The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
THE hNTI-sUFFRAGIsTs
Their Letter to tho International Congress
of Women in London.

OF Women now in session in London the ioI-
lowing letter was sent to the Congress by inc
executive heads oil the new York ana the MAS
eechuSetts Ashoclatlohs opposed 10 the hAten-
sion OF suffrage 10 women. In another c"lumh
mention IL made OF the way In when the reau-
lnR Oh the leuer was Rrceteu by the 'ohEteSS'
inc customs OF BRUSH pubic meetings ueihR
vastly dinerent TO those OF IKE gatherihgs mere
10 ryr Ix-rnr.r,,v.t Co,,~c,, Avn Gov.
opvsa or woNrx- croo,i,o. II has bean
aa,,, e,,, a.. ~ -. ~ ,ho 1-ritod
| at.t.. a, .-nu;oa ,,h, ~. oa,n.rnad th,r,.
salvo. In onnosino tho .xtoneion ~ tho sut
tr,ea to ,hair 80 shoutd bn ronr.eonted in
| nj. u.,horina
A thara "a In r,o,,na = .,.oro hodv Who
| uith a.. ,ro oo,,innaI ,Lot ,ba hattaru.nt n,
.aoi.,r .i.hor ro,i,;oai,,, ~. ssi.I,, ia nnt 20
\. ..hia,.,, ~, $50. 49, ,a,,i,, r. h,,o
| oho.an ,hot ,ha, shc,,i,, 1lir.r ,,,r ,,,oss,yo
o. a., III, ,ho, aa;o.iu 40 ,, ia orotbor
| WOO, oi,an no this oonnrasa =, tho unitv md
s,rn.,hv ,rhioh h;nI 80 ,or.,hor "a uo,en
! Tho day.lonnnont NJ orr ooI T. What wa arc nil
,is D.. -. 49,. ,,c. H. Tiro.
onnes Of oninior nc 70 tnnso l,nes - worv onix
| civ ooo.sior tor I'm, t,t,rar,,a di.ouseion
! h,h h.I,hr,,,t, -, - aa,,. "a.
| oontrih,tIor - ,hi. 1i,o,,..i,, -, ,,o .uSr,oa
will bo , brisr bistnrv ~ tno or,,eitio, Move
! r,on, In tho Ir,i,ad S,o,ao ,ra a on,,llr hria,
| statomsrt ~ our nosi,inn anI onr re,sors
| tb.r.for
| Alrost - No, anita oo.o,isto,, With +ho
| octivo strrogls for tho ovtonsio, -, IA. srf
frota 70 ,ron,on ,,i,h h,,',o, about nt,,, ,snrs
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i ,ooi.io, 30 ,h,. ,,,,,,,.,o. -, ,,, ,.,.. ~ ,h,
| r,,,on rho hnliov,I ,,,n, ,ho hi,h,., o,1 host
nroyross w,s M, ., lao ,t,,ir,d ,b r,,u,,h noIiti
oaI anua,i,r MA ,,., ,,,r,os ,,,.,, ,,,r or,,r
ve,r tho srrrngists ro,iriru d.f,,.n5 hu,
| nsyor d,sheorton,,L at,or,o,h e,rcnntnr
rhora ,,.ro ,,,n,,,, ,,,,,,or, and s,r,, e,il, m
ai ~ ,rhiot, ,h , ,,aoiII. ,,.,c,,oi
| tou,rd women owl .o,ivo .,,rr,,,,,s,a b,y.
fro,ner+lv hs,n ,ssor,,teI win rnl,Iic sniritcd
| MAN nr women r,,,f,,Ii,tod vim tb, s,,ty,,,yn
n,oyornort In Lrinni.'., about tho ,,r,,ir.l rn
,r,, rh,,b b,,a ,a,.,, ,,o.,, q, ,..rI,,, S.,,oo
in w VOL legal status, Brra I,c ai their IonC
association with the lccfur" platform. and the
general use Of the lecture ia a ,,onn. Of in
e'"'.' ' vi ''' " " ' " " Nv
| struction In our country. these earnest and
sincere sufrragists established a considerable
| ranut,tion which ssem.d to implv n moro
Ivp J, Tm,tn " ~ ~ , ,n,'' g" n',no
widespread ihdorseMeht OF 'h"'r onIhl"hs
| than had existed at any time 1t was
| not bnwevar untu 1874 and Is.5 that
no. n"merel' "m, l " INV '.,' ,'".
| New York and Masaachu,etts became
c,omorous enough TO demand action. The
women agitatinE for the suffrage. which with
US means universal suffrage, without qualh-
49," " 40 t;, "''-' "'' Us I'' N''
speaking for all women. and we, feolln: rro-
| t,ndv ,h,, .,,nh , r,.itio, ,r,s ,,i,L,rt ,,,r
lounuIy 5"". .t" " ,, "',7
majority O, women was o,ro4ed to such an
sssumntion formal ossociet,ps opn,sed IN
the extension OF the suffrage to women and
defeated the amendment offered for the con-
| i,o,..i,, -, ,ho Constitutional ,,,n,o,,i,,, -,
sl'eia''on " ,"s 0H9.l, ''I". N'nr e''t''l VI
New York in 1894. victory was also won in
1895 in the adverse vote by the people OF Mas
go Tvn Jn N,hnr Sea- ra,tair toI-
ioMsd ,hs oranno Of Nnr ynry a"I 'G W,ssa.
ah,,sn,ts low, Ir,ir,,is ,rd v,shI,,,.to,, b,va
ehue'',9' wv" i.t''I''' nv Nv
States there i, partial organization.
1t has been dif.rult to conyinr". quiet and
IA ;incn :" ~ t w','r
tT y IL was ry ntcessary and III il has
pesn no pir' f nt rF -. , a., 'o
Ent' Mhersv" 'T' the work Of the s%ras ' IS
h "nsc n ve thm ' n
W. We can t" make ther orncsi'i"q Eq5@H in IN:
smnragist en2rt :" mnSh i2r ne hS, , ,I o.
our orsn NJ. |w III, i WI" IL " WIZ s"'h
az fat"n W. Ne a. r,prosor.od bors IN
conuress caii"d tngrther for The "xTrrss r ~
h s' W ~ -, @ "n', ,, - ',',' -;
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rt Thre fac, oi s.x its Influences and itscopsn.
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tnr human Hlr'u'S nL' I,.N'h " I'G, a',. 'lH " +,
tninshR nlrrn,nrnE WIN ,l,' 1891 'nl my o
mlSFHnr" wn'rn nro "N' in Tx IS
. IIrnhslHcreu as liHEros' III me lIel' uiiI!'l,h
we gu W ~ 20 nuI.tNn ,Wr al i,,'i -! y, !
I"rlcctunVr,oplneht. ENrIE - J NahCi ln",Nu
thht end shoni DC welcomed; ,fN'ry Sup
when ira"I away RON II 7hnhlt De- c! pn>e'
rms. thrn. j. thc Nilal prlH.lpI" "I our n'lnSi-
ton me ha,int al me r"-cnt nm M u. ,'S
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u" hdlpt lWIIl'S H,uI'IE ~ - q, l".irn y
duty: Jury hhIS. Ut, n"'1l " "l p'li!''ii''' ~"
, sharing IN me pnh1lc q, .l''Ia'Inne t"Eh <
, me inrmhl,nh Oh ne inWH' an! ihfu|fshlP III
the bo0y "hlch ma. " passes III" l"",S.
Inc great haIorl'F OF mn any women
marry. ana we therefore 'ohSIu'l inns lU"S-