The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-15

menl and % tho idea that suffrage
natural rghts What was their answer Your
doctrines are too new and revolutionary for
the nineteensh century, l ask you when you look
around and the moral corruption prevalent in poll
TICS the dissensions lin the Church, and the eaousies
aud chickering's in families do you not feel that need
somsthing new and revolutionary Ia every department.
OF ef DO you not remember that all that Is old now
was once newf II the nineteenth century - 70 De
governed by the eighteenth. do you that the
world must be governed by dead men. New things
That y just exactly what We live for 10 do new things
And then, worse than ALL Horace Greeley has given
as reason for his report female suffrage
state Of New York did n 1Ss w w1asa the ballot
and that after twenty thousand petitions have been sent
IN from every part OF The State by women who demand
the right 10 vote. Is insult 10 the intelligence OF
woman and OF the nineteenth century 10 say while
the extension of the suffrage has been going in all
the eloquencs that uttered Congress In
every State Legislature upon this question Of the enan
he So moDs Of soa sp0pe na
are throwing up Their arms 10 the heavens
and demanding enirnchisement, while the
rejoicing the possession the ballot, you sup
pose that the daughters OF Jefferson and Hancock and
Adams win forever finger around campares old
civilization and not join this grand army OF freedom 10
roll back the golden gates OF a higher and better
CIVILIZATIONS No. II Is not tne. never talked TO a
woman i've minutes and pointed TO her the intimate
connection between bread and the ballot but found
she was anxious to vote. But suppose women do not
voting for free schools, did you go TO the chill
dren and say 70 them .Do you want schoolsf
when you passed prohibitoTy laws, did you
go TO the drunkard and the liquor seller and say,
"Do you want prohbitory laws ~ And when you pro-
posed to give the ballot TO ignorant plantation hands
did you 90 them and ask If they wanted the ballot
No; YOU know that 1t necessary to the safety Of the
nation that your citizens should be educated you knew
that II was necessary for them TO DO sober you knew
that II was necessary in order 10 solve the problem Of
reconstruction to place the ballot in the hands Of the
loyal millions OF the South and you passed all these
measures Now you know that our politics are corrupt
from tho core, and unless you do something to
republic win share the fate Of all the republics that have
gone before propose, order to do this to introduce
into politics, by the snfranchisement OF woman new
moral element and power. Then, when this rs done
politics will be lifted mp into tho world OF morals and
religion, the polling booth will become beautiful tenn.
pile surrounded with flowers and fountains and tr-
umpha arches, where men and women shall 90 up to
vote for freedom and equality and elections will be
Ike the feasts OF the Jews at Jerusalem Mrs. Stanton
concluded by reviewing the improvement which would
take place In the pecuniary compensation Of woman II
she were endowed with the ballot and disclaimed the
deroRatory remarks which had been made by Mr. Tram
In reference 10 Mr. Beecher.
Miss ANTHONY and other speakers also addressed the
meeting MISS Anthony is thin faced, spectaclewe
ing and decidedly strong minded looking woman. Her
aess was neat and plain She was also whS
s on ahigh pitch, and she ia not half agreeable
impressive speaker Mrs. stanton. She was, how
ever, listened 10 with the same earnest attention.
Lucy Stone Repudiates Susan Ii. Anthony
and Her Followers.
At meeting Of the Executive Committee, held at
their rooms in New York, December a. it was unani-
mously resolved,
That this association dslams all responsibility
Train, Mrs. stanton and Susan b. Anthony.
We do this because there mlsa ppre henson in the
public mind In regard to these meetings which have
been held without consultation with or approval of the
American Equal Rights Association.
EDWIN A. ETUDwELL, Chairman Elk Committee
Lucy SroSE, Secretary.