New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-07
SHALL WOMiN VOTEt
CITY CONVENTION AT COOPER INSTITUTE.

The Convention for the agitation OF Woman's
Rights opened evening In the Cooper Institute In spite
Of the rain the audience wa respectable point Of number
Miss Anthony called to the chair The following
was among the resolutions adopted
That the ballot alike to the and the negro means
brend education Intelligence sefproiccon scFeanee aud
sefresneci 70 the daughter IL industrial freedom
and diversified employment the wife the control a her
legal night her cAidren 20 OIL mems social equality col
legcs and professions open profitable business skilled labor
and intellectual development
speeches advocacy these resolutions made by Mr.
Elizabeth Cady stanton Miss Emma Hangc and Col Moss
Of Missouri We have only FOR an abbreviated reporm
the address OF Mrs stanton:
The ballot the symbol Of equality j. the foundation night OF
every citizen under government Advancing civilization has
been marked by an extension OF THIS night md no INV
legged order show title 10 power 10 IA limitations 10 rs en-
A. the ballot Is the key 20 reconstruction eh knoVl
edge OF it, use and power The step the work ofe
The theory Of our Government makes universal ahfass Ole
ing their lave and Constitutions The ideas 81 me csuW
. 10 S, T osa. lh a ss d ssS " c2sf
else Of sanege 10 our country gre h'e sse Go"I sea prop
gGrslIfion of the earth round hc sun. u must
often siO1eh become legal voters A. The night TO the b
base intelligence, u matters not that b % J.
do than Of ~ Inasmuch boys aJc not
hound by any sel horse piece u sN
seems 10 be in harmony Win the siagis ~ Of ssi
and common sense . A. to cQlor and ser neither time
money, q sduS,I,2a o's Ease black white or woman
toeate! enu ioan government wholly unworthy og
,Eepe sT ."mc paab" argument. II ,of Of such
tiOns bot they oil alike unsatisfactory ilogbn srg
unjust il said II cannot read the Cons noBe,
hy up tlO be- il undt vote. II radis, ,iare'5. !
making wtc O. sure gauge u character. In our lste
aud virtue s.sics that might 90. ~ v,,tat ,b
black were ioyal generous and bfSib -lucate5
alphabet multiplication ehc while men q f.e 10 heir
by the nation graduates Of West Point Se. eore tbs
country and traitors 10 theI flag Appfbe apostle, and
art Of printing were all men ioo WeEtIans The Children
maryfe worth s..1i Oh, no. the early no.. STRUGGLED with
Of science and literature have 10 G,I lcir irnir,,n.
poverty while they blessed the world ,tinniu. o learning
But say some such qualifications oilty Of the ballot il a f
and thrift The dignity and fcspo ,cuci cpictgr aorntcr
better stimulus a boy learns 10 motions on land such quail
ing ~ the water than ncic. f tie popton AZ tho south
fchtions would cw on oueeig A. csnitai Ia. evr
rd labor 10 he dus * Just or gene9us TO di'raneh,e
poor and ignorant becuse w! ~ ,t banot and tbs
sfancbed classes can never in The rae io me prizes OF
life have a fair chaIcc viii Tier l,I9Ss on n.N ~
he omsb who ru.t labor outside tie domestic circle are
nos g n orr shops or aetorc they
geneIaiy Ioahu 10 U ia A smdl way Now why
are not women aud negroes gena ulg sue 10y snt WIN
White men In he professions. olcl dlces IN The trades
and All enroymcuts a'd why 10 I've same branches
of industry are they paid less ic l'l ~ uee my
bioopbica reason Tor all bs outside Tue Daot shoad IKE
IooI 4, a. have senrard in vain "r any other cause
For the highest good G. N'Ath aAn & N', VIZ uu v
that education that the aoi alone can 80 WIN this We
III 80 - rce cur Jlcges Of new medicine and divinity 10
he dsdg of the STATE that al the bar o lsice they nay
b V Of low the sad and sorrowag anon The hospital
minister TO y sick anu dying "h9 nave nher 1"o Sl
ballot I'd not before, they win take their places :
A
M oss life By opening all the poessiois aud
cal offices shall raise the price OF her DIOR IN two
~ =" Nv 5ecsssng the supply in the cS aToeaiions
'ouees e. when your wives self sustaining forces
y your ,ds then marriage aoIs Of e ,s viii
al %eR w en nor a. "O Te Oy women win dynds that
c,a,id6 sf row IN rnrfyine for bread It will NOT sg"
gS W. her. ,o ns sosT Once awake to the Ia. Of sci
ence and OF life the independent wise moher " a., os S @
never eohsn i liam her ovn wise men lOokih .1y
and thoughuly social problem an1 Il
isss NJ young men compelled TO deny themseN the
cIensins 80 home ana family because Of the id,ess
anu e ~ our day The family-that great eonsHYET
women 81 renof and morals how can you cement It's .
% i, The yirtne ard independence Of both man and woman
W. T eand The ballot Tor the abong classes OF women a
cst and capital in the marts OF trade lne y, her are HI
womans wages in the few ayocatons now open 70 de
trnlv appaing; and II a majority OF women 10 orsnt
mahd The ballot it Is because thes rnhic schools
o a Il. doing the grandest work for the life OF ihls
Repubic in mOldng the minds oil iutnfe Ieel =, young
a ss oPT Ie State who are paid but ESQ or $40 year
Now do YOU suppose they would rather live on ~ oshs y
PpcipaI Of school at salary Of $500 and mouse c,S
Think Of $500 yea. for yo'TWgn Mai s fund for board
w,Sspe clothes books travelling EXPENSE Sa So,er
cough drops candy and charity Aboa! as ~. 81 IN. muddy
spends in his Hsyanas All talk not 70 u, aaae down 10
po Of politics these starting prices bring woman o box
nudder pools than cord block her way 70 ,nlIem az
FatIers Husbands Brothers Ponder wen 's f,ers NAV
Tomsn wages perchance omorow your asogs TnsaSs
stend faee 10 face with the stern realities o nv nm a
with poyertv and temptation, with no hope OIL wi ed Ken
dollar II 10 moment OF despair case anu i The Whir
S,1 a prce and she be drawn down IN s door
nool of vice her sin lies NJ iced of thel
ssn Senators lei Ms In their places we have no
bann, when 10000 women in this city are NnE an are III
pces by the noedei And below these ia LOW {ety draws
mighty multitude whose misery ana er problem
he vail of forgetness and before that n, some oil
~ S ,ned on epnaed Had the ballot JIM
~, n,,ires who NOW crowd our workshops ana
scScoIs would themselves be capitalists s Uots them
misslon'n AMI .alares equal 20 heif LABOR
Ba LEI us glance Of the popular oJecl9n, o, Tr
,o,inc first" Woman does not know ehouth ~ A.tr
women do vote on a property qualification lh nd
aud Australia at this very day Does woman IN croSu,
Citations than ~ the monaIehA rVS VNt'