New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23
BROOKLYN WOMEN PROTEST..
A STRONG ANTI-sUFFRAGE MOVEMENT
REASONS WHY THEY DO NOT WANT THE BAL
Lor-MEErINGs HELD BY THEIR OPPONENTS

Informal meeting or
Of Mrs w. A. Putnam No. 20 Wlow-st.. at which
it was resolved TO formulate protest against equal
| suffrage for men and women; this protest 10 follow
a preamble. setting forth the reasons that actuated
its uttcr2nce.
ON Saturday large meeting held the
same place at which the preamble and protest were
! read and distributed for circulation. \ strong hope
was expressed that this movement would be carried
on by committees formed in various parts Of Brook
yn, NewYork and other cities Of the State. Ap-
plicaons for the protest may he sent to Mrs. Lind
ley Murray, jr.. No. Carkst.
TEN "BECAUsEs" FOR THE OPPOSITION.
The reasons for this opposition to universal suf-
fraEe set forth in the following preamble:
We, American women. citizens Of the state OF
New York. protest against the proposal to impose
| the obligation Of suffrage upon the women OF inns
State for the following. among other. reasons:
| J.. because suffrage is to be regarded not as
! privilege 10 be enjoyed but as duty to be per
.. Because hitherto the women OF this state have
enjoyed exemption from this burdcnsome duty, and
no adequate reason has been assigned for depriv-
ing Them Of that immunity, .ou -, ,,,.,,o.,
! ,. because comforting suffrage upon me women
who claim IT would impose suffrage upon the many
women who neither desire it as privilege nor re-
l. Because the need Of America is not an increased
quantity but an improved quality Of the vote. and
there il no adequate reason To believe that wOm-
an suffrage by doubling the vote VIII improve Us
; Because the household not the individual. Is
the unit Of the state; and the vast majority %
Because The women not so rcprcsentd suffer no
practical injustice which giving the suffrage viii
: Because equality in character does not imply
| similarity in function and the duties ana III" or
men and women are dvinely ordered to be differ
cn in the State, as in the home.
| by their present duties and interests from which
men cannot relieve them. ana II Is better Tor the
more Efficient performance of their present work
than TO divert them 10 new hcldS OF aGtiyiiy ,o,,r
OF special privileges hitherto accorded TO her by
ic Because suffrage logically involves the hold
ing Of public office. ana ofce-ho!dng is inconsist-
ent with the duties OF most women
PROTESTERS WHO ARE AT WORK
This Is signed by Mrs William \. Putnam. Mrs
George White Field. Mrs. Lyman Abbott. Mrs
Thomas S Moore. Mrs Thomas L. Stllmln. Mrs
Tuns c. Bergen Mrs. 5. II. Chittenden. Mrs
Charles w Ide Mrs w. : +. Prentice Miss In
ian NJ. Hancs. Mrs. John Tasker Howard. Mrs
Lindley Murray. jr.: Mrs. David NJ. Morrison Mrs
Carl II. De Silver. Mrs. George II. Southland, Mrs
Charles Cuthbert Hal. Mrs John L. Leech. Mrs
George II. Ripley, Mrs William c. Bcecher, Mrs
James McKecn and Mrs. r. Mayo-Smith.
This committee asks all women, citizens Of the
State Of New-York. TO Join with them In sending
vention to meet in Albany. in May:
We women, citizens Of the state 81 New York
against the best interests Of the state 10 impose
the obligations OF the hal3 upon me women 81 TIE
from Article ri, section i, OF the Constitution"
THE SUFFRAGE FLAG WAVED
The suffrage flag" 10 which Mrs Bake 50
proudly refers never having been allowed 20
fall though feebly upheld by the regulars"
was vigorously waved aoft by Mrs Eliza Orchard
Connor on Saturday evening in the hall AT Ham!l-
ton Institute No lG5 West Eighty-seconl-st She
denounced the who oppose woman suffrage on
the ground that the tender creatures should be
protected and coddled" and declared that the
women who work and go forth into the world
know something Of It's transactions. and are the
work is the roya! road to development," she
what one Independently spend IS more than the
transports Of loves young dream.
Financial Independence Is the key 10 the woman
question When woman gets the ballot the in
justice Of wages Will also he rightci In wyoming
ter morally than it was Twenty-Five years ago. and
thst women have not ACCOMPLISHED anything by /
voting We DO not want the ballot in order - |
reform men. We want II 10 protect our PROPERTY
and ourselves and the Other IS secondary mat |
women Of Wyoming don't deserve ccnsure for what |
even dmn Amfn ans RaT ' made Io to the current
opinion expressed 10y men that 'if women npni |
the ballot. why, they can have II; but they don't |
we do want the ballot" said the speaker
Every woman who Is obliged to night hcr way In /
who docs more work ami receives onr-thirl 4 !
mans pay. want the ballot? Does not a woman |
who il beaten almost 10 death by her husband !
tea G%1s % % The bao? Ne sre
CONS IT, have IT, too. not WIN cannon ani WIN /
sisent force. and We ask the men +, help MS r.. /
woman"
,,on account Of the lines. O. Mrs. B'ake, Miss
Of the movement. and It's subsequent work An /
open discussion followed
MISS KEysER CONFIDENT OF Success
Miss Keyser the local organizer Of the woman |
suffrage movement when by Tribune re-
porter. confident that the efforts which /
being made to have the Constitutional Con- /
vention submit to the people amendment TO
etrtk he UOrl'' he
clauses would be successful.
I'VE have encouraging reports" she said. from |
all the State We have organization in |
every county. and the conventions have been uni |
formly successful and have aroused tremendous
enthusiasm. The interest taken by wealthy and |
prominent people has been confined to this city |
Leaders Of society everywhere are eniistng and
gaining converts.
Then we are meeting with great success among
the working people About all the labor organiza-
tons have declared for woman suffrage. The Poo |
pies party. the Socialist Labor party. the Knights
or Labor the American Federation or labor ana
the Central Labor Union have come out for extend
principles our efforts are directed to getting them !
TO agree witA our methods. The first organ Of the |
AmeTcn %' sdpocated in SEQ eS HINTS for mes
and women IN all respects
II do not know whether We shall get a million /
signatures to our petition. but believe We shall
make profound mpres,ston upon The people ana
ment submitted TO the people
Josephine Shaw Lowell Saturday afternoon. but /
she declined TO give any Information concerning f.
District Will be held at Ascension Church. on
hundred -sxteth-st near Morris-ave.; tonight
the Constitution the word male" as a qualification
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake, Mrs Mlrguerlte Moore
vitcd.
JUBTLEES or ROMAN CATHOLTC CHURCHES
The Church Of the Most Holy Redeemer in East
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