Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-22

man, the great unpaid and unrecognized labofer
and producer Of the whole earth, the fruits OF
her toll; that the true financial reform for this
country is to give woman equal pay with man
for equal work. and 1e0 cents on the dollar; that
it Is the duty OF the House of Representatives to
Immediately pass the resolution recommended
by the committee on rules directing the Speaker
to appoint committee on the rights OF women
citizens, who constitute one-half OF this repub-
to woman the custody and ownership of the
child born out Of wedlock, and has required it
to bear the mothers name, he should recognize
and oWnership with the father Of the chd BORN
In and out OF marriage, and permit 1t to bear
the joint name of father and mother, that 1t is
the duty Of the Congress Of the United States
for the children whom no man owns or protects,
and who are left to die upon the streets of the
nations capital, or to grow up In ignorance
alton are hereby rendered to Hon. T. W. Ferry,
of the United States Senate, and to Hon. Geo. Z.
Loring of the House of Representatives, for life
long fidelity to the rights OF women in their own
states, and for promptly answering ourpetitiOnS
to Congress by Offering an amendment to the
Constitution protecting the rights Of women
citizens. That it is the duty OF the Forty Sixth
Congress to Immediately submit to the several
states the amendment to the National Consti-
tuition recently proposed by Senator Ferry and
Representative Lor1ng, and approved by the
National Woman Suffrage Association namely:
Article Xvi-Sec. l. The right of suffrage in
the United States shall be based on citizenship,
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state, on account of
sex, or for any reason not equally applicable to
all citizens of the United States. Sec q Con-
appropriate legislation. That politically we
are determined to know nothing among men
but eq al rights of women, and will muster all
the strength of brain. elOquence of tongue and
readiness OF pen at the command of our national
and state associations to secure the election to
the highest office in the gift OF the people of
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woman suffrage, and who stands upon plat
form pledged to secure national protection to
women in the right tovote, and that we further
pledge ourselves to consign to oblivion any
presidential candidate who cannot see ten mil
lions Of women citizens. That we, the National
Woman Suffrage Association, will send dele
gate and an alternate to each presidential nomi-
mating convention to represent and demand the
rights of women citizens, and to submit to each
party the following plank for the presi-
Dental platforms: Resolred, That the right to
use the ballot ilheres in the citizen of the
United States, and we pledge ourselves to Sc
cure protection in the exercise Of this right to
all citizens irrespective of sex; that onehalf of
the numberOf supervisors of the tenth census
and One-half OF the collectors of said census
should be educated, intelligent women, who can
De safely entrusted to enumerate women and
Children, their occupations, ages, diseases and
deaths, and will not be likely to overlook ten
millions OF house and homekeepers; that the
collectors of the tenth census should be required
to enumerate women citizens Of the voting age
that the assumption Of the church that woman
has no right to participate IN the ministry and
Offices OF the church, is an unauthorized theo-
cratic tyranny, placing masculine mediator
between woman and her God which finds no
authority In Justice or reason and should be re-
sisted by all women as an odious form OF rell-
gious persecution; that Ulysses S. Grant won
his first victories through the military plans and
rare genius OF woman, Anna Ella Carroll of
Maryland, and held the presidential office
through two terms, and has taken his royal
voyage around the world crowned with glory
and honor as a result OF WomanS work. While
Miss Carroll has for fifteen years been unrecog-
niZed and unTewarded: that the thanks of this
association are hereby rendered to Governor
Charles b. Andrews, of Connecticut, and TO
Governor Long, OF Massachusetts, for renem-
ber1Dg in each annual message to ask for iuS-
tice to women; that Gov. Hoyt, of Pennsylya-
MIA, for yetoing bill to render women eligible
as inspectors Of prisons, passed by large vote
OF TIE legislature Of his state deserves the con-
demnat1on OF all women interested in the pro-
tection of the unfortunate of their own sex,
and should be consigned to oblivion with Gov
Robinson OF New York; that the oft repeated
declaration of politicians, ''Too much suffrage
already" sToo much Self-government already
is menace to the republic.
Miss Smith, of Glosterbery, Conn.,, was intro
duced, and spoke of the sale of her COWS for
taxes by the town officials.
susan b. Anthony spoke of the Injustice shown
to women by the action or the assessors in eX-
cessve valuation, and She advised that they
make protest.
Miss Smith said that protest did not amount
to much.
Mrs Spencer said they were afraid of her
tongue at the collectors Office.
The convention took recess.
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