The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-11-03
Woman Suffrage.
THE sPICIEsT EVENING OF TIE SERIES-yICT,
RIA A CITY OF wOMAN-wHIPPERs

THE sPICIEsT EVENING OF THE sERIES-vICrO
RIA A CITY OF woNAN-wHIPPERs
last evening at Alhambra Hall Mrs.
Duniway spo,-e for about so minutes in
support of the cause of woman suffrage,
clearing away many of the objections
that are urged against the principle.
Mrs. Duniway's delivery is not so fOrci-
bic as that of Miss Anthony's, but her
style of argument is sound and cOnvinc-
ing. After Mrs. Duniway had retired,
and the audience had applauded her
remarks, Miss Anthony came forward
and delivered the most telling lecture of
the series. She claimed that by the adj
mission of women to the franchise wars
would cease. Every step of science had
been obstructed by the prejudices of the
world, which had to be met and over
come. 1t is true there is nothing about
women voting in the Bible, nor is there
anything about men voting. All are
subordinated to kings and patriarchs.
Wives are told to submit themselves to
their husbands, but not to drunken,
miserable, tyrannical fellOws-only to
good men, llaughterl. There was the
curse on man-that he was to earn his
bread by the sweat of his brow. The
minister who delivered two or three
sermons Of a Sunday didn't sweat much.
The doctor who prescribed bOluses and
potions didn't sweat great deal; and
the politicians only sweated Just before
election-time, [rOaTs of laughterl. Then
there was the curse of Ham-his chill
dren had had il removed by the abOli-
ton of slavery. And what is woman
doing to-day? LabOring to have her
curse-which Is the heaviest of all
removed, lapplausel. She was striving
to free herself of the curse of having
man to rule over her Ii was said
that the women who were agitating
to-day were in favor of free love. Men
of libcrtine, depraved habits were afraid
that, II woman got the same privileges
they have, they would be just as aban-
doned. But all that woman claimed
was the right TO separate herself
from Il drunken, brutal, libertine hus-
band, and refuse to bear him children
and thus pass down his vices and degra-
dation to future generations, (cheers).
The speaker claimed that when Laura
Fair was tried, she was not fairly tried
because she was a woman. Mrs. Wood
hull was Villilied and abused because
she Is dealer in stocks and spiritual
list, and she, Miss AnthOny1 and Mrs.
Stanton are abused by the press of
America because they have extended
their hands to assist an erring sister.
In concluding, Miss Anthony said that
she had been called OH by minister and
several ladies, and had been told that
she made mistake in charging a fee
for admission TO the lectures; that the
people Of Victoria were not accustomed
to pay for intellectual entertainments
only for negro minstrelsy and circuses.
Laughter. She was also told that the
women of Victoria, LpOor things II were
content with their lots and didn't want
liberty Was it possible? 1t was said
that there was no town in America i'm
which wives got so many fIoggings as i'm
Victoria, 1.-THE audience here became
convulsed with merriment,l and they
are content to take them quietly! She
again asked If it were possible that the
women of Victoria Were so cOntented
ana happy that they would continue to
De whipped and never even murmur
Laughter. Now, she asked the wom-
EN- 10 come and hear her on Thursday
evening, 1.-THE last evening she would be
here, and she asked the men to come
and to be sure to bring all their women.
She had something of Importance to say,
and the entrance would be free: the
doors would be thrown wide open. She
wanted to see if the women of Victoria
had so sunk their womanhood that they
were happy even in their degradation.
Ganghter and applause).
Mr.. Iineker moved a vote of thanks
to Miss Anthony. Mr.. Nuttall sec
onded and the vote was accorded unani-
mously.
Miss Anthony asked all who were in
favor of Woman Suffrage to hold up
their hands. Every hand was held up.
"Be sure and come tomorrow night"
said Miss Anthony as the audience filed
-ColOaist, Oct. 26.