Wichita eagle., 1889-10-02

) eral of the cause, Miss Susan B. Anthony
and said that when the mantle of author;t,
fell from Miss Anthony's shoulders upor
whose should it fall but upon the WORTHY
presidents, Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns. of Sa-
lima.
The Rev. George H. Vibbert, of Boston
was then introduced by the president and
spoke of the editorials in yesterday.
EAGLE He said the statement which be
was about to make did not eminate from
any one but himself and he made it upon
his own responsibility and not in behalf OF
the association. whose guest he is He
then read the following:
Il wish to say that the editorial on
Homage to Women" is weakly and bad
enough, but for unfair, unmanly and in
decent treatment of woman suffrage and
OF woman suffragists, the first column of
the editorial page of the Wichita EAGLE
this morning is the worst l remember to
have read for twenty years 1t is dis
grace to decent journalism and disgrace
to this city if its people tolerate, unre-
buked. SUCH editorial baseness
GEORGE H. VIBBERT"
Mr. Vibbert then opned his address by
reading quotation from the journal of
Frances B. Willard regarding the DEPART
ure OF his brother for the purpose of cast
ing his first vote. He then asked the ques-
tlon: ny do women want to vote:"
and answered it by saying that they wanted
| TO vote Tor the same reason that man wants
1t. Ii the ballot is a protectio
for men then it Is an protection TOR wo-
men. Women were interested in the
aoollshment of liquor and wherever the
sale of liquor is licensed then women and
home are not safe without the ballot. He
said II it was thought that the poit cs Was
not the thing for women to mngle in on
| account of its damaging Influence and
surroundings but iG has alwas been an es-
tablished fact that woman's work was as
purifier. The speaker asked the presi-
dent to read extracts from letters written
by the governor of Wyoming, Ex-Govern--
or Green, of Washington territory, and
from Judge Adams of Kansas, relating
to woman suffrage. After few more re-
marks relating to the good which would
be accomplished when women had obtain
ed suffrage the speaker closed and gave
way to Miss Anthony
Miss Anthony said she had been stand
ing for forty years before the American
public shouting in favor of equal rights
and she would still shout for it If she lived
for forty years more The speaker contin-
ued to of what had been accomplished
during the last forty years and from that
she spoke of the work that had been done
for the cause by some of Kansas women
She continued and said that the negroes
had been given prefer nee over women. as
for instance Frederick Douglas had been
sent as minister to Hayti, but had a
woman been sent anywhere as a minister?
Then Miss Anthony spoke of the good
that has been done in regard to the educa-
ton of women aud girls, and how the Old
conservative colleges of Yale Harvard
and Columbia were throwing open their
doors to the women and they soon would
have equal rights with the sterner sex.
The speaker then spoke of her early ex-
perience as school teacher, and how in
years gone by she taught school for 81 per
week and board around. She then spoke |
of the political work that had been done
by women. Miss Anthony interspersed
her address with anecdotes which had |
tendency to create laugh and thus keep
the audience in a good humor. She closed |
by returning thanks for the interest and |
this morning. when they will meet in |
council hall on South Water
The following is the program for today:
MORNING SESSION.
9:00-Meeting of executive committee.
10:0O-Invocation.
Report of executive committee.
Woman's Tribune-Mrs. Clara B. Colby.
Reports OF auxiliaries.
Reports of district presidents.
Paper
12:00-Adj ournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
300-Invocation.
Reports of auXiliaries
Report of conference committee.
PAPER on constitutions limitations of
suffrage, by Mrs J. VI. Kel ogg.
Question box. Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION
7:30-Music. Invocation.
A'!drs ,s-Mrs. u. d. Lowman, mayor of
Oskaloosa.
Address-Sen. r. w. Blue, of Pleasan-
ton, Kansas.
Address-MisS Susan B. Anthony.