New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

! FIRST ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE STATE
SUFFRAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY THE
| REV. OLYMPIA BROWN, SUSAN Ii. ANIHONi,
| AND OTHERS.
SARATOGA, July 2S.-Saratoga takes the Suf-
| fragc Convention unconcernedy as she does her
| mineral waters, but in far smaller quantities.
Hathorn Hall will not hold persons and it held
all the audience this morning The Summer visitors take
he notice OF the proceedings and the audience was 10
some extent composed OF plain black silks and straight
waists. The advocates OF woman suffrage too, were
scarce, only NJ T. JOcelyn Mrs Gage, the Rev Olympia
Brown, Mrs. Lille ID. Blake, and Miss Martyr, being on
the platform. In the absence Of Mrs. Wlbour, Pres
dent OF SorOsis and this Association, Mrs. Gage pre-
sided In opening the proceedings she congratulated
the members on the record Of the year. instanced the
Wyoming jury evidence OF progress and said that
much important w0rk-amOng the rest, change OF the
constitution and the question Of becoming auxiliary to
some one OF the national organizations-woud be left
over on account OF the absence OF Mrs Wilbour.
Mrs. Blake read report from the NewYork City
organization which told Of great progress still kept
secret She wished IT understood that II not the
Senate Judiciary Committee to whom the women made
their plea; not Joint Committee OF both Houses, and
that the scnaes adverse report made by men who
had been educated up TO the proper point by the
customary harangues.
The Rev. Olympia Brown followed She disposed
to think that many Of the audience were present only
through curiosity to behold for the first time woman
the platform The words Of Jesus down through
eighteen hundred years to these idle, loving women
Of Saratoga, bidding them go about the Fathers bust
finding it, II need be, in the bypaths. She then
turned her attention 10 the first opponent Of women's
rights, the Apostle Paul, claiming that his very admo-
nitions showed that woman was even then ADVANCING
new privileges, she probably was little over earnest anu
nosy-a tendency which Paul thought il well to rebuke
She claimed that and woman to be colaborers
in everything; that wherever they were separated, az IN
gambnghell and in Congress, drunkenness profanity
and the other vices follow.
1t was an evidence OF progress that all men are writing
thanks offered to the Connecticut Legislature for Its
action 800
Mrs Blake in offering the resolution said that woman's
sphere had been bounded the north by her husband
on south by her baby the east by her motherIn
law. and the west by her maiden aunt they now pro
posed to enlarge it. Woman had been represented as
cnging vine; sometimes she had an oak to cling To;
take in politics shared those cares
with them. The resolution was adopted. -
Miss Susan b. Anthony here stepped on the PLATFORM
amid great applause. She said she was present TO an
nounce that Kansas would again vote on t1 I ueSLO'
when its advocates would hleyery hamlet WIN speaker
she seemed to retain some OF the momentum OF the
train She had left and be still breathing prairie air. for
she spoke with snap Of undenlable determination. All
her hope in the West. The East was mummy;
As well expect her Green Mountansto become rivers
that her old mountaineers would support an
idea. The Fifteenth Amendment was passed, Whle
women left with idiots lunatics, and Criminals
Even the negro was taken from among them .uo, o.
the platform. Miss Anthony said the thanks they
contributions of money to carry on Their
The Conventon met again at p M, but an announce
ment OF Miss Anthony that an admission Zee OF nIty
cents would be charged kept almost everybody away.
After waiting TIL nearly O'clock the ProceeangS wero
| commenced before an audience OF about MY. hrs'
Blake spoke the good the ballot Is 10 90
for the wOrkinGwOmen; her chlet reason Oeihg
to the politicians who would give her panks In plat
forms eght-hour law passed Tor men put none Ior
women With the ballot they could obtain the same wa
ges The Fenians had their expenses paid home
by men who wanted their votes Had II been raid OF
women they would have been left To go nome as best
they could Here Judge Pratt called Tor but sad ne
nv then came forward in the defense OF Eve She would
allow her to called the weaker vessel for she was
strong enough get Adam into her snarcs ana IL was
his weakness that brought the thistle crop INTO
abors To become "A lawyer, she was taken 10 task by
Miss Anthony for allowing personal want 10 enter
| her argument. III women were granted every want
places on iuries voice IN law-making, every wshedor
oodhe contest would 90 on till they had the ballot for
| they want Justice, not charity. Mrs. Adele HaLht
President Of the Northwest Association called Tor every
possible objection and promised 10 answer tneh. lhe
session closed with plea Tor woikngwoeks ~. ~
strikes originated by men accomplished their OBJECT
| while women never did, and this was because women
| had no vote to give them assistance.
There another session this evening. The nan con-
famed about so persons at 81 when the meeting was
called to order Seeing that the so cents admission zee
| which was again eXacted was driving every one away
the rule given up, and the mOney-taker departed
Mrs Uazt took the floor To answer the objections sent
i'm nv the audience OF the afternoon Her discourse was
directed principally against those women VINO uoh l
want TO yOte-a condition which she characterized as
degradation Of the human soul which should make all
| rirbt minded persons mourn. Mrs Blake and the rev.
ofymnia Brown followed She said that woman could
do all the duties required OF citizens even 10 gong
the field i'm time of In the war OF the KeDelIOh
| some entered the ranks and died in the service Inc
| Convention viii finish its labors Tomorrow