Show EQUAL U FRAGE AGAiN Interviews with Prominent C Ladies 01 This City SOME OPPOSING VIEWS OFIXZOXS OF IRS RAAVLIXS MRS 1CORXIOK AND OTHERS Inny Well Known Society Women v Give The Herald Their Idea on the Subject Will the Disadvantages Disadvan-tages of Possession of the Ballot Outweigh the Advantages r C The careful newspaper reader has observed ob-served that the press of the east and west is giving more space to the subject sub-ject of woman suffrage of late Uhan ever before It is reviewing the history of the movement and there is frequent and lengthy editorial comment upon the ouHook The funny papers are contributing their quota careless of the words of a sensitive poet who had been driven to despair by imitators and caricaturists The man who writes a parody should be hanged < The immediate cause of the revival of interest in Uhe subject in localities where that interest has been flagging is the fact that a campaign that been opened in New York for the purpose of securing an equal suffrage amendment to the constitution of that state It is I L Q notable fact that tihe subject is oot confined to the women who have < Ions been identified with it Women primi I nent in society circles and those to whom the four walls of home have < seemed the boundary of tlheir world are associating ii the movement It is a penalty inflicted upon the fashionable world that a new and < popular pop-ular movement within its confines is sure to be called a fad It may be a irode of carrying a fan or an organization organiz-ation for tihe furtherance of charities In the estimation of critics it is simply I a > id hopelessly a fad and that is what some of the great newspapers of I vt the east dub tlhis renewed agitation of I 1 the question of equal suffrage by the I ladles of New York Be that as it may the wave has extended beyond 9e boundaries of the Empire ute It I has reached > the Golden Galte aid we I hear of the handing together of San Franciscos fair dames and damsels I not for the purpose of demanding their rights That is too strong an I impression for the refined and tlhought ful deliberations which are the results of these organizations but for the purpose pur-pose of studying the question to all its phasxs That there is a renewed interest in the question none can dispute That the Interest is favorable to < the cause is not conceded by the majority of tim r press Farseemg editors lean back in their big office chairs stare at the not too inspiring walls of itSheir sanctum 7 1 f ad knit their brows in the quest of a strong finale to the arguments pro and con which they have been summarizing summariz-ing At last the light comes They sieze their pens and dash off the dictum j dic-tum It remains ito be seen what the result of all this will be then settle I back in their chairs with the comfortable comfor-table conviction that they have done somolhing toward scattering the darkness I dark-ness of an unitihinking age Some curiosity has been expressed as to the views of ncih > la I dies of this city as have not identified themselves with the > woman 1 suffrage movement whether they are opposed to it indifferent or tacitly favorable fa-vorable and that the opinions of a few 1 expressed at their ihomes at panties or during oasuai meetings will interest their friends friendsRS vams J L RATLINS believes that if the majority of women want the ballot they should have it There is some force too in the argument I of women who are property owners that Taxation without representation I I is tyranny Yet rhe woud be sorry to I r see the time come when women would 1 be forced to vote for If the ballot were I granted most women would feel it their duty to vote in favor of the party or I measure in which they were interested There is something irreconcilable with her ideas of womanliness in the sight of I a lady visiting the polls As far as the proportion of votes is concerned she I thinks husbands and wives will not necessarily be one on political questions ques-tions Apropos of this she remarked laughingly that she did not know whether he views on the woman suffrage VV suf-frage question correspond with those of her husband She had never heard him express his views on the subject Mrs Rawlins remarked that if ladies did pass upon the qualifications of men who were candidates for office they would need to be governed by their husbands opinions quite zs the husbands hus-bands must be governed by their advice ad-vice in passing upon the housewifely accomplishments of their lady acQuaintances ac-Quaintances MRS W S McCORNICK favors the higher education of woman and her advancement in the direction r of culture and usefulness She is glad J to note that such is the tendency of the age But she does not believe the acquisition of the ballot will aid fin such advancement She believed there i frould be less hamnny In many homes 7if the wife chose to cast her ballot in accordance r with a political faith dif I fering from her husbands As far as opportunities for women who are wage earners are concerned she would like I I to see them increased Women have always had a chance to work side i by I i side with men in the heaviest toil if they choose so to do She would like I to see women get some of the easy places which men have so long held for instance govermrent positions in which the work is light and the remuneration re-muneration generous But she repeated repeat-ed her former statement that the ballot would not serve the purpose desired Women are now recognized voters in Colorado and the men are apprehensive apprehen-sive lest they will reelect Governor Waite who has brought disgrace upon hi state and the west They fear this for two reasons first that as women are more prone to prejudice than men II those who have been predisposed in his favor will not be influenced by the record re-cord of his adminiistration Then too i the lower and more ignorant class of women will be easily Influenced bj the sophistries of Populist doctrines The equal suffrage question has been discussed dis-cussed more or less for the last half eA century and certainly the original agitators must know they have fallen short of the mark set They have accomplished ac-complished comparatively little Jn the fifty years of agitation of the subject MRS C E ALLEN said she had at one time been conscientiously con-scientiously opposed to woman sal rage and thf1 now she can see the force of some of the objections urged against JL But these are all of little