The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-03-04
Ths Eighteenth Annual washing

The Eighteenth Annual Washing
ton Convention Of the National WO-
mans Suffrage Association, had large
attendance. TWenty-thres 8tates and
Territories were represented. Miss
Susan b. Anthony presided In the ab-
ssnce 81 Ms. Stanton who vas III at
her home. This Convention sent
forty-seven ladies to appear before the
House Committee on Judiciary 20
b show Just cause Why that Com
mitttee should recommend the passage
Of Bill Tor q sixteenth amendment
These women want. by this sixteenth
amendment, 20 be made the equals Of
negroes and enfranehIsed foreigners.
Il IL said that for actual sbility COM
pretending conciseness Of statement
and logical treatment, the speeches
Of several Of the ladies were 10 every
respect equal 10 any ever made before
that committee. Miss Susan B..
Anthony sat at the right Of Chairman
Tucker and passed him the names Of
the speakers - they were to be heard.
Miss Anthony made q brief statement
and then Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Merri-
weather prepared the way for those
who followed by stating with clear
ness the object Of the visit TO the Cap
itsl The Ncy York Herald has the
following 10 say Of the speakers:
Ms. Eastman was then introduced.
She D. woman Of fine, almost COM
manding presence, and was dressed
Ia perfect taste Ia q dark, reddish
brown suit. she spoke easily, and
with effect for ten minutes. she ar
Eued her cause on constitutional prin-
ciples. "Whatever be the provinces Of
government" said she, "it all rests
upon the fundamental doctrine, that
ID l. managed by the we, the people
who are the people,? One-half Of the
citizens are the people," There
were q score Of neat epigrams Ia her
smoothly uttered address.
Mrs. Nelson, Of Minnesota, spoke
next, aud with more incisiveness
than rhetorical effect. 81 was born
Ga Connecticut she began, brought
up Ia Iowa, pay taxes 10 Minnesota
aud teach in the south. am q
widow. because my husband gave his
life % his country, aud IN the twenty
odd years since that event / have
learned what q woman has TO do for
herself In the fight for life. The rela-
ton between the bread and the ballot
D. direct. Women are paid less than
men for the same work. There IL
more prejudice against the female sex
than against color"
Mrs.. Bennett, Of Kentucky, daugh-
ter Of Csssius NJ. Clay, made q brief
appeal 10 the religious sense Of the
committee.
A SAFEGUARD AGAINST DANGER.
Mrs. Cougar, nom the HO0sieF State,
then made q speech. She d q tall
woman her hair il somewhat gray,
though it evidently was yellow 10
color. She was dressed IN q suit Of
turtle-back green satin and velvet.
Her speech was q revelation. There
has not been such an exhibition Of
cultivated OratOrieal art seen In either
House Of Congress this season. ANY
brief resume OF Il would utterly fail In
doing Justice 20 u. She sketched out
Au = MNLGM lluIAaE HCuAGAIGa AAlG ekIuk-
gle for human liberty since the Magma
Charta, and asked the committee 70
report q bill 10 the House referring
the rights Of women % the Legisla-
lures Of the various States. "Suf
fraEe." she said Ia closing, "needs
woman to-day far more than woman
needs suffrage. Look at the condition
Of municipal affairs I'm New York,
ChicagO and Cincinnati. Safety from
the dangerous classes 10 found only in
the home vOte-and the home vote Is
the wOman's vote"
Brief addresses were made by Mrs.
Colby, eof Nebraska, Mrs. SeWell, Of
Indiana, Nine. Nymann, Of New
York. and others.
Taken altogether, the occasion was
as interesting IS Il was remarkable,
and the real pity is that such q speech
a. Mrs. Eastman's was not made be
fore the full House instead Of the
members Of q committee.