Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-19


nklne Gnaan b. Anthony retuFus 70
America after 3 two month"; soj0arn n
Eueiond and Scotland Whsrs che went
Fior In doabls purpose Of attending The
international Congress OS wowoa End
studyiag IL many questions IN which
che b Interested relating 70 woman's
work In the world, and to visit tho old
friends 81 woman suffrage whom she INST
slxteen years ago, While making tour
through the old world. A serong bond
Of frisndship has always sxisted bsewesn
Mis- Anthony and these friends across
the ~, who did 90 much 70 assist her
and 70 make her trip pleasant ono 10
the days when Tie cause for which she
stands was unpopular.
while In London Miss Anthony Visited
her octogensrian friend, Mrs. Rebecca
Moore, Who Was the able correspondent
Of the "Rcvolution," that earliest and
most aggressive woman suffrage paper,
edIsed by Mrs. Stanton and Parker
Pillsbury In ls6S-89 aud 20 and which
left Miss Anthony, who was back Of Il,
on, 600 In debt, every cent OF which she
paid during the following SIX years.
Mn. Moore accompanied Miss Anthony
on her trip through the old world In
1883.
In Bristol, Miss Anthony was the
guest Of Miss Mary Estlir, daughter Of
DR.. Estlin the iAmous oculist, who was 40
intimate friend OF Coleridge. A day
was spent with the Pricstmeu sisters,
Margaret, Mary and Anna, who are the
sisters Of John Brighrs first wife, the
oldest being "a, and the youngest 20
years Of age. The Bright family were
the pioneers In the woman suffrage
movement In England. From Bristol
Miss Anthony went TO Edinburgh TO
visit Mrs. Duncan McI.aren, John
Bright's only remaining sister, who b
"a years OF age. While there she was
Visited by his granddaughter and his
son, Albert Bright, who owns large
manufacturing interests In Roachdsle.
Miss Anthony says the cause of woman
suffrage IL much further advanced In
England than 10 this country, although
the activity 10 much greater here In all
women's organizations. In England all
property-hoiding women, either married
or single, are given the right TO vote 10
parish and district affairs. IL Il further
said that fully one-half OF the poor Law
guardians are now women. Their work
In this capacity has been uniformly sue
cessful.
Miss Anthony considers the work Of
the International Council ~ very en-
couraging for the cause OF woman SUI
frsee. Representative women from AL
the civilized countries Of the world were
10 attendance and the Interchange OF
opinion she thought, would result 10
stronger and more intelligent action In
the future along all lines OF effort.
Miss Anthony, now 10 her eightieth
year, returns from this loog and tire
some journey where her time has been
In constant demand, refreshcd In health
and apparently ~ full Of life and vigor
a. moot women one-half her age. While
che has been dlned and feted By the
lords and ladies Of tho United Kingdom,
aud II the newspaper reports are true,
was the "heroine" Of the great congress
Of women, che is ever the same dear
Aunt Susan" with never q thought OF
personal glory. She has truly earned
all the glory that eau be bestowed upon
her, never for one moment hAs the cause
Of woman been forgotten or put aside
for any other object, never = single tie
has been formed, either Of affection OF
business. which would interfere with her
one supreme purpose In life, every dol
lar Of her money, every power Of her
being, has been given TO the cause OF
woman. She has dared TO take the
blows and bear the scorn that other
women might be free, and We rejoice
that humanity Is beginning TO realize
the debt OF gratitude which II owes 70
Susan B. Anthony.
ELNoRA M. BABCOCK.