Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-27
Grnufnc l'niversul An iRrm.o
Party.

The only genuine advocate OF impartis
suffrage and equal political rights ar
Those who follow the lead Of Lucy Ston,
and Elizabeth cady Stanton. A conven-
ton oi these racy advocates Of "prosress'
has been IN session at Albany the present
week Tor the purpose of organizing . uni
setsal suffrage party. the particular obiec,
M view being the extension of suffrage V
women. Fred. Douglas, Parker Pillsbur,
and other friends Of modern progression o
similar reputation, took part in the proceed
ine'. Among the resolutions adopted wer,
the following:
/. Resolved, That IL liberty and pur>
SUIT OF happiness are natural and unalisna-
Die rights. SO als' is the right Of suffrage
Their only possible security and NO hold,
also that the distinction Of rights into civil
political IL without warrant, and vilh>
osnii'on. only ~ consequence Of
SAtAcastc cugendercd by il.
AM. 4. That we hold With Lamar
ont re-, Fourth dscrsal suffrage 10 tho first
slavery A., basis Of every national re-
Resolved, V. Hon. Chas. Sumner. that
tine thar ~ only sufficient guarantee
truth an. o u {wllns''se to which W are
public. ana ~, only testify and reason; the
'.the bale, !" !" which All other things
of right. v :, :, I'm tne D.ion. opportunity, Cd.
bound hy eye ."s s. e'a kesed rights Of every
ono thing nccdinl - . inquire whether
uc.,,o "s gwen. protect to bear the hu,r' sS.
/ in,i. -, homestead e TO tho Govsrnme.t
~. ,, ~. 90 we Asorthc LANGUAGE - Hon
,oron o'.rsno"s apsnce, in his lettsr 10 zen
~ 'c comPellc state constitution s....
originals ooediensbe asscntcd 10. bv Z M.
Jori'y Of the bp~ fls. including q ven those
whom It disiranchiscs, Is those whom Il in.
vests with suffrage" ST. 81
Therefore, Rcsolred, That No recommend
the election Of women as delegates to the
approaching constitutional convention. there
b'iug nothing ia the present constitution Or
lass OF the State 10 prevent the bcinv rec
osnized and treated in oil respects as equal
members.
J. Rssoiecd, That the present Limitation
OF franchise in the United States 10 tha
class known as white male ci,zsns." veste
government IN . minority, because Il ex-
cruces In women one half the American NO.
pie' ana IN persons Of color one>eiehth =
.has teduc'ns tive out OF every siehe sdult
American citizens to perfnsrans Doliticn,
suYec'ion; and 20 our present state ana
national governments, thus limited "a three
elshtns OF the adult citizens. Ar not h ~
republican, even in form but An cli.s.rh.
Of eek and race.
8. Rsolred. That 90 sulins e,,.. -
did, ever will, Or ever can lse;shte v;s.s-
for disitanchieed class aud that the ~.
and only Legitimate human eovsrnnsut 1.
sell government; aud UNIVERSAL suffrage 10
sns only road to, ~ ssiaeoaed - oaiver-
cal justice.
The speeches we're unusually interesting
- the ssasssd sstracss from ths pveou11,
ings indicate:
Mrs. Stanton protested asainst the er.;c,.
in the Roshsstsr Expvsas. = h c:aissd The
right 70 control womsn's vote; she slso oh.
jected to the term ''coppsshead'' ID 10 -.
oiutions. She said the democratic psr,v
sl.aye advocated the iArRsse su1taes. NJ.
only dseenss IL aiseaasss q ~ nav.
9snt bed 10 The lest ceoersso ~ je.se
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