The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-21
SEEKERS OF SUFFRAGE.
Miss Susan B. AnthOny's Views on the
Result of the Election.

Last evening Journal reporter called upon
Miss Susan B. Anthony, who is guest of Mrs
May Wright Sewall, at No. 429 North New Jer
sey street ''Now the election is over, Miss
Anthony" said the reporter, "whom did the
suffragists favor for the presidency97
Personally was for Mr. Blaine, but it is not
polite for us to slap the winner in the face
We do not like the party in which we had most
friends to go out of power, but we do not think
Mr.. Cleveland is personally unfrendly to us,
though the great majority of that party is op-
posed to us. Alluding to this matter in my
speeches. say that perhaps the reason that the
number favoring US in the Republican ranks is
so much greater is because of the superior edu
cational advantages that party has had by being
in power, and that now, with the Democracy in
the ascendant, we shall expect the members of
that party to profit proportionately by their op-
FORTUNES. So we think in a short time the
ratio of our friends in the Democratic party will
quite equal the Republicans They
go in as the reform party, and so
we euffragists expect great things of them.
of Representatives at Washington, upon the mo-
tlon for special committee woman suffrage,
there were l4 nays of which only were Re-
puollcans. Of the 80 yeas only 13 were Demo
most strongly opposed to granting US suffrage,
because of the negro votes. They say they have
trouble enough with the male voters without the
wenches. With the Northern Democracy no
such objection lies. If you wish l can tell you
how the Indiana Congressman voted on the mo-
ton"
The reporter said he would like to be informed.
-Four Republican congressman. Brown, Peelle,
Steele and Calkins We're with u.s. Mr.. Steele and
Mr. Calkins voting aye, while Mr.. Brown and
MIR Peelle who were absent it being just before
the holidays, wrote in approval of the cause.
Mr. Ward was the only one of the nine Demo-
cratic members who voted for us. Lowry, Cobb,
Lamb, Matson, Stockslager and Kleiner voted
no, as would Holman and Wood, also have done,
had they not been absent
I'VE have the reports of the judiciary com
mittee ION the sixteenth amendment, both for
and against. and the bill and reports
are now waiting on the calendar and as
soon as they are reached during the coming
session there must be vote. / hope everyone
interested in this movement will write letters to
members of Congress and senators, urging them
to vote in favor of the submission of this pro
posed amendment We are going to hold con-
vention in New Orleans at the Exposition, early
IN the new year, in order to try to carry our
cause into the Southern States, where nothing
has ever been done favoring woman sugrage.
Our seventeenth national convention will be
held at Washington, on the Goth, 21st and 22d
of January next.
In answer to question as to the progress
said: Women were enfranchised in Washing
ton Territory enc year ago. At the recent cleo
ton they voted for the first time at a general
election, voting for members of the Legislature
and for delegate TO Congress. According to
their numbers they polled almost as full vote
as the men. The Democrats made an effort to
get men elected to the Legislature who would
resclnd the action allowing women to vote.
The Republicans who pledged
IN favor of woman suffrage were
elected. The Democrats put in their
platform demand that law be passed to ex-
cuse women from the dsagreeable work of serv-
ing on juries But the women did not want to be
excused. In Utah, suffrage in the hands of Nor
mon women is farce, but not more so than in
the hands of the Mormon men. They all vote as
the church directs. In Wyoming, woman suf-
frage is a success. They have had the franchise
since 1869 The women vote for legis-
lators, and man has to have
good character to be elected. This
demand results in the making of good nomina-
tions am greatly in hopes the Indiana Legis-
lature will enact law this winter extending
municipal suffrage"
The reporter inquired how it was that the
suffragists did not concentrate their efforts on
the enlightened New England States say New
Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts,; that
the chances of early success were certainly bet
ter there than ia the West
you are much mistaken, was Miss Anthony's
reply. I'm the old States there is little progress.
The Western States are most liberal. In Massa-
chusetts the question has been voted on time
and again during the past fifteen years, and the
vote in its favor is little larger than at the
beginning. No, our hope is first in the West"