The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24
A MANS VIEW.
He Critfcises Woman Suffrage as
Seen in Colorado.

"Woman's suffrage was the feature of
the campaign in Colorado" said man
who spent considerable time Ia that State
prior to the election, and then came home
and wrote about it in the New York
Sun" You had it 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,
! suppose. Nobody who admires gentle
recs. refinement, modesty and the other
traits long held to be the chief charm of
womanhood could have approved it.
"Colorado's woman politicians of both
parties are upon precisely the same plane
as the men. The women Republicans and
tie women Democrats alike had their head
quarters at a prominent hotel, while their
leaders were always on view. Women
, crowded the hotel corridors, talking 1t
over-sometimes with each other more
often with men. They bad a hand in all
the political meetings: they presided, and
they made speeche5 and they stumped the
State-just as the men were doing.
TO an Fastener, unused 20 such things.
the situation was nothing short of star
ting. II is nothing against a woman. OF
course. to be middle-aged. stout. and short
skirted and grey-haired, but when she
makes these things conspicuous and is
loudv0iced and bad-manEered and unWo-
manly besides, they must all reflect upon
her, personally as we'll as upon the cause
she represents. II may be that. as an East
erner. I am not educated up to the wo-
man politicians of Colorado. but l must
confess that l have no desire to be.
didn't see what to my mind was a gra-
cious, quiet. well-bred woman In the lot
They were all seekers after nOtoriety
of one sort or another-typical club wo-
men such as gather together for the pur-
pose of paying those compliments 10 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 home
and if a man can denounce a woman
more strongly than that / am not aware
OF it. II this is what voting has done for
the women of Colorado. then let there lie
no further voting of women. say l.
THE effect of women upon Colorado S
politics has been no better than the eff
feet of politics upon ColOrados women.
continued the man. II don't say that poll
itics is above reproach in all other States
and neither do say that women are Who'll
ly responsible for the political corruption
| in Colorado But when the State in which
| women have fullest political swing is 50
VIGOROUSLY corrupt it is impossible not
to draw certain differences. The kind Of
women that have been doing the voting for
| both parties since womans suffrage was
established in 1891 strengthens this in
ference.
After the first novelty wore of. very
few of the best women in Deuver-'bast'
in every sense, social. intellectual, and
moral-went near the polls. In quan'it
as well as quality the woman's vote has
steadily decreased This year more We
men voted than have done so sine the
first year-1S94-hut that was due to gen
eral reasons rather than TO particular
ones. It's mere question of Tine to my
mind. until the Colorado laws graatiug
suffrage to women are repealed. Public
opinion is against it, and from what saw
OF il while was in Denver, public opinion
is in the right.