The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-10
SgsAH q. AsraexE, Ch'n.
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move the adoprou Of the foregoing report.
Mr.. Bourke-There is kind Of wedge in
the cisuss reiativs % femaIs safkfase Whsch
| do not wish 10 zee Introduces here Ms&
Stanton, il is true, vas admitted here - .
delegate yesterday, bat this morning, hy ~
solution, YOU declined to eudsrss hes
rcsaiar dogmhs. Yes here We have this
recommending women 10 secure
the ballot.
Mr.. Gordsn, dol't think TIE dslrsass M
derssands the resolution. We cay 20 che
Of n Unitsd Sutsa. siorn
yourselves into lahcf nssanixa sions-~sss jass
com psnsAtion Or youF werk. and IL ycs
think thai the bsllol b pecsssAry zoe Jon 10
obtain jastioe. 40 and ~, il" Nsrss shis
Congress pledged 70 a. them 10 any way.
That il how We frAuaed the report, and 4
dont think ii conflicts with che resolutions
passed this morning IN ary wsy. I would
like gentlemen to. point Out now it c. IA cts
with them.
Mr.. Keating- In my opinion il is an ex-
cellent report; very wei eJneesved and very
well expressed. But 10 matters al this
Kind every word in q resolution stands for an
idea, aud though "a endors, Il Mt OF nale
suffrage is not expr ssveIy gwen, IL is an
piicIly implied. You know .hat women
nave very fertile iInsginstions, aud are very
quick al bandling msttsrs If t1at kline.
they win say that tins iDgress aKprcv = Of
he baildt. move that tbs ofds ''secure
tie ballot" be stricken out.
Diegate-Let women avdl thea,sel ves ~
whatever means they hId Cor improving
their condItic" -...
n.I~to W. ahnf
will "a to establish = woDsn's pa.tv but
we say that women themselves shal have
the right TO do so, AID We will sustain them
IN that right HAvo You not admitted these
ladies as del gates TO this haHf Have you
not shown asympsthv with semal IL worker?
What is there in IL word "snff sge" that
We should be afraid Of, IL We CAL ourselves
men Should that word brighten us, Ii IL
hugAboN--a myth. hips the words will
nos be stricken cut.
Mrs. Maednuali-l have haG c,Dmon
school education, and know the meaning
81 the words as well as You, geptisIsaes bat
| never knew before that the word "suffrAge"
meant" politics"
Miss Susan b. Antbony-Mty |, as Chair
aIsn If hat Comn tee, be allowed To say a
few wordsy You object to this passage
about the ballot, Is thrustihg IA awoId
which represents hobby. Well ] have
been "hobbyist" all my life-aUd glory
in it, We want nothing in this hut what
strictly pertains 70 the elevation Of woman's
work. Now The only question is wheth' I
;be bsipt Is a means an may De Considered
is means 10 elevate wornan's labor, and ~
I security t. her. Tbs mea who move fuI
striking out this paSss &c must prove that 1
1 - not a power in their own bands Wei
/ then, If you prove that you vii BE- Wiling !,
I give up The ballot, aud ran your hck 60 gel
4 equal justice without IL, | am willing n give
/ up my point. But | v 4nt TO ask those men
hethsT If there was a class Of white work
7 agnen in this country, wlo we've deprived
OF the ballot, anl, as consequence, Who's
labor was degraded, as il always isl ask
I YOU IL you Would MT feel that tue ballot il
the first thing to get for those men il order
Z 70 get them the same chances and the Samt
treatment that you get yourselves Why,
all mems ey IS would be opened in that case
And Vet here is q pr cIsely similar case
and tie ony opposition maze is because II
Is a woman who asks.
Mr.. GordJn-I must take the liberty Of
interrupting the Iady. Tbs question Is not
about gSiug the women the ballot, bui
al out certain expression , the report.
Mss SIs;.l Il. Apthcry-. KNOW, but .Iy
ten minutes are already ont, and | DG y
stop.
ADelegate- Il move that thu rule be suS-
pended, and the lady allowed to proceed
Carried with applause.
Mr.. Bour IKE am very sorry to interrupt
1T toe remarks of the lady exactly confirm
what 1sve said. the only reason why
this expression is put into the report, is that
1t may be used to prove that female suffrage
has been Endorsed By this Union.
Mis- Anthony am ready 60 pryve v nat
the ballot wi. 10 tor women by show ing
W hat IL has done for men. What makes the
r0rkIngmen OF America so Independs mt ami
res pected but because they bold in their
hands Tie ballot? BIT women are pow er-
less snd say they drag men s labor down
a. well, simply because Trey are without
the ballot.
Mr.. Fincher was opposed 10 he express
sion remaining in The report Toe "isn'
Of womau's suffrage will never be indorse
by the trades unions.
Mr.. Sylyis said that the root Of the whole
matter lay 10 giving the bsllctto workers,
regardless Of sex, nationality, Or c,lor. lie
read from a paper the social ard business
status Of the Constitutional Convention Of
tile State Of New York, wherein l46 mem
bers represent capital, snd two labor. He
wanted to know how much legislation could
expected to the interest ~ lsb1r irUm such a
body.
4 yote vas then tai ~, and the words
we're stricken out and the report then adopt
ed.
The followir 3 resolutions wers ifrrrd By
Mr.. A. c. Cameron.
Resolved, That Messrs- Whsley aHd Casis be
appointed a committee 10 wait en- the Attorney
General and request him, in the name of the
workingmen of the United States, 20 give his
official construction Of the Eight-Hoar lGw, and
that in case Of bis endorsement Of Gen Sslso-
fields position, that they b" iafsber requested
70 wsit-,S7 ere Chairman ~ the Conn ittee
presenting the sane, and request N TO in err
clause which can admit OF no misconstru stion.
Adopted. n
Mr.. JUNO offered the folio wing:
Resolved, That this Eation1l Labor Congress
l.ost emphatically protests against the Illegal
and Infamous proceedings q The self styled
master masons,' OF NV York city. or else
shere, against the BricklayeIs UHirDs Of New
York city.
Resolved, That va the deiesstes q 'he art
ous labor organizatiprs Of the United States,
here ia Congress assembled, 90 herebs tender
our entlre sympathy to the several labor uniors
now on strike throughout the country for their
legitimate tights.
adopted.
Mr Heating offered resolution o. thanks
TO Mics Mulianey, OF the Collar Laundry
Workingw onben's Association Of Troy, for
her indefttigable lahors in the interests u
working women. Adopted ~. I.
Dir. 81 lvis offered the following:
WHEREAs, In looking out over society. we
find The protecting arm Of the law thrown
around every enterprise having for lie object the
Of wealth. snd the utmost care
taken to foster aud encourage the undertakings
Of the rich, and - assist capital 10 sil mono
poles aud
mept Al Washington, a Department Of State, Of