New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-01
THEY PLEAD FOR SUFFRAGE
PROMINENT NETWORK WOMEN URGE
THE CAUSE AT ALBANY
II THIS STATE ENFRANCHfsEs WOMEN. SAYS DIR.
MARY PUTNAM jacob. THE CIVILIZED
WORLD WILL FOLLOW ITS EXAMPLE.


MARY PUTNAM jacob. THE CIVILIZED
WORLD WILL FOLLOW ITS EXAMPLE.
Albany. May si.-The Assembly Chamber and
dies gallery were crowded with women tonight
hen the Convention Suffrage Committee me, 10
.ar the arguments OF the New-Ycrk City and
boklyn sufrag.sts in favor OF striking the word
Ne from the Constitution. Mrs. Jean Brooks
rfneaf, OF Rochester. presided over the hearing
u'' introduced the speakers. Beside her sat Dr.
MAJ Putnam Jacob and Miss Susan b. Anthony.
no present from New-Ycrk and Brooklyn were
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake, Mrs Mary Putnam
Jacoi Mrs Arthur Brooks. Miss Esteile Clayton,
MIS-. laryot Hot Cahoon Mrs. John II. judge.
MIS- = Jennings Demorest. Miss Hlrr!ette y.
heySei Mrs. Robert z. MliNlrn. Miss Minturn,
Miss Eth Mlnturn. Mss Towel, Miss Margaret
Chan.erMss Elizabeth Chanler. Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
George ace. Miss Edith Back. Mss Isabella Har-
rls' Mrs ames Morse. Mrs Water Mendelson. Mrs.
William 'harman Mrs. Resale Ki,tredge Mrs.
Nchards' Mrs. Cornea x. Hood Mrs. Henry
SINGER SDw. Mss Katherine Stagg and Mss
Emma Traper
Mira Greeeaf Introduced Mrs. jacob a woman
eminent IN cience and known on both continents.
As Mrs Jacb rose she greeted with applause.
She plunged once into her speech. follows:
Although only entitled to speak and you
hu'.'oiNed ioep.y, for single safe, IL is certain
WaI NE ehlIachsement Of women IN the state OF
Other states o the Union. And. further. as man
h5oI suffrage a America has set example whch
H. " ~. mas .',htrself constrained to follow, - 1t
IS 'eff!n mat le Irresistible tendency 10 ,quailza
,Salpet duoIiin THIS particular also Ana thus
, NE 'iranchtSenNlt Of women in America would be
throughout the ellie" "a w afi'''e"' u "''"
Mr'. jacob then"evlewed the history OF the State
since the consii;'lon Of 1916 was framed and
showed that woma have become important and
recognized factors the wealth Of the State. She
continued:
The pauper In the mshouse may vote: the lady
VINO deyOies herself getting that aimshouse made
nabHhbie may not The tramp who begs cod
Nctuals In N" kitcha may vote: the heiress who
feeds him and endowsa university may not Com
IauuittS ar" agitated and Legis atures confused
We IL Nitrate voter. Al the writers. journalists;
physicians. teachers. IL wives and daughters and
hpt.'1Hs "' rle PES ,ducatei men IN ne STATE
behind this cloud Of Otter besotted ignorance.
dny Is hot IN the stat Of New-York. reckoned
among tn necessary qualifications OF voters. Nor
a snare Ia the sovereignty We DO not live IN the
mus OF an armed camp Ike France and Ger
war forces for the day w.Pn they shall be really
n"e,'-i. Daring the iaterya are Industrial
community with a government OF the peop.e
HoVernmrni proirssl'i.y ant actually founded on
pubic opinion. We Do not admit that exemption
from military duty IS concession OF courtesy for
when women should be 80 grateful as to refrain
from asking for anything e.st The military func-
lions performed by men. and - often perverted to
most atroc!OuS uses. have never been more than
th- equivalent FOR the function 4 chli-bearing I'm
posed hy nature upon women II Is not fancifu
nor sentimental. n is an exact aud Just equivalence
Tho man who exposes bis Ne Il battle can do no
more than mis- mother did IN DE hour she bore
viii pcrsis; 10 the el Of time While the calls to
arms arr becoming so faint and rare that twice
since the Revolutionary War an entire generation
y mon has grown ny without having heard them
Referring - ;hc objection thar the enfranchse-
nent Of women would double the number OF INT
crate and corrupt voters. the speaker said:
1t f. 20 those very poor and working women that
suffrage and when embrace in osr demand all
'.asses OF women. because the suffrage Is
- omen. adding an inherent weakness II sex - the
weakness ~ ignorance AMI poverty wi! be. even
-upf influence. liable 10 BE- Induced a. sell their
votes . the party or even TO private agents. who
whispered that there IS in large cities a class OF
women wh'F~ names dare not be mentioned out
hat therefore AL the horcst md virtuous women
= me state must remain dlsenfranchlsed Was
uch covert Insult ever offered TO American
Tn opposition to initiative Is neither unPrece-
'ihcancc Such opposition OF necessity disappears
si;h the necessity FOR Initiative. and We have never
Onirary. We have Insisted upon II. and the marvel
hat In the teeth ~ this immense conservative
o now demand the apparent innovation OF the bal
should In November popular vote be taken.
rhether Il prove favorable 10 cause. in
Wyoming ami Colorado or adverse. as in Rhode
stand and Dakota. and prove adverse 10 the amend
lent shall bow. "a H. Inevitable 70 tho popular
'lIl. W snail Withdraw. ana bde our time Tor
h"in't twenty years "h'h once more we or our
urvivors or our successors viii present themselves
rfprc a now Constitutional Convention 10 prefer.
~ then successfully our claim.
Mrs Jacob listened to with attention and
-veral times interrupted with applause especially
those points IN her speech where she demanded
Inrage a right She roundly applauded
hen she finished. The speech occupied one hour
nj quarter
Mrs. Grecnleaf then introduced Mrs. Blake. who |
poke ~ some length urging that "the wonderful |
Irising Of women throughout the State had dis
1sed OF the charge that women were Indifferent to
De- extension OF the suffrage.
Miss ChanIer. Of New-York. spoke briefly. and |
as followed by Miss Harrlette A. Keyser Of New
ork.
Miss Kcyser's remarks made especially in |
half Of working women. In the course OF them |
L. said
1t is safe to say that woman OF leisure is OF no
Ilitical value II she had vote There Is act |
the ant-sunrigist that seems to worthy OF
ade the working woman to sign away the hope
liberty by adding her signature TO that depOr-
lion. This Will b. stain on the pages Of history.
o greater evidence OF the value OF the working
at from New-York County we bring Inducements
labor organza'ions rfpresenting more than 1000
omen and know their value.
Mrs. Greenleaf then thanked the committee. and
e hearing adjourned The next hearing will prob
,y be given next Thursday evening 10 the State
large.
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