The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-10

She never loses faith in the ultimate TIL
umph OF the cause for which Susan has
labored for so many years, but she WAS IN
ceniably cast down Immediately after the
vote taken By the New York constitution
Al convention refusing 20 submit the qucs-
zion OF woman's suffrage 20 the voters Of
the state.
When Susan Was Arrested
1t did seem 20 both OF Us, - she said.
referring ~ Susan. that the victory was
within our grasp. The society women had
taken up the matter more than ever before
and we had always been told that IL we
could once get them on our side victory
would &c easy. I think things looked
bluer 70 me just then, she continued,
than they had since Susan was ar
rested for voting IN 1872 Many persons
have forgotten that arrest and the trial
thar followed tire next year, but l never
shall, nor viii Susan And sec''-here she
-oCk up = little black covered book-''I
keep here for reference a. = souvenir
printed copy OF the official report OF the
trial. together with reports Of the speeches
delivered by susan and Mrs. Matilda JOS
lyn Gage among the people before the
trial Susan was not alone in breaking
the law OF the land ~ interpreted by the
justice who tried her. There were II, all
told, and we began our ubiquitous pro
ceedings on the first OF the days set apart
for registration that year By marching in
= body up % the inspectors desk and de-
handing that our names be taken. We
were refused at first, but we had counsel
with Is, and he expouudsd the law as we
understood IL 10 the inspectors, and Susan
assisted IN Clarifying their vision, so that
on the next registration day our names
were inscribed Upon the polling books, and
we felt az last a. IL we were equal in the
eyes OF the law 20 the ward heelers whose
names were inscribed upon the same page.
When election day came. we all voted, one
after the other, although we were chal-
lenged and had TO swear our votes in and
had been duly notified that we were 70 be
arrested and punished for daring 70 as
sumo that we were a. intelligent and as
competent 20 have n voice in the govern
rEent OF the country as the tens OF thou
sands OF men whose chief idea Of pleasure
is the guiding Of whisky, and whose no
ton OF the suffrage IS based on the market
price OF votes.
susan d. Anthony's Trial.
Well, Susan was arrested, and so were
the inspectors Those OF Us who had fol-
lowed Susan in going 20 the ballot box
were not taken into custody. IL was as
suIned probably that we were not respon-
sible- but were like 4 lot OF little children
and had voted because Susan did and
time 70 time. and Susan got around as
lively as she could 10 explain our side OF
the question TO TIE men of the county, our
political sCpcriOrs- 20 that we might have
some show before the jury. Do you know
what they did then, Why, they got a
change OF venue and proceeded 20 have
the trial IN another county, at Canandai-
qua, but they didn't get ahead Of Susan
much She had made her speech IN 90 Of
the poscoffce districts OF Monroe county,
and she then proceeded 20 repeat IL IN p
OF the postoffice districts Of Ontario coun-
-. Moreover, she got Matilda Joslyn
Gage 20 help her in Ontario county, and she
spoke IN Canandaizua and IS other towns
CT The county For some reason they did
not change the venue again Maybe they
thought IL would not be OF any use; that
Susan would insist on having her say,
even IL they tried her in Greenland before
q jury OF Eskinos, and guess she would
Tt would have done you good 20 have
been present at that trial " said Miss
SIary while an amused look fitted over
her face They did not even let IL 90 20 |
the Jury, possibly for fear that the verdict |
might b scquitraL When Judge Hunt, |
who presided was ready 20 declare Susan
guilty and 20 pass sentence upon her. he |
asked her IL she had anything % say why |
sentence should not Be pronounced She |
Told MN SIZE la4 many Ll4L - 20 -aEr ana
she said them zoo, though he ordered her |
20 SIC down aLoCs every five OF six sen
-ences- TIE court orders the prisoner 70 /
SO down be would say L vii 10. al \
,o= another word But susan went right /
On and said al the words she wanted to-
- last she Sas down and then the court
gave the order, The prisoner VIII stand |
Up Then the court sentenced her 70 pay
. fine of 800 and pay tie cJ4ts II the pros
ecucion- susan said some more words
then closing WIKI che quotation, Resist
s1ce 20 tyranny j. obedience 20 God
Then tLe court said Madam the court
vii not order you committed I'LL the fine
: paid
That made susan virtually free again,
l-ld she zor ouE Of the couE- room a. soon
- she could sor IL was a frightfUlly hot
10y. and the place being crowded with
--ecrsscrs. vrs=s very uncomfortable We
I'D an ida then that victory was not very |
Tar away but j. seems now 90 BE- almost
- far a. ever r. rle greatest state II the
Mon although the cause "a progressing
r. ne states that have been |
.a-veCi oCt Il that region which was viii
-er-ess a-c desert when susan vas arrest-
- and trIed a. q common criminal
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