Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-17
STRIPPED FOR THE FRAY
Victoria WOOdhull-Martin in
the Political Arena.
She Will Make a Hard Fight
for the Presidency.
Points From Her Letter Accepting
the Nomination.
Census Superintendent Porter Comes to
the Rescue of Labor Commission-
er Peck-A Political Surprise
In New York.
By the Associated Pre- -.

BY the Associated Pres
New YORK, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Victoria
Claff1in- Woodruff the candidate
OF the woman suffragists for president OF
the United States, arrived this morning
on the Etruria, from her English home.
Her husband, John Biddulph Martin, a
London banker and worlds fair COM
missioner from Great Britain, accom-
panied the presidential candidate. They
were driven to the residence of Mrs.
Martins sister, Mrs. Dennis O. Hallern.
Being interviewed, Mrs. Martin said she
was eager to step once more ON the plat
form, after 16 years OF retirement, and
preach the gospel OF humanitarianiem
OF every character Tonight she
and Mr.. Martin left for Chicago,
to attend the dedication ceremonies OF
the worlds fair, Immediately after
which arrangements will be completed
for campaign speeches, which Mrs
Martin will deliver in Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other
large cities. --~.1
Mrs. Martin gave out for publication
letter ACCEPTING the nomination, ad-
dressed to Anna M. Parker and others.
The letter begins by stating that NOM
ination upon a woman suffrage plat
form commends Itself to the writer, es-
pecially as the issue is one which was
originally raised and advocated by her,
go long ago as 1870. Mrs. Martin then
quotes at length from her addresses de-
llvered during that campaign, in which
she argued that the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the constitu-
tion permitted the right of suffrage to
women, and she earnestly commends
all good women to persistently demand
their rights.
She next proceeds to discuss at some
length the method by which the evils
affecting society can be corrected. She
sees no salvation, except through an al.
most entire revision of the basis lawn OF
the Government. She says: Even the
constitution of the United States itself,
one Of the governmental charters iss
but relic of old Institutions
1t is becoming just as necessary to con-
slider the important subject of breeding
intelligence and physical culture in the
human race, as it is in the inferior ami
mails. In order to accomplish
such results, new regulations must
be proposed for society. We must sur
round motherhood with the proper con-
ditions of our enlightened age. 1t is to
women, therefore, that we look for the
regeneration of mankind. The injury to
women, through taxation withoutrepre-
sentation, is only the beginning of
series of wrongs and prosecutions to
which the sex is subjected. am not an
advocate of woman's rights, in the sense
OF unsexing woman. Woman's vote is
the only great weapon OF reform. 1t
would settle the liquor question, and
with woman in politics and saloons
out OF politics, what may we
not hope for? But will
not dilate further, simply presenting
list of some of the proposed reforma'
under consideration in the humanita
rian platform: Revenue and tariff re-
form; tribunals of health; free courts
OF Justice for the poor; bureaua of
anthropology connected with all police
stations; laboratories for the analysis of
impure food and liquids; woman suf-
frage; scientific reorganization of the
criminal code; improved dwellings for
the poor; labor tribunals for arbitra-
ton; the aristocracy of blood"