, 1879-05-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Tho ST. I,nuIa CQtlycnt1on.

Tho st. Louis Convention.
ST. Louis, Mo-. Mny 8.-Thc Womnn's SUIT.
rage Association continued Its session this morn
Ing. Lengthy reports from Indiana aul Lon!a-
fana, detailing the progress Of womanfs work
to those States, were read. Both showed tine
progress Ia tho development of wouan's cause.
A long declaration Of principles WIS submitted
alitl read, but no actfun was taken On It.
Speeches were mnde BY tho Rev. Olympia
Brown, Mre. CoslIns, Of Louisiana, aud Mrs.
Spencer, of Washington, who ma1e a scathlng
review Of the decislons Of tho United States
Supreme Court on the rights Of women, and
eoyurai otllers.
,,nJlu, platform presented to the Convention
this mornlng dclares tho right Of ser-govcsn-
rneut through the elective franchise as the
blrthrEht OF native citizons, The acquired right
Of adopted citizens, the exercise OF which may
demands un amendment to The Federal Con
sttlntion defining tEc rights Of citizenship aud
suffrage 81 clearly that even tho Supreme Court
ean understand them; asssrts tlat sines, under
Court. the male African Is tue only United
States citizen who holds thu ballot In every
State il the Union under the Federal Constiiu-
tlo,I, tho white men should mako conItnpn
cause with tbs women Of the country In sccur-
tng the national protuct!on OF thu right to vote.
1t declares it the duty OF Congress to adopt
sixteenth amendment TO tile Constitution CIV
g women tho right to vote: also, slat all Stnte
Legislatures should request Congress to
submit such MI amendment to them |;
calls on the Lower lIouse OF Congress 10 pass
thu resolutlon reported by the Cnmnttea on
Rules authorizing the appointment Uf Nconl-
nltttce oil tho rights Of women citizens; nf!irms
TINT t1,e admission bv tlle Revcral Status Of the
right Of wolnan to vote on school questions Is
the prncticu admission Ut her right 70 Yotu on
u' questions; requests ply the F!ee::Presltlents
10 nrrango State. county, and tOwH associations,
and hare aent from every posto1liru III tic
country petition to Congress praying for q
constitutional amendment granting women the
right Of suffrage; declares 1t tilu duty OF every
wHman to demand registration as voter, MD
70 sue evury Official who refuses them thu ctti-
zen'R right tU vote; lsserta that while WonlDl
Aru not permitted to yoto tho lcgis-
!atlon of tllr county ia dttrnudel OF 0nc-
halt Of thu Intelligence, virtue, uHd practical
wisdom OF tho patton; requests, IN view ot thu
errors and nbsnrlitics In prev,0ns ccnRus returns
rcgnrGlng women anu chitdrUn, tint Congress
Will provide for tho appointment OF fair pro.
portion OF Intelligent women to gather vital sta.
tstica concerning wo!lt1n Nanl children for the
1lext ccMsus; declares that labornE nteu should
teMlatd the ballot for the unpaid lahorcr oi the
w1lolo world. thNt she may with II compel re-
Uutcast redeemed, The uraMshDp closed, the say-
age Civilized u,d make honest working alltl latr
WaQcs for woEnun; that every child born upon
uur soil has tho right to mnntal, moral, and
Industrial trantn: ut tho public cxpensc, and,
II neel!ul, such training should 10 enforced In
Gnr public schools, that there may bc no nccGs-
slty Of enforcing II In our prisons.