The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-17
She Is the Candidate Of the Women Suffrag-
lists, but She Has Made Platform Strong.
ly Tinctured with Her Peculiar Hobbies
Mrs. Lease Would Rather Abandon Wea.
yer than See Cleveland Elected.
Democracy in Danger of Losing the Votes Of
New York Clothing Cutters-Goy. Flower
Denounced for Not PardOning Hughes.
vICTORIA'S LETTER.


cepts the Nomination of Female Suffragists.
NEW YORK, Oct 16-Mrs. Victoria Claf.
lin Woodruff Martin. the candidate of the
woman suffragists for President of the
United States, arrived here from her En-
glish home on the steamship EtrurIa.
which, after nj yht at quarantine. reached
the Cunard dock at 7:30 this morning.
Her husband, Mr. John Il. Martin. Lon-
don banker. who is q worlds fair commls-
sioner from Great Britain. accompanied
the American presidential candidate. They
were driven to the residence of Mrs. Mar
tins sister. Mrs. Dennis O'Halloran,
The lady said she felt in the best of spirits,
her health vas excellent and she was eager
to step on the platform or stump once more,
alter sixteen years Of retirement. Tonight
she said Mr.. Martin and she would leave
for Chicago to attend the ceremonies at the
worlds fair grounds, where her husband
would represent the British commissioners
Immediately after the ceremonies they viii
return to this city, when the arrangements
Will be completed for the campaign speech
es which Mrs. Martin will deliver in Bos
ton. New York. Philadelphia. Washington.
Pittsburg. Cleveland, Chicago and some
other large cities.
Mrs. Martin gave out for publication heI
letter of acceptance OF the nomination foI
suffragists. 1t Is addressed to Anna nj.
Parker end Others. national nominating
convention of women suffragists." The
letter begins by stating that the nonina-
tiOn upon woman's suffrage platform
commends itself to the writer. especially
from the fact that the issue is one which
was originally raised and advocated
by her and Others as long
ago as 1870 before Congress.
and was afterwards maintained as the
principal plank in the platform of the wom-
an-sutiraRe campaign In 1872. when my
name was presented to the public as the
first female candidate for President Of the
United States" Mrs. Martin then quotes
at length from her addresses delivered dur
ing that campaign, in which she argued
that the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the Constitution permitted this
right OF suffrage to women. and she earn
estly commends all good women to persist
emily demand this right.
The plank in the platform adopted at the
convention of 1892. which declares that "hy
the united efforts of the women voters OF
this Nation We VIII drive anarchy, crime,
insanity and drunkenness from our midst
by our humanitarian efforts backed by the
ballot" Is next considered and Mre Martin
proceeds to discuss ct some length the
method by which the evils affecting society
can be corrected. She states that $50 en-
vironed has the social structure become
with network of technical obstruc-
of society excepting through almost
an entire revolution of the basio
Constitution of the United States itself,
one of the most modern governmental
charters in the world, is, you may say. q
relic of old institutions. Old institutions
are incompetent TO deal with the new con-
dltions. The advance in science has shown
personal conditions of physical unfitness OF
humanity itself to erapple with the various
new conditions of progress. 1t is becoming
lust as necessary now to consider the I'm.
and and physical culture in the human
race as it Is In inferior animals.
In order to accomplish such results, and. /
will add, TO overcome the conditions OF
crime, insanity and drunkenness referred
to in your resolution, new regulations
must be proposed for society. Nay. more;
we must 60 even further. and, inyestigat-
ing the physical degeneyacy which breeds
criminals we must surround motherhood
with the proper conditions OF an enlight-
ened age. 1t is to women. therefore, at the
base, that we look for the regeneration Of
mankind.
The injury to women through taxation
without representation is only the begin
ming of "a series of wrongs and prosecutions
untoward state of AFFAIRS
what wish especially to emphasize 10
that / am not an advocate or w0man'g
rights IN the sense to uneex women.
would give women the ballot that they
might defend their rights. The woman's
vote is the only great weapon of reform.
The woman's vote, with the enlightened
and honest mans vote. will sweep
the country of Its degradations and re-
deem the world. For woman's vote would
certainly be directed to reform in all So
cial questions and 10 raise the standard OF
morality. The woman's vote would settle
the liquor question itself, which the saloon
vote, under the present conditions will
never permit. With women In politics and
the saloon out of politics what may We not
hope fori
But will not dilate at greater length
upon these questions which are rapidly, OF
their own Importance. asserting themselves
for solution. / will simply present list of
some of the chief heads of proposed re-
forms under consideration In q humanita-
rian platform which alono offers the
ideals tending to the constant and
continuous elevation of mankind. It
proposes: Revenue and tariff reforms;
tribunals of health, free courts Of
Justice for the poor; bureaus of anthro-
poiogy connected with every police station:
Laboratories for analysis of impure foods
and liquors; woman's suffrage; scientific re-
organization of the criminal CODE physi-
clans to examine children in schools; I'M
proved dwellings for the poor; labor tri.
bunais for arbItration; national encourage
ments of arts and science; aristocracy OF
blood"