The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-12
THE WOMEN ON DR. GREELEY
MRS. HOOKER SAYS HE HAS 40 BACK.
BONE.

At meeting of the Nationa! Wo
man Suffrage Association, in Steinwa,
Hall, May 10th, Mrs. Stanton said sh,
was full of sorrow that man of 81
many virtues and such high charac
ter as Horace Greeley should b.
against giving women their rights
She moved the adoption resolution
calling upon all women to worl
against Greeley. [Applause.
Mrs. Duniway, of Oregon, proposed
that If Greeley should promise to re
pent in the future it would be better
10 support him. fLaugbterJ
Mrs. Hooker-Mr Greeley mus
not only profess for the future buI
also make amends for the past. ( Laugh
teri He has no backbone. When
he gets into pinch he always back.
ont. / don't know what is the matter
with him. He has stamped upon us
and insulted the venerable woman
sitting before me (Mrs. Stantonl ]
wouldn't trust him if be were on his
knees and would promise to reform.
Laughter and applause.J
Laura Gordon--He said to me
women ought not to have clerkships
even. He said the clerkships in
Washington were corrupting the
minds OF the female clerks. Nobody,
no woman at least, ought to vote for
Greeley. Applause.
Mrs. Duniway-Grant bas the back
bone, but he has not the brains
Here are two evils, and we must
choose between the two. / think we
must choose the lesser evil and pat
Greeley on the back. He'll do any
thing 10 become President. am
glad to say that Greeley is at least a
pure man. and has not debaucbed him.
self as our military President, am
afraid, did in bis younger days. Zap
plause. lie does not smoke and
does not drink, but have heard that
he swears occasionally. Well, we'll
overlook that. Laughter.J
Resolutions were then adopted de.
claring that the women will 90 with
the party which will first recognize
the right Of women to vote, and call
ing National Nominating Conven-
ton in case neither Baltimore nor
Philadelphia should recognize "the
full citizenship of women;" also that
mo woman with decent selfrespect
can aid with voice or PEN IN the cleo
ton Of Greeley. An amendment to
strike this paragraph out was voted
down, after long and heated discus
sion.
The following officers were elected:
President, Susan b. Anthony; Vice
Presidents. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Isabella Beecher Hooker and one
from nearly every State. The meet
ing then adjoured until s O'Clock P.
NJ, when Mrs. Francis Kingsland. of
Connecticut, made a speech. She
concluded by praying ssin the name
of God. of Jesus Christ, and of all the
angels in Heaven, for the impending
revolution" [AppIause.l
Mrs. Duniway, from Oregon, said
she could not manufacture grand
speeches or highhown phrases. She
was simply political stump orator.
Laughter. II learned the alphabet
of politics when / was child in
Horace Gresley's Tribune Mrs.
Duniway concluded by saying she
wished TO call genuine red-hot pro-
tracted meeting. depend upon il"
she said, taking her seat, .you will
hear again from me-
After minute she stepped again
forward, and said she had bought the
type of the journal she was editing
now in Portland, Oregon, with the
proceeds OF her work on the sewing
machine, and her youngest child, aged
two years and half, weighed forty
two pounds. Laughter and applause. |
Mrs. Clara Hermann spoke of the
progress of the movement among the
German ladies', and Miss Kate Stan
ton read long address on the lead
ing political and financial topics of the
day, after which the Conventions adj
journed.
The NEGRoEs. correspondent of
the Springfield Republican writes
from Beaufort, s. c.: "Some have
said the freedmen will vote for Gree
ley; he has been their firm friends
and strong champion, and they will