moment compared with the argument p4 l which she heartily endorses that the 01 1 moral effect of the ballot In the hands of women will be elevating She believes be-lieves that the result of granting suffrage suf-frage to < women will be the correction of certain crying evils of the day She favored certain moral and intellectual qualifications for citizenship should be imposed upon women and men MRS ALLEN G CAMPBELL has given very little attention to the question as she has never seen any crying need of the ballot in the hands of women This may be because she has never been so sicuated as to come face to face with any necessity fort for-t If as is said to be the case the Tbnoiher has not equal rights with the fathers to their child and the husband hus-band has a right to collect the wages 5f the wife these evils should be removed re-moved and doubtless would be by 4 I b l L putting the ballot in the hands of women As the result of her observations observa-tions however she is far more interested inter-ested in the proper adjustment of the strained relations between capital and labor and other problems that await the solution and that are of vital interest in-terest than in the equal suffrage movement move-ment MRS W A NELDEN does not believe the possession of the ballot will add to the influence women already have That influence is now very strong The benefits resulting from the extension of the franchise are doubtful doubtfulSIRS SIRS MVICKER is in favor of equal suffrage She had voted in this territory and found nothing noth-ing in the operation any more offensive than going to the postoffice MRS DART has always favored equal rights thought she was born that way She sees no objection to giving the ballot to women that does not equally apply to the men She had voted once in Utah and there was an earthquake the same day but she did not think there was any connection between the occurrences oc-currences MRS EGBERT ROBERTS believes that womans influence will be increased when she exercises the power of suffrage She is decidedly in favor of a movement toward that end MRS T C BAILEY is not in favor of suffrage for women one reason being that they are not ready for it MRS HOTT SHERMAN strongly favors equal suffrage One reason for this stand is her belief that it will go far toward eradicating the social evil It will help to do away with the false and cruel distinction between be-tween the moral standards set for men and women The time is coming when a hostess will not as now entertain a profligate in her home without a protest pro-test and close her doors against the woman whose name is even so slightly tinged with a suspicion of dishonor and indirectly equal suffrage will bring about that consummation devoutly to be wished Personally she has all the rights she wants < but there are individuals individ-uals and classes who would be greatly benefited by equal suffrage With whom there is a great need for it and she hopes the day is not far distant when it will be granted MRS W P LYNN thinks women will not be ready to px crcise the franchise for another century cen-tury She believes that granting them such a power at the present time would bring about more evil than good Discord Dis-cord in the home would be one of thee the-e i effects If women would all vote as their husbands did and many of them would do so the vote would be increased but the ratio would remain the same Other women of positive views might choose to vote as their judgment not their husbands dictated and the result would in some cases prove anything but tranouillizing in the home circle She doubted very much whether the majority of women want the ballot or if they do that they would use it MRS JULES LE BARTHE said she could not remember the time when she had not believed in woman suffrage When very young she had heard lectures by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony and had never doubted the integrity of the principles they upheld She had noted with pleasure the general renewal of interest and hoped it would prove the beginning of a desirable end unlimited suffrage for women Colorado politicians politi-cians were hoping that with the help of the women they would be able to defeat de-feat the obnoxious Waite MRS H W LAWRENCE said she had never given muoh thought to the subject but she rather favored the movement than otherwise If equal suffrage became an established establish-ed fact she like others of her sex with many and diversified demands upon time would find it necessary to 1 become more familiar with the political situation situa-tion MRS ARTHUR BROWN is opposed to the movement She believes be-lieves that the disadvantages arising from unlimited suffrage will outweigh the advantages Besides she does not consider it necessary to womans success suc-cess in any profession or line f burl ness or trade in which she may wish to engage All avenues are open to woman now and all that remains for her to do is to demonstrate her ability I in the chosen line Mrs Brown has strong faith in individual effort She bell vesin the survival of the fittest I and that superior merit is sure to win in time I MRS HOWAT is not favorable to the equal suffrage movement She believes that the home I duties of most wives and mothers prevent pre-vent their mastery of the science of politics on which there are so many conflicting opinions among men MRS J C ROYLE is indifferent to the subject She is not in favor of putting a stumbling block in the way of the advancement of women if refusing her < the ballot really does this But she does not believe be-lieve thai woman suffrage will be generally gen-erally established for a long time There are obher questions of more im anediate and a > t least as practical interest in-terest that engage her attention to the exclusion of any pronounced views on the suffrage question MRS H P HENDERSON is also Indifferent to the subject She believes tlhiat women should cultivate an interest in current events even to The extent of an understanding of the political situation She doubts however how-ever whether the possession of the I franchise will bring all the advanteges that are hoped from it Men may be less chivalrous when women are on the same politkal footing with ttem tlhan they are now MRS O W POWERS thinks the arguments against woman suffrage are Stronger than tlhose in Its favor She does mot believe that the use of the ballot will change the condition con-dition of the sex for the better |