Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-09
THE wOMEN's CONVENTION.
The Suffrage Association Looking Hope
fully to its Coming Meeting.

The twenty-frst annual convention of the
National Woman's Suffrage Association will be
held at the Congregational church. beginning
the 21st inst. and continuing three days. The
call for the convention, signed by Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan b. Anthony, Matilda
Joslyn Gage, Rachel Foster Avery, says:
Delegates from all the states are invited to
be present. The question of uniting the two
societies will be again under consideration. as
the resolutions passed at the recent annual
meeting of the American society. held at Gin
cinnati, demand some action on the part of the
national association. For this and other rea-
sons large gathering of the friends of this
movement is desirable. For twenty-one years
III succession these conventions have been held
at the national capital, with hearings before
committees of the House and Senate, and able
reports thereon. which have been extensively
circulated throughout the nation. and thus
great educational work has been accomplished.
We see the effect in the gradual extension of
the suffrage to women and growing interest
ON their part in public affairs. In the presi-
dental canvass ust ended women have taken
more active part than ever before and shown
that they by no means unit on
Neither among politicians nor women them
selves is this, IN any sense, party movement.
While the prohibition and labor parties in
corporated woman suffrage in their platforms
the republicans of Kansas made it a fact by ex-
tending municipal suffrage to the women of
that state. The democrats of Connecticut on
several occasions voted for woman suffrage
while republicans voted against it, In the
New York legislature republicans and demo-
Gratis have alike advocated and voted for the
measure. In Congress the last vote in the
House was eighty republicans for woman
suffrage and one hundred and four democrats
against 1T, and not a single democrat voted in
favor of it on the floor of the Senate There
are movements now in the political horizon
pointing to the formation of a national party i'm
the near future, combining the interests of
labor. woman. temperance and other reforms
Our strength for future action lies in the fact
that woman suffrage has some advocates in all
parties, and that we as body, are pledged to
none. The denial of the ballot to woman is the
great political crime of the century.
before which tariff, finance, land monop-
oily, temperance, labor and all econo-
mic questions sink into insgnifcance
for the right of suffrage involves all questions
OF personal and property rights. While each
party IN power has refused to enfranchise wo-
man, being sceptical as to her moral influence
in government. with strange inconsistency
both alike seek the aid of her voice and pen in
important political struggles. While not NOR
ally bound to obey the laws made without her
consent, we yet find women the most law-abid-
ing class of citizens in the community While
not recognized as component part of the
government, she is most active in all great
movements for education. religion, philan-
thropy and reform. The magnificent convo-
cation of women from the world over, held at
Washington last March. council more impor-
tant than any since the Diet of Worms. was
proof of woman's marvellous power of organi-
cation. and her clear comprehension of the
underlying principles of all questions of gov
eminent. With such evidence of her keen in
sight and executive ability, we invite all inter-
ested in good government to give us the in
spiration of their presence in the coming con-
vention."
Among the speakers to be present at the con-
vention are: Susan B. Anthony, Lille Deve-
reux Blake, Mary Seymour Howells. New York:
May Wright Sewall. Helen NJ. Cougar, Indiana:
Mrs Sarah NJ. Perkins, Ohio; Clara Bewick
Colby, Nebraska; Abigail Scott Duniway. Ore
gon; Harriette r.. Shattuck. Massachusetts:
Laura NJ. Johns, Kansas, and Rev. Annie Shaw,
Illinois.