The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

who have full political rights Ex- cerpts of Congressman Taylor's speech follow:
 "A woman's vote is always a pat riotic one.
 ''The men of the west have addeI justice to chivalry.
 The laws of the state are a true index of it's degree of civilization.
 The greatest problem before hu- manity today is the conservation Of the human race.
 "The continued disfranchisemen ent of women is a relic of antiquity that belongs to other days.
 Women never have maintained and never will maintain either their moral, natural of legal rights save by the possession of political rights.
 An ounce of fact is worth a ton of theory, and one actual result of equal suffrage is worth more than all the theoretical anti-suffrage speeches since the oawn of history.
 Within from 10 to 15 years the women of this country, from the Pa cific to the Atlantic, will be given the just and equal rights of Ameri- can citizenship.
 The 100000 working women of this country are that many reasons for the enfranchisement Of women
 The great economic questions of today saffect the women just as they do the men. Their interests are mu- tual and equal, and her enfranchise- ment has conclusively proven in the six western states that the result IS a more enlightened and better bal anced citizenship and a truer dem ocracy. It has been said that the more civilization advances the more tho in incide and the more the suppression of, their proper sphere has decreas- ed.
 One fifth of all the women of this country have been compelled to go into the field of business and take positions formerly held by men and are actively earning their own sup port. The ballot is ust as impera- lively necessary to them as it is to the men. It is not only contrary to the principles of fair dealing to de- ny the women the right to vote, but this country needs the influence of her ballot, as will be conclusively shown by the result of her vote wherever it has been given to her It seems to me infamous that wo- men should be longer classed as po- litical nonentities, the same as luna tics, Chinamen, criminals and chill dren. While there is a good reason for excluding all of those political nonentities excepting women, there is no good reason under heaven for excluding an intelligent woman from trying to better the conditions which affect her by the use of the ballot
 T believe I could prepare a list of at least thousand beneficial re- suits of equal suffrage in Colorado and an equal number of reasons why women should vote. I will not at all attempt to enumerate them, bur in addition to those I have already mentioned will merely give in a very general and possibly somewhat dis connected way some of the results as I see them.
 Equal suffrage has unquestionably a very great improvement in the standing and moral character of the candidates nominated for of flee by all political parties.
 Tt has equally improved the poli- tical conventions, assemblies, and public meetings and the management of all the different political cam paigns previous to elections.
 Tt has made much more orderly and better polling places and cleo tion day customs have wonderfully improved.
 Tt has. gently improved the inter- est of both men and women in the public affairs of the state and the municipalities.
 1t educates and broadens a wo- mans sphere of information, and makes her take a more intelligent interest in public affairs. It makes her more companionable, and conse- quently increases her intellectual standing, dignity and influence.
 Tt is a family bond and tie that binds the husband and wife togeth- er''