Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-06
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BY Mr. b. s. RODEY
EDITOR Herald

man Suffrage 100 i.s best In ono OF the
most progressive ana civilized states
Of tho union an last summer and
fall. although ! took no active part ln
politics, attended every poili.cm
meeting 81 ali the political PARTIES
That could get to. Il WAS n liberai
political education ln itself Nearly
every meeting hHd q heavy sprinklinp
of women In b.. and say. Ca see such
meetings would mnSo % man proud of
his country u would brush the coh-
webs 90 mosshactsm ana prejudice
ont ur ans brain save an ntrophicd
ono. The presence OF woman. lovely
Respectable modest woman. IN any
political meeting BE- elcvating. Trick
cry, skullduRgery. fraud and black
guardism is gone when she be there.
with her In q political meeting. YOU
would think YOU were in e. Joint scs-
sion OF both houses ~ congress an 70
memorial. 90 derorous are the pro-
,vedings Ana when "a woman speaks.
" hat respect. what modest applause.
hat "a sonso ~ scml.sanctity falls like
e. b,ucdlgtion over tho whole assem-
bly, You feet % iu sense akin go
Tho feeling that must have came over
the souls Of the saints az the descent
or the Holy Ghost ana you wonder
3s" Nou arc nttoulshcd. and ynu say 60
Yourself, how IN Gods name Is o.. that
" oman. whose very presence brings
about such q change has been denied
her RIGHTS go loud' You leave tn,
meeting with n deep and tranquil
contradictions feeling akin 60 that you
fClt Iu childhood when for some good
not you received "a GOOD bless YOU my
SON" from your parents.
have always looked back with
pride ~ the part ! took ~ establish
iur New McNico's great educational
Institutions, 1s landmark in my
career hut after being here, and see
inr tho effect OF woman suffrage in
this state, I also begin 90 fgSl q sense
OF pride on my vote of MANY years
ago. 1s O. boy almost iu the coustl.
tutional convention of Sew Mexico ~
1888 for woman suffrage. 7 was one
az tho five out o. % membership OF -
in that assembly. who voted 10 give
women equal rights with men. and &
aiu prouder ~ IL now than ever
havo often said that there isn't ton.
nhle argument against votes FOR wo-
mon Actually ] am fast coming Co.
pity In a sort OF charitable way those
aho st.ll think otherwise.
To-day : wandered up tho highest
hin iu So1til, Go the great count house
that surmountg that cmiuour". II
oNotIDoks small empire 81 Alpine
mountains lakes. bays. Tho placid
sound. and the busting city. And
when ! entered the great court house
~ hat q thrlu ! got Nc the veteran
lawyer and Judge, trained in an the
customs ana systems 81 procedure
that havC come down Co. us since the
days 81 lustiniau and the time Of tn
Year Books. 90 find, and suddenly
burst into one after another "a hali
dozen or more court rooms, with the
courts In session trying eases, ana,
too, shades OF coke. spirit Of Little
ton and ghost 81 Montesquieu, what
do ] scv' Yes. % is true have rub
bed my oycs ana piuched myself. ana
! ann sure I am not dreaming; there
arc about as many women ns men ON
every Jury. There they are as big a.
life and as calm rs the unrufnod sur
face 81 Puget sound listening ntton-
had always done SO, I look az the
judge the hailif and the bystandcts.
and as I see nothing go laugh at. and
everybody Attending to tho business
In hand sit hcWtatiugly down
and sturo-aud stare. Ms silent men
TAI ejaculation was We'll ! be- --.'
never finished a. ! became go nh-
sorbed IN thought, ana IN a scrutiny
~ tho "mrcsscs" There were dear
sweet elderly ladies, suavc handsome
huxum middle-aEsd mutrnus, ana
dashiug pictures OF beauty iu fuil
tide OF youth and feminine loneliness
say. DC wouldn't feel like punishment
Co bee hung on the verdict from %
jury of this latter sort
As | went from room tp room J
heard several sorts 81 cases being
tripd--n suit for doctors bill with
the defendant woman pleading mai.
lpr1ctico ana trstifyinE hors,lt against
paving tho bin A suit for cundem-
nation Of land Tor u public purpose.
with expert witnesses aud INps and
charts a prosecution Tor murder in
a saloon row with an u- details
Nc1rIy every one OF the courts also
sad % Jury "out' with case Thel
were iu adjoining rooms. aud len On,
81 them could hear tho musical or.
gumontntiyc voices of women ming.
ling with a,mi hoarso statements oi
men.
am astonishcd Tho presence of
I these women on these iurirs has clo.
waited court procedure. n has climin-
ated frivolity and coarscncss ana has
/ made gentlemen out Of witnesses ana
/ some lawyers who might not other.
wise bc go. Mr.. Lawyer can't Doc AN
I fair to his witness now, or indulge
In any unfair smart Aleckism," not
on your life; ne i7 afraid of the fo-
mnlc jurors. They want fair play bon
I everything. They don't know any
thing else and won't tolerate any
thing else. The efforts az Chester
noldiami8m Of Some of the clumsy
lawyers whom addressing the lury ID
an evening NJ swell thcntcr Won
don't laugh, you are just amused IN
a cultured way.
! talked 20 several Of the Judges
and some or the lawyers as 90 what
sort ~ jurors women make. and / an
informed that they are actually pro
digioug success Some of the Incl.
dents related ns 90 the way they dc
things ara very amusing When th,