The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-02-19
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on the Natiolal- American Woman SUI
frage Association, wfeh Convened in
the Chdrch OF Oar Father. Washington,
ID. g., may yer be acceptable to all in
terested in The movement. Nevada rep
resentatiye would have reporter ere tlis,
bIt absolute want Of time ms plead
the apology ior her long silence.
On January 23rl the Convention MIN
beriGg 80 delegates, was called TO order
by Miss Susan b. Anthony, the honored
President OF the Association. In open
ing the meeting she said: This is the
18th annual Suffrage Convention in
Washington. The thought that DrongiI.
us here 3 years ago was, that, II thu
National Constitution could be invoke
% protect the black men, i'll the right to
vote, the SAINT great authority could b,
INVOKED to protect women in the right to
vote. This question has been urged up
~ every Congress since 1859. We sskeG
1t first for Il 10Th amendment cnfran-
ising women; then for suffrage under
the 18th amendment, but when the Su
preme Coart decided hat against us We
returned to the the 10Th amendment
and have pressed it ever since. We hav
every reason for encouragement, lore
ior encouragement. One sign of our pro
gress is, that men in high places are be
ginning to talk back to us. instead OF
considering Us unworthy of notice. Thu
discoursed Aunt Susan as she is affec-
tionately called, until the whole field Of
suffrage work, past, present, and future
has been reviewed.
Then followed the usual business OF
the Association leach days work being
thoroughly completed before a motion
to adjourn would be even listened to,
the con.tant admonition vi our worthy
leader was: ~"lirls We did not CONT
here to play, but t work, and each del
egate must complete her pro rata of
all -important work" The reports OF
committees and treasurers report, graph
ically outlined the work accomplished
in the field during the year '95. The
training school for organizers, drill in
parliamentary methods. and plan OF
WORK for '96 was elucidated in II matter
OF fact, business like manner, by the
by the respective leader of each depart
ment, without the least aspiration for
that worldly applause, which is said to
be the last inirmity OF noble mind, bur
certainly is, the first infirnity of those
minds who are content to live only for
themselves, who rest on the conviction
that the world as it is, suits them, and
that existing conditions are all that can
be attained, instead OF striving to fulfill
the purpose OF their creation by bestow-
ing a few thoughts in making the
world better"
The most rabid opponent of woman
suffrage, or woInan's advancement could
not fail to acknowledge the order, disci-
pine, and fellowship that pervaded the
whole proceedings of the Convention.
The great stimulous received by each
delegate will spread like Il great tidal
wave over the fair land, arousing the in
different to action, and the spirit, OF fed
Grafton among the yatious woman's
clubs and organizations, thus redeclar-
ing That we the acomeh people have taken
just one more step towards that more
perfect union, more perfect liberty, more
equality OF American citizenship, which
is the butWark of our commonwealth.
The great majority OF delegates, were
women who have trebled their sweet
sixteen, yes many even quadrupled the
whole line OF teens, yet their dream,
their zeal for ultimate political liberty,
is as keen now as when they entered the
ranks in the day of their youth. Mothers
daughters, grand children, sat side by
side in the Convention assembled to de-
wise ways and means Tor the rehabilita-
ton OF that liberty which enables each
citizen to protect person and property
by law, through that self-protecting
power, the ballot. This manifest tenaei-
ty OF purpose is not founded on woman's
Impulse, nor on any OF fashions fads,
but on seli-evident truths. No reason
on earth, can be given by those who
claim Suffrage as n right Of manhood,
which does not also make it Il right OF
our National life, we are people alto,
gether, men people, and women people
are The only factors of the whole people
then how unjats that either one shoult
have to beg Tor the freedom that was