The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-26
AN AMAZON FROM KANSAS
MRS. LEASES STUMP SPEECH A
REGULAR TARTAR.


She Went for ingalls, Without Mercy
and Paid No Attention to the Kisses
OF Fer Audience-She Says the War
on Capital Is to Be Waged from the
Banks Of Wall Street to tbs Gates
of Eades.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The woman's
council regrets that Mrs. Lease. the untamed
amazon Of the Kansas farmers alliance
stump, was permitted to spoil the conolu-
sion of its meeting last night with a sensa-
tional stump speech, which has been the talk
of the town to-day, everybody but Senator
ingalls, having something to say about it,
Mrs. Lease had been dined by some Of her
admirers and came late to the council, ao-
companied by Congressman-electJ Joe Simp-
son, who applauded all she afterward said.
She was the last speaker Of the evening, the
meeting becoming 30 demoralized under her
oratory that even Miss Willard. who was
presiding, could not control it after it began
to hiss, and many got up and went out.
her OPENING.
Mrs. Lease began with wild burst of or
atory in fine voice, with effective gestures.
She held her audience spellbound until she
came to that great landslide that political
Johnstown food Of last November, which,
she said, was due to the women of the alli-
ance. So was the defeat Of that man who,
for eighteen years, represented her state in
the United States Senate, and who has
never once identified himself with legisla-
tion demanded by his constituents. 1--WE.
the women of the farmers alliance, de-
feated Johu J. Ingalls," CSlight applause,
mingled with hisses.
WHY THEY DEFEATED HIM.
81 have been asked why do you women
glory in the defeat Of John ]. Ingallsl He
is brainy, smart man. Yes, he
is smart man. He must be a
smart man 10 be the consummate rascal he
has made of himself" Here the Kisses were
renewed with vigor and force. The alli-
ance sympathizers applauded loudly, and
general confusion prevailed, during which
ladies and gentlemen left the hall. Miss
Willard raped to order and said that while
she had an idea Of the character of the ad-
dress Mrs. Lease was to make she would
have to insist that speakers on the platform
refrain from personalities, and she hoped
that the self respecting dignity of the ladies
composing the audience would deter them
were not theirs.
Mrs. Lease, who was perfectly cool, re-
sumed with: "These are not personalities.
It is history. Why, only to-day Senator
ingalls, refused to meet me, saying that only
women and Indians scalped the dead. dc
not mind your hlsses. / am used to them.
| She then assumed a more moderate tone
and she went on to describe how the womeE
| of Kansas voted for "Mollie and the ba
bies," and while they did not want th'
| 18Th had eli i'm n
| it," and that they would pursue tiieir fgh
against tho capitalists from the banks o
| Wall street to the gates of -" At this |
large number Of ladies got up and left th
hall.
NOT BOTHERED BY INTERRUPTIONS.
Mrs. Lease paid no attention to the inter
ruptions, but, holding up a campaign song
said that it was the music that had assisted
in the alliance victory. In conclusion sh,
said: "We have como to stay. We are ad
voting the principles of truth and justice
and are trying to put into political us'
the principles of christianity. We wan
the day TO come when we shall have nc
more millionaires and no more paupers
Thank you for your Kisses and applause"
THE TOPICS OF YESTERDAY.
The topics brought before the Womenl
National Counsel to-day were as many al
opened with paper prepared by Elizabett
Cady Stanton and read by Susan B. An
thony, the title of which was "The matriar
chote, or mother Gge"
Mary F. Seymour, editor of the Business
Womdn'S Journal, read.a very able pape
on the subject of Occupations of Women
| Today In conclusion she asked her hear
ers why it is that in all walks of life won
ems pay is not on an equality with that o.
| man and she answered herself by saving
"Simply and only because they have NJ
votes. There is, therefore, but one conclu
sion-the ballot alone can remedy this. Lei
us cease complaining about the injustice o.
men and look to ourselves, for in ourselves
alone the remedy lies."
OTHER PAPERS.
Other papers and addresses were upoi
Improved dress" "The journalistic out
look /" "What do the signs of the times sig
nifgl" "Women's clubs" "The moral infiu
ence of women's associations,n "What or
ganization has done for English women,
"Gains of the last three years" God
women,n "Ihe relation of the woman 'suf
frage movement to other modern reforms.
Among the papers of the night session
were a long one by Mrs. Bertha Honor,
Palmer of Chicago on the subject Of th'
board of lady managers Of the Columbian
exposition, and what it proposes to do a
| the exposition, and another on the SAM
subject by Jennie June Croly.
The council adjourned to meet in Wash
ington in 1895.
During the evening President Willard
received from Mary H.. Hunt of Raleigh
N c., the following telegram: "The
North Carolina legislature has just passed
unanimously one Of the best Temperance
education laws"