New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
WHAT ARE WOMEN HERE FOR
DR. EDWARD B. FOOTE. JR.. At THE
WOMANS SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.
NOT ONE OF THE FIVE POLITICAL Candidates
SPEAKS A WORD FOR WOMEN CITIZENS OF

SPEAKS A WORD FOR WOMEN CITIZENS OF
GREATER NEw-YORK."
The New-York City Woman's Suffrage League held
IT'S first meeting OF this season last night at the
residence OF DR. Foote. at No 100 Lexington-ave.
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake the president OF the
league. welcomed the friends Of the cause. and after
reviewing the events OF the summer ana speaking
OF the campaign for suffrage it has been pushed
ahead in the Southwestern States she took up the
existing political situation in tho city. Size deplored
the fact that no Of the five candidates had said
one word in favor OF any adv aniages for women.
Henry George" said Mrs Blake has long been
an advocate OF womans suffrage. and spoke for US
during the Constitutional Convention. but neither
he nor any candidate has said anything in behalf
OF women citizens Of the Greater New-York. Las,
winter. under the auspices Of the league. a
paign was pushed obtain better opportunities FOR
women under the new charter. An effort was made
10 advance salaries for employees OF the city.
such as school teachers and police marons AS
you NIL remember. bills 20 bring about these re-
forms introduced into the Legislature. and
agitation was SO extensive that these candidates
must have heard OF H. and Yet they absolutely
silent about the interests OF onehalf OF the people
OF this metropolis"
Mrs. F.. c. Stanton presented resolutions tavoring
an educational Qualification FOR voters They were
read and discussed The speaker OF the evening
was DR.. Edward r. Foote jr His subject was.
What Are Women Here For?"
The speaker announced tina, he had taken the
subject for his lecture from Helen Gardener. who
had once used It open her address before
suffrage convention. and that in doing this he had
only proved himself OF Adam. who
pleaded that he had only followed the example OF
Eve.
Woman has been In time past not only the tool
OF priests, the inferior partner In marriage. the
descript In law and non-entty In politics. but the
slave OF fashion. the helot OF habit and the cripple
~ ffve and
have looked upon her as their perennial victim. and
exert no mean force to retarl evolution in dress
that conduces TO economy. comfort. health and lib
erty. Even the doctors have come to think that
women are here mainly 10 AFFORD them an oppor-
tunity TO display American ingenuity and expernss
In chronological and abdominal surgery: while the
connoisseurs OF art and wine dinners seem 10 think
they are made for mans maudn amusement In his
d!psomaniac moods.
TO HE. liberty and the pursuit Of happiness may
be held as Including woman in full fellowship. may
be a way OF demonstrating what We are mere for.
from the evolutionary standpoint. but as members
OF The human race. viewed In is origin history and
fly and the pursuit OF beterment through progress
II not the purpose Of all living things heretofore
should not be here now debating where We are
posterty In human evolution have too long
monopolzed the front seats and directed women to
Gs'sshi.m wSmen Rsye had d5am PSra Int
women here for2 To rl0rlfy man and serve him
forever The coming woman wipes tnlS on the
slate and announces that she Is her" for her own
sake. primarily 10 follow out the purposes Of her
being whatever they may be- satisfactory 20 her
self, and II man can incidentally make himself
usefu-well. he must watch his opportunity and
her mood and ~ himself 20 fulhll her eXpecta-
lions and requirements. or stand OF and admire
She may be wiling to agree with Dr. farkn hurst
that the mission OF woman IS 20 DO Tn" th.n1
that she was specifically endowed 10 do. and that
IS 10 bear children and train them for tho Us"
and service 81 the world but she Will not allow
that her usefulness must begin and end with TINS.
Or that when for any cause this fun ton = I'M
practicable. she may not employ herself IN hhy
she alone must be the Judge
Delegates 10 the State snnrass convention
In addition 70 Mrs Blake they were Miss Harriet
A Keyser and Mrs Fannie Garney. Among those
rrcsent were Mr. and Mrs Thafieus W akeman.
Mrs Theodosia Goss Mrs. Herman. DIT keatng;
Mrs W.nfred Judge. Mrs. Emile Van Ben ana
Miss Barcalow.