Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08

InNLlD8, ana women Ue given guiding
voice and hand oyer them.
10 is not Improbable that woman
suffrage WIIl Dr.. again submitted To the
electors of Colorado Fully ninety per
cent of our m.H 3nd az least three
.aUUhs of our women win rejoice I'm
tH. opportunity and win KIN the fool
isl and negotiable experiment of Wo-
man suffrage While 10 exists with us
10. only possible use is 90 serve as
horrible example and warning to States
lr.lrsed as Wo. w. o. RYAN.
Pastor ST. Leo's Church. Denver.
NDy N. 1900
600. of tA. mos, notable OF suffrage
enthusiasts iu colorado is Mrs. Louise
Tr.a. uf Denver who was State presi-
dent ol the suffrage association during
lAI .el and also chairman of the ex-
r.IuNe committee of that body I'm its
4mrlign BOB ,ho fan OF 1879. She die.
'8.nl the following Views 10 the Her.
alta
Woman suffrage 600 Colorado Is not
failure. Responsibility Is always an
educator especially tO women. The
greatest good of suffrage in Colorado
ho. been the calling of primaries Ia the
Uar.urs of homes where heretofore they
had been held Zoo saloons and other dis
reputable places
suffrage has also affected the choice
0f the class %, men. and even women
elected to responsible offices. / wish IL
distinctly stated now that the matter
occurs TO me- that I never said that
woman suffrage would purify politics
have held. and do stlll hold. however.
chat suffrage eievates women Women
are the daughters OF fathers, the same
as men are sons OF fathers.
you hear talk about suffrage wean-
Ing "a woman from her home. that she
win forget her family, her husband and
her kitchen. that she viii grow man
nish and hardened and lose the finer
instincts and attributes usually found
In women. / wish 20 say that II a wo.
man Is going TO be mannlsh or weaned
from home she viii do so without sun
rage as well as with g. The true WOO
man never forgets her home. as her
home Is the center OF life.
Persons who have lived In the State
recently well know what good suffrage
has accomplished When suffrage was
first granted TO women OF Colorado a
BIN was passed by them giving the
married mother an equal right with
the father 10 the child, Before that the
married mother had no saw IN the mat
ter the father could will away the
child and she could not interfere upon
penalty Of infraction OF the law. OF
course the mother Of an nlegitimate
child can do as she pleases with Il.
Few States IN the Union have laws
where married mothers have this right
10 their children, co-equal with the
fathers
A very small matter to most people,
probably. yet a law OF far reaching ef-
feet and benehcent IN every sense OF
the word, was that apportionlng funds
for the State Home for Dependent
Children. an institution that does Just
what the name implies. That required
weeks Of good hard work. the women
did IT, through suffrage. and now the
home is one OF the foremost institutions
In the State
Municipal ownership OF public utlli-
ties, q very much discussed subject I'm
Denver and other cities OF Colorado
has been q watchword OF women
the civic federation. composed
only OF women. the first fight against
the Denver Union Water company
having for its object the ACQUISITION OF
a municipal plant. was waged. Had
not the members OF the federation the
right equal with men 20 vote for these
measures and men. the proposition
probably never would have carried. We
elected the whole city ticket four ,-ear3
ago, all the candidates being pledged 10
municipal ownership l. Is the first
time within my knowledge. that any
body Of women ever elected a ticket
from top to bottom. Most Of the OF.
hce-holders remained true to their
pledges.
"The views Of Father Ryan have
aroused Indignation among All suffrag-
lists. In my opinion, In the State. ] do
not believe he had any Justification
for his utterances. SuffraE-
lists have always interested themselves
In reform measures Of all kinds. Each
club with It's hundreds IN
membership. has always had a legisla-
tive committee, composed Of able WOO
men, who are pledged 20 work for the
measure. Each club has a rule 10 de-
vote its united attention 20 its own
bill and push It TO a law II possible.
A most delightful conversationallst
and philosopher Is Mrs Ella X Leech
OF Denver She is recognized widely
AS one Of the prominent women poll
tcians IN the State. She has held sew
eral public offices, the last one being
assistant county superintendent Of in
struction. She dictated the following