The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-11
A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT.
Mrs. lockwood Accepts the Candidacy
Of the Woman's National Equal
Rights Party.

Marietta j.. Htavsc. Presidents: Eliza O. Webb.
Secretary: and members Of the Woman's Ma
tinnal Equal flights party.
Having been duly notified OF your action In
convention assembled Of Aug. 21. 1874, In noni-
nating me IA n candidate for the high position
~ chief MaEiatra'r uf TIN United States as ihr
choice of the Equal tights party, and although
feeling unworthy and incompetent to I'LL 50 high
n place, Am constrained To accept tho nomna
iiun ~ generously and enthusiastically ten
,tcrnd Nv the only political party which really
AMI truly represents the interests Of our whole
people, North AMI south. Fast and West, be-
cause believe THAT with yonr unanimous and
cordial support. md the m fairness and justice Of
election but To guide the ship of state safely
into roft In fnrth,rance of this purpose, have
to sas that should Il be my good fortune to be
elected. and should our party. with Its grand
platform ut principles. be successful In the
contemplated election. u will he my earnest
effort Ia promote and maintain equal political
privileges TO every class Of our citizens, ttre-
aprctise ot seN. color, or nationality, ana To
make VI this great aud glorious country in
truth what IL has 80 long been I'm name the
land ot tho free and the home of the brave |
shall seek To insure fair distribution Of the
public Offices TO women as we'll m to men, with
aernrnlous regard to civil service reform, alter
women are duly installed into the offices. am
also I'm accord with the platform OF the party In
the desire To foster American Industries, and In
sympathy with the working men and women Of
trade, for tho purpose Of rendering the laboring
classes OF our country comfortable and inde-
pendent. l sympathtge with the soldiers
widow, believe In the erc-enactmcnt Of the arrears
act, and the increase of pensions to widows. be-
lieving that the surplus revenues Of the coun-
try can not be better used than In clothing
the widows and educating the orphans Ut our
nations defenders. l would also suggest the
aboliShmcnt % the pension office, Its compli-
Gated and technical machinery, which so bean-
TRULY llns,,s.ns y how s not 70 q" II anu rsan naae
only duty should consist In requiring from an
applicant for invalid pension his certificate Of
honorable DISCHARGE. from the widow, proof Of
marriage, and from the mother. proof OF birth.
] am opposed to MONOPOLY In the sense OF mon
monopolizing all of the votes and all of the
otlices, and nt the same time insisting upon
having the distribution OF all of the money,
both public aud private. Its this sort Of monop-
oily that has made possible the large breaches OF
trust with Government officials caused bank
suspensions, and defalcations all over the coun-
try. II has cnsendered and fosiered strikes.
/ AIN opposed to tho wholesale monopoly of the
judiciary of the country by male voters. II
elected, shall feel II incumbent on me 10 APP
point reasonable number Of women A. District
Attorneys, Marshals, and Judges Of the United
States, and would appoint any competent wo-
man To any vacancy that might occur on tho
United states Supreme Bench, | am In full
sympathy with the temperance advocates OF the
country, especially the Noman's Christian
Tcmnerance Union. hut believe that woman sur
frage viii have greater tendency 70 abolish the
liquor traffic than prohibition will bring about
woman suffrage, II the former is adopted, the
latter will be its rroaahlc sequence.
uniform system of laws as far ~ practicable tor
all Of tho States, and especially for marriage d-
vofcr, and the limitationsof of contracts. and such
regulation of laws nf descent aud distribution
ot estates AZ will make the wife equal with the
husband In authority and right. and an equal
partner In thu common business. favor an
extension of cur commercial relations with
foreign countries, ami especially with the Gen.
tral and South American States. and the estah-
lishmont vi high court Of arbitration 10 which
shall hc referred all differences that may
arise between thrm aud the United States.
NV Indian policy would I've. first, 10 have the
Government ray them what II owes them, TO
hreak up their tribal relations. distribute IL
them their lands I'm severalty. and make them
citizens amcnahlc to tho laws Of the land az
other white and colorcd citizens are. While We
symrAthise with unhappy Ireland and icprc.
cate oppression on one side and lawlessness on
the other. our neutral policy as nation does
not allow any public expression from our peo.
PIE, Tue consideration will ho given To the In.
terest ot the honest, industrious. home-losinl
German.
| Again thanking YOU. ladies', for Your express
siens ot esteem. think tha, may safely say
fully indoasc Your whole platform. Cordially
yours, REl.NA A. LOCKWOOD.
Washington. D. L.. Sept. 1. 1854.