for only one-half of the people "consent." Modern
science has demonstrated the truth of evolution--like causes
produce like results--and this is seen in the progress of
government and of woman. From the time when physical force ruled,
up to the present, when _ostensibly_ in the United States every
person is his own ruler, there have been many steps. The
importance of the masses has steadily taken the place of the
importance of individuals. At first the idea was "You shall obey
because I say so"; then, "You shall obey because I am your
superior, and will protect you"; now it is "Everyone shall be his
own protector." But we do not live up to this idea while only
one-half instead of the whole of "everyone" is his own protector.
The phases of woman's advancement are fitly described by the four
words--slave, subject, inferior, dependent; and no step in this
advance has been accomplished without a hard struggle. The logic
of evolution in government points to universal suffrage. The same
logic points to unqualified individual freedom for woman.

Mrs. Blake in reporting from her State said:

Governor Cornell was the first New York Governor to mention woman
in an inaugural address, and the bill allowing women to vote in
school elections was passed the same winter. There was a great
deal of opposition in different parts of the State to the voting
of women. In some country districts where the polls are in the
school-houses, certain men went early and locked the doors,
filled the room with smoke and even put tobacco on the stoves to
make it as disagreeable for the women as possible. More
respectable men had to ventilate and clean the rooms to make them
decent for either man or woman. From this lowest class of
opponents up to those who say: "My dear, you'd better not make
yourself conspicuous!" the spirit is the same. Believing that
under our constitution women are already entitled to the ballot,
we do not ask for a constitutional amendment, but for a bill
extending the suffrage at once.

Mrs. COLBY in contrast to this stated that in Nebraska the
greatest courtesy had always been shown to women who voted at
school elections. There is only one organized effort against
woman suffrage, and that is made by the "Sons of Liberty!" "O,
Consistency, thou art a