The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

which we know today as ours l.
superior to that Of primitive eociety.
THE BALLOT AN INHERENT
RIGHT
Few women auffraglatu have ever
claimed the ballot for women az an
inherent right They claim Il az an
act Of justice. not as a concession Of
chivalfy. The ballot Vas first given
% men upon the principle that tax
alton without representation Is
tyranny
After a time men began to under
stand that there was something
more important In government than
property. and that vas the man
himself who stood behind the prop
erty. and SO they applied to Amerls
can politics the principle that gov
ernmenta derive their just powers
from the consent 81 the governed
Women are taxed AMI women are
governed. and for these reasons aud
for no other do women nuffraEistA
ask the ballot This IL no "hsntiz
mental desuaion IL IL simply loFie.
and 70 conceda the right OF suffrage
10 women - not shiyalry. 1T Is
SIMPLY JUSTICE
RESULT or WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Mr. Cleveland flnda support for
his position In the results nf woman
suffrage. although he aitea but two
Instances 10 prove his point In
Utah. where women vote the isgia-
lature elected a man who was un=
seated BY the United States senate.
and Il has nov elected another
whose claim Ia the seat there IL stiil
upon trial This he holds as one
important proof Why woman sui
frage In practice Is failure. Sure
Is. the suffrage cannot be expected
10 reyolutianlEs religious views. nor
upset established customs The
Mormon man and woman Will nat
urally view the affairs Of the world
from the Mormon point ~ view
Mr.. Cleveland also calls attsatiou
TO the frauds 81 Colorado. which
compelled a member u the house 81
Representatives 20 resign his posl-
ton two years aEo. lie says that
this representative made the state
msnt that Of the persons implicated
very few Rere women. mot more
than In 10 Al the outside This
Mr. Cleveland holds to be a dam
aging statement lie forgcts "a men
ton that the frauds we're committed
In the red light district" 90 the atty
81 Denver. where comparatively few
81 the more respectable element live
Tie forgot 10 mention also that in
the Fabernational election last year
further frauds were committed In
this district. and that this time not
one single woman was implicated
EFFECT UPON WOMEN
MI G eYeland fears the effect 81
suffrage upon women a woman
whoce name ia withheld has de-
clared that the ideals Of the women
Of Colorado have been lowered the
delicaey Of their PERCEPTION % right
and wrong has been dulled. and that
their womsnhood has suffered. Vet
every governor since Colorado be-
came q state and hundreds Of prom
inent citizens Of Colorado have tea-
titled that among many good re-
suits 81 woman suffrage. the most
valuable has been the gain In self
reliance. strength Of character high
81 ideals and general information.
which has come 90 the women OF tho
state under the influence OF the SUI.
fraEe
The people Of that state. after 10
years Of woman suffrage. secured
by a statutory and referendum act.
voted It into the constitution by five
times the majority which first
granted a. No movement IN Wyom-
ing. Colorado. Utah or Idaho has
been made 10 disfranchIse the wo-
men.