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work, They are. d~evotins a vast amount Of
clubs. missionary, charitable. and reform 30
cieties and associations OF every conceivable
kind. calculated to benefit humanity.
When we see what a force they exert along
iahh these lines we must recognize how yalu-
oHirements of mumicipal e~overnmeof These
demand more time than the average man
POSSIBLY can give to, them, but woman. with her
details and render a much-needed assistance.
The cry that women, should not have any
more burdens imposed upon them Is p%uerile.
They would find the burdens which they are
now bearing Tor the public. welfare made
Lighter Y through the lower conferred by politI.
eXeept those imposed by social life. with posi-;
charitable work. The women who are bear
Ing the real burdens Of life are in the front
ranks OF those demanding the suffrage and
willing to accept all its responsibilities.
In the obituary notices OF representative
Nelson. a. Dingley the statement was made
that his intellectual ability came from his
mother. whose educational training and dis
cipline were the greatest factors in his sue
cess" How common is this statement in re-
gard to distinguished men; in fact. students OF
the question tell us that sons are almost sure
And yet 1t is only a few years since all the ar
guments now used against the enfranchise-
for domestic Itfsst,", ~ VII give her a distaste
" l'lilo lHDil. IL VIII lUlIDNb DUTVt'S
upon her which she is not able TO bear, over
and over were the changes runR. but the few
tt beHr yietories ohe i iGi ia anlv tn nb6 Sat' tSir a2u vs MTs
since the universities began TO open their doors
to women, and for 1sas William 4. Harris.
in secondary and higher. education 2S1.162
women. 233.2o6 men or that S. rer cent. are
above the elementary. The number of wo-
men In the universities of the United States Ia
estimate to be about $4,000.
In Ol0en LINEN n man t.DnstIafHd in thA
choice OF a wife only personal ATTRACTIONS, do
nestle qualifications and amount of property.
women were not educated, their sphere OF ac-
tivity was confined to the home and a limited
amount OF church work. there was no oppor;
culture. And then there was continual won
DER why the sons OF great men we're so apt to
the man OF to-day is Just as proud OF his wife's
college diploma as she is OF his. Side by side
they hang on the library wall. and in a large
number OF cases it is the mother who prepares
the sou for college. stimulates his ambition
and enters into all his plans with a sympathy
was and always. will he the result OF the
mother instinct yitalized and strengthened
i Ia In the srowtR Of :, years ea,r will there
not be added to the affection of the child the
respect q the man Tor those mental attain
n!ents which were the source aud inspiration
OF his own?
Senator now being carried on in the Utah
Legislature one member Of the Senate. j. II
1CtIy. VI phl Ldht. CdbJ Ilb NOIt " Ill
Martha Hughes Cannon This was the first
y Not eyer gwen b5 to a s woman nc. for t this hi abIS ONCE as
member of the utan Senate.
On Jan. II Mrs. r. s. Lee, Representative
from Arapahoe county. presided over the COL
orado House Of REPRESENTATIVES. The press
reports say she showed herself to be thor
oughly conversant with parlian. entary tactics
and proved to be a very good Speaker OF the
house. There is no law to prevent women
from being elected to Congress-, and II is very
probable that within a few years some one Of
the four States in which women have full SUI
frage will send a woman Representative or
Senator to Washington.
.Alarmists often picture the dreadful specta.
Gle of a woman as President OF the United
States should women be enfrauchised. Why
mott, England. the greatest nation on earth.
has been governed by a woman for over sixty
years and they have been the n ost resrecta-
BILE and prosperous Of all its long history. HOl-
land has been for many years and promises to
be for many more under the rule Of q Queen.
and her pc ople are loyal and devoted, her Gov
eminent peaceful and stable. Spain is under
the dominion Of a Queen. who presides over
the Cortes. During the trying IeriOd Of the
past year she is said to have shown a rare
knowledge of international law aud a wisdom
and saCacity not eXcelled by any member of
her Cabinet. China. with her millions OF peo-
pie. Is under the absolute rule Of a woman.
who is not restrained even by a Cabinet or
legislative body.
American women compel the admiration of
the world for their breadth of education. ex-
ecutive ability. courage. dignity. self reliance.
and power Of adapting themselves to ctrcum-
stances. Would it be any more perilous for
the United States to place q woman at the head
OF its Government for four years than 1t is for
other nations to do so 70; a lifetin4e? On So
Der second thought the American people can
not be frightened to any great extent by the
idea of a woman President.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 81.