Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-02-16
CeL0RADoAN UPHOLDs
w0MANs's RIGHT TO VOTE,
Greedy Citizen Takes Issue With a
Communication Which Opposed
Woman's Suffrage.

GREELEY, Colo, Feb. l0-We are
glad the writer OF the Colorado letter,
which appeared in your issue Of jan
uary 26, aaS able to save dollar from
the general wreck af cur great state
to day for bis paper until he is fortu-
nate enough TO return to more con-
genial environments, We hope too,
he viii be able TO pay his own trans
portation out OF the state, for 1t is
the unsuccessful who become public
charges We pay taxes willingly, but
had rather pay taxes to educate our
children to build public buildings, TO
beautif5 our parks aud to improve our
streets aud roads Yet We must care
fer cur criminals and are willing to
care for our INDECENT and unfortunate.
Wen, out the wreck and demoral-
lied condition pictured In the above
mentioned letter, the writer leaves
us our glorious climate. Thanks.
Our resources are here yet too vast
and mighty resources A greater
wealth OF gold than the Klondyke.
Our coal and iron deposits are phe-
nominal Our agricultural possibili-
| ties are uudreamed OF. Back Of our
resources we have able, Intelligent,
enterprising men, much wealth and
excellent credit
To support our men, we have gen.
tie, loving women, refined, modest
women, able, Intelligent women, wom-
en- homebuilders, women educators,
women farmers, business women. To
these we pin our faith. There are,
whisper 1t low. some brazen, degraded
female, moral lepers tperhaps there
are some where In Missouri but hope
not in Mexieo,l who Of necessity have
the privilege Of the ballot the same as
her ignorant brother. / have seen the
s'cow girln astride the Texas saddle,
proud, nobleminded, independent,
healthy. Have seen the modest maid
en- in neat divided skirts taking an
afternoon ride. Some things are not
gross in the west that are not refined
in the east. The western spirit was
bred before woman's suffrage was in
augurated. / once knew woman
who sold whiskey, but not In Colorado.
That was in Ohio thirty years ago.
No woman's suffrage then. Men do
sell whiskey in Greeley and with
woman's suffrage they are less likely
to ever sell it here.
1t seems paradoxical that state
should prosper for eight years under
such a monstrous law and then be
"laid lows within two short years by
that prime cause" with only such
minor aids as "the strike, Gov. Pea
body, the militia, political fraud,
tickery and dishonesty. The truth
of the matter, as viewed by one who
has lived in the state IA years, is that
women have lost none Of "their mod
est and refining influence over the
men," but while retaining this In
fluence have in notable instances de-
feated candidates for public Office
whose character were stencil In the
moral nostrlls.
"Oh, woman, thou hast long been
wronged,
And made with shame to hide thy
face.
We hail thee as leader now
i And welcome tnee to thy rlghtful
place"
woman's suffrage is necessity In
the highest type Of popular govern
ment.
The strike was local affair In its
industrial effects, but was watched
with a keen interest by the people of
the state, and Peabodyism as means
to desired end, was repudiated by
the intelligent voters. We are trying
to burn out political fraud in the fire
Of publicity.
i Colorado is still one OF the most
prosperous states in the union and as
state her prospects are brilliant. Our
state lines are not drawn around
| Colorado City and OF her pay roll
dropped of nearly so per cent; our
Greeley potato crop increased about so
per cent, and we feel able to donate
about 100 car loads of our product to
starving Ireland. There was more
business done In the state of Colorado
10 1904 than any preceding year. Her
banks are in prosperous condition.
Her post-otfice receipts continually
increased. Capital is seeking invest
ment within our own borders in in.
ereasing volume. These are not blind
assertions, but facts.
Mr. Editor: My pen is unused to
write for public print, but l must de-
fend our states fair name and will
never neglect an opportunity to ad-
vocate woman's suffrage. Eleven
years ago this month l brought one
of Audrain county's fairest daughters
to Colorado and she has used her right
of suffrage intelligently and for good.
Besides that she insists that have
improved under her refined and mod
est influence, " and | believe her
Z. w. JOHNSON.
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