Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-28
WOMEN T0 ASK
 FOR SUFFRAGE
Sill Win Be introduced at First Legislative Session and Cassidy Says Should
 Pass
IS IT F0RL0RN H0PE7


 
 That a bin providing for the sub mission of the people of the state of Arizona a constitutional amend ment, giving the right Of suffrage to women will be introduced into the first legislature Of the new state, is reported on good authority. Accor- cording to a member of the legisla- ture, the plans of the supporters of woman's suffrage antedaie the late campaign.
 It is said that those who favored the idea kept it out of the lite campaign in order that the success of the movement in Arizona might not be say that Arizona will have woman's suffrage within a year.
 A statement that will probably be the cause of some surprise to some people in the state Is that M F. Cas- sidy, Bisbee's postmaster and head Of the republican organization in Cochise county. fayors woman's suf- frage. MT Cassidy's attitude on this important subject was known in con fidence even before the recent elect ion. but fearing that if his views be came known it might jeopardize the movements success he made no pub lie statement of his views.
 No Piatform Mention.
 Had the woman's suffrage idea been an issue in that campaign MT. Gas sidy would probably have openly es- poused it. AS il was neither of the ... frs bsrst~ f. form so that neither party owes 1t to it's preelection declarations to work for or against it. This is regarded as an astute move on the part of the womaR's suffrage propogandists.
 In an interview yesterday afternoon Mir. Cassidy said: T am in favor Of submitting a constitutional amend ment to the voters of the new state at the first session of the legislature providing for woman's suffrage. The recent election iu Los Angeles proved conclusiyely that women exercise the right of suffrage with good judgment and discretion and this disposes of a formidable argument that has been advanced against the cause. Los Angeles future was at stake in that election and it looks as if fate might have created a situation without loopholes to test the discretion Of the suffragette. the eity,s welfare was p!aced in the hands Of the women of the city and I believe that all sound thinking people agree that the result of the election in that city, disposing of prohibition and socialism. vindi- cates the good judgment of the woman
 Further than that" continued MT. Cassidy, Tt has always appeared to me that a woman has the same right to participate in the affairs Of govern ment under which she lives as man It is not apparent to me why sex should be 3 disqualification for taking part in the affairs of society in It's higher sense. It is a fallacy to argue that woman's sphere is confined to the home for 1t is a primary prin- ciEle in the economies of government that the home is the corner stone Of government that home is unit in the system of organized society, Those who make that argument un- willingly admit that women should bs allowed to participate in government but only to a certain degree, net be- yond the home unit That is, Of course, false logic"
 Have Needed intelligence.
 Robbed of it's sentimentality and viewed impartially, the arguments Of tho opponents of woman's suffrage comes down to Tnis. she is a woman. For the same reason, yelled with other names, negroes are disqualified in some states of the union. would not go so far as to say that ali ne groes should vote They should have the qualification of knowing how to vote intelligently but everyone knows that the incipiency of the southern disqualification laws lay in the color of the ones disfrauchised it Is the same as calling a rose by another name. This is merely by the way and serves only to illustrate my argu ment"
 Mr. Cassidy frankly admitted that he believed Woman's suffrage would be a part of the legislative program in Ariona's first legislature and ex pressed the belief that if the amend ment were submitted to the people | would carry.
 That woman's suffrage will not bs a party measure in Ariona may be assumed from the fact that it's pro ponents are not members of any one i party. w. B. Clesry, who claims tc te an independent and who has beer ] charged with being a Laborite, a so