The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-26
A CANTONIAN

compares OuT beautiful anu
ed Congress With the Serene, Business
like and All-PervRdlug Woman's Suf-
frags Convention.
WASHINGTON, ID, O., Jan. 81, 1893.
ED. News DEMOCRAT: Of course
you are aware that the great National
Womans Suffrage Association is now
in session here, which l have been in
attendance with so far, as well as at
the Congress of the United States, and
oh, what a contrast. / feel as If | had
something to say about it that may in
terest some of your readers, and those
that it does not interest need not read
it
l go down to the Capitol, and not un.
frequently find a score of fine coaches
there without stain of soil about
them, polished equal TO the pianos in
Thompson's music store, with its
spanken, fine, sleek and fat pair of
horses, with silver or gold mounted
harness cleaning in the sun. A Sena-
tor or Representative steps from the
Capitol steps into one of these coaches,
rides off as though he was monarch
of all he could survey"
We go TO the Woman's convention
and there are no fine coSches there,
though there are delegates there from
most of the states and territories of
the American Union, trcm as far west
as California and as far south as Flor
ida. They come and go from the hal,
(where their meetings are held) in street
cars or herdicB, but very much the
largest portion on foot, any way to get
there, to be aS economical as possible;
yet they pay high price for hail.
pay their travelling expenses; pay their
expenses while here, and pay for their
stationary and all incidental5, for
which all Of the above is furnished
free to all Senators and Represents
tiyes, and very much more.
Now go back to Congress. The
President attempts to call the House
to order, but few:pay any attention to
his call; some one gets up to speak. a
large body of the members are absent
from their seats ana those left are
either writing or talking among them
selves, But then everything is to be
published and we can read il at,leisure.
Yes, and we pay the bills too. And
those very women help to pay it. Now
see Susan B Anthony at the cOnvening
of the session of the convention bring
her hammer down on the table and in
less than minute all is quiet and as
the speakers take the platform all eyes
are centered upon them and sometimes
a speaker would hold the audience
apparently spell bound, whilst other
speakers would bring out much laugh
ter and applause. And then when
half day in tribute of the memory of
their co.laborers that has passed from
this life within the past year, was
called for, Frederick Douglass stepped
upon the platform and was introduced
to the audience, He made very
pathetic and touching speech.
Rev. Anna Shaw in her report of the
labOrs of the past year stated that she
had held over 250 meetings and had
received less than $500 from the society
for her services, but she had much help
from literary, lecturing and societies
and Temperance organizations She
told this to show what sacrifices they
had to make. Fine white marble busts
of Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton stood upon the platform dur
ing all the sessions.
ON next Friday evening from 8 to 10
o'clock the delegates with their friends
will have grand reception in the large
and spacious parlors of the Willard
Hotel. After which the delegates will
turn their faces homeward, feeling that
it was good to have been there.
RUBEN ERWIN.