The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-10
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WOMEN VOTERS OUT WEST
Tho other DAY Richard Barry madf a
speech 10 tho AntSuitragc ASSOC Ia
zion OF Boston, Hc has been invci iti-
eating for one OF the leading ma ga
limos ca magazine doubtless which in
sisis upon getting through the m riis
at newSpa per rates OF postage, ms t1,ad
81 bearing It's full share of the p oatal
burdens or Tho country of the c ondi
lions iii the Western States when the
women have the right of suffrage and
he told tho sisters in Boston some
things which have cncourag I'd them
greatly in their opposition TO hi, suf-
frage movement For exan,pke. In
twenty States where women 10 not
vote Mr.. Barry has found t,nlt tho
working hours OF women have: been
limited by law. In Wyoming. dlorado,
Utah and Idaho where won lei have
acen voting for periods vary IN e from
fourteen to forty-onc years, no laws
have been passed limiting their hours
OF Ia Dor, except in the State OF Colo
RADIO, where law has been past ed up
an this subject. but applying a My to
women who must stand while at work
Mr.. Barry found out some THINGS as
10 the contention that IL women We're
given the suffrage Juvenile airline
would be decreased. Barry fioalnd
that in the City Of Denver the
increase in juvenile crime during Ehe
last seven eight years has hten
greater than the increase OF such cri me
III any other State Of like size .ue
found, further. that tho wage paid
TO women is actually less in the Statues
where women vote than in the States
where they are dered the suffrage
At the municipal election In Denve,
last May. there We're two mportal1t
questions before the people--one as t,>
whether tile water company should,
continue 10 own It's plant or whether
the City should take ii over as one OF
the municipal activities. The water
company lost. although IL. had spent
nearly S25N.o00 for the erection OF its
plant. and notwithstanding the fact
that 20 per cent. of the persons allow
cd 10 vote were men, the vote being
confined OH this question 10 the tax
payers OF the two who alone were eli
gible voters The other important
question at the municipal election in
May was the question of licensing tho
sale OF intoXicants. The vote on this
question was finally divided. among
mon and women, and the city voted
for license BY nearly two TO one 80
that," says Mr.. Barry tine influence Of
women for temperance was decidedly
not In evidence While TIN. election
was In progress Mr.. Barry says that
he was with one Of the campaign
manage and that for ten days be-
fore the election a constant stream OF
women called al the headquarters OF
the managers TO receive money. and
that the aterage sum handed out was
$40 On election day the same manager
passed from precinct 10 precinct with
$4,000 and all OF That money was
given 10 women
There must be some mistake abon,
that. but even il the story tola ~
Mr. Barry be true it would only seem
TO prove that the women are tollowin Q
too closely the example OF The men in
exercising their right 10 vote Only
Two years ago q man by the name OF
EDWARD II. Hartman died His con
nection with the accumulation Of
funds for political purposes was one
Of the most notable OF his financial
achievements After a conferences or
4 correspondence with the purcst man
In all the political history OF the world
he raised The sum OF $26p 600, or there
aboEts, which amount was expended IN
the town OF New York Not a dollar
OF this Immense sum was paid TO a
single woman voter one OF the ma
iienal elections in the tinted sta;.s
only few years ago IS said 10 have
cost the Republican PARTY soncti,in Z
Ike s14ooo,ooo, and not Il dollar 81
that vast sum was paid 10 i woman
voter. We nave no direct TESTIMONY
upon The subject bit We venture Ia
say that Mr. Barry has not been alto.
4 Fether fair IN his investigation.
George Harvey. however, VIC is the
mainstay in the present great move
nent for equal rights. Vii be ablc 1,
snow nov much better Things nigh,
be II they were not Us they are.
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