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nHmn'" 'r'4r'mtiqpmffip'! The Commoner 28 VOL. 16, NO. 9 - Story of Woman Suffrage in Colorado : John Brlsbcn Walker in Now York American I have had an opportunity to see the workings of woman suffrage at eloso rango In Colorado. I can say that If evor a commonwealth had reason to rejoice, It Is Colorado that sho has woman suffrage. Hero Is the situation: Man suffrage had enslaved Colorado through the operations of certain powerful inter ests combined for private gain. They had obtained such complete control Study the Lives of These GREAT AMERICANS and get the inside secrets 'of their careers, the inspiring incentives that made them dominant figures in the critical moments of our history. Here arc 12 potent volumes giving an intimate insight into the personal life, the convictions, the accomplishments of 12 of our greatest Americans. See the nninl AA.0 Hictunf ou"ercc lcow to Digest readers and the terms of pay OpCCiai vto ilSCOUnC mcnt jn casy instalments after the books are approved. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Liberator The most unique, orifilnnl, mid Brow Inn character In all modem history. Here presented by Charles vot i Wallace French In 308 VUL' nauca. portraying the stronR human Itv of the man. A book fornntrlota and the makhiK of patriots. Covers a life and a pe riod vital in American history. HENRY WARD BEECHER The Preacher "The grandest single force ever given to the American pulpit." Like Shake fliware, he touched human vni o life nt every point, The VUI- greatest preacher on litis planet, another crcat orator called him. Varletv. vivae.' Vty and velocity of appeal were his In the pulpit and pn the platform in marvelous degree. think J rugged JOHN BROWN The Agitator A tragic figure of our country's tragic time. What led him to Harper's Ferry, nnd why and how he died vm ? there, this book of 753 v -'- - pages, by Col. Hinton, vividly records. It Ih n irrlnnltw ntnrv. tvliniivop vm. ohn Drown wns. It must forever stand as one chapter in the history of this nation. , WENDELL PHILLIPS The Orntor An American Prince of men prince of American orators. There is no true VfT 7 eloquence unless there is mkjl.. 1 a man fjini xhe speech. This book reveals the man, the orator, the advocate. In its paces he lives before you so also live the stirring times In which he moved. CHARLES SUMNER The Statesman A typical American of the cultured type. Born a statesman; educated a VOT scholar; compelled to be n vyjL" political reformer. One of the corrective and creative forces in government durinc the stnrmv nrrlnrl of American politics. This "Life" sheds clear light on the period it covers. SAMUEL G. HOWE The Philanthropist Enthusiasm and courage are great motive powers. Dr. Howe had them. VOL 9 Als a burning zeal for the unfortunate. How these compelled him, and served humanity, it id well worth while tn twirl TTIa tlfo was a noble contribution to great needs of the world. OBil HORACE GREELEY The Editor The. nreatesl editor in the world, John ungnt puiu nc was. America nas nev er grown another Greeley vru a ami never wu. ino outer " country could have grown him. He part in oUr national development was long a form mjttye mprul and political force. WILLIAM E. DODGE Merchant Prince A Christian .merchant tills he was and more. "A man who loved his fel low men." A public bone- Vnr c factor, whose largest am- v yji uiuon was to improve and uplift his kind. It In onivl ami tilnfi1 .n.t o such in these grasping days of greed. 1 JOHN B. GOUGH Temperance Apostle A life-story never to be forgotten, as hero told. How a drunkard became a J. G. 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If the books are unsatisfactory, I am at 1 , ,rfy 1 rcturn u,cm at your expense, within five days, and I will owe you nothing. Commoner Nam Post-OJice Dat Stole , ,,..,, The Finest Kind of Book to put into the hands of grow ing boys and girls or to fill the reading hours of thought ful men andomen. A knowledge of such biography -is the most valuable educa tion in the world; it makes for culture, an understanding of human aspiration; it is a source of inspirationto more andhirrheraclupvimn v.. I need this set in your library v. w Luujjuii, vmi no money, and get the booksfor free examination. Remem ber, you arc under no obliga tion if the bnnt$nrnnfcn:. factory. Mail form to-day of the offlcoj and of the election ma chinery that the situation seemed hopeless. . Woman suffrage was allowed by this combination to slip through, be cause they believed the fool story that only the women of the red light districts would cast their votes, and the red light vote and its repeaters were part of their political machin ery. But from the hour that women's votes began to be cast conditions changed for the better. Public util ity corporations could threaten and scare their employes into voting for their evil purposes, but they could not intimidate the wives and daugh ters. One law after another bettering conditions was put upon the statute books. Finally came the initiative, referendum and recall, which took government out of the hands of as absolute a set of bosses as ever Co trolled a state, and restored power to the people's votes. Corrupt judges