Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-26
THE WOMEN on DR.. GREELEY,


men Suffrage Association, in Stein
way Hall, May 10th, Mrs. Stanton
said she was full of sadness that
man OF so many virtues and such q
high character as Horace Greeley
should be against their rights. She
moved the adoption of a resolution
calling upon all women TO work
against Greeley. [Applausc.l
Mrs. Du:eiway, of Oregon, proposed
that if Greeley should promise to re-
pent in the future it would be better
to support him. lLaughter.]
Mrs. Hooker--Mr. Greeley must
not only profess tor the future but
also make amends for the past.
Laughter.l lie has no backbone.
When he gets i'll a pinch he always
backs out. don't know what is the
matter with him. He has stamped
upon us and insuItcd the venerable
woman sitting before me (Mrs STAN
tony. 1 wouldn't trust him if he
were on his knees and would promise
to reform. daughter and applause. !
Laura Gortlen--iie said TO Ine W O.
men ought not TO have clerk ships
even. He said the clerk k>hips in
Wa ,hin@ton were corrupling the
minds of the female clerks. Nobody.
no woman at least. ought TO vote for
Greeley. lApplau>e.l
Mrs. Duniway-Grant has the back
bone, but he has not the brains. Here
are two evils, and VIC must choo>''
between the two. think we must
choose the lesser evil aud pat
Greeley on the back. He'll d" any
thing to be President. am clad 10
say ythataireelcy i NJ least apurc man.
and has not icbauchcd himself IL
our military President, | am afraid.
did in hi, younger days. Applause. ]
lie does not smoke and does not
drink, but | have heard that he
>wcars occasionally. Well, we'll
overlook that. [Laughtcr.I
Resolutions were then adopted de-
clarin. that the women will 20 with
the party which will first recognize
the ri ight of W omen to vote, and call
in. National Nominating Convcn-
tiOn in case neither Baltimore nor
Philadelphia should recognize 1.-The
full citizenship p of wo,nrn:' also hat
"no woman with decent scii-reSpect
can aid with pen or voice" in the
election o;Grrclcy. An amendment
to strike out this paragraph was vo-
ted down after Il heated discussion.
The following officers were elected:
President. Susan b. Anthony; Vice
President, Elizabeth Caly Stanton.
! Isabella Bccrhrr Hook r.;lnd one from
nearly every State. The mectin.
] then adjourned until = o'clock l.. III.
when Mrs. Francis kingsland. made
4 speech. She concluded by pray
ing in the name of God, of Jesus
| Christ. and of all of the angels in
Heaven. for the impending rc>"lu-
ton" [.Applanse.l
! Mrs. Duniway. from Oregon. SAIL
; she could not manufacture grand
/ speeches or hi %h-down phrases. She
was simply political stump orator
! [Lauchtcr.l III learned the alphabet OF
politics when was child in Horace
/ Greclcv's Tribunc.' Mrs. Duuiwa,
concluded by saving she wished tC
! call a genuine rcd-h"t Orcgonian pro
tracted meeting. "Dcpend upon it,
said she. taking her scat. lyon shal
hear again from me-
After Il minute she stepped for
ward again and said she had bough
the type of the journal she was nov
editing in Portland. Oregon. with TIL
proceeds of her work on the Sewfn!
machine. and her youngest child, ,age'
two years and half, weighed forty
two pounds.
Mrs. Clara Herman spoke of tn
movement among the German ladies
and Miss Kate Stanton read a lon,
address on the leading politica
aud financial topics of the dav. aitr
which the Convention adjourned.