Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-30

be educated out Of. Equal and exact j1s-
tice and equal responsibility are alone
exp'dtent in legislation and In sooie ?.
Integrity and nobility, virtue sud
morality, and = Craftsmanship shat 81, ks
the greatest good Of the people rather
than personal asgrap dlaemsut are the
only BeouIe pillArs OF q nation.
II the women OF this country are TO
have the ballot, as believe they are, and
a. think they should have, they should
accept 1t as a sacred tFust--weiehty 70.
sponsibility-and use their ipflaenoe TO
have the noblest and best men and
women occupy positions Of trust. We
waDt loyalty to the bsst interests OF the
masses Of the people aud not olass legts
lstion.
To. day we have three Presidential
candidates IN the field fully committed
to woman suffrage. To day the temper
Anos me. aud women over the oluptry
who number many hundreds Of thtusands
have adopted the woman sutfrsge idea ae
the only rational N saps Of aboliAhins the
quor traffic. AK IL because bslisvr
IL is right that woman ia person. ard
citizsn aud therefore one @
whom these rights per,sin, 10 10
states women are admilted TO the bar |;
In many Of the important siatss Il the
Union abe Is voting on the school ques.
tiop, and the matter Of her voting for
Presidential electors Is now bsipg agl.
tated In this country with largely grow.
ing increase Of sentiment In Its favor
from day to day while many prominent
and Influential papers edited by both
women and men are pledged to its adop
ton.
The urgent and imperative agitation Of
the franchise bill in England In which
the leaders Of the movement ask that
the women rate-pApsr who already have
municipal suffrage shall be entitled for
members OF the house Of oomu ons is
to. day threatening the house Of lords
with determination unless the concession
Ia z 'anted. The foundation Of monarchy
itself Ia being threatened. Reforms do
not 60 backward. The best women
speakers 10 our country are arousing the
people OF the states &c the question Of
woman's equality, bef re the Law, aud
the Injustice TO her of taxation without
representation. To every thinking mind
the government OF state will be MGR,
secure 10 proportion as every men bsr o
It Of mature age and seuud mind has ,
voice In its administration No one clssi
any where eau be safely trusted with tn,
irresponsible keeping Of the rights o
another olasH. The intelligent educated
women Of this country should have o.
much right to practice law, medicine ant
theology, TO 81 Joy the emoluments o
office, vote aud BE- voted for as the men
The rights OF women sre inherent Ii
womanhooi and are the rights o
humanity.
Mrs. Lockwood was very IRE quently in
terrupted by applause Afterwards sh
was introduced to many OF her hearers
and as she left the oratory she wa
greeted by the college slogan which oh
turned and acknowledged. She spen
some time In the waiting ROOF
Of the college, surrounded by the mem
bers Of the sooisty aud, upon being II
troduced to BvERY RvENING's represents
tive by Presiden. Purnsll, abe said : ~
New York We say it's cold day whe
we are not called upon by the reporters,
. adding quickly, "but don't mind thel
bit, like them"
When asked what ehe thought Of ht
, prospects, she laughed and ssid: "Nel
We are sure Of one electoral vote a. a
I we get two | shall fsel great
e;.olursged. We don't lo,k for muC
i this time, bat after this, look Gu. (,
i US" Shs thought that the election b
, tween Blaine snd Cleveland wonli b.
clos, that tbs Hnu1e would have
| decide II. Bsr next speech, sas state,
would be IN tde at Allegheny College.
, A few Wilnin ,toniAns attended Il
lecture, but perhaps the most noticeAb
attendant was Mary Ann Stewart, II
! leader OF the Woman's Rights movempi
In Sussex county. Just before Mr.
' Lockwood entered the hail Mary AT
4 marched up TO the front row Of seat
q wearing straw bonnet and carrying
big basket. AS she left the hall the bo
i out Of devilment gave her the slogan, Al
! turning she said with scorohing aarcasI
"Calves will bleat"