Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-29
1T is NOW OVER
Close of the National American
Woman Suffrage Convention.
THE WOMhN'S BIBLE AGAIN Up
Interesting Addresses Made by
Many Eloquent Women.
THE SUBJECTS TREATED
THE SUBJECTS TREATED

at the Church of Our Father last evening,
and the meeting Of the executive committee
at the Arno this morning.
Yesterday afternoon the question of the
: Woman's Bible cropped up again The usual
resolutions embodying the principles Of wo-
man suffrage were adopted without much
debate, and then the annual report Of the
corresponding secretary, Mrs Rachel Foster
Avery, was lifted from the table, where it
was laid last week In this report Mrs
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's book was re-
pudated, as having bad effect on the suf-
frage movement, and the statement was
made that the association had 10 official
connection with the book.
The report all along occaSioned n good
deal of feeling among the delegates, some
of whom were actuated by affection end re-
spect for Mrs. Stanton, while others took
the ground that if the association started
'-repudiating," it would have its hands full
all the time. After considerable discussion
pro and con. the report as a whole was
adopted by a vote of y; to 40. Then reSolu-
ticns urging the recognition of women as
the natural custodians of their children, the
submission of questions of international dis
pute to boards of arbitration, sympathizing
with the ArmenIans and the Cuban insur-
gents, requesting the city council of Phila-
delphia to give them rooms for headquar-
terS in independence Hall, and the usual
resolution of thanks. making especial
notice OF the press, were adopted without
opposition.
Interest in the Presidential Election.
The first address of the evening was by
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake of New York
who spoke on 1.-The Interests of Women in
the Presidential Election In the course Of
: her speech she said:
THE coming year there will be held a
presidential election. What part will wo-
nen have in that contest? a minister once
he a1sf ion a nj
choir, and then for the unseen Iaborer who
does SO much for cur sacred exercises the
orsGn boy. That seems suggestive of wo-
mans place. We shall be expected, out of
sight and tightly boxed up, to keep things
going in the great organ of the nation.
Mems voices will be raised in loud and
swelling tones, but many would be unheard
were II not Tor the unseen force that sup
ports them What party shall We join, in
so far as women may join any party? VINO
~knows the difference between democrat
and u republican today, except the great
overwhelming difference that the republic
cans are victorious and the democrats-why,
their fragments strew the sea. Yet, be not
too sure of the future; like the atoms Of
Chladin, those fragments may yet become
symmetrical whole that shall be set to the
harmony of victory. This one thing is sure,
that whichever can win the support of the
women will sweep the country from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
rs it not time that were called into
the councils of the nations? Men left to
themselves can think of no node of settling
disputes but by fighting. Fer a strip of
land in Venezuela, or a gold mine in South
Africa, they would deluge the world with
blood, destroy the flower OF our young man
hood and plunge thousands of women and
children into mourning and poverty. Leave
International disputes to the women, if the
men cannot settle them. Learn a lesson
{ from the aborigines of this country, for
among the Indians the sQuaws were always
consulted on a question of war Women are
patriotic, but they know the value of human
life and the sacredness of home"
What the Elevation of Woman Means.
Mrs. Emma Smith DeVoe spoke on the
theme, THE Elevation of Woman Means
the Elevation Of the Race" She said:
." Hitch your wagon to a star said En-
erson. Your wagon is that which carries
you along, down to bondage or up to lib
erty, and the women who are asking for
full reimbursement have hitched their
wagon to the bright, beautiful and most
promising star in the firInament-the star
OF liberty.
In 1915 Kentucky first granted school
suffrage to widows At that time college
faculties, editors and ministers opposed the
higher education Of women. Notwithstand-
ing these obstacles, by her aggressive ener-
Sy she today fills many positions of trust
and profit in the professional, business and
literary world.
The great question of today is: Shall a
human soul, whether in male or female form
have an equal opportunity with every Other
Soul to express itself? Divine decree has
given to woman the highest certificate of
creative wisdom. because she molds human
lty NmIe IN Its most plastic condition So
long as the mothers of the race live in an at
mosphere of subserviency, in harmony and
dependence, so long will they bear children
10 NIL aITnShouSeS, asylums and prisons
Teach the mothers seIf-reliance Let then,
aspire to individuality, guide them from
= he dusty way up to the starry way then
Will their offsprings reflect souI-oualities-
try of
delight of the world Give the mother the
fullest freedom. because she cannot he
queath to her child that which she does not
possess" '
Unconscious Allies.
Our Unconscious Allies" was the tonic
or paper by Miss Harriet May Mills in
the course of which she expressed the opin-
ion that Hercules was the grandest figure
In mythology because he overcare all OBJ
stacles. "A great reform, like a great
hero" she said lis helped by opposing
forces. Those arrayed against woman suf-
mage are its unconscious allies. We gain
from their opposition renewed power and a
clearer knowledge of the real issue
The anti-suffragists in New York state
nave unconSciouSiy contributed to the
Iuttherahce OF our cause by increasing
agitation OF the question. They are help
ing TO rid US of the most genuine obstacle
We have met-the Indifferent women They
nave rendered US much assistance in the
they are beginning to think That is the
Irst step in the development of a suffragist
by TINS process many 'antis' have already
been educated into advocates of our cause
Inc majority OF the women now holding
pubic office in New York state under an.
polntment are anti-suffra gists They are
performing their official duties so we'll as
10 dlsprove their own theories. Their eff
cheney cannot fail to convert MANY to NO.
man suffrage ~ wv
. Inc anti-suffra gists are taking part in
the very movement they protest against
AS aSnators and office holders thew are
wholly out of their old-time sphere This
Is a tacit acknowledgment of their debt to
the woman suffrage leaders We believe
That their energies will soon be turned i'm
Sex" ~
Women as Legislators.
Annie L. Diggs spoke on Women as
legislators" She said that the dominant
note in the movement for wcmaa's enfran-
ch1sement Has sradually passed from a de-
mand TO "om' 5 rights to an argu-