| Show women should vote for or against tho constitution EDITOR STANDARD the heading ol 01 this does not correctly state the law I 1 would like to have some one explain why it does not it is a matter that deserves attention from the people of utah unless it is rightly determined it will be a long time before utah will become a state if a considerable portion of the people having a right to vote upon the constitution are deprived of that right or if considerable number arc allowed to vote upon it who have no right to do so the constitution cannot be considered ae adopted section 2 of alie enabling act commences with that all male citizens of the united states over the age of 21 years who have resided in said territory for one year next prior to such election are cereby nereby authorized to vote for and delegates to form a con bention in said territory and closes with persons possessing the qualifications entitling them to vote for delegates under this act shall be entitled to vote on the ratification or rejection of the constitution under such rules or regulations as said convention may prescribe not in conflict with this act section 4 of the enabling act ays that in case a constitution and state government shall bo formed in compliance the provisions of this act the convention forming the same shall provide by ordinance tor submitting eaid constitution to the people of said state for its ratification or rejection at an election to bo held on the tuesday next after alie first monday in november eighteen hundred and ninety alve at election the qualified voters of said proposed state shall vote directly tor or against the proposed constitution and for or against any provisions separately submitted upon this point the constitution says this article IV elections and night of suffrage section I 1 the rights of citizens 0 the state of utah to vote and hold office shall pot be or abridged on account of itoch wale and female citizens ol 01 tills detato shall enjoy equally all civil political and re rights and privileges sec 2 every citizen of alio united states of tho ape of 21 years and upward who shall have been a citizen tor ninety days and shall have resided in the stale or territory lor one year in the county lour months and in the precinct sixty days next preceding any election bo entitled to vote at such election except 89 herein otherwise provided alie provisos do not relate to the right of women to vote niia I 1 do nt suppose that it will be disputed that women aro qualified voters of the proposed state lit atah what alei dhea the enabling act mean it is very plain att male voters shall vote to rail delegates to furin a constitution and it ia equally clear that none 0 t persons entitled to bott at the said iaru election can be deprived of tho right to vote upon the constitution when it is presented it Is the fled voters of the proposed state n ho are to vote upon the adoption of the constitution as provided in that section 4 of alie enabling act not lie voters qualified as provided in section 2 not the qualified voters of alie territory of utah but wind you it says by the jird joltn f eniti pro s ate some of our learned anil doubtless abla legislatures have enacted some crude laws alio wordine of which would pualo a philadelphia lawyer who is popularly supposed to know all about the law to interpret but a rule congress in passing in act ot such import unco as an enabling act may bo supposed without to much strain on credulity to have giten git en the matter and to have known about it to mean pretty nearly what it says in iliin un trilled english I 1 do not wish to bo understood as arrogating to myself especial profundity ot knowledge in this matter I 1 merely present alie case as it appears to me from what learning I 1 have acquired by some experience and study and be baui subject a graye one that should bo fully discussed and understood july 12 1895 |
