The herald., 1894-11-27
MRS. M'C0MAS WANTS TO VOTE
And Thinks All Femininity
Should Be Given the Ballot.
Single Takers and Female Suffra-
gists Discuss Things.
Abbot Kinney Opposes the Enfranchiss.
msut OF WOmeD-Mrs. McCemas'
Addrsss-Fsaturss OF
the Evening.

Unity church lecture hall, was in at
tendance at the single.tax meeting last
night, and the proceedings throughout
we're listened to with the deepest inter-
est by all present. Mrs. Alice Moore
McOomss was the principal speaker OF
the evening, her subject being Woman
Suffrage, OF which she lie one OF the fore.
most and ablest advocates in this por-
ton OF the country. A large percentage
of the audience was composed Of women.
most of whom were evidently favorable
to the enfranchisement OF the fair sex !;
but thore were also numerous represent
tatives Of privileged manhood present.
one OF whom, Mr.. Abbot Kinney, was
there to say something in opposition to
woman suffrage. Single-taxere were on
hand, of course, as it was their meeting,
and they were prepared to supplement
the suffrage discussion with presenta-
ton of the single-tax philosophy.
The exercises opened with inetru.
mental music by Miss Alice B. Mo-
Comas, who rendered q fine piano colo.
President Ralph Hoyt announced that
on and after next Monday evening, De-
cember 3rd, the club would hold it's
public meetings in the Blanchard q
Fitzgerald hall. The programme for
next Monday evening would comprise
good music, an address by Lawrence
Durham Of New York City. an original
poem by VIM. 8. Creighton, ESQ.,, Of this
city, q discussion OF economic questions,
and other attractions.
When Mrs. McComas was introduced
she was greeted with hearty applause
from both sexes, and during her ad-
dress che WAS listened to with rapt at
tention. For half an hour she held the
close attention OF ell, and her concise
arguments, historical facts and sharp,
pointed hits at the more popular
objections to woman suffrage fire..
quently called for loud applause.
She urged that suffrage was =
natural right to woman, that her depri.
walton of the ballot was morally wrong
and politically unwise; that wherever
women had either partial or complete
suffrage it had proved q success; that
the movement WAS steadily growing and
could not be retarded much longer by
unjust and foolish opposition. Taken
all in ali the address OF Mrs. McOomas
was about as pungent, instructive and
entertaining as 10 ever heard in favor OF
woman suffrage-sspecially considering
the brief time occupied BY the speaker.
Music was then again INDUCED ina
violin and piano duet by Professor Geis-
man and Miss McComas, which was
highly appreciated.
Mr.. Abbot Kinney was then intro
duced to oppose the arguments made In
favor Of equal suffrage BY Mrs. Nc
Comas. Mr.. Kinney advanced come
extremely original ideas on the subject.
He agreed with the equal suffragists
that women are better and purer than
men, and suggests that We continue the
causes which produced this effect. In
answer to the question of abstract right
to voice in government. Mr.. Kinney
held there was no such thing % abstract
right unless you have the power to
back 1t.
Mrs. McComas answered the oppo-
sition speech of Mr.. Kinney in Q con-
else fve-minute speech, in which she
managed to carry the audience with her.
Taken all in all, the atmosphere in the
room smacked strongly OF equal rights
to voice in the government which gov
ems the public.
The single tax then came to the front
and questions were asked by the inquir-
ing and answered by the informed. A
high degree of interest obtained
throughout the discussion, and the OPP
ponents OF the economic reform were
treated with respect and good feeling by
the single takers. Messrs. Oonkling,
Wood. Miller and Hoyt. The objections
involved in the questions were such as
are often heard, and the answers were
offered in the same spirit of sincerity
which evidently actnated those who pro-
pounded the questions.
AT 10 O'Clock the large audience, after
being supplied with literature, dis
persed in pleasant mood.