New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
6Iomon Suffrage IL, Colorado
Report of Collegiate League BY Helen L. Sumner Just
out-tntroduction by Mrs. Simon FIexner.
WINTER HATS.

The report ~ fhe COLLEGIATE Equal Suf-
fraEe League Of Nou York ON tho work
ins II equal suffrage in ,olorado-long o.
lsyed. snd alleged ht thf opposition 10
have been suppressed appeared ~ last
ln hock form. the author being Helen h.
sumner Ph. ~ The publishers are Hsr-
lcr q Brothers, Aew NorN and London.
and tho utie b. Equal Sunragc Teh hook
PROCESSES a. be- IAN impartial report ~ tho
cnoct - equal suffrage" in Colorado. and
while if presents ltioiure favor; he on the
whole 40 Nonan suffrage u states quite
frankly some things which haNc been
strcuuously dcuied by many 2, aious adro-
Caies az votes FOG women. Tie matter OF
thc prostitute vote b. thc mast notable case
in point Tnc opponents of .Qual suffrage
have made much capital out ~ the alleged
TACT that th" corrupt politicians Of Den
Ncr control Iho vote OF tlc red lisht dis
tr.cts and suffraEssts OF considerable emi-
nonce have replied that this condition OBJ
tained only in the early days OF equal saf-
frage and was promptly pat an end 10
when q was discovered by the respectable
citizens. Miss sumner says that, exce;t
during the administration 81 Governor
Waite and Governor Adams the pr's.i-
iutes have generally voted and that their
vote has been cast soIialy for The party ia
power. Tho areumcBt ~ equal suffrage
advocate that women of ihis cl5ss would
mot vote because they $50 lid not wish TO
give their names and addresses she has
found 90 ue q fanacy.
The vote ~ these women. 90 "A 85in police
protection is essential" sass lhe report.
'ls regarded a. one of THE IercUisitcs o.
ihe party in power. N,r b. ii surprising 20
loarH that thc puostitute> vote not only
once. but often more Than once. When
ever repeating ID 10 be done their aid.
naturally. ls requrcd.~
an this. however. to Miss summers IaiuG
has lfitle bearing on thc problem unGer
consideration. 'lt is FAR more" 'he ar
pucs. "a clucism a. politics as il is run
thsn ~ equal suffrage. for if tnc uen and
women are compared there can Do" no
,ieuat that larger Noir is cast Ur
Nieious mel than by Hi'iou- women.
Thourl prostitute are probably mon, ao-
-aiui,iy under Ihe control ~ -he police
lhau men of ih" same grade a. immortaiitv,
thc iattcr are mole numerous and more
active. Women of thls class rarely DO
mere than vote. wh.ie moa keepers 81 low
saloons anC resorts oftfn eNert a certain
de-roc 80 reai pohtical power. A. tor gee
lsostHsg. tpo-ihirds 81 this. ~ least. and
probably even ia7ser proportion. is done
b. uca."
The report confirms thc prevailing opin-
iou thai women 81 admitted 90 pub..o Die
would D. irss corrupt than men. c"rrCi-
tTan thcue las been. IL seems. hut II Is con-
1ri.G Taar the brook almost wholly 60
ih.,,e cil-agea ln tho lowest sradc of politi-
80 v1rk. Whiic woInea cancidaios for of
ner ar. alrlosf inVaiia bly, al'oNe rcproach
ou ti- rreisuc. ssd necessarily so Tor the
doulno standard prc, ais in pshlic opinion
r. surl a. eNtetT tnat a woman Ni'h AN
siisnK"r, record. in either public "r private
life. ,youid not ho tolerated iu "ny COM
srIcuoEs ia--.iiui'
-.gi., ,coupud- effect q Dqral rIGrsge
duriue tl, first dozen A'ass ~ IT'S eN.@teHrc
81 colorado l.s hcea sli-ht" t5r report
SAYS .-Tsc oll5 clearly ccmoastrahic re-