Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-06
(Commupication.)
Woman Suffrage.
Dunkirk. n. Y. Nov.

Dunkirk, n. Y, Nov. Is, 1900
Editor Virgnian- Pilot:
l notice in your issue of November
2lst. an article upon Woman Suffrage
in Colorado" in which you give a por-
ton OF q speech by Rev. William
Organ. OF Denver. against the work.
ings of woman suffrage in Colorado,
and then remark that this condemna-
ton of woman suffrage by Rev.
. Ryan is the only expression of opin-
ION touching the matter that we have
noted during or since the campaign"
While we realize that the press dis
patches take special pains to send
broadcast anything that may be said
In opposition, we cannot understand
how you could have failed to see some
of the many good things that have
been in the papers.
AS TO the opinion OF Rev O'Ryan he
is like all illogical persons of all par
tics; he is inclined to find fault with
the women when political matters do
not go TO suit him: and [ think. when
you take into consideration his opening
sentence III this much advertised
speech. you will admit that his opn-
ions should carry very little weight
either for or against. He commenced
this noted speech by saying: The
great American stomach spoke in the
recent election Perhaps 200 000 or 300.-
think"
Tho dispatches have very thoughtful
~ omitted this portion of his speech.
The Republican papers would hardly
care to seemingly attach so much inn
portance TO his utterances if this por-
ton of the speech was published.
Allow me TO quote very few OF the
good things that have been said by
the papers where they have the prac-
teal workings of woman suffrage.
The Colorado Springs Gazette says
of the part taken by women in the last
campaign:
1T is not often in political cam
paign that the party managers have
the adjunct of an efficient woman's
organization. Neither do the henight-
ed people of the east understand the
value OF such help when IL battle for
good government is being wagcd. If
they did woman suffrage would exist
in every state in the union.
colorado has been fortunate in the
exercise of the elective franchise by the
women since it was conferred upon
them in 1898. Whenever and wherever
they have unitedly acted to better po-
litical conditions, they have succeeded
in n manner to put the men to shame
in the completeness and efficiency of
their work.
and such work is not degrading
influence is lifting the state campaign
far above the average of similar cam
paigns before suffrage was granted
The I.eadviile Democrat, just pre-
vious TO the election. said:
From n mining camp with n reputa-
ton for bloodshed that extended to the
Oceans Leadville has developed one of
the most upright cities OF the country.
as free from violence and crime OF any
kind as a New England village. The
| police authorities and the officers of
| the county have little to do. The city
| is remarkably free from the criminal
element. This result has been brought
about through the influence OF the good
women of the community. They worked
for the election of officials who could
he trusted to enforce the laws and
make the city and county a most I'M
desirable place for law breakers and
Migrants. and their moral influence
throughout the years has been most
beneficial in this respect. They have
evolved city of homes and good gov
| eminent from mining camp with a
record. The work that Is before them
at this election is infnitesimal in com
parison with what they have accom-
plished"
Hon. John D. Long was in Colorado
on election day. and for several days
previous. He says:
"On election day T was at the polls
! in one of the wards where more than
one thousand votes We're registered.
Nothing could be more orderly or bet
ter conducted: there was nothing to
jar the most sensitive spectator. The
tendency is To- elevate and broaden ana
! not to degrade or impair"
United States Senator Henry NJ. Tel
| Tor. of Colorado. in n recent article.
| said:
I'm Colorado, wyoming and Utah
| equal suffrage has passed the expert
mental stage. The results have justi-
fled all that has been claimed for it by
| its supporters. and those who inveigh
| against ii as a failure or as injurious
| to the communities adopting it are
| either ignorant of its results or are dis
| honest"
! we could quote page after page of
| similar TESTIMONY had we the space at
our command Where YOU can find one
man or woman who lives where they
| can see the practical workings of
woman suffrage who will say that It
has wrought harm we can produce one
hundred who will deny II emphatcally
| There are few people who are so
encased in their old prcjudiccs that
they will not believe Il thing when
they know II is true.
ELNORA MONROE BABCOCK.
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Among Our Cotton Men.