Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-20
Black Nigger and White Woman Outrage.


sociation of New York on the l4th, the
female editors of the Revolution and
Fred. Douglass had bout. The ladies
think the party which is liberal enough
to take in Cuffy ought to take in them
selves. We copy as follows:
Mrs. Rose said that woman was not
only conservative but loyal. For thirty.
four years she had labored in this cause
1t was not for woman alone that they
battled but for the rights of all. 1t had
been stated that woman drags man down
from his high pinnacle of fame and great
ness, but the truth was that the reason
why man degraded was that stream
could not rise higher than its source.
[ [Applause She had changed her mind
on the subject of suffrage, and had come
to the conclusion that the ballot ought to
be restricted to those who were charac-
terized by honesty, rectitude and honor.
! [Applause. She would not allow the
milkman who watered his milk to vote
[great applause nor the baker who gave
US dyspepsia. Laughter. She would
have nothing to do with the butcher.
When editors misrepresented a good
cause and abused each other, she would
taxa the ballot away from them. Laugh
ter. She would not give the ballot to the
general who got drunk.
Fred. Douglass next took the platform,
as he said, to give color to the proceed
ings. Laughter He objected to the
statement of Olympia that there was no
material difference between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties. The
difference, he thought, was. just this:
that the Republican party had stood by
the Government during the war, and the
Democratic party had not.
Olympia-I ask you to point out the
difference now, not then.
Fred.-The difference now is the diff
ference then.
Mrs. Stanton-Didn't the Republican
party do the same as the Democrats in
their lections-ignoring both the claims
of the black man and of woman.
Fred No, l think not; l think there
is difference.
Susan B. Anthony-Will you let me
ask you question, Mr. Douglass
Fred.-I knew / should get it on this
question. [Laughter.] They knew my
weak point, and want TO confuse me by
asking questions, but will let Miss An
thony ask question, as she is pretty
clear headed, and will put it in a shape
that | can understand it, and if | under
stand it | can answer it. Laughter and
applause.
Miss Anthony-The great crime of the
Democratic party is that it wants a
white mans government. What is the
difference between that and the Repubi-
can party2 The Republican party does
not demand white mans government;
it demands mans government Now
what is the difference between the
crimes-the white man government and
the mans government Laughter and
applause. The one is crime against
the black race-2,0OO,00O, while the
other is q crime against 1900, 900 of
women, white and black. Renewed
laughter and applause.
Fred.-I have no objection to that state
ment
Miss Anthony-Answer the question.
Fred.-It needs no answer at all, /
have never denied that the Republican
party holds the same position on the
woman question that the Democratic
party does. They are the same as to the
question of woman's rights, but the
question is as to human rights. The Re
publican party is a whole race ahead.
fApplause.l While the Democratic party
IS disfranchising the pegro, and women,
too, the Republican party is eniranchis-
ing the negro at least, and, think, is
largely in favor Of the enfranchisement
Of women. [Applause. At least, our
best advocates are among the Republican
party. Where is our friend among the
Democratic pariyS
A voice-Georgs Francis Train.
Fred.-He has shown that his woman 5
rights principles and animus spring
mainly from hatred of the negro. Ap-
plause.1 He boasts before the country
that Ne has swamped the cause Of the
negro even among the friends OF the
negro. he has boasted that when be
first met Miss Anthony she was three
fourths negro aud one-fourth woman,
and that he has said in her presence in a
public assembly that under his skilltul
manipulation he has made her three
fourths woman aud onefourth negro. IL
IS bis boast that he has thoroughly abol-
isbed the movement and the negro ques-
ton in Kansas, showitg that be came
into the ranks Of the equal rights move
ment, helping Us in one good cause 10
destroy another lApplauseI There