Though the negro is no longer a voting power, the malign influence of the negro question persists.
Since the South as a whole favors prohibition of the liquor traffic the representatives of the people are almost unanimously in favor of prohibition, forgetting all constitutional scruples and all questions of state rights.

The sentiment for woman suffrage is not yet overwhelming and consequently, as might be surmised, conscientious scruples prevent representatives from voting for the extension of the franchise.

In two States, however, the friends of woman suffrage, though not strong enough to pass a constitutional amendment, have realized their aim by a brilliant _coup_.

Since most elections are practically settled in the primaries, the legislatures of Texas and Arkansas gave women the right to vote in such elections.

In other words, women were given the right to help nominate candidates, though they are excluded from the formal elections.