Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28
WOMEN AND THE BALLOT.
Speeches At the Woman Suffrage Convention
Today.

Speeches At the Woman suffrage Convention
Today.
THE RECENT CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH DAKOTA RE-
FERRED To-NEN UNFIT FOR JURORS IN SOME
TRIALS OF woMyS-BRIGHr AND SPICY five
MINUTE SPEECHES
It was IL o'clock this morning when the ses-
sion Of the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton was called to order. The audience
was the smallest of the week. Miss Meads,
who sang so delightfully."- with the Phil
harmonic Quartet Wednesday, opened the
exercises this morning with q charming rendi-
tion Of Prof. Bischoffs song, "Msrgery." This
was well suited to Miss Meads' fresh, clear voice
and she did full justice to the sweet music.
Mrs. Alice Picker Of South Dakota led in
prayer and asked blessing upon all those who
were engaged in furthering the equality OF man.
kind
MRS. EMMA SMITH DEvoE-
The next on the program was the reading of
the report of the platform committee, but the
committee was DESTROYS Of having a little more
time and Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe was intro
duced to deliver an address on the Moral and
Political Emergency"
Who are We women? What is our status
began Mrs. DeNoe. I'VE have been used to
hear that man is made for God and woman for
him through man. Woman has political
standing, and the answer has gone forth that
the hand that rocks the cradle is not the
hand that is wanted to assist in ruling
the world, and We are told to stand aside and
make way for the marauding savages, who are
OF more account than we women. Our appeals
are lost In the noise Of the War whoop ana our
political wishes are lost in the confusion at
tending ghost dance.
SOUTH DAKorA's CAMPAIGN.
'The campaign in South Dakota was well
planned and wisely executed. Nowhere are
there better men than we have in South Da-
kota, but remember, please, that the majority
Of those who voted against woman suffrage
have come out there to live within the last lew
years. What has man done that he should de-
serve political 4 eedom more than woman.
Il recently attended the trial OF a woman
who was being tried for her lIfe by men. 1t
was wrong to try woman for the crime for
which that woman WAS tried before any
other jury than one composed Of moth
ers. The man involved in the case
was let go free and unnoticed,
and might, inaeed, have been sitting in broad
cloth IN that very jury box trying the mother
OF his offspring. oh, America, why VIII you
raise your sons political despots and your
daughters political slaves"
MRS. ALICE >. PIcKLER.
Mrs. Alice ]. Picker, wife of the Representa-
tive from South Dakota, gave a brief but clear
account Of the recent campaign in her state.
Miss Anthony introduced her as the first Con-
gresham wife who ever took the political
stump in the cause Of woman suffrage.
Mrs. I1ekler told why It was that the cam
paign had not been successful if her state
here were many reasons, but the one ana all
sufficient reason that the movement was
not helped on by enough votes. 1his was
largely accounted tor by the fact OF the exist
ence of the third party in the state and by the
disturbing influence Of the Indian problem.
Sui the suffrage cause had won over ~ 60 ad-
Lerents for hIe, for when a man becomes a
convert on this question he remains true tor
life. There Is no backsiiding here.
1T is the ultimatum of mankind when our
husbands, sons and brothers stand UP and de-
niand Tor Us the same rights that they ASK for
themselves"
Mr.. HENRY d. BLACKWELL.
Mr.. Henry b. Blackwell of Boston also gave
an account of the campaign in South Dakota
for the suffrage movement. He said that il
would have taken a miracle to win over auy
large proportion Of the voters to the cause
but he claimed that the miracle had
come to pass, for of all lhe
American voters in that state who could read
and write the majority had voted for the woman
suffrage amendment lie then went on to give
an account OF HE experience during the cam
paign, and told q number OF incidents that had
occurred
MAJ. PickLERs BRIEF TALK.
Maj. Picker of South Dakota was introduced
and made few brief remarks. in which he ssis
that he was glad to appear before the women of
America, not because he had ANYTHING to saw.
pu' pecause ne eouiu no. conceive OF q
greater honor ua' eouid De con-
ietreo upon man tnan W DC asked 10 ad-
a .1': suen meeting. Haiclle Is the only
.n.hs una. Hoiuan ssnIase has Lao 10 contend
VI. MN, nasniuen as .here is no argument against
,ne movement ne got on a Joke about Miss
Ahlnony age anu tneh propnesied the event
aai succers III south Dakota CT the woman SUI
irage movement
MRS. CHARLES NJ HESRorN.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Henrotin of the conorass
AUXILIARY 40 the hoard % Id n,,,arors - az
" 80 Va ,'u. "a"asefs vi tne
of holding a series of xor,d,s congras.ss in
connection with the worlds fair.
She invited the National American Woman
suffrage Association to hold ITS convention in
chicago IN lesS. Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker
moved 10 accept the invitation and this was