The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-23
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THE WOMAN sUFFRAGIsTS.
Meeting of the New York State Association
Dr. Dix Receives Some Attention.

NEW YORK, March 22-The annual convention
of the New York State Suffrage Association was
commenced here to-day. Mrs. Lille Devereaux
Blake, of this city, presided. Resolutions were
adopted emphasizing the need OF womens
huence in political matters and asking the Legis
lature at once to pass the municipal suffrage
bill Deep sympathy is expressed for working
women in their efforts 20 secure honorable aslr
support, and to free themselves from the cruel
oppression to which they have been subjected,
and deprecating the unjust discrimination of
women's salaries The resolutions demand for
the wives of this State some adequate legal pro-
lection in their share of the o1nt earnings of the
marriage co partnership. The immediate repeal
Of the law giving the father absolute disposal
of his children by deed or VIII Is demanded, SO
that the mother may have an equal power.
&The afternoon session wac attended by 406
women and eight Mrs Lille Devereaux
Blake presided. and opened the session by
viewing womans forty years war in this ceCn-s
try for the right OF the tallot The general
tenor of her remarks that the desire goal
more less nearer than IL had been for
many, many years.
Mrs Seadle Barnes Gustafson, of London,
then explained that she could understand how
women might be denied the ballot in old coun-
tries whore feudalism had held away for csntu-
ries. But she could not see why women were
just as unfortunate in q young and vigorous
country like America.
Nine. Bogolot of Paris told her audience in
the French tongue, of the good work accom-
plishej by the st. Lazare Society, of Paris, and
Baroness Alexandra Guipenburg, OF Finland,
reviewed the progress of the womens efforts for
independence In her country.
Mrs. Caroline Gilkey Rogers. of Lansingburg
N. Y. took the male sex generally to task for
injustice to women.
The exercises of the afternoon concluded with
astinging reply by Lille Deverssux Blake 10 Rev.
Dr. Dixs recent arraianment of society women
Mrs. Blake declared that just noble hearts
beat beneath silks and satins as calico, and size
said DR. D1xs remarks wers insult to the
women of New York
At the night session Mrs. Annie Scatcherd, OF
Leeds, England. was the first speaker. She as
serted that in England now women have almost
the same interests the MEN as regards vot-
ing. She expects women to be
given the county franchise in that country.
She said she was shocked to hear that American
shirt manufacturers were sending their goods to
England and selling them cheaper than they
could be made. The condition OF the women
shirt-makers here must be something horrible,
she added, as they live in abject poverty.
Mrs. Ashton Dixie. of England. also spoke as
did Mrs. Clara Neymann, of Germany. She
spoke feelingly of the general apathy Of Ger
man women in regard 20 woman suffrage.
Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer, of the Toronto,
(CanadA) Globe, said she came from o country
where q worth $3.50 could vote but as
soon she is foolish enough to get married she
is classed with idiots, lunatics, and criminals
aud added that Ontario was the only country on
earth that has placed D premium old maids
and widows.