Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14

Cousins, of st. Louis; Lilly Devereux Blake,
Of New York. and Mary +. Le Fevre, ofNew
York.
Mrs. Stanton then introduced Mrs. Lilly
Devereux Blake, who said she proposed to
call the attention of the audience to the
women who want TO vote alG The me1 VINO
don't want them 10 vote. While she was
speaking, DR.. Mary Walker entered by the
side door on the stage, dressed i'm her peel
liar style, varying 1t on this occasion nv
wearing purple velvet coat. Some ar.
pause was given on her entrance and she
look her seat in the first chair by tho do1-
but was not recognized by those on the sta 70
MRS Blake confined her remarks 10 her own
observations of tho Injustice shown the
women of her own state i'm the parsist INV
effort to exclude Them from the colleges and
other institutions of learning. and from the
various emlloyments where. in her opinion
they are best fitted to act. She did no.
IKE to see men doing women's work which
N tire case at present all over the country i'm
psei,n aia1g offices, work shops, and various
polntlve- 1t may be said that all little
minded men do not want woman to vote This
was lact That their best advocates among
the masculines are the large noble speci,
mems. The men of learning and culture are
the best advocates of female suffrage while
Ihelr enemies are generally among the ignor-
ant.
Miss Anthony came forward and real
THE RESOLUTIONS
when had been prepared for the occasion as
RsSoired. That the assumed power to restrict rho
fundamental rights of citizenship. the Coitinn
Of inequality of rights among citizens: tbo etab
iisment of political caste; essentially monanbia in
sliIlt ana hence, fatal TO the principle of self ry
Reso'red. That the assumed power of all male citi
zcIs 10 restrict the rights "f all female citizens Is
"a ga M ioWtst power "i force and is unworthy
hSSo5rSd' That We rejoice in the fact that there
can be no security of liberty for any class while th
most sacred rights arr denied t. one half the paopia
1or IN tins law of divine justice. our eIlanci-
patton The moral necessities of the nation mus cr,
long compel that Justice for woman that thu mill
tary AMI political necessities secured for black mn
h.S3trd That as the duties of citizens the ont
growth Of their rights, class denied the common
.eh,s g. citIZcIshP, should b. exempt from all tlu
ti"s Z" the state. Hence the Misses smith of elias
t9hburE Conn Abby Kelley Foster, of worcester
Mass, who refused to paw taxes because not allowed
I" Vote suffered gross injustice and oppression at the
hands ~ The state officials who seized and sold their
Rssoii,d That 10 deny the rights of suffrage f., the
women IN" nation Is dangerous innovation on the
"I men since The assumed power To- deny the
ligh 70 "he cisS- Is me implied power To- deny il 20
az 9fheif-acting on this principle New Hampshire
cath"fs hd IgnfS OF nsr f R by forh1ng
M rights "i her citizens by fUrbidding foreigners To-
'Vtt, oiEttPt T Hn a property Qualification.
,ergsts 81 humanity Ii at large should lead h,s
tduaty lies at he basis of all reform, To give their
best thought time and money to the elevation educ,
more Importance than all church charitable inter
tsle, peace prison. or temperance reforms Indian
OF all women. '''''
f.N1ted. mar oar THANKS due to the Hon
A. Sargent and the other 10 Senators who yotai
Tor woman suffrage in Pennsy Iyania. AMI tn Ia =
buo brave men who went 70 the polls ami voted f.,r
woman suffrage in Washington ~
hfNGtrsd. That in III" death of Martha G WRIGHT
III president OF our National Suffrage association
III Harriet IL Hunt, the first woman in tn, country
no entered the medical professions the Ray Rrniah
tfcei ana the Hon. GcTFt Smith. stcadfast a.Iyn-
cafes W woman suffrage. We have in the M Il ya,r
been called To mourn the loss Of four most efficient
AMI sell sacrificing friends of our NOV rn.ut Women
ami men, ''lik" true to the great prnci pi- of rtpu
HctH government.
MISS PUERE COT/ENS
was TIE next speaker. and related her pNDp-
rlenceS in the campaigns of her own state.
Missouri.
Mrs. stanton announced the COMMITTEES on
nnancc as follows: Susan Il. Anthony of New
Ork, catherine Stedman of Michigan ami
Phebe COuZenS of Missouri.
Mr. Anthony made an appeal 10 all preSen;
10 contribute TO the expenses of tire hall. and
said the committee would station themselves
AT the doors To make demand upOu All for
greenbackS.
At 1870 the convention took recess.
AFTER RECESS.
Inc convention resumed it's session at
O'Clock, Mrs stanton and Mrs. Anthony
being the only women on the stand
When our report closed, Miss Anthony was
addressing the convention OH the subject Of
suffrage.