New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-05
NATIONAL CAPITAL. TOPICS
ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FrPrn

MIS- LOCKWOOD WOULD LIKE TO BIZ PRKsTDyvr
HER LETTER or ACCEPTANCE.
WAsmYGTON, Sept. Airs. Belya A. Ioeluo,,
lawyer, Of this city, who has been nomjna.e1 -
President Of the United States by the Wo,a.",I
National Equal Rights Party" in Californi. 80
sent the following letter Of acceptance:
Having been duly notified Of your action In oor,,,.,
as mbled, Of August 49, 1894. IN nominating 9s t9l
candidate for the high sOn Of chief magfsir,t ~ ne
I'm ted states the choice OF the Equal Rights as
high place. am constrained 20 accept the noto,.i' .
generously and Enthusiastically te udered by be yl
political party who Teay and truly represent the N.Y.
ests OF our whoe people, nortD south es and west he
cause believe That with yOnT unauinOus and coth,
support and the fairness and stlce Of our canse We o
only be able 70 carry the election, bet 10 gude ~
snip OF 81 tie safely into port. w
T. the urtherinc. OF this purpose Ihaye 70 say ,b,
should II b" my good fortune O. be elected and .b,.
our party with ils grand platform % principle, b. a.,
ccssfu IN the cOntcmpiated election, 10 viii he M,
earnest effort 10 promote and MAINTAIN eqnal polto,
privileges every class Of citizens irresDaetivs -
sex color and nationality, ami to make Of hs gre, -
glorious country In truth what r has 80 long been y,
name "ihe land Of the free tho home OF the br,vs
! shall seek % insure far distribution OF The pu6.
offices 10 women a. well t0 men, with scrp16rs :,
gard 10 civil service reform after the women duly In
Tam also in accord with the platform Of the marty
the desire TO protect and foster American ia
dustTtes and I'm my sympathy with the WORK
ing men and women Of INC country, Who ara
ing the laborng classes OF our untry comfortable aad
independent.
bell In the re-enaetme OF tue arrears the IN
crease OF pensions 20 widows b'eynI hat the surplus
Of the country cannot Do better used than IA
clothing the widows ana educating he orphans Of our
Nations defenders | would also suggest The abol,b.
ment OF the Pension ONCE with It's o1mplica,ed aud
cchn cal machinery. which bOun i'm " illustrate. how
not TO do It. aud recommend IN los stead hree cmms-
sioners, whose Only duty should consist IN requiring from
an applicant for invalid penson MS certificate OF hOuor
able scharge from widow proof Of marriage and IRON
a moi her proof OF birth.
am opposed 20 mono oily IN the sense Of the men o.
the country mOn0pozing al of the votes aud all OF he
offices, and IT the time insisting upon having me
dist button of all the ney bOt pub and private Z.
is this sort Of monopoly that has made possible largs
breaches OF trust with Oyernu enf OH as, caused bang
suspensions aud an epidemic OF iaicatOns over ias
country II has engenIered and fosfere .trikeA
I am opposed " the wholesale monopoly ~ the iudh
feei incumbent on me 70 appon rcasDt able numbered
women Dstrct-AftOrnet Marsha and Judge the
United states and would appoint some compete women
any vacancy tlat might occur on the United Stat ~
am in full sympathy with The tcmperance adyoc,e,
or tie country, espera ~ IN" y. C. r. u, Du believe
that suffrage viii have greater Tendency 70
abolish HE liquor traffic than prohibition VIII 70 br1g
about woman suffrage; the 10 ner j. adO,ted, thelr
ter vii be- ~ probable sequence.
II Ell c'ed. shal! re- nj u my inannrh spec
system Of laws "a. far NJ practicable Tor al y
the states, md especially tor marri &C. divorce ana mo
Limitation OF contracts q ii such regulation ~ ne lt"i
OF descent ana distribution OF estate - " j maze me
wife equal with tn husband IN dntH0'ly aId rEh' ad
an cqu = riner I'm tue comtnOl busin ~. .
favor an extension Of on, commrrc1. re,a'on'Wl,a
foreen Countries and cap clK WIN ten,r 81 am 7ol,.
Amer can -ta.cs and the establishment or hgh coni
Of a which -hll be referred 800 UrfeN"et
that may between these several sti'e or between
them and tue United states.
", Indian policy woa.d be first to have The Govern
fnent ply IN m what them, 10 brcI up tlr'
tr1al ions, a. trbu o them en- laLd- li 'les
atty and make them en- z"ns. amen1ole TO the "rsd
In land a., Other white and culOled l'fsoh~ are
While We symp Iath 10 with unhappy Ireland ana yep
rec. oppression on one side ana liwlcssn' rs ON 6.
other our ucu raj policy NauOu does Not alo" any
Due collaboration VII be given to the inte.c' oiL'
honest, indus rOus hOmo-lovins German
I,.Vs fttIL 4
service policy is funny" and that her Indian pol.
lev is - good. sound sense" Il made a bid, she
saws. "for all voters-Iri~h, German, Temperance,
monopoli,ts. ant-mouopoists, capitalists and labor
ers. didn't know how to get around the Germans
hecau,e I'm temperance, and so SAID. due con,Id-
Grafton will be given TO the honest, industrious,
homc- loving Germans 49,
Mrs Iockwood's letter from the Western women
saws she was selected for the Presidency because
Elizabeth Cady StautOs was " too old; susan b.
Anthony" too much of a splnser;' Mary A; Liver
more, too opposed 70 certain classes anu hnG
wrote letter to her Western friends asking ap0Is
the Nice-PreSidency and saying mat was "H i~
portant and serious question:
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