The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-02

L1iil-Oo not anticipate my SWer.
he SAID he had seen petitions before
winch had been signed and afterward
changed. He believed a majority of
The women would vote for the prop
oAtion If they could get their rights
and privileges without as much
trouble as the men.
Hill Rather Conceited.
Here he digressed a moment He
said he believed there was no woman
In the convention who did not admire
him. He knew he was not pretty.
But he felt that he was upheld by all
the ladies.
He was in favor of submitting the
question 10 the women and if they
should vote for it, have the legislature
enact law in favor of suffrage.
AS Hid sat down, Richards arose and
repeated his question as to whether
the vote at the Grand was really an
indication of public sentiment.
II said it was ineXpedient for him
peak, as his opinion would not
carry weight.
Richards-Then you refuse to an
s0er?
Hill-No! Only it would be inexpedi-
ells was standing on a bench up
against the north wall, looking as I'M
comfortable as possible. But he claimed
the attention of the chair.
II am not in the best position" he
said, Gaughter 'but do you recognize
me? Gaugfter) I have got pre-
pared speech here and l feel like a hen
which wants to lay an egg. Oaughter)
Wells was very uncomfortable. He
was cramped up. but he managed to
read his manuscript.
TfI-e tho NTenSIe
He said that when the gentlemen
who were opposed to prolonging debate
voted on Saturday to adjourn until to-
day without bringing the question to a
FOCUS, they did a very unjudicious
thing, for they unwittingly afforded
members like himself an opportunity to
prepare written remarks and thus sub
iect the committee to a deluge of man
uscript speeches it might otherwise
have escaped. He believed now that
every man who desired to be heard
should have that privilege, as he pc
feVed there was a diStruSt or Suspicion
or sentiments Of fear lurking in the
hearts of members as to the effects of
the adoption of section l. that, like
measles, was better out that in.
Qaughter) THAT being So" he con-
finued, "let US partake of the no saft-
ron tea of conviction, then wrap our
selves II lIl- MdIlll MOO1ClAS VI ~OOopNC
until we are red with the rash O.
wrath, and then see if we cannot agree
upon some medicine that will dissipate
oup rage and put US on the road to con-
vaIeScence and finally to a healthy and
peItnanent understanding. daughter
andASpplause)
TiSre We're two phases to the queS-
ton: First, as to the rightfulness OF
woman suffrage as a principle, and
eocOT1j 70 fba aNnodioOcV of adOnt-
ing it as an integral part of the con-
Stitution. He knew a clever little wo-
man who owned and conducted
boarding house in this city. She paid
about 500 in taxes annually. She
boarded an average Of ten men whose
taxes for the same period did not ag-
gregate half that amount, and most of
them only paid a poll tax. The other
day there was an election to determine
the question as to whether Salt
Lake county should increase its debt.
It vitality affected the property in
terests of the Womqn. but she was not
allowed to vote, while all of her board
ers did Was that right? CThe ques-
ton was answered by volley Of noes
and applause.)
How About Queen Vic.
Great Britain was governed by
woman. Suppose she should tire of
life and should seek an asylum in this
9ountry such as the gentleman from
Davis had alluded to where she might
remove her crown, comb her bangs ana
put on a Mother Hubbard dress ana
enjoy herself free from the restraint
of royalty and care. Suppose she
should become naturalized and buy the
magnificent residence belonging 10 Mr..
Macintosh, he wanted to know i that
gentleman or the one from Davis, and
hS" believed both of them had been
former subjects of the good queen S,
would deny her the scanty right to
vote for her rights and liberties. ZAP
nhAse1 He believed Mr.. Macintosh
vs3Bld first want TO know if she be-
longed 20 the church. Oaughter) In
dividualIy he was ready to vote first,
last and all the time for equal SUI
frage.
There had come to the convention at
various times among other estimable
women, one who had all the graceS
and charms of her sex, descended
from our revolutionary forefathers and
related TO one of the greatest states
men america has produced. Would
gentlemen think it was Just, right or
reasonable to deny her the right 10
vche and give it to such men as Eph
EblIv and GaIleazzi? CTumultuous
applause) He had an aunt who could
sneak on the equal rights OF woman
that would cause the delegates OPP
poseG to that proposition to crawl in a
hole and pull it in after them. Oaugh-
teri
Macintosh JOked.
Mr.. Macintosh was man full OF
wears and the speaker felt to ask, ON
Lord. how long must this probation
Ia ST. in order to establish honesty on
The mart of UJtah's people? He remem-
bered a friend of his saying once that
he would stick to the old Liberal party
even after every other man had de-
serted if. Pretty soon he saw the peo-
nIa in large numbers voting the Re
n.1h1ican ticket and he fell in. saying,
TITS all right; let her go Gallagher
Caught r.) He would not be surprised
;f wien the angel Gabriel blew his
trumpet at the great and maj Juog-
noent bidding US all arise and report
,roeress. Qaughter) if his friend
Mackintosh would not peep up out OF
his gold-mounted sarcophaguS and say,
ss5sold on boys. till l see whether that
Row with the horn is Morori instead
Il Old Gabe'' daughter and ap- |
plause) ..-
In, closing. Mr. Wells said: The |
,yoTnan suffrage movement is dancing
Gown the corridor of time. gentlemen, /
nd voII may as well all choose your
,,artners and balance to the lady on /
~ left Great applause)
when Wells finished it was high noon |
ard the committee took a recess until !
During the intermission the hall was /
anontv scarcely half an hour. Long /
,oefo7,e the hour of reconvening every /
17acatTt chair on the floor and nearly all |
the standing room was literally packed !
,rFth ladies and others, besides mem
- - - hove the 1ar-ivileee of the I