The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-05
THE CHAMPION OF THE WOMEN.

THEODORE TILToN having been appointed
by whom we are not informed-a general
commissioner on female emancipation, has
issued a "card extraordinary" greeting the
American people, and requesting all who
take friendly interest in womans enfran-
chisement to send their names and those of
their neighbors as fast as possible to the
Office of the Independent, to be inserted upon
Mr.. Tilton's roll of honor. Now that Theo-
dore has taken the field in good earnest, and
made his wishes clearly known to the
people of the United States, we have not the
slightest doubt in the world that all objec-
tions to female suffrage will vanish like the
morning mist, and that new amendment to
the Constitution will be introduced immedi-
ately into Congress, and rushed through the
State Legislatures in time for grand cele-
bration on next fourth of July. Many of the
people of the United States did not know
exactly how Tilton stood with regard to this
matter, and while waiting to hear from him
definitely they were in doubt as to the proper
course to adopt. Now that he has spoken,
however, and in no ambiguous words, and has
accepted the important and responsible
position of Commissioner Extraordinary
on Female Emancipation, the least
that the people of the United States
can do to oblige him is to respond instantly
and unanimously, without regard to the post
age on their letters, which, from anything
we can gather from Mr.. Tilton's "card," he
does not undertake to pay. Indeed, who
would consider such small matter as post
age when, by the mere expenditure of a
three-cent stamp, ones name can be inscribed
upon the 'roll of honor" and be handed
down to an admiring posterity, for Mr.. Tilton
assures the people of the United States that
''the day will come when your children and
children's children will be proud of the
record" Here is glory awaiting all who are
willing to take it, and we can assure our
readers, upon the authority of the commits
sioner himself, that anybody sending in
one envelope all the names in family, vii
lage, or association will render helpful SER
vice." In large city like this it would per-
haps be well to have ward canvassers, to pay
their cwn expenses, who might soon be able
to collect an imposing array of names, and if
there is anything like the unanimity that we
expect, labor could be saved by merely send
ing to Mr.. Tilton a copy of the last edition of
the philadelphia Directory" 1t is consi-
dered as highly essential to the success of the
cause that the friends of woman should re-
spond Immediately, SO that their letters will fly
into the Independent Office like snow storm.
There is danger in delay, thinks Theodore.
Perhaps some of the women may change their
minds and not wish to be enfranchised, in
which case Theodore's cake will be all dough,
so he is anxious to have the matter settled
at once while the enthusiasm is at its
height. The ball is rolling, and we hope that
our readers will help to shove it along and
keep it in motion, if only for the sake Of
gratifying Theodore Tilton, whose feelings
were doubtless hurt last week at only being
able to publish the names of hack women's
rightists in the Independent, and he would
doubtless be more than gratifed if he could
get response to his appeal from few al
least of the people of the United States out
side of the little circle of vituperative females
and weak-chested men who have hitherto
represented the cause of female suffrage, will
but little sympathy from the class of persons
most Immediately concerned. The women
: of the country owe it to themselves to speal
= promptly and decidedly on this subject IL
response to Mr., Tiltons card.