awoke to the men ace of their situation. The combin ation of selfish interests against the people had been extraordinarily strong. Every corporation bribing the state and city governments for un just privileges had combined with all that was vicious within the common wealth. The gamblers, the red light voters, and the repeaters were all part of their machinery. They kept a mayor in office for long years by the most high-handed violations of law. But finally, one stormy day, ten thousand women assembled in the state capitol grounds and under the falling snow vowed to oust the cor rupt city administration and estab lish a commission form of govern ment. And they did it. It is the women who have brought to Mr. Rockefeller the knowledge that the power of his extensive in terests hi Colorado was being used to cover the evil deeds of as ruthless a gang as ever attempted to ruin a state. Today Colorado embraces as a whole more weli-governed little cities and towns than are to be found in any other state. Its public schools are of the highest type. Its people are intelligent and anxious for what is right. And by the aid of woman suffrage the powerful combinations of unjust privileges, with all their evil hangers-on, are being slowly but Read ily pushed into the background. No wonder that every combination of wrong is today opposing voman suffrage for New -York. They have been taught to fear woman suffrage by the results in Colorado, and in those of the western states where a higher civilization is steadily making its way under the benign iniiuence of women's votes. One more word: Suffrage in Colo rado has exercised an elevating and ennobling effect upon womanhood. The women of today study govern mental problems. They are better informed and have better ideals of government than any like number of men to be found in New York state. Woman suffrage, which after all is but the granting of a just right, has blessed alike those upon whom it was bestowed and the communities by which it was bestowed. Stupidity, prejudice, ignorance and the combination of all the vicious elements may possibly defeat it in New York and New Jersey, but it is so eminently just and right that it will only be a little while until it shall prevail in all the states of the union. Indeed, it will only be a little while until our children will be won dering, as they read the. history of this movement, that any man of in telligence or real manhood could have been found who could , dreamed of withholding this hIT! from his mother, wifef Zt daughter. tr or . THE MAINE ELECTION Following is an Associated presa dispatch; L38 Portland, Me., Sept. 12,, The largest vote in the history of Maine was cast at the state election yeainP day. The total vote will approS" mate 150,000. In the last presidential llOOO? tW yean ag' U feU below The receipts today of the vote from the border and a few isolated towns increased the pluarlity of Carl E. Milliken over Governor Oakley c Curtis, democrat, from the indicated figures of 13,000 last night to 13,800 Indicated pluralities for the other republican candidates were confirmed by a revision of the vote. The re publicans have solid delegations in both branches of congress and will easily control both houses of the legislature. Vote of Maine .national guardsmen in Texas was proportion ate. The revised vote for governor, United States senators and congress men follows: Governor: Milliken, republican, 79,902; Curtis, democrat, 66,547. United States senators: Hale, republican, 78,044; Feruald, republican, 79,368; Johnson, demo crat, 68,273; 111, democrat, 66,832. Congressmen: Goodall, republican, 19,732; Stevens, democrat, 16,103; White, republican, 19,157; McGillicuddy, democrat, 18,770; Peters, republican, 21,800; Bunker, democrat, 18,277; Hersey, republican, 15,066; Pierce, democrat 11,013. " AN EARLY RISER ' Farmer Brown and.. Farmer Jones were near neighbors, arid many a dis pute took place a's to who was the earlier riser. One day Farmer Brown determined to put the sub ject to a test. Rising very early one morning he proceeded to visit his friend about four o'clock. Great was his astonishment when he saw Mrs. Jones hanging out the clothes. Farmer Jones about?" he asked. "Well," replied the lady, "he was the first part of the mornin', but 1 dunno where he is now." Sunday School Advocate. S01MEWHERE IN INDIANA There's some place they call Some where in each battle-shadowed land; . 1n In far-off France or desert waste be yond the Rio Grande. But in my own glad vision lies a Somewhere fair and free--Somewhere in Indiana. Ah, tnats where enough for me! The shrapnel I've no fear of is the orchard's dripping dew, Our trenche-r are the valleys witn The gases 11 are fragrant, sweet witii essence of tne rose, And Verdun here is any hill where wild Sweet William grows. Our men-of-war are fleecy clouds tnat san an auc.Bs As fair as old Muscatatuck and calm as KanKaicee. . nt That fiery curtain oyer there is noi for foes oppresseu, orn,nnir But Indiana's .golden sun parading J . 4-1 sv irnof UOWII tliq wvoim. We march'aW the open road, our tents ar.e stateiy u; He Our airshW are the bobolinks. thrusties and the bees. Eaolx 'hurt's a wirelPiw ?n' "Pence,hVaV Indiana wltl' iTfiVSlSoliiiuiiIndlBnapoll. News.