The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12

| uuMuO VI hAV AAN NfCh1
absorbed by IL that every other principle was
made subservient to IL, In 1892 all PARTIES
united on free silver. The States vote was given
to Weaver. and David H. Waite. Populist, was
elected Governor. The question OF woman suf-
fraRe was resubmitted, and the constitutional
amendment concerning IL was carried by a ma
jority OF only 5000 In q vote Of 00.OO The
first thing. then. that tho remonstrant noticed
was, that woman suffrage in Colorado was n
free silver. populistic triumph. and . small one
at that.
The writer In the Womdn's Journal might be
challenged to prove that any marked improve
ments Of any kind. due to the votes Of women,
have been made In the county affairs OF Colo
rado-including school matters-in the past
five years. during which many women have
held county and school offices. She might also
be challenged to deny that II was generally un-
derstood that no more women would be sent
TO the State Assembly. because tho experiment
| had not proved satisfactory. With the tri-
umph OF the Populist fusion OF 1897 three
women were returned. however. No good legis-
lation due to woman's action has been re-
corded. The debate over the Age-of-Consent
bill. which tho women unnecessarily pressed
themselves forward in presenting. was a dis
grace to a civilized body OF lawmakers.
The Republican caucus OF Arapahoe county.
held in 1896. was the most dlsgraceful In the
history OF the State, although 1t was presided
over by a woman.
At the time when Organism had raised the
issues OF financial honesty and the integrity OF
the Supreme Court and grave statesmen feared
we were on the brink OF anarchy. Colorado and
hor woman suffragists cast their votes Tor Tree
the b @nS@ rH women TTsnV went Wild G over Brvan. and
told him ppbllcly;, In 1000 we VII seat you IN
the White H"useS Golor Tsrs' Idaho ia or GRd ob Utah n
requisite and frsessiilyer ticket in our recent
STANDARD Of the honest dollar.
The Legislature which gives that amazing
iF the ilsti, which rends Ike a farce: Anti-Fa-
dependent Silver, liberty Union. National Poo
PIES; Peonle'sI Prohibition; ReppShIiSnni SILVER
lean, Socialist Labor, Western Rcpuhlicans,
Wheelmen's. The PARTY emhlems were said e
m w9msn a omt OF vo on1w' at TsP all p e B Be- Srsr snste sand and
Indians were lnnked by bicycles, and banners.
The n blt,sr 9nsr 6f ,bG rec c ;T%sd Il the m axe
tbs s f nn is9l"n,ly to ap pss4 asoth fime io| fnF
great motto. "E PluriIus Unum"-theX pre-;
ISIS to SqrGass California n It's 9qtrut q gold;
Ions igter:SIisw published, i The niddst or
q of"T " rrca, r@T Tsle Of the men n holding rEufhHTicc
positions and the opinions 81 those same men
as GHH5e' snfrrnRe genG Wyo rSiff'F pr@6a lily SG Surprise %a
Eastern pcople. Mt long ago sat il the
d RfenttSs c c} hish sad t oofsia,s so Of az the s0 sta Tif aS S@s
and he eSpTf iss t, yi;GTy f0 9nd tEo the f e sHGn,d that %t
repealed. pointing out clearly many evils
ermeate the whole political atmosphere OF
Colorado. Having had an opportunity to oh
serve the practical operation Of the law. | was
ohicial privately expressed but I was amused;
to say the least. when n few weeks afterward
b1P t this same "n o TiHFni"f in ' WfRich he ' exto Ilcdi'e EN-
Enthusiastically tn" progress q the State ns a
an example Of the belicfthat has been, preva.-
lent amonG leading thinkers and men IN high
n nRomt w shna 20 SURFACE SIiSe I would pibg s p%ollt RiTiIpi son.
eide; They h; ,I hsX" been e afraid ira tS OF the tne S Siyinc
The Le?dviiie,,, bepocrgt Of Feb. !. referring
number Of those who voted Tor the resolution
are moral towards. because they are not in ia
in this State. let alone extending IT,
The recent action of the Colorado Legislature
lature OF Wyoming did the same thing a few
years ago; and of this. also. remonstrants want
Wyoming was organized "a a Territory in
1868 For Its 5000 square niles nile, a lax I2Gr1Ef \
mountainous. Inprp were only HDluI '.'o IN
men. The "History Of Woman Suffrage" says
tth f,ek T Of ana ili TS IF n Tfs dRi sl4Sdd sy 'h man G'e wS6
was in the chair: and MIR. Bryce. in his famous
American Commonwealth" a!ludcs in a foo,
voted. In 1871 the Legislature r%ereaIIed it:
Suffrage act, but the Governor vetoed the re
veto. but this failed by a single vote. The Gov
ernor made, I'M trial Of having women jpry
, cause il proved ofnO advantage and was costly
The women Of Wyoming never have voted tc
amt until @"ft ew Years ago gov Miss 81 Reel Is seems to have
been The right woman IN ne riGht Pace a:
work has been done Just as we'll by women whc
have not the ballot.
When Wyoming became a, State, woman suf
7 current resolution was, unanimously adopted
I by. ' Rss hGsts2bt BY th Which seann rGpi IeR sf fI9llGws Of tn,
State Of Wyoming. That the possession and ex
( ercise of suffrage by, the women in Wyomip1t
4 ways; that it has largely, aided in banIshi1t
a and that without any violent or Oppressive
> legislation that it has secured peaceful anc
markabIe degree OF Civilization and puhli
r order: and we point with pride to the mot tina
q one county in Wyoming has Il poorhouse. tina
/ our iails are almost empty. and crime eXcep
I almost unknown: and. as tne result of eS
: pcrience.. we urge every civilized
= : on eHrth 10 enIrAncnlHe women without utlHS.
: Very little further business was TRANSACTED
. by the Legislature that passed this Joint com
pliment. Two measures were acted on-on,
a which prayed Congress TO submit a constitu
q tional amendment providing that United State
= Senators be elected by vote Of the peOple. an
another desiring Congress- to enact laws t.
d; restore silver to the position occupied in tn
currency Of our country prior to the demone
a tiZation act Of 1873"
! We turn from reading Of this, American para
! disc to an account OF it as found in the nAnnna
I Cyclopndin " for tn" previous year. and we fn'
. thatthe Demo-Populist Governor, under who's
I mild reign all these blessings are recorded. wa
a obliged to begin that reign By climbing int!
. the executive Office through u window. which
was forced open because the acting Governo
! refused to step out and his party was in Losses
y sion OF the State House.
. We further learn from the same source that
D while the State poOrhousc was closed becausA
. they had no permanent pauper class. there wa
j., a"county hospital mt Cheyenne and several prl
! vate hospitals whore the poor were cared 10
' a ttho eNpenseo OF the counties" We also lenrn
= to our nmaZement. that Wyoming hal tn,
. usual number OF evildoers. hut they wer
a lodged in the prisons of other States. and that