Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-23

'u.asr God The People Rul.' Motto |
ofSouth Dakota.
ARE WOMEN PEOPLEf2
Conducted by IoElla H. Blank associate editor. |
Jerauld county is entitled to seven
delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention. Let US use our influence for
those who believe in equal rights.
The woman suffrage campaign seems
to be progressing smoothly, 1t is
generally conceded, oven by those who
stay en- the OF side of the fence, that
the cause of the ladies will win
Pierre Free Press.
We clip the following in regard to
Susan B. Anthony's lecture from the
Woonsocket News:
Court house hall was densely crowd
Cd In the evening, many persons being
unable to obtain entrance. The lecture
was sound and 10 yical, and at the same
time brilliant and witty. 1t is pro-
nOunced on all sides one of the yer1
best addresses ever delivered in this
city, and will make many votes for
the cause Of equal suffrage.
Program for the Second Annual
District Convention of the w. 6. T.
Unions Of Fifth District of South
Dakota, have reached us. Counties in
the Fifth District are Brookings,
Kingsbury, Moody, Lake, Miner, San
born, McCook, Hanson, Dawson. Au-
rora. Brule, and Jerauld. All Unions
are entitled to two delegates. The
Convention is to be at White Lake.
May 81, % and 20. Names of delegates
should be reported as soon as possible
to Mrs. E. r. Preston, chairman of
committee on entertainment, White
Lake, s. d.
The Letcher Blade comments thusly
on the lecture by Miss Anthony:
AS usual she spoke earnestly, and
convinced her hearers that she is sin.
cerely seeking to elevate her class
through the ballot. Her talk was
mainly argumentative and was es.
pecially intended to demonstrate that
the ballot carries with 1T the power to
emancipate any class from oppres.
slons which they cannot otherwise
avoid. She made 1t clear to her audi
ence that il the three million women i1
this country who work for their livell
hood had the right of suffrage they
wot1d get better wages ana more equi
table laws. Political parties becom,
interested in the wrongs suffered by al
classes who have votes. and give tol
little consideration to those who havl
not. Whether, Negroes, Cinnamon
white men or women thlsfrule applies
with equal force. Arm women Will
the ballot and their just demands will
receive the same respect and considera
tiOn as those of men, which is not tn
case at present.
Under the Encouragement of tn
local w. C. T. U. presided over by Mrs
J. r. Mlllikin the campaign for equa
suffrage was opened at this place OF
last Monday evening by a powerful
address delivered by the world renown
ed reformer and orator, Susan B. An
thony, to crowded house which sh
held spell-bound and entranced by he
matchless eloquence and unanswerabl
arguments for more than two hours
and many went awaJ from that meet
ing that had formerly been opposed t.
the movement, with the firm convic
tion that it was their duty to supper
equal suffrage at the coming fall elec
tion.
Miss Anthony's mastery effort o
Monday evening was followed on Tues
day to an equally large and apprecia
tive audience, with a clear. logical an
convincing address delivered by Mis-
Matilda Hindman. National Lecture
of the Women's Suffrage Association
which left the impression upon all
that this lady also had full control Q
her subject; after which there was 81
equal suffrage club formed with uE
wards of forty members, with tn
promise of large additions IN the nea
future. 1t is a most excellent and en-
couraging beginning and we bespea
for the movement grand success
! Alpena journal.
The Pulpit and the Stage
Rev. F. NJ. Shrout, Pastor Unite
Brethren Church, Blue Mound. Kan
says; Il feel it my duty to tell wha
> wonders DR.. Kings New Discover
has done for me. My Lungs wer
badly diseased. and my parishioner
thought 1 could live onlya few week:
[ took five bottles of DR.. Kings Ne>
Discovery and am sound and vel
"a nc,,udo ~ xuoiUht"