Arizona republican., 1910-05-10

I ism SO intense as to be retroactive and destructive that instead of using such remedies as are reasonable and mod crate, they attack vice in a way that ! offends and will ultimately do more harm than good. But will not experience tend to correct this evil?
 Again, 1t IS said that there IS daily growing strength of character which comes not little from familiarity with public affairs, and that out of that strength of character will be developed a greater capacity for improving public life and morals. and that they will, as the days go by. realize that voting is a duty and not pastime
 Mere voting may not give the needed qualities, but as they more and more take part in public affairs much of ob- jection to the franchise will disappear. and unless human nature in the one sex IS different from that in the other, the very effort they make in these several directions will develop day by day a greater ability to do that which is wise. to act with moderation and yet with firm ness. and 10 bring about the better day which we all believe IS coming
 More than that. the heart of the sex
 is against the terrible dcstruCtions of war: they will be found mighty po- iitical force in favor of the settlement of international disputes by arbitration. and against the resort 10 the sword or the muskct Indeed. when universal female suffrage comes. 1t may be affirmed that the ironc'ad will bc seen only in pictures ard known only in his tory The sweet song of the angels bout the uarger at Bethlehem will be- come the universal song of humanity.
 But putting all the arguments pro and con together. whatever may be the ab- stract right. the real question is prac- tical one. How does woman's suffrage work when tried, In this nation four States. Colorado. Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. have granted full suffrage, and in at least the first three of them it has been in existence long enough for sub in them differ, and doubtless that differ ence may affect the full significance of the results. One thing' is true of all. There has been no organized effort to repeal the grant Whatever may be iso lated opinions. the general mass of the voters are satisfied Indeed, few have expressed antagonistic views. A short time since the papers reported an inter view with the late governor of Colorado. in which he declared woman suffrage failure, but he promptly denied any such interview If the citizens of these States find nothing objectionable in woman's s. suffrage, a natural conclusion IS that no injury has resulted thercfrom. While 1t may be said that general belief in the impossibility of revolving the grant may have prevented any organized effort in that direction, yet certainly the men and women in those States are not so timid as to fear giving expression to their views, and we should have heard such expression and the reasons therefor. It is true that this silence may be some what in the nature of negative testimony. but tis not without weight Especially IS this true when the declarations of. its friends in its favor are many and strong. Doubtless some opposition may come from personal ambition and expectation defeated by the actions of the women voters. Thus Judge Lindsay, of the Juvenile Court in Denver, who has at trscted much attention by his good work
 in that Court, after having been denied renomination by each of the great po-
 itical parties, came out as an inde- pendent candidate and was elected mainly, it is said. by tie votes of wom- en who appreciated his labors and de termined that the young culprits of that fly should not be deprived of the bene- nt of his judgment and experience. It would be strange if the defeated candi- dates did not feel and express them selves against woman's suffrage. But ;heir complaint is really testimony to its value
 The relative number of the two sexes, the industries and some other matters dc serve consideration. The census Of rooo-that of 1910 not having as yet been 'akcn-gives 10 Wyoming 58IS4 males and .s4.347 females, or total of o2,55I :; that of Colorado, 2o5,S32 males and 244--