Article clipping on Suffrage in the territory of Washington titled, "Woman Suffrage Safe," from the E. Tannatt Scrapbook, ca. 1883

Abstract

This editorial discusses the decision made by a judge in eastern Washington which made all statures and amendments without the subject of the act within the title void. It was widely believed that this decision would reverse the 1883 legislation which granted women full voting rights, much to the pleasure of male opponents. The author discusses a re-analysis of the decisions which ensures the safety of women's suffrage, and chastises their opponents for early celebration. In an ironic reversal the author states, "Men of Washington--that is the few of you who have been gloating over this prospective injustice--don't you feel that you have been a little previous? And aren't you afraid that the women will remember your ill-disguised glee at the prospect of their being again reduced to political serfdom?"