DOM.
msnts OF the Eastern prssj In regar d
to the liability OF Colorado women to
tue requirements OF military service
and rumots OF unwomanly violence
of temper In important state conven-
tions be worthy Of notice, II may be
aDaweTed that the women OF the q en-.
tennial stote are ns o, curely exempt
from military DUTY as are the women
iivisg sunder the control OF those
Btstes which still deny 10 them the
gentle but effective weapon OF tho
ballet. Further, we answer that no
representative convention has had
such experience Of wild disorder as
has been announced by misinformed
EssterS papers.
'In regard 10 the effect oil universal
suffrage In Colorado upon the temper
gnce question.it 10 found thst although
the Ranks OF the ten peranoe party have
not been largely recruited, because
women as well az men are In doubI AZ
20 the wisdom OF working for tempel-
snco through distinct party, temper
ance legislation has been materially
assisted. Three years ago ouly, three
CoiofaIo cities iproh. bited the sale OF
iltoxicants. Now twenty-seven mu-
inequalities refuse to grant license for
tlsir sale.
IAN interesting fact has lately been
noted In regard TO the relative uigpity
oil the TWO houses Of our legialalute.
Tho lower house ouiranks the senate
la ihe serious dtcorum Of Legislative
uellOera,ion. The lew women who IL
IS members in the represen tntiye hall
Of our beautiful Colorado capitol seem,
unosnhciousiy, IL impress upon It's pro.
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