The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
TUr. CAUSE OF WOMEN.
yrFR on THE WORKING OF
mn" ,.,1 .rrFRLGE IN C0LoRAbo.


Equal Rights
,,,or ,iothrr Notcd-A Suffrage f"e"h'
"" n,r,r,o Tr.,..
Mis , T,or,l, state Federation OF Wo-
urrr " she I"'o' '', ..,,r o., /, Iottor NJ in
-.,'s clubs. writes in answer 90 'e'.ol VI u,
~" IN, dircfuI results that are said by
dulrY ao'u y,',,. correspondents to have
certain anon ,., e., ,,o,or.do.
,o,Iorele IuaI suffrage III 'o'orau'.
iolI" '.,,.,rd IN IMAGINE how such false reports
u Is ""'1 .,,I,,i,n TO one living in Colo
end, ,nd 1nDwinR nat woman rage "as
satisfactory beyond the hopes OF It's
Ito'e' a,,,oo,es 70 attempt to speak OF
most ardent "t' .,,,. ~ ,ba h,oasino ~
4. benefits IL Ike writing OF the pressing ol
IA tho benefit Of sunshine or any otber
hen'n ,"7 ,,ot would think II unneces-
te.f-cvi1"ht IH'" -, ~, no, -,
AIRY dnI ! not remember tha' "hoi VIC n,en "
''I,,n.lp IA 1893 voted for equal suffrage
o,,.r4t Il: and shall always oe moF'iHeo 10
,,.' ,,l,,i, that was one OF that number.
lI' II, 7 ,ij rnt helieye' taxation
II vas h' ."' nv 10 ,..r,, hrt
yltapgt r'r;c-"n'aton 10 Us ''f"nnS' wv
th'Ntnt ~o'''"
eIprdlrnt d. .ho
" Seeing ia believing anu 10 .oens Uiie
- orr man. that has made me the
n9;t ephq'a',r 2i e fnt s so initiates have
"e.I"i !. ~ NtT1t women have completely
be-, rt'ei, t ''S some one has said, They
pur'hed tut,l,s s.t s1,,inty though long man.
haye h9t w., HrraIlse ~ women s interest,
t"rs "' II I" ,,' 90 havo neen nroyided and
ieUer !.nuS Srn 80 t,arni in nomination as ali
te,,,' Hou rt ~, that If il useless to nominate
fafues '"'' 10 w"men will not support Poll.
n"H "' hai. ,earnrI that for .principIe wo-
tic''Ls ~" ,,.s,tf,n work without nav and vote
IN me- Nv, t' diva The wrong and hey are as one
10 w ~, ,.alr 'nnnnIIed at the interest
tA'.e>S,, ' ,,,i, "a Ing In the Thing
t'r, l'H I a. ,r"yrsssiyc INTELLIGENT women
u.s. I ,ha mHIf interest in our elections
VIZ ih,n men. the literate and disreputa able
nv ',,r ,I,,Inh in evidence az they do not take
a. ,,'m jrt,rest in the Vital questions OF tho
~ VIZ, a. " man of Intelligence who has lived
vh"re she could vote. would he content 70 i've
In I Hta,e N,e s'',s s' amyrUe causine men to
,ovs lass re. rect for women. one OF It's most
noticeable results Is the increased respect and
deteftnre VIII Si' sirirat,on Tor bri9ht nro-
rr"..I :. women. they never lose sight of tho
irupcrtnnt fact that we have vote.
;. Iat ~ ~ 'hn ,, mo-ap md narrownes. ~
nnFhars has done more to retard the physical
anl mental development OF me human race
nun ",S 49, r. rothsr. has snrnta natnr'
CIV rom tHe iso,ations Of the home. II sui
frags axes woman from the home FOR time
she = worm ,n.re w ne' 'u'i'' 'oecause VI her
"trer ave years OF equal suffrage In our
State know nm vo!"ing the opinion OF our
h,,t
= ha, made our women nj ore self-reliant. more
tolerant. more keeniy interested In AFFAIRS OF
o'ASe am' n"''|r ~ fr,r, Smior,Io 1874" n
s7ual eGirrI2e f. a failure il will be a man Tor
the wife ~ relative OF man. who has politi;;
ca as..'n u, I,nS' wa, ao Will ho' ''anu
",T0 one who.is ia N liar with and who partially
believed in the prophecies OF dire calamitles
70 1910" "U''i,h nT,ns ,h.H ' os snuS'1S
Colorado women 5 voting is an accepted fact and
e1citss no more 0mnent than trial ny Jury.
"n-D.voo Iiiy u 1s az f = hAhrhH'
Nothing fora lone time has annoyed the op-
popents O, squal rights for women 80 much as
p'Ho'', - go 90 ia %
Queen Nictor'as receiving Miss susan b. An
thonv AMI several hundred other delegates to
the Women's International Council and inyit-
Ing them all TO tiNe tea with her. VI course.
this rcoyes nothing az to the rightfulness
,,ro,.,,, ,,'-,I,,, it, =. 49, 49, at. \
point where Its advocates are the object o:
49,. 49, ,S. ~ Wv
u"ot'eFa ~ hntAS 'ohs s'ep in advance from
the days when they were hooted and peted.
.a..a .,,a. ~
!"'oi Asserts 'hat me suiITaElsts caphot make
N'''o'o' NV SIC .u.'ui" ak
INC 'o''eI ps her eNoihp!e thht woman
pruter and Latural sphere Is the home. queen
Victoria b.liry.s and encour,pee tho hsIie,
~ 10, ,,I 49,. -
" no' eA"lil'He' tlat woman may 90 her
whole duty lv her home and yet devote much
attention to public affairs Fyery one of the
.o,,, "
common ''Jec'ohs |" l"t'lhga woman vote
applies with tenioid force against letting her
be n queen, Is II .ajd that the ballot involves
,, ,l t,.t.s "
'0 n'N'h tupIel'F' what publicity Is IN
eurrou ~ tho ordinary voter in comparison
with the Cercc' HyLt thar heo+s r,or .
,hon9 , =, - ''"'
''''"e Is II salu 'iIat suffrage would take
so much tmo as to interfere with home du-
ties Victoria ha, all her Nfs heen ohlipsd r.
cal duties than the average American citizsn
asY3les 70 las. Is 1t SAID that an interest in
Sjrtri hes snrsntv iyi ,"ie Win
said that rot,cr rights would be- DESTRUCTIVE
70 social Influence: Victoria has mere soca
ni,ions stm m'I any O'ne, "pn1in IN htr uo
political position In the county
"a ,rnrresn"ntrnt. commenting. upon thi.
owen 80 .. * ,' W"nlan suiIraRisto WIN the
ing t. DO with th, cnvernncpt ~ tho Rritist
Possessions. EXCEPT 10 act as a most respecta
bic hgurehrad >" This is a gross oyer.tate
meu' In England m. no yers or a constitn
tional sovereign arc strirtlv Iin,t.d hmt tbe,
are yeiv rout!dernhle-grea.er in soma re-
srrcts than ia, So + the Pres lent OF theT' niteC