Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-27
WHAT Is SEEN IN WYOMING.
mrs. Deifrick Reads an Interesting Paper
Before the Woman's Convention.
Aks. HENRY GIVES soMR OF HER ExPERrENcrs IN
RUNNING FoR OFFICE IN KESrucKY-PRoUp OF
THE VOTES OF HEB HUSBAND AND soN-orHIR
sPHAKERs.

| NsS 1SA oEEASE IN kENTCCkN-PkOUD Oh
THE VOTES OF HER HUSBAND AND soS-oTBEs
sPHAKERs.
The cold breezes seemed to have acme effect
upon the attendance at the morning session O,
the National American Woman Suffrage Asso-
clauon today, for the big auditorium was but
partially filled. Mrs. Eulalie Domer Rheem
sang the solo, ''In Old Madrid" in q way that
pleased all her hearers immensely. Then. in
honor of Lucretia Mott. who was one of the
leaders Of the suffrage movement and of the
rehglous fraternity Of which she was a MEM
Der, Miss Anthony asked that the invocation
should be in the form Of few moments spent
ny 'ne audience and speakers in silent prayer.
MRS. ELLEN 3. DIETRICH.
MRS. Ellen B. DIETRICH Of Massachusetts read
paper on the Congressional Debate on the
Admission of Wyoming" which began with q
| sharp criticism Of those whose ''Chivalry will
not permit women to be dragged down from
| hood
In studying the debate on wyoming's ad-
mission 1t is evident that many Of our legis-
i lGtors stand greatly in need of enlightenment.
ihey do not even know what woman's position
has been in past centuries The present exaIta.
tlon OF man is but the reaction from the former
superior condition of woman, the swinging
back of the family. Formerly the
father had no right to the children
spect, and woman occupied the position of
supremacy in the family, in society and in the
state There has never been a time when there
was not In some part Of the earth place
where women were supreme and filled all the
positions occupied usually by men. But the
most complete evidence Of woman's ability to
reign successfully has come from the heart of
africa, where in the kingdom Of Lunda not a
single matter Of importance 10 the state is un-
dertaken without the advice of q woman who is
herself above all law. Still, powerful oligarchy
OF women is no better than similar form of gov
erhment by men. Not men over women nor
women over men Is what is wanted but both
working together for the greatest good Of all
lhls ID what We see in Wyoming"
MRS. JOSEPHINE X. HENRY,
Mrs. Josephine X Henry of kentucky, who
recently ran for the Office of clerk of the court
OF appeals and was defeated gave a clear ac-
count OF the Kentucky constitutional convcn-
ton and the efforts that are being made in the
biue.gras state to have women recognized
ton under which Kentucky has been struggling
along has within it not hint that a woman
ever put her foot upon the soil Of the state.
when Mrs. Henry ran for Office her husband
ana twenty one -year-old son went out of the
house and voted for her and she told her
hearers this morning that she was proude- of
those votes than she was of all the
rest OF the votes she got in the state
women do not ask for more than is given to
men. They want no special class legislation
All tney want Is the same that the men have |
and ii they get that they are not afraid that |
sney Will not get justice. Women have asked |
Tor equal property rights, and if the wire pull |
ers would only let the elections alone she felt |
sure that equal property rights would be |
granted Women in kentucky are in a worse |
condition than thu women of any other state. |
put they are beginning to arise and put on the |
penoply OF faith and heroism to fight the noble |
battle for their just deserts Equal rights for |
All and special privileges for none is what
she wants
SAD CONDITION OF HUMAN FREEDOM.
Mrs. Henry got quite worked up in depicting
the sad condition of human freedom in the
southland Still, in state constitutional con-
Sentlon women are allowed to come upon the
1oor and argue the rights of women. This, she
said, was premonition. and the time mighs
yet come when southern state would be the
nrst TO scale the ramparts and run up the
standard OF universal liberty. As for herself
'he ran TO- office without the least hope of
being elected, but she did it simply to show
women what q woman should and could do
THE BROTHERHOOD OF MANKIND.
DIR. Frederick A. Hinckley of Boston made
IN address which had for its main theme the
OF the race and the brotherhood of
mankind. 1t used to be said that man and
woman were one and that man was that one,
lie would have it SO that man and woman |
Mould be one and humanity that one. Labor
md capital are one and that one is humanity.
ms idea OF oneness pervades all. toward which
~ Y, true progress Is moving steadily and surely.
III races are one; all peoples are one; all sexes
re one; all spheres are one; and nothing good
an be accomplished save by the spirit of CO.
peration. Either sex alone is not a sphere |
Ian IL hemisphere, woman is a hemisphere |
no II taxes them both to make the completed
phere. Z
SUFFRAGE SONG.
Then the audience sang a suffr .ee song to the ;
une Of "Hold the Fort
This song starts ouS as follows: |,
Hark! the sound of myriad voices
Rising in their might; II
lis the daughters of Columbia
Pleading for the right.
CHORUS.
Raise the flag and plant the standard.
Wave the signal still; :
Brothers. We must share your freedom,
Help US, and We will
STATE PRESIDENTS SPEAK.
AT this point the presidents Of the various n
ate associations spoke. Helen Philleo Jenkins d
'oke OF what is being done for the cause in her 81
ate. Isabella Beecher Hooker spoke for Con- n
ecticut but as these speeches are limited to 1
We minutes she was not able to say very much II
ne thought that it is the influence of the Honor
'te In politics that is preventing the CONSUME Il
ation of woman suffrage. and she also spoke ~ :,
1eny on the same theme Of oneness that had
zen discussed by Rev. f. A. Hincklev,
Jeane Brooks Greenleaf. president of the
ew York association since last November .,
I'VE resume of the work in her state since y
en-. Miss Anthony referred to Mrs Green o.
At as a member Of Congress- for Mr.. Green Ell
ri Is Congressman and man and woman are "a
lie and under the new regime the woman ia A
at one. 10
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe spoke for Massachu- Il
it's and the progress of the work there. Euee- p,
a B. Palmer did the same pleasant duty for vi
sntucky and described the bills for the adj 1T
ncement of women that have been presented ID
the Legislature for their consideration, This p'
tier Is generally unfavorable, but sometimes m
is is not so.
Mrs. A. S. Turley said that they we're blessed
10 expected little, for that was about all thew -,
It In Minnesota Still there is a woman suf- IN
iSe association in the state that is doing good vi
'rk in the dissemination Of suffrage princi- 81
es In Minneapolis some Of the best minis IN
IS in the city are out and ont suffragists. az a..
Mrs. Marilla NJ. Kicker said a word for New =.
lmpshire and the noble men and women of ~
3 granite state.
A BLAIR AND MK1NLEY TICKET SUGGESTED, or
Mrs. Kicker paid an eloquent tribute to IA
nator Blair and his educational bill. She an
d the hand Of destiny was in the bill, and Iy
1t all the women should join to pass the bill. or
3. Kicker nominated as her ticket for the
1t election Blnir and McKinlev for Iro.;d.,x | ~;