Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-16
EQUAL LR|GHTSFORA ALL
Woman Suffragists De-
mand Recognition.
PROMINENT MEMS VIEWS.
Enfranchisement Means Not Competi-
tion with Men, But Cooperation.

WASHINGTON, Feb l6-Dstrict Com.
missioner Ross, Senator Teller and Repre-
sentatives Pence and Bell of Colorado oc-
cupied seats Oh the platform at the
woman suffrage convention. Mr.. Ross
made a speech Of welcome to the dele
gates.
The presidents address" was then de-
livered by Miss Anthony. IL was brief,
interesting and critical review OF the
cause Of woman suffrage, with frequent
caustic nllusions to me action Of the
courts IN their decisions affecting the
laws passed by the states for the enfran.
cbisement of women. Miss Anthony was
enthusiastically received by the audience
and her remarks were closely listened to.
Colorado, the New Star" in the flag OF
the woman suffragists, came In for the
lions share Of the discussion at the meet
ing, and half dozen speeches and papers
had that topic for their basis Carrie
Lane Chapman OF New York, In conclud-
ing a stirring speech, presented TO Miss
Anthony, who was "a years old yesterday,
. handsome woman suffrage flag as q
gift from the women Of Wyoming. with
an expression of the wish that its lesson
would teach the men of New York, at
their coming election, TO crown Miss
Anthony, with the sovereignty OF Ameri-
can citizenship.
The report OF the executive committee
recommended that the special effort Of
the association be concentrated on the
campaign In Kansas and New York. the
two states where there IL TO be test vote
this year.
Champions Of the Cause.
Senator Teller OF Colorado spoke for a
short time on the woman suffrage ques-
tion, paying particular attention to the
condition OF affairs as they exist In Colo
RADIO and other adjacent states. He had
long ago reached the conclusion, he said,
that an intelligent suffrage was the safe
guard Of the republic. Tns time was
coming when women from every state In
the land would not only be allowed tc
vote, but would exercise that right.
II. B. Blackwell Of Massachusetts, q
prominent worker In the woman suffrage
cause. made an address reviewing the
work done in Colorado for the advance
ment Of woman suffrage.
Senator Carey of Wyoming paid q
hearty tribute to Miss Anthony, who, he
said, had given the years OF her youth
and Is now devotng the energies Of hei
mature life to the accomplishment OF a
noble purpose. He warmly commended
the work of the association.
The Test In Kansas-
A paper, having for It's su ubject, "Oui
Stars Of 1894, Kansas and New York"
was read by Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns OF Kan.
sas. The Kansas constitution, she said,
was the first to provide for the admission
OF women to school elections. The Kan
sas Legislature was the first to extend
municipal suffrage to women, and thus
was Kansas the first OF the states TO ap-
proach nearly TO the true republic The
result OF woman's participation In munic.
ipal government in Kansas said Mrs.
Johns, may be briefly summed up AZ fol.
lows:
Personal character has been made a
matter OF greater consideration in the
election OF candidates for Office. Men OF
higher morality have been elected to
municipal Offices. The woman constitu-
tency has acted as check upon the evils
Of partisanism, though 1t has, at the
same time, demonstrated that nothing
can be done In elections without organiza-
tion. Polling places are quiet and decent,
and have been put into respectable quar-
ters. Women have lost none of the re-
speot of the men by the reason Of their
enfranchisement
Other experience has taught Kannas
men that women's enfranchisement
means not competition but cooperation.
The fear that woman, when armed with
the ballot. will stand . hostile force,
arrayed against men, and ready for an
attack upon the male voting body, has
been shown by the Kansas experiment to
be groundless. Our experiment In partial
suffrage for woman has also demonstrated
that woman will exercise the suffrage.
In 10 cities, during the seven years Of
our municipal enfranchisement, the
woman vote has exceeded the male. Last
year three cities put themselves on record
with their women outvoting their men.
Mrs. Jean r. Brooks Greenleaf Of New
York read a paper on the same subject,
and the convention closed with a speech
by RepresentaCiNe Brics Of Colorado.