The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-03-28
The strong Minded Women ia
Full Possession Of the
Govern mont.

He has lately seen the future of strong
minded women in one Of his dreams, and
nc narrates below what transpired:
If there is any one thing We particularly
pride ourselves On It is our talent for
dreaming.
we presume we have made bigger runs
on dream than ever before made by one
with cur limited facilities
And although we don't make a business
Of it, 10 should like to see the man who
would undertake to discount Us.
And We took this for the text of our
dream.
The elective franchise, we thought, had
been made universal.
It was caucus night in our district.
And the free and enlightened women
aad men lad assembled in the back part
of q lager beor saloon to select delegates.
Svsan Anthony acted az chairman.
She was dressed in cavalry boots and q
short tailed coat, With the stem Of a brier
wool pipe sticking out of orc ef ths
pockets.
Parker P:lsbury was Secretary
He hal en- large waterfall aud a chcc.,
apron, ani held Susan's hat, which served
a. a baliot-box.
Lucy Stone was playing game Of "sev-
en- up" with Fred. Douglass, for the beer
for the crowd.
IIost of The women Of the neighborhood
were there and voted frequently.
One roman led her husband in BY the
ear, took some tickets out OF her trowsers
pocket and ordered him to pat SIN in"
Han sEore lie wouldn't DO 1t unless his
wife Tould promise to go home aud get his
supper.
She declared she vas no longos his
slave, AID vould see him in = first.
lie then took her by tie collar and
tried to fo~ce her from the house.
She resisted, when Susan Jumped over
the table where Fred. and Lucy were play
inc, and pitched into the man.
Wife got mad at this ard took side with
her husband
She Int Susan on the nose aud kicked
the nat oft CT the hands Of Parker, who
had got up On chair to lie out Of harms
way.
~ soCn as the disturbance was o7c-,
Parker gathered up the ballots and re
turned them to the hat.
Some chap who was working for the
other side accused him Of putting in
handful that didn't belong there.
And here general row ensued in which
ali participated, and during which all the
tumblers we're broken end Mrs Pillsbury's
head vas knocked through the window
The police we're finally called in, and
succeeded in quellirg the riot and dis
persirs the crowd.
The Anthony ticket was unanimously |
nominated.
We thought we would see now matters
would work, and kept On with our little
dream until election.
Susan bought saddle with two stirrups
and she and Parker rode around in COM
pany stumpiDg the district.
Susan did the speaking, while he offered
the resolutions.
Which mostly had reference to the ab-
sonte necessity Of an immediate and rad
ical change in the existing order of things
generally.
Man, Susan casually observed whenever
she mnde speech, had at lens tn, it was
true, been compelled to yield certain priv
ileges to woman.
But was this enough? Would they be
content with the small concessions made ?
Not if they knew themselves it wasn't
and she rather guessed they wouldn't,
Women are still in measure ruled by I
men, Susan would continue.
This should no longer be.
The voice os woman, like that of a night |
ingale, should never be mute.
1t should be heard in our legislative |
halls, and the opinions and votes of wo-
men should shape the course and determine
the policy Of the nation.
Though we'll enough in their places,
perhaps, men were miserable devils on an
average.
They should be put down; and if wo-
men were true to themselves, and struck
out straight from their shoulders this wo'd |
be speedily accomplished
Fer her own part-and she presumed
Miss Stone and dcvery right strong minded
young woman would say the same-she
stood ready at all times to forsake her chill
dren and her home for the cause IN which
they wero engaged.
There was high old time on the day
Of election.
And the women of both sexes fought
nobly.
One influential female politician was
mounted on a -four barrel IN grocery
near the polls, ha ranguing room full of
voters.
She continued in an elegant strain for
some time, and concluded by singing the
following, holding up roll of postal cur
rency in her hand
Oh when get IN my weaving way,
lspcnd my money free;
Here's GOOD lager. come and drink
Susan is the gal for me.
Accepting the invitation, the crowd, !
about equally Of men aud wo- |
men, made rush for the bar.
If their devotion to the Anthony cause S
was in proportion to the quantity of beer
they drank, there was no doubt whatever
hat Susan was the gal for them.
Great excitement prevailed at the place 5
IF voting, and much enthusiasm was man
Tested when Susan made her appearance. c
Which she frequently did, driving (
,tandem team, with Fred. Douglass sitting 5
BY her side, and Lucy Stone and Antoin-
,tte Brown occupying a seat behind. r
The horses and carriage were placarded C
With large posters. il
down with Woman's Weakness y read o
,ne Of these.
"Let every man whose mother was wo-
nan. vote for Anthony" said another.