, 1874-10-14


tho people Of the Fourth District arc much moro
Interested in his record In 1864 aud 1866 than In
thai Of the Republican party during tito same
timo.
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W0MAN-sUFFRAGE AND THAT BOY"
Tho reudor Of tho interview between Miss
Anthony and onr reporter, which was published
In tho Inst lsaua Of Tie TRIBUNE cat hardly fail
to be struck with two aasortiona made by this
victorian leader Of tho womau-euffrage movement.
Tho first of these concerns tho suffrage quos-
tion tho second concerns Hiss Anthony poraon~
ally. The first is matter Of political iii social
ethics tho second is 9 mattor Of tasto.
Firat, Ltias Anthony says, with certain tingo
al bittornoss: "We never reach tho wording
mcu, tho day-laborcrs. Tho working class is
not educated to understand or appreciate uni
vcraal suffrage" Exactly 30, anu there Is good
reason for it. The life Of tho working classes is
q struggle for tho mems Of living. From SUM-
rise to sunset, every day in the year oxcopt suu-
days, and often on Sundays also, they toll for
the bread Of that day. THO result Of tho years
labor rnroly leaves them q surplus. Il they
have Incl current expenses and paid their bills,
thoy havo done ncll. The husband works, tho
wife works. tho children work. aud by their
combined efforts and the practice Of econ-
omy they manage to keep the wolf away
from tho door. How, then. can a day-laborer,
whose battle with lilo is contest daily renewed
md mover ended until life Is over. who caslnot
accumulate, who cannot rest, who cannot pause,
lest the uoxt days necessities oyerwhe'm him,
have time to think Of the abatract principles OF
woman-suffragef What time does tho woman
who labora from morning to night to help sup
port the family have for thinking about suffrage,
or what does she caro- about suifrago2 Wherein
is suffrage going to help her? viii it remove
tho ncoosuity for labor? II aliss Anthony cuu
invent some systom by which suffrage will clotho
children, pay for lour and augar, or giye thoso
hard workers rest, she will find that the laboring
classes will take very lively interest in it.
But 80 long us it is tho fundamental rulo
OF society that men and women must work or
die, aud WHOM this work occupies all tho time
from ycar to year, and H. OF the most laborious
Sort it is not strange that the toi]era full to sec
how going to tho polls and voting will change
their lot or effect anything to their advantage.
They do not !ako any interest In tho woma1l-suf-
frage question for the same reason that thoy do
not tako any interest in tha forthcoming transit
Of Eonus. It Ia q mattor which docs hot cou-
corn Them. It has nothing in common with
them. 1t canllot change the fixed laws Of labor
or It's necessities. It cannot elevate, ameliorate
or altor their condition. Let Miss Anthony 70
10 thcBo working men and women mud convince
them that woman-suflrago Gun accomplish tl,cso
iesuits, ahl they will both appreciate mud Under
stand it very quickly.
Second, Miss Aathony does not dony tho soft
impeachment that uhe hat upon Theudoro's knee
So Bessie waB not half an idiot after III! }To are
glad that Susan did go. Il shows .hat aho ia hu-
man tint sho Is not al exception to tho general
r7'lo. Hitherto slo has suffered, and no have
no doubt tho cause has suffered, from the worry
general impression TINT the Atantlard-bcarer waa
an og1ess with ali adamautiuo heart, who had
sworn itnplacablo hatrcd against everything
wearing pantaloons and stoye-pipo lats. This
touching instance OF womauly confidence,
tllis little lapse from iron.clad austerlty,
shows that human heat hoatB in Lor breast,
and that oycn Susan 3. Anthony knowH the raat
aud pence which may be found upon tile
masculine knoe. "All tho lnen had declared tia.
Snaan WIS 90 hour she couldn't got o husband
and thought would show them could sit ou
young n,an's knee just lhs any foolish girl :"
Was ever confession tnado more naive, 1nure
simple, mud yet moro completo2 Tho true wou.a,,
shines through it. sto would do it oyen ii it
| were fooah. She would sacrifice her own
EcruplcB, sacrifice 1heodoso's acsupIcs, sacrifice
everything to show that aho WAS human, a,ld
that phe could do whateyer her naters had done
III fighting tho great bat!lo Of woman,
suffrage. sho could atoop to conquer. We
hold thcre was nothing improper iu tho act
| That lalf-tdlot Dcsaio, may hayo boon shocked
whcn aho stumbled upon this remarkable tub
lean. She aeelns evidently young possou whe
was very aasi1y shocked at other pooplc, hui
could bear great deal Aaraelf. Tho render nil
romembor that ahe testified s!Ie WAS taken out Of
Aor bod and carried through sayoral rooms tt
Alr. Ttlson's chamber without even waking up
0thor pooplo. however, will recognize nothing
improper III Miss Anthony's sitting OF Theodore
Tlton's kuoo. It WIS damaliel hitting upon the
ktlea Of Theodore, instead Of Theodore At ths
fess Of oR,uAllal. Thn olsw IL Tia situation |,