New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-28

word cOlored adds another twelfth part 70 fine disfran
cnlsed class You do injustice 20 woman. You do not
dsiranchise the negro worth $3.50 but you the poor
widow and give her vote You exempt Al cer-
gymans property but he dies you tax his widow for It,
Third Justice to woman demands the change. Taxa
ton without Representation tyranny and resistance TO
tyrants Is obedience to God Woman here refusing to
pay any more taxes would act IN accordance with this
healthy revolutionary sentiment Taxation without the
consent OF the taxed DISTINGUISHES Of every political
right, Woman revenges herself for this neglect Every
den OF vice that aures your and mine from purity
proves ms The horrd tragedy on your streets and the
vacant seat IN your body proves this -Four thousand
times 100000 black could not sap the strength OF
the nation woman doing She asked It because
the DISTINGUISHED class always degraded class Look
at England With the ballot in her hands, new type of
manhood would be established. Look at our own
country If you had given the ballot TO the black man
IN l76 would have had our late baptism in blood
The negro belonged TO the dsranchsed class hence his
hence degraded from her proper position
be so in womans there is IN CONNECTION ' between bread
and the ballot Give women vote and her small salary
will be increased. Would not a father rather have his
daughter III pOstoffice at 1900 year than running
sewingmachine in garnet with all its temptationsf
There no place where woman more degraded than
in the Northern States In European countries she
hold office. In the Southern States women has never
been compelled to see her ooachman or tooman gong 10
vote her behalf Many say ii would produce social
revolution. SO they said 1t would If she had her
rights OF property Give woman the ballot ana the he
publican party would be ready 10 elevate woman as
the negroes OF South Caroua They would SEND thelr
heueys and Wilson's through the anG 70 ehllshen it'll
Woman Suffrage is of the great ideas OF century
which must prevail The call for Universal Suffrage per
yades all Europe, and New-fork should not pc DeIlau
No question will come before the Convention OF more I'M
portance DO not make II separate question LeS 20
longs to II is national and not political right
She simply asks the Convention to permit her 10 e&er
Mr. Greeley then introduced Miss. Susan Anthony.
On taking the stand Miss Anthony said she proposed TO
answer any question that might De asked III iHpS 10
question from Mr. Greeley, she professed her Willingness
iuries Mr. Hand of BroOme asked whether in case OF
draft the same rule would apply she answered un,
war but they would fight If necessary;
Applause question a l1 tr ran,cd yS1 for
wOmens low wages; she thought it would In tins coun
try only women and negroes are the dcgrauGH CLASSES
who cannot get the wages as others. Inc Da!Ot
will dignity woman and elevate her II mas done IL
already for the negro in Washington Cty ana III ha sn
right You say the women don't want the ballot. Even
true tins Is no reason why they should not have what
is their right The wealthy may not ask for IT. but the
poor need it, Give her, them the power OF seuprOtec
lion She Thought female suffrage was the only salvation
OF the Republican party This clogs the wheeS o. reco
Mr. Greeley asked, When does this nalicnable right
commence FOR young men and foreigners Have We the
right to say when it commencesl" Miss Anthony an
swered My right as human being is as good az any
other human being. II you have right To No'e AT u
years, then have. All we ask is that yon should e5
down the bars. and let us women ana negroes ~ anu
then we will sit down and talk the matter over lLouu
aud prolonged appausoI ..
of the state that would be likely 70 vote.
Miss Anthony said the number of petitions already pre-
Importance of the subject but they need help News
papers and public speakers must aid IN enhghtchihg the
Mr. Greeley said he had understood Mrs Stanton 10
that the laws Of our state had been growing more t ~
women 20 wears past Had this been caused py 'he
prospect OF woman'5 voting have not men done at
the suggestion of their sense OF jusucet MIS- stan
ton thought IT was owing TO the mareh ol ei.n
much as to mans justice Mr.. Van Camper thought the
laws respecting hOmesteads, exemption OF implements OF
labor from seizure and the abolition OF mplsOhheh' iOi
debt, came within the same category.
Much mcrriuent caused by question OF MT Bick-
ford of Jefferson as 10 why the Of Ncw-Jersey
had surrendered or deprived OF the privileges OF the
BALLOT Mr.. Greeley explained that property quahea-
ton was required which DISTINGUISHED many of the
women but il was true that in 1890 the women OF
Jersey had carried the state for John Adams against
Jeferson After that the took the ballot away from
them. Laughter and applausel