The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-07
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The Weuasa win Rally 60 the support
a Bla1Ae snd LOEa0-
NEw YoHK, July 3l.-EIizabeth Cady
Stanton aud susan B. Anthony. presi-
dent and vice.president Of the National
WOman's Suffrage association, have is
sued ~ address to the members making
some suggestions to co-workers as to
why they should remain steadfsstly with
the political party hat for the last quar-.
ter OF century Aas most faithfully rep.
resented the Fundamental primer pies OF
republican government The address
says, 1t the opening Of next session, win
our bills and reports waiting their tarn
on the calendars Of both houses, IL il TO
the Republicans We must look for dis
cusslon and division on our question
and did they constitute q one half ma
tortty We should confidently hope for the
passage OF Q resolution TO submit the
sixteenth amendment. But We have
nothing 70 expect from any Of the other
parties now struggling into existence.
AS TO the Greenback and anti-monop-
oily parties, with their quasi recognition
of Woman's political equality In their
platforms, ana rank and file of secret
Democrats and working men, who will
constitute their supporters, BENZ. T.
Butler would be poWerlees to help rs.
The prohibitiOnists' disposition TO make
woman suffrage 9 tail to their kite is
to defy the laws Of graYitation.
But Woman's suffrage is the only
power by which prohibition could be
made possible. Those demanding Yee-
ognItiOn of God IN the constitution are
reminded by the address that the best
recognition men Of this country can
make of God in the constitution is TO
secure exact justice 10 their mothers.
The recent detection of some of our
most prominent friends of the Republi-
can party, who have spoken bravelY and
clog uently for many years on our plat
form, must not mlslead the unwary as to
their action which has been in no way
influenced in the woman suffrage ques-
ton. In fact their remarkable summer.
sault, as far as we can see. is not to Illus
trate any YitAl principle, but mere
ly 70 crafty personal piQue. 1t is not
that they hate Cleveland less but Blaine
| more, that such men as George
William Curtis, James Freeman Clarke
and Thomas Wentworth Higgins have
come down from their high moral plat
form to swamp their votes with the
Democratic party. The result of this
last secession, were its proportion equal
To its virtuous pretentions, would be TO
throw the administration of our govern
ment into the hands of the Democratic
party, not into those OF Cleveland, who,
though he were possessed of all the car
dinal virtues claimed, and in addition
thereto the GROWING excellence OF ad-
heslOn to the great principle of political
freedom for women, he should do moth
ing for any reform with congress and bis
constituency, nIne-tenths of whom are
blind and bitter opponents OF all liberal
measures.
Suppose, on the other hand, the Re
| publican candidate, James g. Blaine
were wanting in all public and private
virtues, with acongress and constituent
| cy, thFee-fourths of whom are OuI
friends, he could do nothing to hinder the
passage OF the amendment. But he ii
friendly. His name stands recorded
with the lagos" of all questions affecting
the interests of women brought before
congress for many years. Thus in MI
Blaine we have NOMINEES
in harmony with the Re
publican majority in congress
Hence our hope of securing the Initia
tive step to make suffrage for WomeL
the supreme law of the land liessin the
triumphant success OF the Republican
party. For these reasons, as we have NJ
votes to offer, we shall give our earnes
conscientious support to the Republican
party, whose chosen leader is one of thu
ablest statesmen our country can boast
and who, 1t elected, will, with the nobll
wemen of his family circle, honor tn
White house and the highest gift of tn
American people.