The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-01
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
The Weekly Crow Of the Hens-Thc Women
Still Plucky-Who In To BIames

The Weekly Crow Of the Hens-Thc Women
Still plucky-Who Ii To BIames
The New York woman's Suffrage Society held q
lively meeting yesterday afternoon, at their rooms
corner Of broadway and Sixteenth street, quite
large number OF ladies being IN attendance, with
Mrs. Lozcr NJ. d., In the chair Miss Howard read
a paper In which she discussed the responsibilities
OF women in regard to "the evils that permeate the
social life Of America" and the effects OF the bal.
lot In removing said evils. She said that
II woman had lived MP TO the light that has been
given her she could have been to-day upon higher
plane. The old wing that a woman Is at the Dot.
tom OF every mischief has often much truth In H.
What 10 we see in our own homesg Everywhere
woman tempting down instead of leading IN.
"now came you to he druDkardf' asked City
missionary OF young man. "Ihe first
glass l ever took" answered ne, "was
given to me by my mother at my
fathers table, It was remarked by the
ancents that the mother stamps the character
Of the cald. THIS Is true and lew women realize
how much they Influence tner children before
birth. The 1ne ladyism OF our American women
children. Boys cannot respect the.r mothers tnere-
fore the great EVIL % America,
DisoBEDE NCE To PAaEsTS, Is PREVALENT.
What effect viii the ballot have In remedy Ing these
eviisy All the faults u women result from
Tie narrowness OF their vision. II women
had more responsibility they would be better hep.
meets. Women would not give w every thiiIg ior
power DO, in poiifical life; tor their moral
nature Is stronger aud purer. GIVE her room Tor
ambition, room 10 gain wealth, and che would
become the dis. enser Of blessings. why does sue
triumph IN youthful charms, In
THE CONQUEST or HEARTS,
Because here lies her Geld oil action. Enlarge this
field aud wonlans soul VIII be proportlonateiy en-
able 10 earn money In free held with men; for
money lies at the bottom Oh AL IL VIII MOI be very
Tue centre Of social influence Is woman, and she
must nc awakened through the oall0. The ballot
VIII bring win II tue necessity u thought aud
acton Let woman Vote and tins will give her cul-
ture. Begin win culture and sou touch the
circumference and not the centre The motto OF the
suffrage societies should be, I'm Essentials, unity;
IN difference, chanty.n Why should Mrs. Livermore
mud fault Win Mrs. woodruff. or rice rey.sd Nor
nced We look too closely 70 the private life OF tue
advocates OF this measure. Do men WORKING In
great cause stop 10 inquire about the private cnarac
ter OF each otherf
Mrs. Hal0ck doubted that
ADAM TEApTED EVE
She believed that men tempt women as often as
WOMEN should heip eacn other and influence each
other lor govd Tue only cure for the present
ses Sen ws can ~G 9r ,os We can have
can marry better or not marry vt all.
Men have done all thew can, ana there
Is nothing iet Or them TO 10 but to cali IN our and
sire thought that women were needed as police ~.
sstants IN the police Stations 10 inquire INTO tho
CONDITION OF the women brought there. MANY
women are taken 10 these stations who need the
sympathy am help oi women. Granted that men
nall o. crearion Ne want Inc oIner ha' are only
Miss Barlow said she had visited great many
prisons. and she thought there ought TO be
WOMEN IN THE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND c0RREc-
TONS
She believed that men are just as bad rs women;
better and no worse.
Mrs. L0lIer thought that politics now are mere
struggle for power lie believed that N women
should vote they would be more conscientious. A
g0od man can'tgve a satisfactory account to God
VINO does not do his duty ut the elections She be.
heved that political science should be taught W the
scnooboys. she used 10 read the Declaration OF
Independence 70 her pupils; but atpce spe found