Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-10
WOMAN'S WANTS.
AS Represented by the ''Stalwarts'" Decla-
ration of Principles and Demands by the
SrffragistS at ST Louis

AS Represented by the ''Sttlwarts'" Decla-
ration of Principles and Demands by the
Suffragists ut st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May 8.-The platform Of the wo-
mans suffragists, presented to the convention
this morning, declares the right Of self-govern-
ment through the elective franchise as the
birthright of every natural citizen aud the ac-
quired right of the adopted Citizen the exer-
else of which may be regulated but not de-
stroyed by legislation; demands an amend
ment to the federal constitution defining the
rights Of citizenship and suffrage go clearly
that even the supreme court can understand
them; asserts that since, under decisions of
the United States supreme court, the male
African is the ouly United States citizen who
holds the ballot in every State in the Union
under the federal constitution. The white
women of the country in securing national
protection and the right to vote. 1t declares
it the duty of Congress to adopt a
sixteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition giving women the right
to vote; also, that all State legislatures should
request Congress to submit such an amend
ment to them and calls on the lower house of
Congress to pass the resolution reported by the
committee on rules, authorizing the appoint
ment of committee on the rights of women
citizens; affirms that the admission by several
States of the right of women to vote on school
questions is practical admission of her right
to vote on all questions; requests all vice pres
idents of the Womans National Suffrage asso-
clation to arrange State, county and
town associations, and have sent from
every postoffice in the country petition to
Congress praying for constitutional amend.
ment granting women the right Of suffrages
| declares it the duty of every woman to demand
| registration as voters at elections and to sue
every official who refuses them the citizen.
~ {r>x hof
permitted to vote the legislation Of the country
! is defrauded of one-half of the intelligence
| virtue and practical wisdom of the nation; re-
quests in view of the errors aud absurditet
| in previous census returns regarding women
and children, that Congress will provide for the
appointment of a fair proportion of intelli
! gent women to gather vital statistics concern
| ing women and children for the next census
declares labvring men should demand the ballo
for the unpaid laborer of the whole world, tina
they may with it compel reform and industrial
schools to be opened, the outcast redeemed, tn
dram-shop closed, the savage civilized ane
make honest working bring fair wages TO
women; that every child born upon our soil ha
the right to mental moral and industrial training
at the public expense, and if needful sucl
training should be enforced in our publi
schools that there may be no necessity Of en-
| forcing it in our persons.
Miss Mary 3. Clay, daughter of Cassius NJ
Clay made report off affairs in Kentucky, not
ing considerable advance in the direction o
woman suffrage. Mary Wright-Thompson
principal of the Indianapolis high school, spok
favorably of the cause in that State Mrs
Merriwether, of Memphis. made fiery speech
declaring herself a Southern woman in ever
instinct, and defended her section agains
the taunts of ignorance and un
charitableness. Miss Foster, Philade
phia, Miss Reany, Ohio, Mrs. Leonard
New York, and others, also made speeches
Mrs. Susan B. Anthony continues the leadin
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