New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MISS ANTHoNY's SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.


MISS ANTHONY'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
The slrcwsh airs of yesterday did not pre-
vent tho earnest II not The fashionable friends OF the
Society front filling The pretty little palOr OF the Twenty
ihirdst Bureau. Thc gathering q sOmber one. as
regarded dress and the relief Of the handsome crimson
damask furniture WAS judicnusly allowed display
Mrs Blake asked 10 there any stranger present
who wished to speak. AS there seemed TO he no s"eh
person she spoke In favor Of the Fifteenth Amendment
Women should look what was Ia the way OF the"
rght to vote One thing she found, that Few men OF
women knew what the Fifteenth Amendment was un'eSS
they were editors who had written about H. SOME
thought IL meant universal suffrage co0ie suIag, anu
Mrs H. b. Stanton Thought u meant m,, ,d 1o forbid
No wur, In the Amendment COnid De costu W W ~
women to vote. The word male WsH nv -, ,J
Constitution, except 10y % rho 'rdnonns he or
Vice President referred 10 ny 'nV - VI
him The question belonged to each stare Al any Sthe
10 interfere. She qnOtcd tho ti'en.n A'. Emi,
~ihts restrictions. TIE strongest Democrat wond not
rp to vote such Vriudicos were growing obsolete she
Inyht nothing had been more twisted anu lnlsAfle-
epded than this amendment, unless it We're the reports
~ 1rn,nrr meetings She would suggest that the word
EEK be included Ia the dlsapiues q, reh, r,vnr
OF The Fifteenth Amendment. Perhaps women
urycr would hold the right 10 y1te ana should tney Keep
a body Of out Of thelrsf Thought women onRnI 10
he Included In tie word trace" IN amendment me
question was were woMcn race or nor AiJ ,ne9
chizensi Mrs. Blake-All inhabitants are elilzehs;
Women are inhabants ergo. Mrs Coklin did not want
ylarant blacks aud Cinnamon to vote before Amtrlchn
women. Such men were not iIt 10 hhhe Jaws loI
Intelligent woman. There would be- no point gained ny
admitting ignorant men 10 the suffrage Mrs Somelny
thought the opposition OF the ASs0canhtO lhe fshh
Amendment created a prejudice against them; Many
had Withdrawn their support m consequence ei inc teso
luton passed cOndemning the Amendment. ohe uu no'
care about politics. hut wanted 10 help the ASSOCIATION
She wanted t0ser women gain more nIIVGuay, ana ho
follow leaders implicitly, even though they might ne
worthy Her object IN coming there was 10 see
what there was in and what they would do Men
didn't all their rights by good deal under the yohH
svstem, and women wouldn't either women
we're 80 nnpI nEcv 70 anu he led tIau To- lead
and she was afraid that they always would
NV of women asked To vote believed they would be
allowed to. Nobody could stop them from voting Ihe
the hooF. She said she Disconnected by an claimed
audience. and could not speak to the point nr
TALLY retired the eOrtshe found u diicnt al times
20 hold her peace when listening 70 reinat6s iaIe
teucies put forth by the organ OF the Association one
she had something TO do. ana would be guided 10
n, or II to her. She criticised a sentence
ihni Women should know tile love " their husbands
was he not by SNOWY dress, but by cultivation
aud affection" She objected to the word won.
Men cOEgrgate around the dahlas OF society TO the ex
euslOn and chagIin OF the daisies Tine article Ihns
Far IN THE TRIBUNE OF OCT 70 next ItteNeu ner s
She denied that women In discussion were always nyhH
OF the handle There We're so aLy ~ t s,I
great question, that persons thinking deeply upon ~ hhu
difficulty IN long controversy To keepto the pOl-
Iaef iHp0SSi6ie and it were not is not very
reprehensihie when We cOsuer tnI the paper ~
makes this cOmplaint-on", too winch Ihey were aii
subjects The divisions IN the womens party held To
view I'm the article referred IL, caused by the fact
that not out Of leading strings but were
less under the influence of the cOntendug parties
In outside politics. But the subImity of ofense was
reached when It declared that men had the
power, and would not be forced, but
be persuaded out Of It, stronger argument Tor
wOmens suffrage could hardly be enuuCiated, showing
it did, the power the ballot gives 10 nsht over
might 90 enabling those who possess II 10 dictate terms
10 those who do Then we must coax and caJOle
men for what ours by justice Is NJ that CoHtempt
BILE ayOwal for leading Journal which specially
advocates the equality Of al men Men nave
their political rights guaranteed but women, wealthy
and to the manner born" To gain political recognition,
pGSi soil their lips ,Ci the false Y0erg OF me hGTiot
We told 10y THE TRIBUNE thar only on that principle
can get what the wOrd ana men owe them!
II icOmeH did a. tr0td turn and Sc0Tge HEM They
would have the whole bowling community down upon
them The ballot is the opening wedge or all reforms
for woman. Thls address was gwen as II the
speaker meant every word she said. Tie sentences were
bitten of clean rs the head of steel nail Mrs Blake
protested against the idea OF married life given III The
speech Each year left IL more precious. Mrs. Norton
protested she did not speak from experience. Mr..
Norton paS the best hat hUed every woman
thought her husband was also. Shirley Dare
protested against the continual attacks members
made against the newspapers. It was
dsgTaceful TO the Association. II
would pass what they felt unjust criticisms IN dig
nihedssileuce, would Of writing thugs
simply worry them Editors liked the fun OF seeing
them retOrt such language unworthy OF the
there,