Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-07
The American Woman Suffrage AssO.
ciatiOn


The merican Woman Suffrage Association
held very successful Anniversary and Annual
Meeting in New York and Brooklyn, Oct. Is
and II. The Convention was large. The
proceedings we're spirited and harmonious
More than usual enthuasm prevailed. Col. T.
W. HIGGISsoS presided and made the opening
address. Letters endorsing the movement,
we're read from Hon. GEoRGs WIN CURTIS, WV
LLOYD GARRISON, LYDIA MARIA CHILD, ELIZA
Birth STUART PnELrs, LOUISA NJ. ALcorr aud
others. Eighty-six delegates were present repre-
scnting organized societies in fourteen States
and Territories. The Annual Report shows
that Woman Suffrage is established aud works
we'll in Wyoming aud Utah, that it was under
discussion last winter, in 81 State Legislatures,
and received a majority vote in those uf Maine,
Iowa and Michigan. Written reports were
read frrn II States. JULIA WARD HOWE was
elected President for the ensuing year; Lucy
SrnxE CL~:-s.~- DAvUutEv OOnmIuee
Among the Vice Presidents at Large are Vice
President HssaY WILSON, Hon. GEoRGs WM.
CuRrls. Senator SARGsASr, WM. LLOYD GAR
| RIsoN and Col. HIGGINsoS.
Many prominent speakers we're present,
among whom we notice the name Of Mrs. Fl. NJ.
7. CUTLER who delivered an able address.
We make the following extract from HENRY B.
BLAcKwELL's speech, which illustrates very
truly some of the evils existing in our govern
| ment:
This audience is composed mostly Of men, l
have a word to say to men especially. Why is
| it that labor is opPres sed aud that woI king
| women and working men are in some respects
worse OF than ever before | answer: be-
cause our government is Republican only in
name. 1t. is not even representative OF men.
| The primary meetings which nominate the
candidates and control the policy Of parties are
| neglected by the voters not one man in fifty
| attends them. They are controlled in every
lncaity by rings Of trading politi clans. You
can count upon your fingers the men who con
! troll the rimarles in every ward Of this city
| and in every town in this country. Aud the
majority Of them are men who "hive axes to
grind" To call our government a government
of the people is absurd. II is n government Of
rings, OF clques Of demtEogues in great part
One half The qualified voters do not go to the
polls. II they do, ii s only to ratify the nom.
inAtion o! mon who they often do not know By
name, and in whose selection they have had nc
voice.
Now there is only one remedy for this You
must somehow cOntrye to interest the mass oi
the people IN pnblic business. You must re-
| FORM Me PRIMARY meetings. DY securing an Nv
tendance Of the Intelligent classes of the com
munity. There is only way to do this
The same way you have already adopted in
the churches. in charitable associations in So
ciety, everywhere except in politics, you mus
en- list the s. sympathy and corporation OF women
Then the men who now stay away will go with
their wives and sisters. The reason the better
class Of men neglect to attend the primaries is
this-civilized and refined men spend their eve
nings in the society Of women; they 60 with
them 10 church meetings, to concerts, 10 lee
tu.es. They do not break of these engage
ments to 60 down to some liquor saloon, oI
T other unattractive locality, there, amid fumes
Of tobacco and whskey, tO find everything cut
and dried beforehand. They try il once OF
twice and then retire for life disgusted. Wher
women vote the polls will be orderly
When wamsu attend the primaries their hus
: bands brothers and sons will go with them "a
} some clean place. The fraud will be exposed
and abuses will be checked by an intelligent
and dlsinterested criticism. Public opininI
will compel politicians to be honest in order t.
succeed.
The following are the resolutions passed b.
the COnven ton
Rcs7lced- the primary aim Of the Amer
lean Woman Suffruge Association is 10 secure
the ballot for woman while It includes, IN III
general aim, the esta bshment Of her equality
of rights in all directions.
ResoIced-That one-h,lf Of the adult popu
latinn Of the United ; tates who are legally en-
titled TO hold property, who are assessed fo
taxes aud punishable for crime, and whose in
lerest in the Comm nowealth is in no respec
less than that Of the other half, should not b
deprived Of an equal voice in lhs government
ResoiVsd-1bat a government Of the peOpl
must be a government composed equally Of mel
and women, inAsmuch AS the equal co-Opera
tion of the sexes is essential alike to a happ
. home, refined SocieIy,a Christian church an'
a Republican State.
Resoloed-That our present political syster
is not fairly representative, even Of men, beinJ
largely controlled in tho primary meetings B.
rings Of trading politicians intent on privat
gain that political reform must enlist NOR
2 general interest on the part Of the people in tn
4 mana gemeut Of public business and that thi
would be greatly promoted bv combining tn
social sympathy and corporation Of women |
the primary meetings, at the polls, and in tn
halls Of legislation,
a Rssolrea- That we advise the friends G
Woman Snffiage in every locality to prnmot
z the Movement morally and politically, by OF
gnnlzing local societies, for circulating tract
: and newspapers, for holding public meetings
and especially for helping 10 elect the friend
OF Suffrage and to defeat its enemies.
g Resoived-That the Woman Suffrage Move
ment, like every other reform OF the Age. Ia
ments the loss and honors the memory Of il
most powerful advocate, John Stuart Mill.