The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-04
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Close of the National Association at T"pe-
ka-Thc Platform and Officers.

Close of the National Association at T"pe-
ka-Thc Platform and Officers.
TOPEKA. Oct. 29.-Ies'erday, the third
and last DAY Of the National WClnan's Suf-
frage Association, was one full of comfort
10 the members IN the interest manifest,
10th in attention and in attendance. The
business session was called TO order by the
president promptly "a 80, and Mis-. Black
we'll read the report declaring the platform
OF the association The platform is as
follows:
First-Thc Amer can Woman's Suffrage
Assucat on. at it's eighteenth annual meet
ing. demands the hullOt for women. not rs Il
priv lege or an eNpdiient, but as the ma
icnahlC iigh of every citizen, ire spectNe
of sex, in "A government based upon the CON
sent OF the governed, her enfranch,se semcut
being the right of every woman, and It's ac-
comp.ishmcntthe duty of every man.
ScCOud-'fhc estahl. shmeut OF representa-
tive government based upon unlVersa! sur
fragc being SUPERIOR to all other issues inns
assoc alton declares itself non partisan. ana
il appeals TO good men of all parties 10 40
justisc to women; and II urges the II endn OF
suffrage to work and vote for iegiS atofs WHO
will WORK and vote for woman suHfasc.
Third-Ihc United States courts having
decided that women are citizens and may
be made voters by appropriate stare leglsla'
ton" II demand should he made upon STATE
LEGISLATURES for statutes conieTrlng num-
CipuI suffrage, Pres deHtlHd suffrage ana all
other forms OF suffrage permitted Dy the re-
spective state constitutions, ana subsequent
" for constitutional amendments al OhShinS
all political dist notions on account OF sex;
also upon Congress for Il statute enfranchIS'
iug women iii the Territories, ana Tor
sixteenth amendment to the Federal constr
luton. -,
Foulth-Wc rejoice in the defeat of the Ed .
nuEds bill, which proposed TO dlsfranchise
the Gentle and nOn-pOlygamous women of
Utah, viii le leaving the ballot in the hands
of the Mormon men We protest against
Furnishing the innocent for Il crime they nave
not committed, and we demand one and
the same standard OF morals Tor man ana
woman.
FIith-Sufrage is imperatively needed to
secure for women the public respect which
is their due; TO give them Il far compenSt-
ton for Their Labor; to overcome the dCspOt-
ism OF monopnlles by voters 100 numerous
TO be cOerCed or hribed; to promote temper
anee; to improve the schools; and TO IN
crease amenity and public spirit IN political
contests.
Sixth-The advance of public sentiment
s.nce 1867 is shown by the establishment OF
fun woman suffrage in the Territories OF
Wyoming, Itah and Wash ngtOn, OF school
suffrage for women in rwe!Ye states ana SIX
Territories, and OF municipal suffrage Tor uil-
married women and widows IN Noya Scotia,
New Brunsw ok, Ontario ana Manitoba; oN
radical changes in state laws atcct ng the
personal and property rights OF wives
mothers and widows; by the general estaO-
lshment of co-education; and by the open ig
of wider industrial and professional careers
to women.
Seventh-ln support of our demand we APP
peal to the Justice of men, 10 the patriot sn
and self-respect of women, 10 the mutual re-
gard and esteem of each sex for the other.
We affirm that Il government of the people,
must be a government OF men and women,
and that the equal cooperation of the sexes
is essential alike to happy homes and refined
societies and free state.
The following National officers Were
elected at the close of the night meeting:
Hon. William Dudley Fouke was reelected
presidents; Lucy Stone chairman; julia
Ward Howe, secretary