The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08
IN An ANTI IN THE THRONG.
.,,uUsrlsTIC WOMAN SUFFRAGE
~ MASS MEETING.


s.r the Speeches, ssd Show syu-
- vitb the Equsi-riEhts' hsvsnsst.
.,houssnd men and women nlled every
TO.s.d every doorway. and made q hui
'sss go around the walls at the woman
n. ... N acting in Cooper Union last night.
SUE motley collection OF people. Bowery
~. uptown swells labor aeitAtors,
P~,,.n.ires. pretty girls, dignifsd women.
rnn ..r,. wonderful specimens Of the genus
nu ,ubbed elbows and arplauded in uni
IN. meeting lasted two hours and a
~, .ra was made up Of about an hour OF
p.h.. With all the rest laughter and APP
prS.r, woman present said Il was perfectly
-,..did nesting. It IL trife difficult to de-
.,s. rheh had better time. Miss Calista Doty
~. polIeeman who was on duty in tho first
ri. "a the left Miss Caista It IL true. sat on
-. ,sttorm where she was almostth observed
s,.u observers. boinR Of a generous mould and
active temperament which nothing short OF
...,l, constant clapping. waving. and shout
,,s bravo. could satisfy. twas great night
-, Mas Doty. The policeman was Just as big
y. ,b.. however. and being required officially
!. .,,pJ he was almost as conspicuous At
A., he was in the dsdo at the rear OF the hall.
-. when Elizabeth Csdy stanton was intro
su,.d Il was too much for the man In buttons.
n. GRADUALLY stole down the aisle until he got
,..r IN. front: of came his helmet. and there
4. stood spellbound during the remainder OF
Ne evening.
nvu great night even for the humblest
.rs az seven enthusiastic woman suffragists
,..t.d In . row on the front seats. where their
,.lov badges showed up particularly well. IL
,,s . great night for Mrs. Stanton Blatch.
vho vas cheered to the echo after her speech.
nat the central figure OF the whole evening
vas. beautiful old lady whose silvery hair and
s.ntls face were not only enough TO lure
New York policeman from his lounRinG place.
bat enough to bring two thousand persons Of
ali classes and opinions to their feet TO cheer
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Stanton'a en-
trance upon the stage was very well arranged.
The platform was filled frst. even before the
lights we're turned MP. Then. In the archway
1t the rear OF the stage. appeared the silver
crowned figure. leaning on . cane and sup
ported BY her daughter. Mrs. Stanton Is lame
nom the effects OF fall. and she came very
slowly down the stage. As she advanced ono
Get Of lights after another was turned on. each
added Cash seeming to intensity the white
meas OF her hair. until. as she reached her
chair, the audience. too. turned white with
waving handkerchiefs.
On the platform. where Mrs. Stanton occu-
pied the chair OF honor with John Milton Cor
nell, the chairman. beside her. were grouped
most OF the women who have become promi-
nent during the recent campaign. Mrs. Lille
Deysreux Blake and Miss Harriet Keyser sat
In the font row. sIrs. Henry NJ. Sanders. DR..
Mary Putnam jacob. Mrs. Robert Able. Mrs.
Cherries A Runkle. Miss Adele Fiede. and q
good many others almost Us we'll known were
there. where they had never EVE. ssen before; on
conspicuous position, much to the satisfaction
Of q great many in the audience who pointed
having a good look at tho wife OF millions.
Eato Field was there and phu,De Cousins and
Isabel Hapgood and Kate Pond.
slightest rroyocation. When Father Ducey
spoke he had Gully to nut his hands In his
pockets and walk around ;he desk and the au-
denco went on into commissions o; laughter.
The general liyel.ness was so all peryasive
that a certain old cockroach Of prodicions size.
being an inch and half In length and CORE
spondinely large around. stole out from
under the platform to see az, what was
pauses under the reporters tables. and then
confused By the excitement OF special burst
OF applause made bee line for The seats
seated In an enthusiastic row. His move
nients wore noiseless and his progress rapid,
rrestoI ballot and law alike forgot. she gath
cred her skirts AROUND her feet and tucked
up at SAFE under bier Shc5
70 hig" You could see her measure 1t OF. Up
wentthe other woman's feet and soon the whole
seats. regardless Of arguments pro and con.
But here comes In the pertiDe mt part OF tho In
aSt snd NOT oae Of tSs ssr
seat, and II wasn't long before the investiGat-
ing cockroach was forgotten and woman's
II was a triumph that offered food for serious
reflection to all who witnessed II. and doubt
les, brought good many signatures to the
The speakers last night could not complain
Of a cold audience. Time and time again
sppI.a:s e suSslds. II the safSrasists do
not give Miss Doty new fan It will
Be as on s' Up ss ns Gs
Be rseoapenssd' From mr.. cornsi is ir g
su r there q Was constant fSssds s Of
M; S;sS:s ,, pietdsIs:qas blond head. EisnIt:
DotYs ample shoulders, was so full OF apprs-
citation that she was quite worn out before tina
s Rev. isn sS to
epeed. she evidently liked Mr.; Sandsrs shs
didn't seem to be alone In this; When DR..
Fellow cltizsns" when ne could make him
self heard above the laughter. he said, at
VIII be. The duty and advisabiiity Of extend
n lts justice and alphabetic in rs sim plicity.
fire BY pouring oil on It. or lessen the heat BY
tanning tho thermometer. 1t appeals to our
innate sense OF Justice and fair play. It is not
4 question OF q difference between the sexes.
bu. question whether that difference
y one q qualify man and dlsluality
woman. Bless God. VIC have come TO a condi-
ton where We are not strictly military Gov
eminent Our Government rests on public
opinion ana moral sentiment. II Ii were not so
brains would be at q discount and pugilists
would be the heads OF our Government When
men mako the laws Tor women 1t Is case OF
io1es being In the Jury when the geese are tried
The landlord legislAting for the tenant. and
re know very well that In every such case tho
legislation will De in favor OF the party legis-
iAtlng. and unjust. II need be. 10 the one WHO
has nothing 20 saJ. There are three elements
o. human nature. the mental, moral. and
PnJsicaL We can sAy that man Is superior in
me physical. that N An and woman are equal
"a the mental, aud that woman Is superior in
the moral Thus they balance very we'll OF
course, there Is opposition to this as there
10 10 al new things. Vaccination used to be
Pew. The French Academy FORBADE the cree.
Gon OF lightning rods. and had thousand and
one good reasons agAin0t them, The State
saIs We says the inaltenab!e right to life. lib.
snY. and the pursuit. Of happiness; but OF
wat use Is this without that which eonseTyss
And protects that right. the balloty'
nj. Cornell who "A prominent iron manu-