National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-11
OUR SISTER CITIZENS.
Last Day of the Woman's Suffrage
Convention.
President Hayes Reported to be " On tho
Fence "-Congross TO be Buried Under
Petitions - Remarks by Mossrs.
Riddle and DougIass--Voiccs
from Utsh-Mrs. spencer
on Polygamy, &c.
After the Ballot.

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| o'clock yesterday morning, In Lincoln Hall.
There was larger attendance of outsiders
than on Thursday.
Mrs. Cook read the report Of the New York
association which contained much valuable
data. 1t stated that there had been a large
increase of converts to the cause.
Mrs Cora Bland, Of tho District, read a
! paper OH THE General Principles of the
! Movement or The Growth of Liberty"
Mrs. stanton, In announcing that Hon. A.
| G.. Riddle would address the meeting, said
| that snTc people had spoken Of the absence Of
men on The platform, and IN order to improve
/ an opportunity she had descended on the Gle.
| vatOr Ut her hotel earlier than WAS her custom
TO get Gcuerll Banks to address the NEE ting
General Banks said that he heartily sympa.
| thize1 with the cause, but Oh account Of urgent
| business would be unable to address the cou-
yenton but would spend a few minutes with
them whenever convenient. She also said that
mcu came on the platform they lid not want,
| aud men they did want did not come on the
| platform on account of their bjection to the
! aforementioned men. Therefore they had to
clear AL mcu.
| The remaining unadopted resolutions, pub.
| lshed In THE REPUBLICAN of yesterday, were
| presented by Mrs Spencer for consideration.
| The first, which was recommttcd for recon.
strnction, was offered as amended:
| That we pros upon the National party the vital
question ut national citizenship secured 10y Const
! tutioual amendment as Gu underlying question to
| the financial issue.
| Ant du1Esr raso'red That we respectfully remind
/ all political parties that we cannot have honest
| money until we have honest men.
! Mrs. Blake protested against the passage Of
! the resolution, oljeCtug to allying woman's
suffrage with any party. 1t was adopted As
! amended.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND THE SUFFRAGE MOVE.
As the second and third had already been
! adopted the fourth WAS taken up ana adopted.
! This resolution provides for the appointment
Of committee 20 wait on President Hayes TO
remind him Of the existence Of 20,OJ0.OOO
I women citizens. During discussion on this
resolution Mrs. Gage stated that he had been
waited on and asked to mention womaus suf-
fIge in his first message TO Congress. lie was
asked whether if Il sixteenth amendment was
passed 10y Congress he would sign it. lie said
he would with great pleasure, lie said he
considered 10 rs huge question, aud would
like frs. to hear expressed the opinions of Con-
gress. " lie don't know what to say" cx
claimed MIS-. Gage. Hero Mrs. Anthony
Chimcd in, "lle don't know which side of the
fence to favor Mrs. Lockwood suggested
that Mrs Stanton aud Mrs. Anthony be added
to the committee, which was published IN The
! REPupLICAS OF yesterday.
Mrs. Speuoer-"As Mr. Hayes does not know
what to say, let Mrs, Stanton aud Mrs. An
thnny go and tell him what to say"
Mrs. Stanton thought that it would be n
breach Of etiquette for the president of the
women to call on the President of the men.
She declined. Great applause.
AN AVALANCHE OF PETITIONS
. The rest Of the resolutions proposed Thurs
day, together with the following, were adopt.
ed
Reso'rcd. That the Forty.hfth Congress, in ignor.
, Ing the petitions of more than 800 women citizens
\ of high social standing and culture asking for the
! removal of their political disabilities while
e moVGl Of the political disabilities OF every man
. who presented to them similar petition furnishes
clear Illustration OF the total indifference of this
Congress to the rights Of citizens belonging to a
class deprived Of political power
| Rc3Olrtd, That the National NomGu's Suffrage As.
soS.etol utSS VIZ women c.I@tma OF t!'e lul'eI
= states TO send petitions TO the toglySi%h Congress
asking for Constitutional amendment prohibiting
5 the states from DISTINGUISHING United States citi-
., strong, but hundreds uf thousands.
, ana JWMsr bso,rtf That VIC urge each woman
2 who signs q sivteeuh amendment petition TO send
, an individual petition to The Forly-siXth Congress
" asking for the removal OF her political disabilities
i that the coming Congress may be buried under an
= avalanche Of petitions from women and be unable
4 20 attend to the material Interests Of men until
y, they nave answered the demands O! women.
+ HON. 4. g. RIDDLE
4 then addressed the convention. He said il
! had been his lifelong conviction that wOman's
, ! rights was rightful aud Just and would uti-
!, mately succeed. There IS no place ON earth
q fit for man to gu to that is not ut for woman
Nothing is decent for man that Is not decent
for woman. Nothing can be done better than
when in the presence of woman. Women are
{ waiting TO be invited by men, waiting for poll
If tCians who are throwing out little word now
= and then to soothe and Keep them quiet for
" time until thoy can get power. He urged
y them not TO be discouraged. WOmau's suffrage
10 will come. There is not the slightest use il
al petitiouing Congress. Don: blame the Presi
g dent; he don't know what to say.
r MARSHAL FRED DOUGLASS
d then addressed the convention and said th
n rights Of man are the rights of woman
Rights spring aud are supported from tho
same force. The fact that she is human Is al
that Is needed to prove that all her rights ar
J. analogous to the rights of man. She has tn
n ability 10 think and she has n right 10 think
a She has n right to tell her convictions and sh
has right to enforce them through the ballot
: boz. He said he heard a cry for liberty h.
~ heard coming up scream for liberty and
chance for equal rights, There is no othe
place on earth where 1t can be heard PLANE
A. than in Washington. Daily there Is q cry AM
~ u wailing from the helpless and destitut
y people Of tho District, not only from women
20 but from men and children. If women had
voice with tho men In the ballOt.bOy, this stat
Of things would not exist If we want to Iii
j. the women 10 consideration in society give he
the ballot, which would give her importauC
where she is now passed by rs Insignificant.
~. VOICES FROM UTAH.
"a Mrs Anthony introduced Mrs. Williams, q
"a Utah, fourth daughter Of the late Brigham
i. Young, who said that this was tho first tim
a that she had ever set foot in the Capital. 6h
mr. expected 10 be received dislaiufully, on aC
~. count of her religious principles but no sue
thing had happened; on the contrary, she ha
been received as u sister, She compare
- womm5 rights to old Noah's arlt-yoar b.
VI year II received some addition, aud was Of Ia,
W. compNel So would it be with the cause d
womau's suffrage. She said that some peopl
u think that the women Of Utah are down
n troddeu aud deprived of the rights tina
should be accorded TO them; but this was no
ID so They were contonted aud happy. The.
~ bayc enjoyed franchise for more than cigh
years, and 20 through their streets iearlessl 5
Emeiine j. Wells, Of Utah, aud wife Of tli
( ex.Mayor Of Salt Lake City, spoke ut som
length on giving women positions in Uta
after giving them the ballot"
MBa. gPENCEE ON POLYGAMY,
In Mrs. Spencer rose TO say u word for Ill
he women OF Utah, which she deemed they wei
J., too modest to say for themselves. They an
~ their husbands take good care Of their childre
w Congress refuses TO provide for The illegtimal
'I children left In this city by men. If it do,
ag not provide fot these poor children, then I'll