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Oct. 22, 1915. 
forced in this state; a women’s mini- 
mum wage law, and also an eight- 
hour law for women all of which are 
strictly enforced. Of course to those 
who are employing women and chil- 
dren this would not appeal as being 
good legislation, but when put on the 
broad ground of humanity, the laws 
of Colorado are far superior to those 
of Massachusetts as far as women 
and childern are concerned. As far 
as the treatment of women in politics 
ic oncerned, they are treated equally 
as well now as they were ever treated, 
and certainly the conditions at the 
polls have been immeasurably im- 
proved since women were granted the 
right of suffrage. For years it has 
been unnecessary to maintain police 
at the polls, and a disturbance at the 
polls in recent years is practically un- 
heard of. In my own work in con- 
nection with the Election Commission 
I have always met with the most un- 
failing courtesy on the part of all 
men coming into the office and have 
been treated as a lady should be by 
every one who has had any business 
1 our department. 
_ Trusting that the election of Nov- 
ember 2d, may prove a winning one 
for equal suffrage, I remain, 
Very sincerely yours, 
FLORENCE M. Leacnu, 
Denver, Colo. 
October 10, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Editor: 
I am asked to say something about 
the bad news from New Jersey. 
There are three things to say. An 
appropriate quotation from Shake- 
spear,— ‘Something is rotten in the 
state of Denmark” (for the sake of 
the literal Antis let me explain that 
this means boss-ridden, liquor-ridden 
New Jersey). We expected little bet- 
ter of New Jersey, in spite of the 
noble band of brave women who have 
worked so hard there. For. their 
sake and for the sake of the great 
citizen Woodrow Wilson, we will try 
to believe there is yet hope of saving 
New Jersey. But for us the situa- 
tion is the same as it was—we believe 
that Masachusetts will be the first 
Eastern state to enfranchise women. 
—Loutr R. Stanwoop. 
Manchester, Oct. 20, 1915. 
JUVENILE IMAGINATION, 
“Don’t you know that you ought te 
be careful not to leave finger marks on 
your books,” said the teacher who was 
trying to encourage neatness. 
“Yes,” replied the small boy. “Bill 
Jenkins told me about that. Some 
day the habit is liable to put the detec- 
tives on your trail.” 
INFOS Re as a OR BB REE ZB 
A SUFFRAGIST’S VIEWPOINT 
Editor North Shore Breeze,— 
Being a woman deeply interested in 
this question, may I voice one last 
protest against taxation without rep- 
resentation, and remind the many of 
your readers that their forefathers 
fought and died for precisely the sim- 
ple justice which we are demanding 
for womankind? We have no voice 
in making the laws which govern our 
daily living, although we may be pun- 
ished by them if we do not obey. 
These laws relate to the most vital 
interests of our lives—pure food, five 
protection, the public health, hours of 
labor for women and children, fac- 
tory inspection, public schools, etc. 
What was once considered woman’s 
“sphere” has become inextricably con- 
fused with what was supposed to be 
purely masculine, and we have wom- 
en doctors, lawyers, preachers, etc. 
But in return, men have usurped 
what were considered women’s occu- 
pations, and we have men milliners, 
dressmakers, cooks, man-run laund- 
ries, etc. Surely, if men compete 
with women in women’s occupations 
and women compete with men in 
men’s occupations, is it not the mer- 
est justice that they should equally 
share the responsibility of making the 
laws under which both must labor 
and in electing the officials by whom 
the laws are administered? 
It is urged against giving women 
the ballot that they cannot defend the 
country in case of war. All men are 
iot called upon to bear arms. The 
work done by doctors and surgeons 
in caring for the wounded is consid- 
ered quite as honorable and useful to 
the State as the carrying of a gun. 
But how much greater is the service 
which women perform for the State 
—they do more than merely to con- 
serve human life, they create it. And 
the courage and_ self-sacrifice de- 
manded of women as the cost of 
every human life is quite as heroic 
as that possessed by the man who 
faces the enemy on the field of battle. 
What man would exchange the mili- 
tary service which he may be called 
to render to the State for the service 
which every mother renders? Not 
one! 
Equal suffrage has proved a suc- 
cess in the Western States. No one 
can read the man- and women-made 
laws which have been enacted since 
women shared the ballot without ad- 
mitting their humanitarian and moral 
tendency. Women are in politics to 
try to make the world better. 
Women first voted in Wyoming in 
1869, Twenty years later when a 
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commission went to Washington to 
ask that the Territory be made a 
State they were told that they could 
come into the Union if they would 
come without equal suffrage. he 
commission sent this message to the 
Governor and legislative body, and 
the telegram they sent to Washing- 
tOlimeins teply  fead: 9 Sy -Rathers than 
come in without the women we will 
stay out for a hundred years.” That 
is a fine tribute to women who have 
proved that they can share in govern- 
ment successfully, It is a significant 
fact that where women vote there has 
never been an organized effort to de- 
prive them of the right. 
But beyond the question of justice 
involved is the even more vital ques- 
tion of the self-development of wom- 
en—those members of the body poli- 
tic upon whom devolve the duty and 
privilege of training the coming gen- 
eration in high ideals of human jus- 
tice and liberty and clean living. Is 
it not of value to the State to put 
into the lives of women every incen- 
tive to a wider understanding of the 
needs of the community in which 
they live which will only come with 
a sense of personal responsibility? 
Many American women have this 
sense of responsibility now and the 
work they are doing in civic better- 
ment is ample proof of the earnest- 
ness with which they will use their 
wider opportunities when they share 
in government. This type of women 
are organized in a great Federation 
of Women’s clubs reaching from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific. For the past 
fifteen or twenty years these clubs 
have been studying current events, 
civic improvements, etc.; their mem- 
bers are trained in conducting public 
discussions and are thoroughly in- 
formed as to the questions of the day 
and the laws by which they are gov- 
erned. It is this type of women—the 
useful, intelligent women of high 
ideals and tireless endeavors for the 
betterment of the communities in 
which they live who are asking for 
a full share in government. They 
know that ignorant foreign women 
and little children need laws to safe- 
guard their food supply, the sanitary 
conditions under which they work 
and their hours of employment, the 
bealthfulness and morality of their 
surroundings, their education, and it 
is in the spirit of human helpfulness 
that they ask for the ballot as well as 
in a spirit of human justice. Can 
any man who realizes the value of 
the work that women are doing re- 
fuse them a share in government? 
Ont Wuo Wan's Votes For 
WoMEN. 
