The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-05

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 way that
 offends and will ultimately do more harm
 than good But will not experience tend
 to correct this evil?
 1 Again, it is said that there is daily
 growing strength of character which l 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 duty and not past1ne.
 Mere voting may not give the needed qualities, but as they more and more take part ill 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 i'll these several
 directions will develop day by day q greater ability to do that which is wise, 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 destructions of war; they will be found a mighty po- of sou ef fe the musket. Indeed, when universal female suffrage comes, it may be affirmed that the ironc1ad will be seen only in pictures and known only in his tory. The sweet song of the angels about the manager 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 l Idaho, have granted full suffrage, and in l at least the first three of them it has 1 been in existence long enough for sub ] stantial results The conditions of life 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- l, lated opinions, the general mass of the voters are satisfied. Indeed, few have 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 in wonlan's suffrage, natural conclusion is that no injury has resulted tllerefron. While it may be said that a general belief in the of revoking the grant may have prevented any organized effort in AA4et dA4 SNI4O44s yNl M AAANAA anu women in those States are not so tiraid 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 1t is not without weight. Especially $ this true when the declarations of its rierds in it's favor are many and strong. Doubtless some opposition may come rom personal ambition and expectation iefeated by the actions of the women -oters. Thus Judge Lindsay, of the
 uvenile Court in Denver, who has at
 -acted much attention by his good work
 n that Court, after having been denied
 renon1ination by each of the great po-
 -icaI parties, came out as an inde-
 el1dent candidate and was elected
 ir11y, it is said, by the votes of wom- who appreciated his labors and de mined that the young .culprits of that
 y should not be deprived of the bene
 of his judgment and experience. It
 ou1d be strange if the defeated candi-
 .tes did not feel and express them
 Ives against wonan's suffrage. But 1
 icir complaint is really testimony to its
 due
 The relative number of the two sexes, he industries and some other matters de serve consideration. The census of fooo-that of 1910 not having as yet been
 -efl-aives to Wyoming 58,I84 males and 34,347 females, or a total of o2,55I; that of Colorado, 2o5,332 males and 244,-