Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-12-20
MRS. STANTON IN SCOTLAND.

The North British Daily Mail, of Scot
land, November 4th, gives an extensive
account of the great demonstration III
support of memorial to her Majestys
government praying for the extension Of
the Parliamentary franchise to women
householders and ratepayers under the
auspices Of the Scottish National Demon
stratiOn of Women, at which Mrs. Stan
ton was accorded the greatest honors. OF
her address the Mail reports:
Mrs Cady Stanton, an American lady:
| can assure you | appreciate the honor
that has been conferred upon me in being
permitted to celebrate with you this grand
event of the crowning of thousands Of
Scottish women with the great right to
franchise. Applause. 1t was here in
Scotland where was fought over and over
again the great battle Of freedom here
where your own glorious poet Robert
Burns sung the glad songs Of equality for
humanity that have gone around the
world; here where your grand novelist,
Sir Walter Scott drew his heroines,
grand, brave, self-aSserting, for believe
the pen of Scott never drew weak wom-
an; here, too, where your great divine
Chalmers so cloquently defended the
rights of individual conscience and judg-
ment; and it is fitting that here at last
the right of the franchise should be con-
ferred on your women. Applause. And
what is this right of suffrage-a right 80
laughed and scornsd at by those who do
not appreciate its blessing and its power.
The voice of suffrage gives you voice in
the regulation of your homes, of your
streets, of your schools, of your religion,
OF your politics. 1t is vain to talk of the
home being woman's sphere so long as
she has not q word to say in regard tothe
laws that govern that home. Iwas very
much pleased with the remarks of the
speaker who preceded me in her rebuke
of your members of Parliament and the
House of Commons. But, remember my
friends, behind every one OF our legisla-
tors there stands woman. And what
has been the influence of the women in
high places in this great reform. They
have whispered into the ears of our legis-
lators, sour statesmen, our philosophers
that they had all the rights they want.
Our trouble has not been with the men
they have been open to reason-our
trouble has been with the women them
selves. Applause. It is the saddest
sight to me to see woman well clothed,
fed and sheltered in the midst Of most
fortunate surroundings, robed and man
tied, all complacency about herself, and
saying Il have all the rights l want"
O, selfish one! | ask you to look over
your garden gate, where all its beauty,
fragrance and peace, unto the wilderness
beyond, where thesimmortaI flowers are
fading fast, with no kind hands to lift
their dropping heads or any kind heart
to speak to them words of peace and love.
Applause. Remember, mothers OF
| Glasgow, our jails and prisoners are regu-
lated by law, and what power you have
in your hands in trying to build up high
er and better towns and cities in your
midst. Remember man is the representa-
tive of Justice, women of mercy, and we
need these two grand elements every
where hand in hand walking up and
down the highways of life. Applause. ]
1t has sometimes been said that this move
ment of ours is antagonistic to men. My
friends, how can that be? The women
on all our platforms have sons as well as
daughters, and think you mother would
do ought to take from the dignity, the
honor, the glory, and the praise of her
sOps?" Applause.