La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29


woman suffrage. the women who vote
In general, and the women who vote
In Colorado and Denver in particular.
is the strongest possible arraignmen,
against twentieth century politics.
There are some Of US who have long
feared that OF the "somathing rot
ten in Denmark OF America perhaps
the mos, obj.c,ionably odored some
thing under the sun is modern poll
tics.and a perusal OF the aforesaid ar
ticle goes further 10 establish that
fear as u lelief than anything YET
has
The perfidy OF the women who vote
as exposed in this article, is as ala
baster to ebony compared with the
perfidy OF the men who vote. we
have no earthly respect for woman
who enters the political arena with
any but the purest motives, bearing
any shield but that of unmo'eaoie
integrity. adamantine maintainance OF
right and principle. But is
woman who betrays her principles
any more base than man who does
Not whit Honor is honor In man
or in woman-has the same essen
tial ingredients in the one as In the
other.
IL appears to one looking on In
Vienna that the men had better lie
low and keep dark" II after running
things political for some l5o years
they have reached no higher pass
than that indicated by the actions OF
Denver politicians who. TO carry ther
point-secure victory for their views
could think Of nothing better thah
to employ so weak weapon as some
of these offending suffragettes NOT
did they dare TO seek TO enlist the
women who are just and right ana
noble. of whom, thank God, there are
enough: but must employ those who
are as unstable as the passing wihus
in whatever environment they happen
TO be a blot upon.
The article is an insult to every
true, intelligent woman, and Is re-
Election on the intelligence OF our
s.x the world oytr. Certainly fight
ing and wool pulling and bought up
influence and all such work OF the
unprincipiod and the workings Is
disgraceful. but II is Just as un'
pretty In the dear men as II Is IN
the dear women, and the women OF
Colorado have not had chance to
enter into such felicities but sixteen
years, while you. 20 sons OF the
mighty" have been enjoying them
for a century and half. Beside. the
women, may q. are not In earnest.
They are Just showing you how you
do things Holding the mirror up
to nature" as II were-gi,ing the
men an opportunity to see them
selves AS others see them.
Besides do you think II Just fair
To expec, that women In fourteen
fifteen. sixteen or even In forty one
years can do away with ungodiy or
unjust conditions that have existed
for so long under masculine regime
Since the United States OF America
became independent, these things that
ought not to be have not only been
but have grown steadily worse. The
men have had opportunity to right
them since the declaration of inde'
pendcnce-about u century and half
ago. and II certainly seems that II
not routing them In fourteen. fifteen.
sixteen, or even forty -one years In n
good reason why women be denied
the franchise that not routing them
In $50 years ough, 10 be good r"a'
son why men should De denied II
also. May 1, not. saying the least. be
strong evidence that as voters. men
too, have done SON. "factional fight
ing and have pulled n little wool" !"
The charge that having tn. ballot
woman does not usc II wisely IL
not n chhfss ihat may p' IN" ~"
woman's door alone. II II were there
would be nothing lef, for women to
do In the political world because tho
men In all these years would have
brought a out perfect adjustment. Po-
liticai millennium would lie upon Us.
Pardon US IL our provcrbiai vanity
finds . compliment. implied. In the
requirement that wc accomplish In
fourteen. fifteen. sixteen. or even for
ty-onc years results that the lords
of creation" have faded 10 accomplish
In the space Of near two centuries.
But the most salient moral In this
Who'll. story IL this. franchise for
Il A.