New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
Have Proved Worth in War.

the men do without them? I can see no
reason why women are not perfectly conf
petent 10 serve on juries, and as for police
men It is my belief that one woman is
worth forty cops. | base my belief On wnat
the women Of Denver have done as prObl-
ton officers"
In speaking OF Mr.. Barry. although he
did not mention the offender ty name. he
said he had come TO refute certain errone-
Gus impressions that had been created
about the cause Of woman suffrage by GER
tain magazine articles and certain maga-
zine writer's. The best bills rassed in the
Legislature OF Colorado. - declared en-
anated from women. who, he said. took
a leading part in all moral questions ar
fecting the body polite. He declared that
the net result of woman suffrage in Colo
RADIO had been for good
Occasionally woman in politics Is
found TO be corrupt" said Judge Lindsey;
but where one woman Is found crooked
there arc about one hundred men.
"The recital Of things which have been
dcne or have not been done in the suffrage
states. and the advancement Ot the theory
that as women have not passed certain
laws they should be dsfrsnchised. might
also be applied TO the states where men
alone vote. II would be logical
Women's Bills Get through.
Another statement has been made m
the effect that the women ~ Colorado have
not tried 10 get through the Legislature
bills regarding child labor This is a de-
liberate lie. Last year I had seven Of these
bills drafted. Three I gave 20 a woman in
the Legislature and the others / distributed
among four Senator's The woman got the
three bills passed. but The Senator's coulG
not even get theirs out o. committee"
Il haven't any use for the wabbly sort
of man." said the judge. who says. Well.
If the women want suffrage they ought 10
have it. Women ought 20 have il whether
they want il or not and if they don't want
II, it ought to be forced upon them"
He declared that if the women had been
voters in California Francis Heney. the
valiant San Francisco District Attorney.
would never have gone down TO defeat
All through his speech Judge Lindsey
Illustrated his remarks by interesting stories
from his experiences in the Children's Court.
lie emphasized the fact that suffrage was
a right. and rs n right should not be kept
from anybody. male or female he was
heartily cheered by the women at the close
OF his speech. and all through IT they
watched him closely with worshippng eyes.
Every now and then a litter Of appreciation
would pass over the audience as the speaker
would advance some particularly pleasing
suffrage argument
While the women We're 1wating Judge
Tindsey's arrival. one Of the newspaper
correspondents read a resolution from the
clerks desk. purporting - have been Of
fered BY Assemblyman Cuviiiier. 10 the
effect that women should take off their
hats in public places. II vas adopted with
several dissenting votes. and as a result
most Of the women in the chamber re-
moved their millinery.
After Judge Lindseys departure for New
York a resolution asking the Legislature
10 put the woman suffrage question up -
the voters Of the state was unanimously
adopted
At a meeting IN the Historical Society
rooms tonight Professor Max Eastman
spoke on Women and Democracy"
Tomorrow reception 10 tho school
teachers Of Albany and vicinity will be
given by the suffrage leaders az their head
orartars in State street