, 1869-02-15
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Speech of Judge Waite at the
Library Hall Convention


At the request OF uhny Of the 1adies and ge1-
t1cmen who were In Attendance at7 and ptrticf.
Pated In the exercises Of, tho Library Hall Wo
mtn's saffage Conrcnsen, On Friday. We here
Win give rt7totina report Of the speech deliv~
cred By Jpagu WaIta, Of this city, chsirman Of
tho Comnztttee On Resolutions. The speech was
in advocacy Of tha resolutions. and By many rs-
earded ae tho most arEumentatTc address ol TIC
eonyentton. Judge Waite, upon rtst11, tatd:
Mna CHAR1A1: We belleye the ttr1e has come
for the Inauguration Of this movement. fow ,h.t
ened our reverence ftr Institutions and customs
merely because they arc cestablished-Hh: 4 We ate
SETTING 9at ~ .Sq1a
u 10 zee to It that thoso iountations suea ~
to endnsu tho tes, Of n enlightened ant aavanc-
ea S nua oi tbo nt 10 tho lgt 81 saage may a
Glars Of pereons ta ,hs community having equal
let u take wasn'Ek nom our 9tcat calamity, and
herafe how wc Gilt 2 with 100 much teuae1tJ to
the poAse Rson oi uawaStAhtAblt power.
Woman has. IN al ages, rind'eated her capacity
man sctlon. IL i! branches q cduca.loa, Ia ~
o.en ID war, sho bes olten tiscn ahovo I'll adssr,e
teS ~otla Tua vi w pos passass
e s. no nsts s:s,sn s.sI. s,,eT,
sas % J. VII tSs, = sn tens
pi.cs ID hsr nati1o lily Fro On ts. st@e' nd
crcn earlirr 10 tho pfcae1s tho psRsa Of History
asq iu!l OF ltc natIrs Of ,IIust1loNa women.
| In Acietco md literature We hhvo Uaclcr. Mon.
taaH, denim. Madame Hnlaot. Mrs. Carter, Mias
Mitchell, Harriet aleccees Ntowo md hH"Asuas W
% %otaet;; ,s in IT. Mies Kaufman. M!ss uosmst an1
spoei;s ot ps!pting IL beloved to haso no .upcfior
en- c3csl Missoii Of 5ansu,chsnf As S poet. "e wo
have to modern lines NJ. urownlnx and Joaa
| inRal9w ln phiiosophy !heta wa Madame bss.i.
su,ia'ntd 4 rhilo.opb,csl .hss,s, ind received i
doe!or's deRfso. Tho scna!c OF lcr nasive place,
oi phiiosophJ, and sho continual 10 ts.eh nnsll
htf deecaao. 10 medicine NO haye KtIzabcta
9,.:kwe1: r. 'ho,!os, An!onettc blackwell .na
nos % Ti,tSai its e,nao re isprssen..t,o T
A,stsrh!ls, q c,reao, ssvo H'.e iaxs "a !ast;
I'D ,afea 10
q pftvsto sta,Ion. Here was parn'Iel 10 C1nc,n.
natus; hero Hrrc risoom md Rfeasucs comb,ncd.
lilo. Lady Arundel. also. who dc!eudcd Wnsdour
Castle, with only t~cnty.fre men. and held out a
oieo ea s'; ,S;n.' sa II sn e
honotanlo ,erms ~r.o conceded boto1e hno would
ear,n!a!c: IN trol!t!ett, madamG . Roland: IL
Jo,sph'bo nd Victoria A. oducators. wo haYo
Mada1ne M'llssd snd ~. lughs'n Stanton. and
M as S,os snp S.
AEna Dickinson aud Mary 4. flvoguore.
These. AID lhoIsands OF oshss wouaeo. have
%G1S 80 I'd nsss.t Sssds
NJ CHAIRMAN wonnSs P3sss Ss,
q 30 eissshets wssn taes onsht ,o SIS 5.
nsse 2n hs en-, asna no
The bower OF education ID strong. and dosefy
edly 90. We should hes,late long oetoro ate mpt
: we should Distinguish between those thing.
which conform 10 Our republican tcatisnttona ant
thoec utsges aud customs whtcn have been hand
eIt form Of government. IL this elais arc the re
aationa between nan anu woman - they hav'
rn1 @ Of aea
They arc AZ outGIo"ta or the teodsl s1atem-a1
slh.E.tarce from tn.nsr, I'm.
, husband and the wife were one, and tha, ono va
: ! The husband. That rnax,ra HI. been cucrcAthe
ss's .4v I'D
woman to control her own properly, aud he
right to equal education With man, are being con
tbess t'ehts bsines Us fsce 10 lace viii tae qaes
uon, "What are. or ou2ht to be, her polttlca
4 righieF' There are but TWO WAYS 10 answer thi
= Hghts ii ii, Of ,he tanas that We enjoy,
5 Vi undertake 70 SAY she should have no pc
lttcal rights, Ne meet With stunb Ing block
teded, 1s that property to be taxed. and o:easioI
ally conhscated. and the owner tase no voice
i. determining how II shall be done' Even wer
ried women IN this atAle ara kuhic,e1t1y repre-
:. teEied BY their husbands. how about the on
l. hundred thousand einple women! Have they .
