The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-24
Chr @ailg atsns.
Friday, January "a, 1873,
The LIE Nard Letters.
Pleasant references to Distinguish, p...N.
The wOman's Rights conv'''-''
NJ Tillnn Of al

~, ,vouan who, when connected with
aang Of thieves, did them signal service
nv going to the windows and calling "Hol
good people we want 10 steal! Well |
don't want 10 steal, but do want to talk
about something which, in the minds OF
some people, is Us bad or even worse than
that, amoly-Woman's Rights and |
mean 10 give fair warning, 50 that no one
can accuse me of having entrapped the
unwary
Having now said my "Ilo good peo-
dlel' here goes
On the 18th | called upon Susan b |
Anthony and Mrs Cady Stanton, at the
National Hotel and had Il long interesting
conversation, in the course of which some
remarks were made. aud some anecdotes
told which | consider too good TO keep.
But first | wish To say, for the benefit OF
those who have never seen those lad''S'
that | never was more agreeabP "'N"P
pointed in my life than when 1 hrsi saw
them don't really know why 1t should .
be so. but | had somehow conceived the /
idea that Miss Anthony was arathcr coarse /
masculine looking woman. Imagine my
surprise. when | saw neat figure neither
too small nor too large; a good, womanly
face framed by soit brown hair, lighted
up by kind blue eyes, and with intelligence
stamped ON every feature, Mrs. Stanton
grand, handsome head, with its frame OF
suow.white curls, is pretty well known in
the West | believe, as she has frequently
made those States her lecture field. Talk
ing the West, i remarked that thought
people generally were there more opposed
to her cause than in the East she replied
that on the contrary the masses were more
ready there 10 receive new ideas than here
and that of their more generous DISPOSE
ton most could be expected
While relating some instances of the
manner in which men often sought TO
puzzle her for reply, she told little
story which, although it has probably
been in print already, I'll repeat While
with some Of the leading people in the
parlor Of Western hotel, a gentleman
stepped up and said Madam, | have a
wife who Is devoted to me, and eight
beautiful children (he was as homely as
could he himself now, could she find
better work anywhere than in her home?
Everybody was perfectly silent to hear her
reply. She looked him over from top tc
toe several times. then slowly said 81
have never seen more than a dozen mel
who were worth repeating eight times.
Her look adding and you're net one u
them \ shout arose and Judge Some
body stepped up to the poser, patting hi
shoulder and saying sonny. you hay
read and spelled, you may take your sea
now Another time after one OF he
lectures. youth accosted her with
Madam, | heard your lecture and wa
much pleased with it but / am not pre-
pared to have you ladies to exercise til
right of suffrage She looked at hin
deprecatingly and replied I'm yer
sorry indeed, a. you will, no doubt sto
the wheels Of progress forthwith
subsidized
But must stop telling anecdotes or
won't get in a word Of the conyentiu
cdgcways Gu the 10th and 18th, thrc
sessions daily were held at Lincoln Hall
Susan b. Anthony presiding, and Mr.
Stanton. Mrs Gage Mrs. Lockwood, Mr.
Blake Edward VI Davis, \. G. Ridd
and others, assisting as speakers Nj,
Anthony, who could only come !
permission Of her jailor. of cours
gave a history Of her imprisonmei
and the steps taken to fight it out on tn
line Gen B. f. Butler, when appealC
70, had told her that they were hghtin
their way along well and that when the
case came before the Supreme Court, h
would be there to see them through
Charles Sumner had told her Put Sc,
in the place Of race and color IN the At
Amendment, and you have the most pc,
erful argument you can use
But ] would fill ten columns were /
give anything like a full account of Il
proceedings Suffice it to say that durir
the last session policeman inquired r
garding their license, the lack of which wi
brew more trouble as the people presei
sustained the leaders in their determin
ton not to pay it. on the ground that the,
not having had a voice in the making
that law, could not be expected to be go,
erned by it. And thus ended the engag,
ment
One remark Of Mrs Stantons durin
our talk, | must repeat yet before
close az 1t is likely 70 interest many.
happened to observe that was glad to I'm
that both she and Mrs. Paulina Wrigi
Davis had denied their knowledge of II
Beecher-Tilton scandal. Her reply vi
try TO give, as nearly as ] can, in her OW
words Neither Mrs. Davis nor myse
denied anything except the language in
puted to us; never use such expression
and do not wish 10 be mixed up with sue
affairs. Somebody took it upon himself
deny it for me but / wrote to him abo,
it and settled that. We know gre
many things that we do not choose to tai
about have drawn my own inferen,
from those words, and leave every one
do the same.
The Rev II. W. Beecher, who is sal
to be here Just now has been called upo
through the EreHtng Star. to denv N
story, for the benefit of those who tai
stock in him as Tn Tiltons card W,
rather "equivocal. So far he has n
been heard from, though and poop
whisper that Mrs Stanton's presence mi
account for that. LIE NARD.