New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
IN PROFOUNDEST SECRECY.
APPEAL OF THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY.
MYsTFRIoUSLY TRYING TO RAISE MONEY w

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| PASS BILL IL TIE LEGISLATURE.
! The Executive Committee OF the New-fork state
Committee Of the Woman suffrage party mas sem
out an appeal for money TO be used IN an ehoft ""c"
viii be- made to secure the passage Of woman SUI
| ragc bill 10y the Legislature Albany this session.
The appeal has not been made to the public. Dut 10
| only those who believed 10 b" stanch iriehas Vi
the party. II sent out with the utmost secrec.
Those who received II were cautioned mol 10 spc"h
OF IT or - show II 10 any one who was no' III syn
| pahy with the objects Of the Woman Suffrage party
The way In which the caution was gwen led some Vi
| those 10 whom the appeal was sent to believe mat
there was something wrong. and that an ihvestiS'
ton should be made The Investigation was hao'
There IS nothing wrong about the appeal Tor money
II was sent only TO those who had expressed them
selves as being in favor Of the objects OF the party
and who said they willing to do all they couid
10 secure the passage OF woman suffrage oil those
who sent out the appeal say that secrecy was eau
toned simply because II everybody knew that the
appeal had been issued work would at once be begun
prevent the passage Of a woman suffrage Dill Oy
the many who not in favor OF 1t.
Here is the appeal and the letter that was sent
with il: uo
Good Friend Please read the enclosed very care.
fully II or herr Of II bat rsty 'ri"h' OF
the cause, and far you can, do at once what II
suggests. Prospects are very bright: work hard.
quietly and quick. yours for freedom. Wll1 NIT T.
Van Endt Kate Palmer ScarnS. Kate r. DIGS
Tine Splendid victory we gaincl In the state Lcg,,
IH4"@g AP I' AFTER ' iwc MC Year, sntHs
shows that Mr. Hamilton Wilcox has told the trn,h
Hts n, '"v vc,3ry cost Mf Wilcox 800 from his own
pocket Sick and poor ~ he was, he gave more man
all others 'geihcr to gam ,hl' Grani NJ, rs
have do this again. For him TO Hvc Ms inns, h1or
personal and political influence ana managing Sn,Ii
should be enough. Others ought 10 pay the eA
lie says If the friends generally Will stand by me
nf,,p flt N.xX-N York.
months have proved by this victory IN the Assem-
bly, that can do what l say viii Now stand "
We must all make mighty effort to get the bin
passed this session. To do this the state 'oAini'o
must hav" money 70 pay for headquarters. stehos
raphcrS. Wp,writcrs printing paper. travrihhs as,hH
envelopes and po>taec FOR thousands o, letter. Inn
them, a great work must be done now ne,
cess Is within reach. IL + SIMPLY question Oh nn''7
AMI II keeping our enemies nom hii""ih5 what -
d'hLr
only ~ We shall have plenty. II every person l"
whom we now write gives only dollar We shall have
enough. But many thousand are too poor even ID
give a cent They are tonlng. struggling work
wom"n-2oo,Ooo In New-York alonc-av'rage l.ss
than five dollars week 10 live on froia hi, awiul
poverty and temptation We ar, hfhilHS |, SET ihci
Tree. Remember them. and II Non can, give
dollar each for many az il"m as You are abl"
II You canno, give anything yoar.cit do Your
best 10 collect from others. and ''.d whatever you
contribution for each month. Work began II
thcsr hcadqrart"r, November /. and has been going
SIX or seven hours Il day. reaching al over VI"
state ever since II you send dollar for November.
one for December. and for January. yOu Will
scarcely feel IT, and vet will give tire" dollars.
smaller amounts may be- sent In the same way
Contribution. should be- sent At once. Nr. Wilcox
has advanced money from his own packet sine"
November 10 carry III" work. Others should
contribute now some may discourage from con
trbmilng Pay no attention Ia thcni-ih"y d" not
know what they are talking about. vh"","r th,y are.
Every dollar given last year was accounted for 70
the etvcr~. and every cent You can fv" now VIII
be accounted for Ia You. Never. Ia thirty eight
years ha, Mr.. Wilcox asked pay for his lnlors lie
asks none now Help quick. all You can. 10 win
"A great victory for freedom. and break the way
for woman, liberation through all tie world
Contribution, should To- addressed {, the treasurer.
Mr. ,,,org, v Miller. - these headquarters. NJ. ..
W.. Tourtc.ni ,-si Checks should b. a. his order,
do not s,nd pOpiiicc order. they are very in'"n-
y,nl,nt l.rr. inr small amounts TIE best way i
+, .cnd an .Xpr.~, COMPANY, money order
po,tarr stamps. Always remember. work must
be- kept entirely quiet. our enemies Gan pend rlo
,vhcrc VI, can spend one. II they think We have
any chance to succeed. they will pour ont money
Hike water To beat and they VIII do II secretly too