, 1876-03-27
LAeture by sutan B. Anthony at Nc
Cormfck Hall Yesterday
Afternoon.
remnle Suffrage, tho panacca for All
tho Wrongs which Non,ea
aufItr.
Without the Ballot What viii Become Of
The Unmarried Wornen7

tt6by. Standing room was At a premium and
sven tho staitways wora donsoly packed. Tho
ppeoker did not appeal on tho platform With tho
ptompsncsd Of tortnor lecturers III tho courac,
but what WAS lost In oxactneas wah buppliod in
iho length anil substance OF Tho lecture, 10
everybody got thu worth OF ttetr MONEY:
She commenced by saying that distranchBe-
mcnt WAS degradation. aoclal and political.
Nhosover u MAS found Wern found degraded
labor, ignorance, mud vice, hnd tho cry Heht tip
for brcnd. Cheap bread, and plcntY of 1t,
meant liberal onfranchiaernen+, which VAS !llus-
aratcd in tho history Of al nations. Whom
George Thompson came among uB to reprimsnd
us for tho Institution Of slavery, ho uas acnt
back by tho loors Of tho roopto at tue condition
Of the labor OF bis own country. And In
1867 btll had been brought bofore tho
Brit'ah Parliament and amended by J. stuatt
11lll, to establish property qualification as tho
price OF tho right Of franchise. which vss d..
lea.ed because It usa eenn TINT liz passage would
givo women tho right Of Buffra4e. THUS In
lroducing horsolf, tho locsuter entered tnto tho
HISTORY or TIE Franchise
ID enjoyed to the sovernt cnuntt!ca, md main
tainod tbat, whilo thnen had lcon opposition,
!heso had boon no arguments against tho Gu
Iranohisomeut OF womon.
given tho laborinR o1ass braad, and II Was bread
that women wantod to-day nnd 1t was this rath-
Or than tho right OF franchise that sho domAnd.
cd. 0ivo llcr tho former. aha she latter would
of extending tic franchise In tbs country. md
coutondsd for 4 further e1tonBfon, pte1iot!ng
Ihat tho blessings TINT would follow could not 10
esSn se pa ~ ss h he
naItis nsaIiag - passage @ 'A tos r'' td!s I Country
know tho uolnent he put hfs foot
on tho boat what ticket he would vote when
rcnnhfno Auntirh Ebo thnn fnfnrrnf] tn tho
history OF tho parties aud their relation 10 tho
subject OF franchise, and said. What tho Democ-
tacy had doHo for tho Irish, tho Republican
party Ind donc for tho black man. mud, rs con-
sequence, tho !attor party was now nj stro Of tho
co1ored vote NJ tho Democracy oyor was Of tho
Irish. Tho t"o cAssos owed thcis right Of fran
cLise to the two parties, and until tho Denoo-
boliovo that It onoo llolped 10 povor again Il
would oven oxtond tho rlghse Of TINT pooplo.
they would stand By tho Republican party, and
tho date OF tho Democrats gctting et THO head
postponed Bho thcu spoke at iong.h Of the
proceaa BY which tho dlsfranch!aod clasaoa had
become onfrauohised, aud referred to the
tradcs-uusops, fos instance. which, eho saH1,
wore q .
when thsy wore stirrcd up. Whcn tho lnborlug-
classes we're donisd. their rights, thoy 70
sorted to @ fotce and M insurreoson ~ Their ta
oi tie existing parties dared to conffont them.
