The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
IT'S NOW OR NEVER, LADIES.
~ ToU H<ST 10 VOTE ~ rms
STARE roU HUST WORK HARD


"Ihear that the light in the statue OF LIB
.rty IL to be put out hone II will be- and
hope II will be kept out until woman gets her
riehts. Now It's nothing but a burlesdue"
These were the words OF Mrs Mary +
CraiRie uttered yesterday morning In the lee
ture hall Of the Long Island Historical Society.
At Clinton and Pierfepont streets. BROOKLYN
II was the fret annual convention OF the Po-
Mtiesl Equality League Of Kings County, and
that the sentiment was the keynote OF the
meeting was evident by the tumultuous APP
plause that followed at once.
In the body Of the hall thirty-eiRht women
sat; three more were on the platform. All
we're handsome and self possessed and indie
pendent. a. betting woman sufrraGists and
eli were becomingly dressed. Mrs. Cornelia
X. Hood, who presided. explained that there
would doubtless have been q larger attend
ance but that the morning session was to be
devoted TO business matters. and that Few wo-
men liked business In her address oil vel
come she said:
That the women OF Brooklyn are seeking
polltieal equality Is not surprising. 1t isiresh
in the minds OF the people that during the bap-
tism OF an xiety through which this municipal
hy has lately passed, the women. BY rising en-
nasse. protesting against corruption and in
Justice and pleading for good government.
rous ed the Indifferent and letharRic citizen TO
n realizing sense Of his duty to accept and as
sumo the responsibility OF his electoral privi-
I.,. In fact I, IA an omen secret acceded and
announced by prominent officials. that this
uprising OF what 10 called the better element
turned the scales OF the majority. Nor 10 this
the first time this fact has been acknowledged.
for after season OF fraud and corruption In
1880 80 great Was the sentiment ana enor. ,or
ss.Iss tina. s.yU n. hoS Msyo o
wv. AZ No, imm.dlat.ly expect to work
miracles Of reform with the ballot. for We well
knov how gradual must be tho process OF
changing long-established opinions We do
not expect to take strong partisan standards.
We do moi .yen wish 10 turn the rascals out
for. speak it gently. they are our husbands
and brothers: but We do desire to BIO their po-
litcal equals" ,
Mrs HOOD was ireouenuy interrup'eu " ~
plause. and at the mention OF the , raseal' 1t
"so pro'onkeu .na. s.o nnI " ,aa.'I.
The Presidents OF the auxiliary local leagues
spoke Tor the womans Sunrage Assocla.ion'
MIRA c. II. Carey for the Brooklyn Heights
League. Mrs. Morgan for the Bedford League.
and Mrs. NJ L. Craigie for the Prospect Heights
League
we've been expecting Miss Susan R
can't imaeIn, why she doesn't come she was
writing letters when lett her; and l suppose
they must have become very absorbing"
In order to a, up c the time ne, Of waiting 70,
snss, ~ III, a. ,a,,x.an. o,So, Hnmsn ., ,hs
pi."sur re- in store for them 10 the evening.
She had not got very far when the door at the
rear q the hall opened and an old lady with
sieht and with forty two little cries Of pleasure
every woman in the hall got TO her feet and
soqa Ma mai prSgpess isnSeJ
her Al the rostrum, and then she began to take
0ES Sav wf NJ. Anthony has h..u writing such
sweet things TO her friends (" said Mrs chap
iSs I'm sure she'll w tell sg %1;n ,Ss
Stepped 10 the front n' ''A'' 'Ap'A'' 'H'
s.d sss. Ms hsI G% mSss n
twenty sixth annual convsntion.' It Was not
have sV desired. but ihePe's no doubt i was S a
stats y Sy snss ssesa esminc
TO Brookiyn TO urge upon you the TAX up OF
this cause" she continued. In the progress
ssttle' and II we PERMIT Ourselves 10 I be- de.
our franc ise Tor the next score Of years. We
WIN the %o%sn O. State
Yort. - Nv"
This ended the speaking OF the M ornipg ses-
sion. and the forty three women went out to
luncheon. Al AZ O'clock they ali came in
again. and many more Joined the ranks. In
ciudIng some pretty young girls and some
very old men Mira Hood announc ed that Mrs.
Carrie L. Chapman Gait, who had been set
down for the second speech, would lead of,
because she wanted to get away early. Mrs.
Catt's subject was How Shall Ne Carry
Kings County for EQUAL SuffrageY' She said
women ought to hold mass meetings
There snould also be a hou Sc to- houss can
tend 10 present TO the CONSTITUTIONAL Conyen-
tion in MAY" She said. There should be a
million names and We ca n get them in 10 other
Way BUT for ali this We mead money Wa
must also be sending out wei. selected litera-
ture The whole thing will cost q great deal
Of money and the quest ion is simply Of raising
the necessary funds There ought to be sacri-
fces on the part OF every one Al lea 81 80 900
r. necessary 10 start on. The only Suasti0n is
whether or not we can get that Am cunt ont OF
mock sts and out OF stock inRs There Is nothing
slse but m oney In the question Of woman suf-
frace to-day"
Henry ~ Black we'll the yhits. haired hus-
band OF the late Lucy Stone got up then 10
speak Of THE Coming Crisis In the State OF
Nav York !" He too soon spoke OF the ouss-
zion Of money which did not seem 10 intsTsst
the auiienee much hut many OF the things
be said brought great applause. One Of them
Nas: