The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-26
TEE WORKING WOMEN.

They Mean TO Redress Their Wrongs By
the Observation-Disclosures Woman's suffrage
Meeting.
meeting OF the New York Women Suffrage
ASSOCIATION was held last evening at asOnic Hall.
There was moderate audience in attendance and
q good deal OF enthusiasm was shown as the speak
ers gave their views Of public affairs and men and
women The men especially suffered at the hands
OF the lair orators; but masculines as were in
the hall seemed to think the sc0urglng that their
sex received an excellent joke.
Mrs. BLAKE opened the meeting with snort and
pointed speech showing the disab Titles that women
live under Whine without the ballot.
Miss JENNIE COLLINS, OF Boston, followed In sharp
criticism upon society as 1t relates the working
women. She did not consider it policy to send
women to the West TO be the wives Of semi-oar-
barans. The producers should not be sent, and the
worthless. helpless women are not fit TO be wives
and mothers. She pictured The lot Of the factory
girl with vlvidness and pathos, and asserted that
the ballot the only redress. Why don't
women 60 to good homes In the country Because
these homes are only homes Tor the body. The
sewing girl can so to ner attic when her work
Is and her retreat is sacred from the bell OF
the mistress. AS TO the charge Of extravaganza
who sets tne example or extravaganceY Women
have not individuality now they are little copies;
but wnen they go 10 the polls men VIII have very
different assQciates. The charge oi Idleness against
women was disposed of by referring to the nOsts or
worklng girls Women frivolous. Here the
speaker showed the arts OF the tempter OF the poor
girl. women suffer from adventurers, who, as soon
as a woman Is successful,
TRY To MARRY HER
Tor support The cry for cheap labor IS the great
corrouing cancer that dis the houses OF ilame.
The ladies vi the community rush 10 the houses
wnere cheap goods are advertised, little thinking
that they are taking the butter on the poor girfs
bread The men give money To build churches and
then 20 into their factories am dock the girls
wages, anu this injustice Will he carried on TIL
women go 10 The polls and speak Tor themselves.
The downward paCn OF the girl RON country home
was pictured TIL she was seen the police court,
ing oil Mrs. Far, Jennie said s.W Would
10 God that every lbertine the city could
meet his death before Tomorrow morning ,
Jim FISK, she believed, would nave been an orpa.
nlent To society II he had associated with strong
MINDED women, instead OF the voluptuous and tie
beautiful.
Mrs. FRANCES HALLocK told the brethren thai.
In their eyes, woman Is OF importance
portance IN proportion as sne Is uselui or not TO
man. Women nave been scared by men long
enough. II women have courage they VIII mad that
their king Is better than The log that Jupiter
threw down to the frogs. Men will never give
women the ballot TIL IT Is Tor their Interest
ana selLpreservatlon. Instead OF letting men 20 To
Albany alone 10 get into mischief women should 40
with tnem and wotcn them. Mrs. Hallock asserted
that women are the proper legislators. Women
and find ont what their position Is. The public good
Is entirely ignored by men, Nine-enths Of the legs.
lallon Is special legislation. Love Is 10 turn the
beast into the prince, according 10 the old nursery
story Tue trouble IN this sick world Is that IL Is
passing or for love very spurious coin.