The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-12
Susan b. Anthony 10 she Working
National CT, len nd Ballot Box

National Citizen nd Ballot Box
We give below the speech Of our con-
frere at the National Greenback ratification
meeting in Rochester, August LIT and fol-
lowing 1t letter OF Lucy Stone to Miss An
tbony upon this speech, and Miss An,horys
reply.
The Rochester Frpress has an editorial
upon that portion of Miss Anthony's speech
in which she declares her intention never
TO pay the finc SO unjustly imposed upon
her at the time Of her still more unjust
trial, and laughs at the enforcement OF Fed
eral power in South Carolina, while Miss
Anthony so quietly defes the whole nation
al government by her persistent refusal TO
pay the foe it imposed upon her The En-
Pres says, Miss Anthony il willing nay,
anxious for tus-ie with the federal gov
eminent backed by the army and navy, ard
all the other powers OF force it can COM
mand."
That is true, but the national government
knows better than to attempt the enforce
ment of Miss Anthony's fine Tine whole
trial was meant as a scarecrow to irtiml
date the women Of the nation--a sort of
Eiumbo Jumbo, to brighten them into Civ
ing up all further d, mand for their with
held rights. But, to use a cant Vet express
i've phrase, the women don't scare worth
a cent" South Carolina State officials, like
naughty children, have thrown down the
disputed keys, leaving the nation TO hum
bly, pick them up. But Miss Anthony, with
a million 10 back her, Stands firm yester-
day, to-day, now and forever.
Miss Authony's letter to Miss Stone will
be read with great interest as showing the
exact position Of the National Woman's
Suffrage party.
MISS ANTHoSY's SPEECH.
WORKINGMES or RoCHEsTERAND FELLOW
tITIZE:S-tor you all know L Claim 10 TIE a
fellow-cittZen with the best workingmen In
town: When your committee asked me To
address the meeting this evening, told them
| did not see how could, Tor had nothing
10 say. But in reply To what the last speaker
has said about the appro- ching recognition
OF women in the national government, can
only say that We are waiting for the time To
come when some political party shall put
"a plank in its platform that viii make IT
possible for Us women, with self-iespect- TO
work with that party for the pubic good
The very first thing tor the men OF this Ma
tionaI part 10 do, IL they W mt women TO
help them, is 10 90 10 work and help The wo-
men. Starting out in Its career, as this new
party Il to-day, II cannot aiio:d To ignore ms
question of equal rights on the one
Land, or of the dIsiranchisement OF one
half of the people on the other. We were
given 10 und. rstand by the Republican
iccogniiion at their hands as citizens pro-
yided their campaign should terminal in
success They pressed on To re-elect General
Grant 10 the pre- idency, but when other wO-
men went with me TO The polls to aid them
ard exercise our right of franchise ~ Amerl-
can citizens, the officers of the RDpubllc-n
party arrested us as criminals; and when IL
was found impossib to md a j1ryman in
Monroe county so dishu nOraD!e as to convict
Us for that act, were taken into another
county to be tried hur, there the result was
ihes-me. Finoing that they uld not con.
Wet MS by jury, they very bravely called upon
a United States judge to declare us women
guilty. And though they cast into Jail the
Inspector OF election who permitted us To
vote, saw TINT ne had good dinners while
in prison. Fines were inlos 81 upon US for
having exercised the privilege of suffrage, but
rot a collar OF my fne was ever paid, or ever
Will be. All this from the political party
which had led us to look to 1t for AID. When
you Of the new National party are for equal
rights io women, that moment l Will STAN
GA your platform, no matter whether you arc
Ior gre-nbacks or Tor silver: for free trade or
protection.
Correspondence tsetHesn LucJ STONE
and Susaa e, sashOny.