Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-10
ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS
HARD UP FOR ARGUMENTS.
The Man Whom They Quote SAYS He
Has Been Misrepresented Would
Not Do away With Woman Suffrage
if He Could.


UP indeed for proof that woman suf-
frage has been failure in Colorado
when they resort such means as they
evidently did at the Congressional
Hearing recently held in Washington,
when they read letter purporting to
be against woman suffrage from Hon.
Ralph Talbot, ex-memher OF the Fire
and Police Boards of Denver. When
interviewed in regard to the letter
Mr.. Talbot made the following state
ment.
- am glad you mention the matter
because | wish to correct misunder-
standing about it. | have never OPP
posed woman suffrage. / did not
know the question was TO be argued
before Congressional. Committee in
Washington or elsewhere. My con-
nection with this discussion arises
from letter written To the present
superintendent Of Public Instruction
of Colorado in June 1893. A copy of
this letter was given by me several
weeks ago To gentleman friend of
mine who knew that / had once writ
ten such a letter He sent it TO
Washington City. | did not know
how he proposed to use 1t. The letter
however, contains no such expressions
as scarlet women or ballot box
stuffing. IL made no reflection up
on woman suffrage as proposition Of
right or Justice, or at all. | feel that
my position has been misinterpreted
and my attitude misunderstood
81 helped to bring il TO pass that
women might vote in Colorado. In
public addresses throughout the State
| bad urged the amendment giving all
women the right 10 vote. Nothing
was further from my mind than TO
undo the legislation. | thought then,
as ! think now, that The weight of
argument is all upon the side of wom-
as suffrage and in my letter to Mrs.
Grenfell / said SO. | also gave my
testimony To It's good results in the
country and in the smaller towns of
the State.
Il am not hostile to woman suffrage
now, nor have | ever been; on the
contrary, | would not change the suf-
frage II | had it in my power to do SO.
"My efforts made while in public
office, to bring about gradual civil
service In both Fire and Police De-
partments OF Denver, in which under
taking | was loyalty supported by
women members Of all political par
ties, and The Civic Federation and
Civil Service Associations, should
show that | appreciate the benign in
fluence OF good women In municipal
government.
while / realize that my views can
concern the public but slightly, new
ertheless am not willing to rest un-
der an imputation false In fact, that
| have sought to cast my personal In
fuence against a movement which /
helped to promote and which is the
established law In the State In which
live" ELNoRA M. BABcoCK.
ANOTHER ANTI-sUFFRAGE CANARD.
Mrs. A. Emmagene Paul, superin-
tendent OF street cleaning in the First
Ward of Chicago, was one OF the
speakers at the National Suffrage
Convention in Washington and gave
an interesting account of her work.
Since then an alleged interview with
her has appeared In the New York
Times, in which Mrs. Paul is made to
say that she was opposed to women's
voting" This was surprise to her
friends who knew that she favored
equal suffrage. A letter OF inquiry
addressed to Mrs. Panl brings the fol-
lowing reply:
"Dear Madam: did not see the
interview to which you refer, but j
did see quotation from it. was
amazed, for it was absolutely false in
every respect. In the first place,
had no such interview with anyone;
in the next place, could not have
expressed such views, for / never en-
tertained them. / did say | was one
woman who had benefited by Miss
Anthony's work, and ! felt ashamed
at how little had realized or appre-
ciated the fact, and how little ! had
done in return. | came home resolv-
ed to make up for lost or sighted OPP
portunities.
II do know ward politics and
do know that IL women can purify
and improve ward politics as they
have ward OK municipal work, in
VII h they have practically interested
themselves, the sooner they can have
a part in them the better.
II regret this misunderstanding of
my views, and ! thank you for adj
dressing me directly and giving me an
opportunity to declare myself. With
best wishes for your success, ! am
cordially yours,
A. EMMAGENE PAUL.
Palmer House, Chicago.
Like Jane Adams OF Hull House,
Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, president OF
the Civic Club OF Philadelphia, Mrs.
Ralph Trautman, president Of the
New York Woman's Health Protective
Association and most of the other wo-
men who have done conspicu0usly
good municipal work without the bal
lot Mrs pnui hplipyaS TINT Wnnep