The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-04-12


OF Mrs Stanton alleged iucendiary utterance.
Said she: Much comment has been made or
the remark Of Mrs. Stanton concerning al
archv. The significance Of the remark has
been much distorted. 1t vas simply a prophecy,
not a threat. and, let me add, that whoever
observes the signs 81 the times must sgree with
b-s. Stanton that the woman Of the future
literally educated aud judustTl2ly at adTan-
taEe-WiIl less meekiy insist on simple Justice
and due recognition Of her equality Of right,
than the woman Of today. Nothing has shown
mora shan the Council just closed that woman
has become q social forcs-morally and politi-
Caliv as well as socially.
When Ars, Stanton predicted that If such
force were arbitrarily represSed 1t would OF
necessity become q revolutionary force, she
only predicted the upheayal OF the earthquake
when the pressure beneath has become greater
than the pressure above.
Neither Mrs. Stanton nor her co-Workers
have any fear that the pressure Of wrong VIII
continue 20 a disastrous end.
Margaret Moore, one OF the founders Of the
Irish Ladies Land League, comes Of one Of The
best families IN Ireland, and has had an added
honor bestowed upon her By the British Gov
eminent 10 term Of imprisonment for the
sake Of Irish liberty; Bessie Starr Keefer,
member Of the staff Of the Toronto Globe; Mrs.
Zadel Barnes Gustafson, Of London, formerly
on the Pal AaE Gazstic; Madame Bagelot,
worker among tie prisoners OF st. lazau,
Paris Alice Scatchard, OF Edinburg; Fanny
Zampiui Sa3aZar0, Of Rome, editor Of the
E0maa's Rerisu; Mrs Ormiston Chant, de-
sceldant Of Edmund Burke; s. Magelssou
GrOLh. Of Norway, a young aud vivacioUs lady,
who improved her English IN the week OF her
stsy in Washington enough 10 give her fare
well address IN or Language, IN good English
too; Countess Alexandra GriPpeHburg, Of Fin
land Cana Heyman, Of Germany, and last,
though not least, lovely Mrs. Ada II. Fred
TickseH, who must have bankrgpted Denmark
Of its roses and Sunshine, sac imp0rJsdSo much
70 cur country in her pretty face.
The Convention Is over, and also the regular
annGal Sadrsge Con- entionl which followed it
in 5 two days session.
At the last meeting Of this organization a TO
part was adopted TO devise means for the union
Cf the two Woman's Suffrage organizations, the
National and American. The committees re-
port recommends the holding Of convention
TO form an organization embracing both the
present ones aud 20 elect officers. With the con
sent Of the American Society, Of which
Lucy Stone = member the uuIon vii be ef-
fecsed.
There were many funny incidents occurring
during tas two weeks the ladies were here, but
tbs sudden conversion OF a spjuster member
caused the most uerriBeut among them. In
1 TIE Riggs parl8r number were chatting az
womea wiz when they seek their most pleasant
4 diversion, OF the dear ones at home. This lady
I is long past middle life and unmarried, bat
Z she IS q good listener and 50 sat patient for
/ s time. bot presently, sprsngiHg to her feet,
she struck al attIsu9 and detained as follows;
Ladies. you harrow nay very soal. / have
always been heretofore c9nteBted With my lot,
! bus now, WAeu Il IS alas! too late, you have
/ awakened my senses 20 all that have missed /;
/ for j must say that in al my life ] never kaew
Z set o. women Sd daft On their husbands as
/ these strgDE-mjnde6 females"
Al another tine young girl approached
/ hrs >-Wa., the Principal Of the Young Ladies
Classical School az Indianapolis, with paper
containing notice. Mrs. sewalls eye WAS in
Gamed, and - sac said:
81 cauuos read IL; please do It for me"
The young lady complied, and when she had
4 gone au Old lady, sitting near by, who was eTi-
deuty not ca rapport with the strong minded
class said severely:
Why don't you learn 20 read ?"
Oh il IS too mach trouble" replied MIS-
SeHal with lazy yawn.
! They tell good JOKE 1t the Capitol, also,
l aneEt Senator Blair, who IS playing the part Of
a modern Moses just now. IN engineering the
woman suffrage exodus from their - Egyptian
1 captivity" lie has been ia the last two weeks
tbc great object Of interest 70 those Of their
HUla1cr who aavc visited the Capitol, and the
( ETst question asked by The stranger is:
4
more ca ger ones DO not wait to get fairly seated
before asking IL. There is no question about
! the speedy settlement u the now yeIed ques
tiOu q the Presidential succession were women
( endowed with tic franchise, for they are CRATE
4 iul. and they arc also tie majority IN this fref
country when the majority rules. Said q
brother Senator the other day:
=" never saw anything like the way those
suffrage women ggsh over Blair. Why, one old
lady actually Rugged him yesterday. Well,
think I can stand lt. Now, IL il were some o.
those young, pretty ones IN the crowd, il might
MAKE difference; ia fact, l think I would re
gard i as quite aggEaYzting. Bat unfortunately
for Blair, il is the quite old ladies every time
I and Is l am not fond Of keTamics / think
viii not try 10 jump his claim"
Another story was repeated at the hearin,
given the Ladies before the Senate COMMITTEES
or Woman SaGraze. OF which Senator CocllreI
Is hairsnan. repeated privately Of coarse.
As Miss Anthony fired OF her fusiladc Of ir
resisiib.c h0t-shot while he sat listening re
: specially. one said la8ghing!y:
3. / wonder IL the Senator has changed hi
, mind since last year, with the following OK
PLANTATION
Al that time Er. Blair instructed the ladie
70 come early on a certain day, as he had gives
notice 90 the Senate that be would call up hi
10Th amendment As unfinished business, ant
i be meant 10 have il tho first thing.
. The ladies were out in force, aud not boin
) posted as 70 the morning hour" they coull
r not understand why Senator Blair sat ther
e dumb, while tho MoTmons, Grand Army Posts
E Florida grants Indians and Chinese were al
. attended 10.
2 am glad h" said Mrs. Blake, that Their
) are 40 more nations waiting attention; but
d ( wonder Why they don't present bill Ia Tia
j. interest Of the cats and dogs / have no douh
+ the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals fol
= can End something 70 ask that viii be Of NOR
F: Importance than the welfare of America
6 I women"
The regular session Of their own Conventio
o must open al .39p "a. and the slight delay occa
stoned by few real aiiaGory motions, after Ia
/ morning hour was over. finished the business
l. They had % 90; AID they weat, thinking tbs
c Senator Blair had been e0sreed By the Senat
l. ia some mysterious way.
4 Never mind . said Mss Anthony, "int
& wait TIL take nay seat in that body.