Show LAWMAKERS THREE WOMEN representatives OF COLORADO PROVE GOOD influences Ain magazine says three scabs scats at the right of the center isle in the house of representatives in denver colorado are reserved for the women members of the legislature writes IL kinkaid in Ains lees for january the places are the most desirable in the handsome legislative chamber it has been noticed that tho women are seldom absent from their places the story is told that during a previous session one ct the women members failed to appear at her desk for a week owing to all previous records tor conscientious attendance the vacancy caused much comment finally one of the oldest men in the house mustered up the courage to make inquiries of the other women is the lion mrs blank he asked we have been missing her and we hope she is not no indeed said ono of the hon mrs blanks women colleagues she has new grandson ahi phe as so proud she has been staying home tora few days to rock the cradle it is unnecessary to say that the grandmothers bills ivero not attacked during her voluntary i desertion from the ranks of the lawmakers law makers r notwithstanding the fact that some man offered the sarcastic toast to women once our but now our equals women ara created with the same courtesy and consideration that was accorded them before they entered public life smoking Is not indulged in on the floor of the aliouse and no turbulent scenes have been recorded since the establishment of equal at arage if there is any lesson taught by the changed political conditions in colorado it is that men always will pay to the true woman the deference and respect to which she Is entitled whan the first fight for equal rights was made it was tho for alie well meaning agitators to picture man as the enemy and oppressor of woman recent history in colorado has proved that men are not only ready to give women the privilege they covert but tho men are glad to shew women how to uso those from the point of view of the politician women are not altogether satisfactory as lawmakers law makers because they refuse to be whipped into line tor party measured meas urea unless the measures happen to appeal to their sense of right it Is this indifference to the party lash that makes it difficult for women to bo elected to a second terra in tho legislature so far the members have been contented to retire after one term 0 service each has been determined to earn the verdict she has dono what she could unlike the majority of their colleagues the women have the that some one else can carry out the work they have begun As the women invariably arc on the side of all measures of a philanthropic oc reform character their party affiliations count for little if in with their sympathy or sense of justice among the fault finders it has beau hinted that women make laws with belr hearts instead of their heads the records of the last three general assemblies of colorado prove that if this be true heart borvice as well as bead service is an admirable thing for the state the nine women legislator elected since the establishment of equal suffrage have espoused reforms that their stronger colleagues have regarded as too altruistic for present day conditions the women have worked ifor laws entwis the of tree education providing homes for girls establishing nurseries for dependent children and shortening the laboring mans hours they have accomplished complis hed great boults and have demonstrated that they can show loyal and unselfish devotion to int gnats of the people who elc them |