| rights which ehon1d pa recognized aud projected
J. Women arc equally Interested with men, no. on1
u he piots cson Of property but n ne aamlal
IL equsi voice in selecting those Tto ~ 70 admi
gsod lav.; hence ,hsy should have voiee
e Mrs. Chairman, neither ef the two erest pollt
9Sof 9Ss @ tas ss e taa as
tho question Of n1iyereal aufage and settle It
E. sccoIdance With the genius Of our institution
l. orteets fos e 1hica ine Republican a psiiy ni W
1t formed hayc been accomplished, land uneas
~ taxes up othes lssuea fscm this time on. tho q
1t over dead issues. Slavery lies before Us hui
r corpse. It ia offensive ID the nosttils OF ii
It wi Vii more e1s ee seea o.
shall vis1t Its tomb, or wnen In the aunlversail
e. viii inc triumphant songs ofjuui,ee. in the :
Sonssrason o. pasi'es; ~ 51e iesding 1ssas n y
u forth. coIque11ng and to conquer.
Bot We cannot expect al! to come Into the NOV
mezt at oIce;, some VIII be honestly opposed
popnisr. There ~ Is slssys "a So large ela.s WHO j. DO
u did leading politician Of thls ~ II EttsEelee
h tic ant,s1sTcfy movement. In the year 1873 y
c. didnte fof congress. q foung nan,''' sald i
dS g 5se gp9te # to ess LIZ
Toa ssn't seeonpi sny1hire noxs - noI 81
you e. @ siror Tough 10 Do snsthins, iii oe v.
n you. asd teea RI ewear I've al ea5s been there
- - And. 1.dies and geInamen, he kept his wo7
w6,1 ao,;:, 49, we pEeRstes %{ss seness. to
pol1,icai parties will take. and what they propo
~ 10 Go. As suo1 as It eball be aece1ts1ued II
- this question Is 10 be ignored BY tho present
ae n:ical organizations, a Few party should
OF We Intend, II possible, to have the new cons
D. tu.icn make no disti1 cuon amou9 ottzens Of (
L. onr fourth resolution. Il We cannot do .h.t tn
=. ~ let rrosieo be inserted authorizing the Lex
D. zol sccon Plush either Of these oe}:cs-r Ii
a" ehaQ perest In fzanne another 1stlsusion, Ct
h. ming rs ltett q suffrage e Eht;s a.Is q
rT tnlpw such conetltuuon before the people,
= But Why DO We kay Womhn sntfnge tns1ead
I, haps al OF us arc IN fayor Of universal auhra
ss say, There IL to be anT difercuce ID poitt
y TINE. let she women vote 15st ~ a,M @ 1itee
- &uu o rot seek 10 accomplish the OBJECT unt
~ cover Of nloaoer phraaealcgJ.
msn to 10 leave 1 her Il hoa.ehold dustes md engage
IS polttce and again. 1t - not her sphere. Bat
d. is to judge. Of decide for her in matt - Of tas
he WOE m has m l1aHuct1EefeEtepston or What II
saanter mi q Siet.se con-.
.S.a sa ~ befss2 nss e 1 ana . % to somsns spss
d :stseg' W sq!sss5sa = Il + y , : IL
~ " so p'eaiesd tnas ihe msa sho1id rnls o1er
'te wcuan. a. it vas predicted Of Gsna.o that
be prediction hay been iuitlled, Thy not
t. Ms. Chairman. bare carefully examined
IT. the arguments have seen aeatns: woman en1ta
O buk u1ne Of them. 1t appears 70 nj, e,n stand
os test Of loe.ca1 analJsls, TfeJ Al stem 70
IT, mtofd @ M "pe pae,ae e1tors Of .hts eiy. ren
Of ran OF Whose opinions hare Tho highest
To- epcct. has Advanced m Argument which vas !
Sefs ~ 81 q ses%e:n sss
NJ MI, hammond had many other reasons[xhtle
t.e b; res.ope ~ we.s ,s P'ea - eee5e
ng with some Of !he ladies, he admitted Il -.
The on,y tn.upes1b!e one IN his own ntnd: TIE 4,
ad @ en,osre M 1ss % iaWs she nsy snsss s. sa,d tas
~ fesding Black,touc. his attention had b
- .5 IT, 1s q e: e p Ut o 'a1 IL s! H.
er- il INTO eas Ct ~ foree Of arms, i necessary "
au, example" ;" ta,d he, suppose = stste ltero
1hem 10 he das1dea On .ons question, as toi!o
'5s mcn say, We onn't carc m, sotaR At
ere lxw.' bow will Jou enforce IT"
the ! a1gumc1t Is ingenious, but t'lsct'
lis Coz e<dine, what Z y no nsans o pfoeao!s,
ot De 70C0 =. men with too .s,1G0 neu would :
~ ~ The o:her wiy md psss Law, upon what W
nal fonrranou hist the laws now depend-npon I
Of uc kens1nenr and public patriotism HoH ol
Of Is , Law ooeyed o. PoPulAt oec1sion ae9nies
tin IN non tente q s9e aoso!oss p1wee ol tae
~ ~ etio1ce III On tne contrary. how ohen b1sa
ON pcorie Aelu,eeeed when tie power to emf
nd ~ extremely predetermined! NOT only do
@ee this cone every day. but We Ind even tae
the OF the minority Of the people carried oot By
,ple nstot5 rnsn; ~ ~ eome.mes mel n nappess, tne
lon. nM de.a H.v.v arot ~ n,isor,x 1
&c a.n,eS II anneasa 10 me lh1e sr1 nunert q d