The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-17

can Woman's Suffrage association Is TO
awaken public opinion to the necessity
of bringing the practice OF the United
States government into harmony with
its professed principles. Processing
itself government of the people, 1t is
actually an oligarchy of men. Profess
ing that the citizens of each state shall
be entitled to all privileges and immu.
mites in the several states, this United
States government permits the states
deliberately TO deprive one-half its peo-
ple-its women-of the only legitimate
means of taking part in the govern
ment, the use Of the ballot Such glar-
ing inconsistency between profession
and practice is TO be condemned in the
interest of public morality. In labor
ing 10 obtain their enfranchisement
women work, therefore, not only for
themselves, but for the establishment
Of national honor and the elevation OF
the whole human race"
The actual work Of the convention
does not begin until tomorrow. A re-
ligious meeting will be held In the con-
vention rooms, Metzerott hall. this aft
ernoon, at which Rev. Anna III. Shaw is
10 speak. The honor of being the first
vice president at large of the society
was conferred upon her at the last
meeting. OF her long struggle TO be or
dained preacher few words will be
interesting. In 1878 she was granted q
local preachers license in Massa-
chusetts. This was while she was pur-
suing her theological studies. Her ap-
plication to the New England NJ. 4.
conference for ordination was refused.
The general conference at Cincinnati in
1880 confirmed this action, but on October
re, 1880, the Methodist Protestant church
admitted and ordained her. She was
Since then her work has been largely
In the temperance and equal suffrage
field. Rev. Anna +. Eastman, an ardent
equal suffragist, will also preach to-day.
Two daily public sessions will be held
tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, and among the speakers will
be all the men and women prominent
in the movement. The opening address
will be by Senator Joseph Caney, of
Wyoming, which state always receives
special honors at the convention of the
society. The annual presidents mes
sage by Miss Susan B. Anthony will re-
view the work of the association since
its inception, and will lay particular
stress on the work Of women in the
worlds fair.
Among the speakers will be Hon.
Carroll ID. Wright, the United States
commissioner of labor bureau statistics,
who will speak on women in Indus
try" Miss Carrie Lane Chapman, a young
and brilliant orator from the west, will
give an address, entitled Comparisons
Are Odious;" Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
will speak on "The Attitude of Women
Toward Political Parties;" Mrs. Ellen
Battelle Dietrick on "The Best Methods
of Interesting Women In Suffrage"
Mrs. Lille Deveraux Blake on Legal
Disabilities" Mrs. May Wright Sewall,
president of the National Council of
Women on Municipal Housekeeping.
In addition to these addresses there will
be interesting reports read by Mrs Har.
riet Taylor Upton on Congressional
Work." Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby on
Federal Suffrage" Mary III. Williams
on Governors Opinions on Woman
Suffrage" Rachel Foster Avery on "Co-
lumbar Exposition Work." Miss Laura
Clay on Southern Work." and a num-
Der of others. Other speakers invited
are Rev. David Gregg, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Mrs. Lucy Stone, Rev. Anna
Garlin Spencer, Hon. William Dudley
Foulke, Laura de Force Gordon, Mrs.
Bertha Honore Palmer, II. b. Black
well, Mrs. Ruth ID. Havens, Senator