t that time. Had it done so, one may reasonably
believe that the women of Indiana would before to-day have been
enfranchised. On the contrary, that sheet has been very
vacillating, speaking for or against the cause according to the
principles of its managers, the paper having frequently changed
hands; and until recently the principles of the same managers
upon this question have been shifting; but for the last five or
six years the _Journal_ has been a consistent, though somewhat
mild, supporter of woman suffrage.

On the contrary, the _Sentinel_ had been constant in its
opposition, until, about eight years since, Mr. Shoemaker
becoming the manager, it announced a Sunday issue devoted to the
interests of women. The pledge then made has been nobly kept, and
although for a few months the _Sentinel_ seemed to edit its
week-day issues with a view to counteracting the possible good
effect of its Sunday utterances, the better spirit gradually
triumphed, until at last, so far as the woman question is
concerned, the paper is from Sunday to Saturday in harmony with
itself. For some time it gave one column in each Sunday issue to
the control of the State Central Suffrage Committee, and printed
two hundred copies of the column for special distribution among
the country papers.

The _Saturday Herald_, established in 1873, under the editorial
management of George C. Harding, deserves mention. From the
outset, this paper was the advocate of woman's right to be paid
for work done according to its market value, and to protect
herself and her property by the ballot. Perhaps the best service
rendered to women by Mr. Harding, was that of securing in 1874
Gertrude Garrison as assistant editor of the _Herald_. Mrs.
Garrison is, beyond question, one of the ablest journalists
Indiana can boast, and the influence of her pen in modifying the
popular estimate of woman's capabilities has been incalculable.
From 1874 she did half the work, editorial articles, locals,
sketches, and all the varieties of writing required upon a weekly
paper, but at her own request her name was not announced as
associate editor until 1876. In this capacity she remained upon
the _Herald_ until January 1, 1880, when the paper passed from
Mr. Harding's into other hands. During her connec