The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-07

ism SO intense as to be retroactive AMI
destructive that instead OF using such
remedies as are reasonable and mod
crate, they attack vice IN a way that
ofTends and will ultimately do more harm
than good But viii moi experience tend
10 correct this cyll2
Again, il is said that there is daily
growing 4 strength of character which
comes not little from familiarity with
public affairs, and that out OF that
strength of character will be developed
n greater capacity for improving public
lie aud morals, and that they will, as
the days SO BY, realize that voting is a
duty and not plstime.
Mere voting may not give the needed
qualities, but as they more and more
take part i'll public affairs much of OBJ
lection 10 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 to bring about the better day
which we all believe is coming.
More than that, the heart Of the sex
is against the terrible distractions OF
war; they will be found mighty po-
hticaI force i'll favor Of the settlement
Of international disputes BY arbitration,
and against the resort to the sword or
the muskca Indeed, when universal
female suffrage comes, it may be
affirmed that the ,ironclad will be seen
only in pictures and known only in his
tory. The sweet song Of the angels
about the manger at Bethlehem will be-
come the universal song Of humanity.
But putting all the arguments pro and
con together, whatever may be the abb
stract right, the real question is prac-
tical one. How does womans suffrage
work when tried? In this nation four
States, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho, have granted full suffrage, and i'll
at least the first three Of them it has
been in existence long enough for sub
stafaal results. The conditions of life
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 an agoniStic views. A short
4 time since the papers reported an inter
view with the late governor OF Colorado
in which he declared woman suffrage a
failure, but he promptly denied any such
interview If the citizens OF these States
find nothing Objectionable i'll woman.
suffrage, natural conclusion is that nc
injury has resulted thereirom. While Il
nay be said that general belief in the
jmpossibilily OF reyoking the grant may
have prevented any organized effort ii
hat direction, yet certainly the men ane
women in those States are not SO tlmic
is to fear giving expression 10 then
views, and we should have heard sucl
Expression and the reasons therefor. /
is true that this silence may be some
what in the nature OF negative testimony
but it is not without weight. Especially
is this true when the declarations OF it
friends in Its favor are many and strong
Doubtless some opposition may conn
from personal ambition and expectation
lelcatcd by the action' OF the womeI
.otcrs. Thus Judge Lindsay, OF tn
Juvenile Court in Denver, who has at
factcd much attention by his good worl
u that Court, after having been delle'
I Il denomination b. each OF the great Pc
.tical parties, came ont as an nde
lendent candidate and was electe
mainly it is said, by the votes OF won
Il who appreciated his labors and de
crmIned that the young culprits Of tha
ity Should rot be deprived Of the bene
4 Of his judgment and experience.
would be strange il the defeated candi
iates did not feel and express them
elves against woman's suffrage. Br
heir complaint is really testimony to it
sllue
The relative number OF the two sexe
he industries aud some other matters de
! serve consideration The census c
iooo-that OF 1910 not having as yet bee
, 1ten-gives to Wyoming sS,IS4 male
and 34,347 females, or total of o2,55I
= that OF Colorado, 2o5,332 males and IA