The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-04
WOMEN IN CONVENTION.
Distinguished Female Suffragis,s Address a
Large Audience Last Night.


The Woman's convention assembled at
precisely $50 O'Clock, in the Board of
Trade hall, last night The attendance
was large, every seat being filed. The
audience was made up mostly of ladies,
and was decidedly spectable-looking
and apparently a representative body of
Wichita women. II there was a typical
short-haired woman in the hall the EAGLE
man failed to observe her. The meeting
was opened with singing by Mrs. Garst,
which, as matter of course, was grand.
To welcome the distinguished ladies
was the part assigned to Mrs. Toler,
and in carrying out her part of the pro
gram she once more demonstrated her
talent. The distinguished visitors were
absolutely surprised At her effort and told
the EAGLE reporter, sub rosa, after the
meeting was over that she was one of the
very brightest women they had met in
their campaign. The following is her ad
dress:
1t is my happiness, this evening, to ex-
tend, in behalf of oar local Suffrage
society, in benalf of all the Justice loving
men and women of our city, cordial wei
come to the guests we would delight to
honor
Five years ago, at the state suffrage con-
Vention IN this city, il was my privilege TO
hear for the first time in my life plea for
the equal rights of men and women; TO
see with my prejudiced eyes the woman
who has done 80 much for other women
Sasan b, Anthony. God bless her! 1t is
Iamentable to remember how my early
education was neglected, but | will
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the injustice which, in my ignorance, |
did her, and the cause she represents.
II | had the teaching of a hundred girls
tomorrow, l think | should turn the black
boards Ethiopian face to the wall drop
the languages and take them out of doors
for year, where, with the life giving
draughts of fresh air, they should learn
all that Miss Anthony, Miss Stanton, and
other duty-lnsplred women, have done for
them and their unappreciatiVe mothers
before them.
They should learn, along with the observ-
ance of the laws OF physical and
moral nature some history not down in
the school books, and a wholesome eXer-
else of a much neglected virtue-grat!-
tude. Now | have learned a few things
since i came to Kansas. | have made the
acquaintance of several women who are
suffragists, and yet can make good bread,
or pie, that will make a man wish he had
been born earlier, that he might enjoy
more Of Women who can tidy up room
as quick as Il cat can wink her eye. as
well as make a speech on the political
rights of women; who can conduct n class
in ethical culture as well as class in
Sunday school,
| never knew them until came to Kan
sasas. Pm not going to tell you the name
of the poor old state" | came from. 1t is
a good state and l would not allow you to
say word against it. But Kansas is
especially favored. We all know that as
well as we know that each one of us is dis
posed to think that our own particular
town is the most important factor in its
prosperity. Aud, speaking of that it does
seem, as if many of the good things
came our way. We have had the
state suffrage convention twice, and
and now this woman'S convention, with
all that it promised for good
Two years ago we had the Social Science
club, which is kind of a primary class OF
the equal suffrage, you know, a sort of
which brings the timid ones
By easy stages to the truth. There is
else coming our way too; we
are going to have the next governor. OF
course it is our sorrow and his loss, that
we are Only allowed to vote in petty NUM-
cipal elections, but we will remedy all that
at the next constitution convention.
Auu 50, III summing up our llSU Vi uleE-
cies, past, present aud future, we salute
you as one of our very blessed present ones
and we heartily hope that our meeting
here may be a good one, and may we ask
the prayers of the congregation, that eyes
ef the blind may be opened, and the ears
Of the deaf unstopped.
Mrs. Johns responded. Mrs Johns is
slender woman with very attractive and
pleasing cOuntenance, sweet voice and a
decidedly winning manner of address. !
There is not suggestion of masculinity |
about her, but on the contrary she has all |
the appearance of perfect and charming |
She is full of gentle enthusiasm |
the cause which she
represents and is natural born /
diplomat She Is exceedingly |
polite and courteous and can converse |
with a dozen persons at the same time |
without any one feeling that he was not |
receiving her attentions. Her response |
was very clever and had very pleasant |
and cheering effect. After finishing her /
address she introduced Mrs. Denton of (
Attica, matronly lady who is the presi-
lent of the Suffragists of the Big Seventh .
She read her address from manuscript. 1t
was quite lengthy and cannot be given in
'ull on account of lack of space. The fol-
owing is the first half of it, TIE latter half
lot differing very much from it;
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
We are living in a progressive and utiii
sarian age. The divine rights of kings
priests, millionaire and sex are no longer
admitted in theory and practice must
ultimately conform TO theory. We are
earning TO judge the individual by his
lcts. and not the act by the individual
We do not see anything commendable
n ST Peters command TO honor the
King" when Nero was on the throne We
10 not think it right that 5000 900 French
men died to make Napoleon great We
loubt the utility of such misplaced honor
md such waste OF life. We do not believe
he keys of the Kingdom OF heaven have
)een literally given 10 any priesthood or
,lergy and we have lost faith II the bind
ug and loosing power OF creed and dogma.
The entire Christian world condemns the
eachiugs and practices of Origen, Eusebius
Jerome and other early church fathers
who sanctioned falseEoOd and deception,
the END were "a pioas zeal for the Chris
ian faith And such men as the histor-
ans I.ecky and Sir Henry Maine Rev.
Iincun D. Cinuaz and Canon kingsley
believed these fathers retarded he
.rowth OF Christian civilization and
deeply injured mankind" by dragging
own the women they found in pagan
Rome and Germany. houned aid trusted,
njoyIng great personal and property indie
eudence and participating in the leEisla-
ion and couuseis of men. aud forcing
hem into positions Of degrading subor-
ination in the church. We are even
rowing just enough TO admit that Prot
slant ecclisissticjsm must share with
roman Catholics the stigma Of this uu-
hristIan Injustice inssmuch as the former
ave continued has injustice.