The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-14
WoMAN's RIGHTS.

The chairman announced that the secre-
tary would read q petition for the constdera-
ton Of the convention. The paper proved
to be o request from the woman's conven-
ton recently held in Washington, stating
that two of it's members had been appointed
to make q short talk to the convention on
behalf of the women of America. This re-
quest was accompanied by a promise that
ii it were granted by the convention the
representation of the woman's organization
would only occupy the attention of the con-
~ventien for ten minutes. The communica-
ton was signed by Virginia l. Miner and E.
L. Merriweather. J. J. O'Donohue Of New
fork moved that tue women be heard and it
was agreed to.
rention as follows:
Gentlemen of the Democratic conventions:
Time and again have the women OF this
country appeared before your legislative
bodies and your great political conventions
asking that the practice of this government
be made to conform to is principles. The
basic principle, the very foundations stones
on which this government rests, are equal
rights, yet now here in all this broad land
do equal rights p~reva1lP On the one side
we have Q privileged. n governing class;
on the other side q subjected. q governed
class. One half of the people OF this so-called
republic yet live in precisely the same poiit-
zeal bondage our fore mothers lived In under
the monarchS of England, before the colonies
rebslled and seeded from the British empire.
Our forafathers called themselves slaves be-
cause Of such expressions. II it were slavery
tor them, how Is it not slavery for us? I
have been deputed by the Missouri Woman's
Suffrage society to come before you and ask
you to recognize these just principles, n
to pledge your party to right these great
wrongs by procuring such an amendment TO
civil and political rights with men, in
ali E Fights the sD' right pt''e Of suffrage.
The Republican party claims and wears q
crown of glory for giving freedom to four
glorious a crown will that party win and
wear that shall achieve the freedom of the
educated Christian women of this country?
You may have the opportunity to become
the champion OF freedom for the whole, In
stead Of half the people. A declaration SO
body of Democratic men, will send a thrill
through ~humanity's great heart, such a. it
never felt since time began, and will carry
the memory of this convention to the very
end OF time itself.
Mrs. Merriweather then read q series
OF resolutions on woman's rights, which
she would like to see adopted by the conven-
ton.
Considerable disorder prevailed during
the delivery of Mrs. Merriweather's re-
marks, and the chair was obliged to re-
mind the delegates OF their discourtesy.
THE NOMINATION OF. CLEVELAND.
Daniel Dougherty, Of New York, presented
the name OF Grover Cleveland as the can
didate of the democratic party Tor presi.
dent, and his eloquent speech produced
much applause. as also did the speech OF
Mr.. Mckenzie Of kentucky. who seconded
Dougherty's motion. e
II. d. D. Twiggs Of Georgia also second
ed Mr.. Ueyelands nomination, as did al.
SO delegates from other states. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie OF Kentucky then moved to sus-
| pend the rules and to nominate Grover
Cleveland for president by ncclamation,
which motion prevailed, and after a mo-
ton to take q recess until night had been
voted down, the convention amid great
confusion adjourned until next day.