Tho position Of tho parties on tho fuanelal quoB-
toa in lator yesrs sras hn illustration. for While
pHrtos Ind dono their utmost to avoid saving
anvtning offensive Or defensive GU tho subje
and had snccccdcd admirably, just aa Talleysand
a M when 70 sd to 1sy nons bsaf
the political "r,ngs" and tho corrup-
tiou Of tho country but every ono every
whero had heard Of their defenders
nne who had taken sideB With them 10 Tho
fight Of labor against capital. The last time sho
was here elie eaw tho result OF q htrko In this
city, Anl whlo tho strikoss wero defeated In
their immediate purpose, they wont to tho bal
Aud 10 It was ttat with tho ballot they Nero able
10 coerce tue respect Of both pa1tio1. Women
had struck In tho laundrlos a,,d factories, bn1
In the absonco OF tho ballot from their hands
bean brought 10 starvation. Tho speakcr olted
casos Of esrikos In New York City, whert
Womon'B waRea bad been reduced on nccoun
thereof. mud SAID thoy had buon silly enough t.
ca!o Of tho editors sho 1ad. approachci
ona Of theho unfortunate women. who said to he
that tho only way out Of lier trouble and depend
once ms to get nastied Did marriage improy.
ipB out to q man for life for her board Ant
ulothes (Applausc.l Bho COMPARED woman'
strikes wiih tilosn Of men IN their results. nnt
argued that tho mon having the ballot cou!t
politicians, and tho prc6a. Tho women werc d
much
sLAvIz TO CAPITAL
10 tholE present cundtion ~ tho negro ever wad
They wete towards, diHfs snnchiaod. lesploas, M;
pltIable. rhat c.asa known as wonan.sut
feAsisss hal boon At work nobly for year
1of ~hiG. el.e s!e,,,. was oneo. but con >,
cratic party years age, to fellow tue example Q
tho Republican party III giving the ballot 10 tl'
negro. BY putting 1t into their platform that tho
ns aoea taoSQ 70 ae hG d
and owed much Of its prcBont want OF power 1
the country to that fact. 6ho epoko Of her OF
peEicnce twouty years ago III tbo Now York Leg
ss;'fs spssse g." ' IL sa &c G%sa Of eeas
tho intesess Es OF Ito CAUSE aus d tomperssco, ;!
they had had tho ba,lnt bolilad them, slo ea!sl
CleY would not hhy0 beeu 30 groHsy insu!toh
and thsir petition would have boon respected
Tho womct Of Now York 1ero at the same tiuas
engaged III tho 4ame work. They DID not adop
the crusade policy. bnt smother whicl. was 1.a
the politicians with tho Idea TINT thelr fau,I'lo
depended upon tlier pos.tons for support. abd
wutlo thsy had no objection to IN III
saes ssnesa, Of roai III sss. TSen T. III, snst aOa as
or that hgainst them. and rub them Of ther pt
sitEons. II lhoy lad had the ballot They couI
havo enforced their wishes: Tug effect OF
kA9 6kfIRElEd III kAA6 uleENUH III SDH 4Jih MI
sHowhoie had been to array .ho Whisky Rim
against tho women Just ~ tic raid Of Jol'
BroHn bad stirred IN tho South and lad arEaye
tho two sections Of tho country on the que
besideh ita money Il had the ballot, aud bocaus
woman bad bbcu identical with Tho causo Of lon
perance, tho intluitoua mouster would
FI0Ilr W6MAN.auFFnAGk,
which was unfortunate for Tho causo. To tllu
trate tho power Of the ballot. Hll8 Folated b.
experience In KAnsls at tho oiose Of tile Va
Nhera slle htppened to sttend q largo mas
meeting of tie ,ieafoss. There waA dearth
speakers, hna shs made Tho AtHt spaech. L
quLring for Tho da!loguishel men Of lint Stat
md mGY they were not present, she found
other elc!,ss than that they Hc1o "othsswi
cngAged.a except the fact that her Audisnce
that tln,a had hnt been gwen The right OF fra
chise. A few yeara later she vialtud tho Btai
ngaip, bud found an enstre revolution. BpeA!
eIs wore plenty, and they wero prepared 10 N
ilresa thu same character Vt aud!ence sH ste
low-cittzenb."
Upon her last ysIt She met tho Hon. 1firs