The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-17
SUSAN INTERVIEWED,
What She Refuses 10 Tell Would
Make q Good Deal.

What She Refuses 10 Tell Would
Make a Good Deal.
| Sue Anthony is in Chicago to attend
the Illinois Women's Suffrage Associa
tion and the guest of Mrs. Fernando
Jones. A Chicago Tribune reporter
talked with her and we quote portion
! "You will never have Mr.. Beechel
for leader again, Miss Anthony g
"Wc never had any man for a
lead er-'
Mrs. Jones-"Oh yes, Miss Anthony
There was Theodore Tilton!"
Miss Anthony--"Tha is so; we did
have him, but only as mediator he
thought he could unite the New York
body Of Suffragists with the Boston
clique. The idea of that boy thinking
he could teach the grandmothers p
"Was he not available in your work?''
"No man is particularly available,
THEY KNOW TOO MUCH
are too overbearing. They all want to
be autocrats. Mrs. Tilton was chair
man Of our Executive Suffrage Associa.
tion for one year. If you will remem-
her, in one Of her published letters she
| alludes to meeting at which she pre-
sided: and said: THAT blessed old Su.
san ran over to me and said that had
done as we'll as my lord and master
could have DONE You see the most
acceptable praise must be filtered
through mans esteem.'
''Miss Anthony began, plunging
desperately into the middle of the sub
jcct at heart, "You have been through
almost all kinds Of scenes since we last
met. Almost in Jail for voting illegally.
Did you pay your fine e.
"No; and never mean to. The
Smith sisters have done more than any
Of our conventions by refusing to pay
their taxes when they cannot vote"
'<w1LL YOU VOTE
at the next election q
Miss Anthony-"I would, if I could
60 home and register. But I must
keep on with my work in the West
swell. Miss Anthony, you only did
one foolish thing that was when
YOU SAT ON THEODORE T1LTON KNEE.
Miss Anthony smiled all over her
face. SWELL" she said, slowly and
with sort Of grim humor, "that was
my only lapse from rigorous virtue.
All the men had declared that Susan
was SO sour she couldn't get husband,
and thought that I would show them
could sit on young mans knee just
like any foolish girl. was in Rockies
ter. when reporter called to see me.
| Now, will not be interviewed-and I
did not deny that sat on Thcodore's s
knee, and l never have denied it yet.
The next day long article came out
| 'Susan puts her foot on it and stamps
it lie." You see I don't deny it.
Why should I not onjoy my opportuni-
ty to be womanly and loving, when /
J have been called an ogre all my life,
and everybody claims to know that /
never had chance to be married:
\ y
Here I made 8 depression Miss An
thony was looking into the future Of
her sex with calm cornplacence, when l
attacked her with question so artfully
put, as l believed, as to allow Of no eva
| sion. The gist Of it was:
"Did you, Miss Anthony, sleep with
Mrs. Tilton one night, and did she tell
you
ALL ABOUT MR.. BEECl1ER Z
How little knew the strategy Of that
wise General. She looked at Inc with
mild reproach in her expressive gray
eyes.
"Yes, I did sleep with Mrs. Tilton at
different times, but I shall not tell the
world what know, or do not know. Ii
am summoned before the courts, and
examined legally as witness, it will
be my duty to go; but don't
think can remember all
the things that have been told me
in confidence during all my journeyings.
The time is coming when woman will
be answcrablc only to herself for her
own deeds. It is an abominable mix
turc of deceit, and either of the men is
ready to sacrifice Mrs. Tilton to save
himself: The fact is, if a woman gives
herself to a man, either in marriage or
out Of marriage, he will trample her in
the dirt to serve his own ends. Women
sell themselves too cheap. They sacri'
fee themselves on the spot, and it does
not matter whether the man has any
brains or not; 1t is the creation over
again. Old Adam said, ''The woman
tempted me and [ did eat.' Beeche1
says The woman tempted INC and did
not eat" In both cases she is the one
considered to blame.
The October Elections.
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