Y THE WOMEN AT DENVER mrs 0 E allen alien of this city has entertained the women now gathered at 4 denver enver with a speech on the possible influence fuance of woman on legislation ahe took the view that very often the boults of many years of patient phil sy labor la Is lost because evil I 1 conditions sanctioned by law stand in y si the way of most conscientious efforts aishe therefore urged the enactment of just ast Jt laws and pointed out how woman J au exercise her influence in this dill 4 sy ft the address was an able one 1 s nd it was much enjoyed by the sister fie legatee now in session in the capital M f colorado the question of the true relationship legislation and public morals 9 1 Is one olie of the greatest importance and tt should be understood as for as pos poe Is among a people where every M S MS eft laen an to Is to some extent a legislator it fy a been assumed sometimes that wery vil can be corrected by ampro A kate liagis legislation lation notwithstanding the fact that many vices have grown in fiete qt of the most laws until auy have compelled the repeal of the X laws or rendered them dead letters and smoking serve as illus orations trat lons laws to be effective must te the true expression of the loua sous conviction of the nation they must be of general application and be ak with impartiality and 1 cb whenever hever any of these marks fail the law operates to the injury of public morals they act as commands given in season and out of season without any apparent reason and always issued but never enforced their effects are demoralizing instead of fostering virtue it follows that the best influence any man can exert in favor of public morals to is that which is at work in private life in the home the school the church when the individual character is in accordance with the requirements quire ments of pure morals the laws enacted axe are sure to be good and even possibly bad laws cannot injuriously affect a community of righteous men and women the gathering at denver to is one of general public interest the ladies there in session represent clubs organized purely for the elevation of woman there is a wide field before them comprising education art literature household economics and so on As aa they advance on these and kindred lines their influence directly 0 on n those immediately under their care and indirectly on the affairs of the state and the world will be a power for good and irresistible