The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12
THE WOMEN AWAKENING.
Common Sense at Last in Woman Suffrage
Meeting-A Man Gives tho Women Ad-
vico-Susan B. Anthony Pitching
Into the Republican party-ehe
Thinks They are Fishing for
tho German Vote.

The meeting Of the New York Woman's Suffrage
Society yesterday was we'll attended, and consldera-
BILE interest was manifested In the question proposed
for discussion, allow best 10 secure the co-opcra-
lon OF the public.n
FREDERICK MARVIN
read paper In which he asserted that the Suffrage
movement would not get tho attention OF the public
TIL 1t was put upon the ground OF expedency. II Is
OF no use to alter laws without altering public opn-
ION. Women must enfranchise public opinion. Laws
are seldom wrong; they seldom fan to express
public opinion, The cooperation OF the public IL
not 10 be gained by finc-spun theories, but by
evidence that suffrage for women is expe-
dent. Tho opposers OF this movement do
not pretend that women are not capable
of voting, but chat the rights they claim will make
them masculine, aggressive and muscular. To-day
men heed only the logic Of events; the sympathy OF
the age Is lavlshcd on success You can secure the
cooperation OF the people only by applying to the
people, and they can be won only by showing them
that the cause Of suffrage Is Of practical lmpor-
tance-tnat 1T Is expedient
Miss SUSAN b. ANTHONY said that, as usual, tho
movement goes on with those who work. She had
just come from Trenton, where she had spoken to an
audience but one degree smaller than Cough or
Anna Dickinson audience. She thought that there
was great latent interest in the movement Ihs
fact that tho women OF Wyoming had given
their political influence to the republican party
had made the democrats cautious about giving aid
and comfort TO the suffrage party. Wyoming mad
always been democratic till this year, and the difer-
cnce in the election returns due to the votes OF
women. 1t Is impossible to make the republican
party touch o new question. No party In power
ties 60 into power on new questions.
The only reason why the republican party should
stay In power Is because 1t has done something, not
because 1t Is going TO do something. Ii Is now CIV
ing Its sympathy to Prussia against repuplicansm
In France because 1t wants the German vote just as
the democrats work for the Irish vote. have
little hope that either party will take up the
suffrage question, ana there is not ghost OF
chance for till the republican party rellres to pr
yatc life, as 1t Is In very fair way OF doing. Ten
Sumner and Wilson and others VIII take up this
The Boston wing OF tho Suffrage So.
clety is married to the republican party,
and 80 Is lost, as far efficient work Is concerned.
hope we have good sense enough TO hold ourselves
aloof from either party. abhor this being used by
parties to carry out their purposes Men have al
ways been willing for women to work
for them In the church and family. II there
was u church to build or o pulpit to cushion,
O missionary TO send away or q man to educate,
chance given woman to work FOR herself. Texts OF
Scripture have been picked out and read to her
about obeyng, but she Is going to see Ii there arc
not other things IN the Bible as wei as "wves obey
yosr husbands"
Three delegates were appointed to attend rhe
pc meetn TO be held at Cooper institute on the
10Th OF November. good deal was said about
peace ana the barbarty OF those VINO wish the pre-.
sent war to go are Indifferent to the matter,
and 1t was thought women might bring about uni
versal peace II they should exert all their influence
in fhat ipSrt