The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-08
Colorado's Woman Governor.

Colorado has not exactly elected
a woman governor, even if women do
have the vote in that state. But the
newly elected man governor has de-
cided that he needs an assistant. on
the governing job and that the as
sistant ought to have the woman's
point of view AS his wife has al
ways been good partner and his
right hand woman, so as to speak, he
thinks she will make a good assist
ant and has appointed her to that po-
sition.
The new governor who thinks wo-
men ought to have some sor It of rep
resentation in the governors office
is George A. Carlson. He succeeds
the late lamenting Governor Ammons
who is said to have wept at times
of crisis instead Of getting right
busy on the job. The task of keep
ing Colorado in order has not been
a pink tea affair of late, and tears,
however well-intentioned, seldom
prove satisfactory substitute for
executive ability. So Colorado
changed governors in the hope that
it had secured a man big enough to
fill the imam sized" job-and 10, that
man turns around and appoints a
woman to help him. You can never
tell, can you? Especially in Colo
RADIO.
Though it's possible that by turn
ing matters affecting women and
children and legislation for and about
them over to the judgment of the as
sistant the new governor will have
a great deal more time and energy
left to deal with such trifling affairs
as those of Trinidad. And it's also
not only possible but quite probable
that the affairs of women and chill
dren in Colorado will be at least as
ably handled as heretofore
The news dispatches say that in
addition to handling legislation, Mrs.
Carlson will meet all women inter-
ested in legislation, hold conferences
and perform the same duties in par
ticular sphere as will the governor
in his own. She will put in as many
hours day as the governor does,
and in matters within her sphere,
Governor Carlson will abide by her
decisions.
Mrs. Carlson is we'll fitted for the
work. She was trained to be a teach
er, she is thoroughly conversant with
Colorado law and she has brought i'm
a. family of boys and girls who do. her
credit. -.
Don't you think" says Mrs. Carl
son, "that a woman who is compe-
q tent to be the mother of four chill
idren is competent to have hand in
the affairs of state? do. 49,.
liam, glad that my husband wants
7 my help and hope L shall be of real
service to the women OF course
he, and I shall consult together. We
always have" !. -..f ....:>t ". -
Governor Carlson's move is, g OF
course, an experiment, to be watched
with deep interest by, everyone who
is at all concerned with the. future
of government in this country as
well as by those interested in the
progress Of the feminist movement
Upon Mrs. Carlson's wisdom and
good sense depend more, perhaps
than Governor Carlson dreamed when
he asked his successful partner in
q the game of life to be his partner also
in the game Of government.
It means, perhaps, that some day
it will be the custom for offices
which hold great responsibility fol
the lives Of men and women both Ett
have a woman as well as man tx
Z I'LL them. And it means, above all
& that the day is coming when hus
band and wife more than ever will bt