New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
woMEN's RIGHTS AND ITS EARLY ADVOCATES.

W0MEN'S RIGHTS AND ITS EARLY ADVOCATES
Q. Now, Sir how early did you take part in the
movements in reference to womens ghts woman suffrage
that topic Of public consideration A think that shortly
after Mr. Deeche made speech in Cooper Institute decla
ing rights Mrs Ton said that ought to join
in that enterprise that right and proper and entered
in it,
@ You need not mention what Mrs. Tton said; ask to
have that struck out, il Your honor please.
Judge Ncilson-Ics.
@ ask you certain time and only desire that you will con
slider the quesoa' A. We'll best date that can give yous
to 20 back Nj Bccchers pubc declarations in Cooper ln
He made speech there which printed as tract
rather think that the beginning Of my espousa Of that
cause II you know the date of that, it begins there.
A. Wei, am sure don't know; never had one. A. Oh !
yes Sir he made very magnificent pcech on that subject
G. Well you know it butt don't Now the point is TO get
the date if II you viii remember something Of which
you get date in order remember that date: ~ Well
remember that occasion sir; don't remember the date Of IT,
told you yesterday that remembered occasions much better
than dates
O. Have Won any idea abon when was in the OF
ycaref Fifteen years should think st rough guf's
O. Well that is about 1867 4. think 1t was before the
war; may have been twenty ago for aueht Know
@ We'll that question You the side Of the ad-
Yanced opinions in regard TO womcn rights and suffrage etc
A. Well suppose that all persons who have cspouscd the
Of womens suffrage may in sense be regarded as
the side Of advanced opinions In far that is true,
Was On that side
q Youwere in the advanced opinions that subj'c' A.
Wen, there was only one opinion On that subject
Mr.. Bcach-On what subjectf
Mr Eyarts-Womcns rights and womcn's suffrage
but one? A. There bat opinion that subject
great world regarded those who held being in the
advance suppose may be naturally called, properly called
advanced opinion.
O. Well then from tho best faculty that yon have OF Under
standing my question advancement think so; and That
YOU favor Of the advanced opinions on that uhecr A.
/ in favor Of IN Is q
yanccd opinion It is pretty Old one now.
O. Now with whom among the voiares champions of that
opinion did your espousa Of it bring you in conncconf A.
Chiefly with Henry Ward Eeccer and Mr.. Eizabet Ton
and all the other advocates Of who up a'tcwaId and in
due order.
@ You had known both those persons before had You rot
A. Befors what?
@ Before you went into this movement a Yes Sir had
known them from childhood
0 Now with what other persons did your association
cspousa Of this bring You into connection A. Well
Sir should think SOONER later in association more or less
intimate with thousand writer's and speakers, and advocates
and thinkers good men and women who hCd that view.
@ All emnentY A No, Sir there are not thousand
eminent people in the country
@ Wen will YOU give the names Of some OF the more
eminent and noticeable Of them? a. Gen. Butler was one,
CbefJusticc Chase was another Mrs H. b. stanton was
another Isabella B,,chcr Hooker another, Lucrcta Mott
was another Wendell Phillips was another, William Lloyd
Garrison was another Anna Dickinson wa another; why ST.
if should write that goody catalogue would take me long
time
Q Wei did Won name Miss Anthony among them' A. J
have forgotten whether did or not ought her at all
events.
O. ntenlcd' A. 10 lit Of those advocates ought to leave
ouj her name.
O. Exactly Now through what channels of public innn-
encc Of the press Otherwise did you advocate that caue
Through The Ia9leadli and through all the journals that
| have had any control Of and the public platform.
Mr Beach-Aud tracts?
@ DID you publish tracts asoi A on yes down IA the
late Times after lt got popular