The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-17
HE DIDN'T LIKE 1T.
Eastern Mans Comments ON Woman
Suffrage I'm Colorado.

New York Evening Sun.
"Woman's suffrage was the feature Of
the campaign in Colorado" said man
who spent considerable time in that State
prior TO the election. "You had ii there In
all its glory-or lack of glory, according
TO your point of view Those who believe
in a woman making herself conspicuous
and in casting her political lot with men
to the very letter would have applauded
the exhibition, 1 suppose. Nobody who
admires gentleness. refinement, modesty
and the other traits long held TO be the
chief charm OF womanhood could have APP
proved it, Colorados woman politicians
of both parties are upon precisely the
same plane the men. The women Re-
publicans and the women Democrats alike
had their headquarters at a prominent ho-
tel, where their leaders were always on
view Women crowded the hotel corridors,
talking II over-sometimes with each
other, more often with men. They had a
hand in all the political meetings: they
presided and they made speeches and they
stumped the State-Just as the meE were
doing. To an Fastener. unused TO such
things the situation was nothing short OF
startling. 1t is nothing against woman,
Of course, TO be middle-aged, stout and
short-skirted and gray-haired. but when
she makes these things conspicuous and Is
loud-voiced and bad-mannered and unwom-
anly besides, they must all reflect upon
her personally well upon the cause
she represents. IL may be that, as an
Fastener. / am not educated up 10 the
woman politicians of Colorado, but i must
confess that L have no desire TO be.
didn't see what 10 my mind was gra-
cious quiet, well-bred woman in the lot
They were all seekers after notoriety or
one sort or another-typical clubwomen
such as gather together for the purpose
of paying those compliments TO each other
that men have ceased TO pay TO them Not
one was the sort you could ever imagine
at the head of a good homeland II a man
can denounce a woman more strongly than
that / am not aware OF IL. IL this Is what
voting has done for the women OF Colo
RADIO then let there be no further voting OK
women, say i.
The effect of women upon Colorado o
politics has been no better than the effect
of politics upon Colorado women, con-
tinued the man. 81 don't say that politics
is above reproach in all other States, and
neither do 1 say that women are wholly
responsible for the political corruption In
Colorado. But when the State in which
women have fullest political swing Is 50
VIGOROUSLY corrupt. IL is impossible not to
draw certain differences. The kind or
women that have been doing the voting for
both parties since wOmans suffrage was
established in 1894 strengthens this INFER
ence. After the first novelty wore on very
few of the best women I'm Denver-'best'
I'm every sense, social, intellectual and
moral-went near the polls. In quantity
as well as qaulity the woman's vote has
steadily decreased. This year more worn-
en- voted than have done so since that first
year-1S94-but that due 10 general
reasons rather than TO particular ones. It's
a mere question Of time. TO my mind. until
the Colorado laws granting suffrage 10
women are repealed. Public opinion Is
against il. and from what i saw OF IL while
/ was I'm Denver public opinion Is In the
right -