The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
UNTOLD STORY MAKES FUN.
CURIOSITY OF WOMEN POLITICAL
STUDENTS AROUSED.
The suppressed Narrative Related to Thnddous
stevens, and Mrs. Smith Quickly Changed
Her Wind About Teiiing NJ TO the Society.

The suppressed Narrative Related to TInddeus
stevens, and Mrs. Smith Quickly Changed
Her Wind About Telling II TO the Society,
Tho Society for Political Study met yester-
day afternoon and talked about slavery. Be-
sides 1t had fun over an untold story Tho
Rev. Phebe Hanaford, who presided, intro
duced the speaker Of the day, DIR. Jessie 7. Bo-
gle. who read u paper on tho political career Of
Thaddeus Stevens.
III was a bold. aggressive, uncompromisinR
anti'slavcry man. she said, opposed to OPP
preston Of every kind. Ho thought and said
that the Northern man who did not oppose
slavery was q traitor to liberty and q recreant
to his God. Stevens opposed the idea of the
right or secession and believed that the Gov
ernment had q right to force the obedience of q
State, He said: I believe that It is not only
right for us to free the slave, but we should
give him arms and make him a soldier as well
as give him the ballot; he deserves our hon.
age.'"
In conclusion DR.. Boyle said that Stevens
believed SO firmly in the equality of man that
no refused to BIO buried In an ordinary grave
yard because, he. could find none that did not
race. He bought 9 little graveyard all for him
self, and there he is buried.
ter, o southern woman, was not buried alone,
but u ~ IN a grnyeyard where no race or religious
Il know a story about his death" said Mrs.
Leroy, Sunderland. Smith, but it's hardly one
Some of the women smiled knowingly, and
the others looked as il they wanted TO know
II move that Mrs. Smith tell tho story"
Mrs. Hansforrdi'is; face assumed a mortified
claimed: "Oh, no, no; not thatl'
This caused a burst Of merriment, and tne In
further demand for the story, although it was
r rslsSIsd to 81 19fss Ri ! n gG.t, several times during the
very. little sn 1t about Thaddeus Stevens. 1
man who differed from him in politics, and I
don't think It was nice Of him to want e b
with his relatives and White friends. I am
wero more tolerant than he was, our state had
set aside 100000 or acres, or 5000, COG
stevens'S views on this question were u riE6t.hh
1t was my good fortune to be in Washing
ton at the close OF the war, when the reconstruc-
jected Mrs. Lille .Devereux Blake placidly,
I saw stevens, and he stands out clearly in
was wonderful. On one occasion, When he had
advocated a reconstruction measure that
was So severe that many Republicans op.
made as ho sat at his desk after making his
speech. He sat there quietly. an old man, and
he cracked his whip. SO to speak. and they all
II admire stevens's bravery and fighting
spirit" said Mrs. Smith. and then she looked
surprised because everybody smiled.
W. hear.a great deal about the iron hand
in the silken glove" said Miss Kcyser. "Stev.
ems had an iron hand without the silkcn glove.
His measures were always of the scverest char
actcr. He believed in suspending the Consti.
buttons OF States that resisted tho Government,
for he said that unless a Constitution was en-.
forced It was not in force. He was not q rose
water statesman, but he was q true one."
Somebody suggested that this was q good
time to adjourn. and o motion to that effect
was passed in O hurry.