The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

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not quito advanced enough for the more az
greSsive associations. Every woman loves
10 talk and think about children. and this
meeting ground. Its effects must necessarily
be In the line OF breadth and progress, and
the average woman Is greatly In need OF both
There has been considerable comment b.
cauSs, the on Resolutions refused
20 allow one introduced In favor Of woman
sifraSe; Two reasons were given for this;
| v%ention; second. that their constitution does
not questions OF this kind.
That these opinions OF the leaders do not rep.
from the fact that. after they had onlcialIS
requested Miss Susan r.. Anthony TO send
them a letter, they refused to allow { to be
rad TO the convention. although all other
letters We're read. This one, after the GUS
tomary words OF greeting. contained these
paragraphs.
hts true. as you say, that am = very busy woman;
nevertheless | always have time TO give my word
OF S~ympathy TO every organization for the bet,ernen,
I have watched the progress Of the Congress, OF
Mothers with a great deal OF interest Women can
ways and means ior performing their dutie, 70 their
children.
will no, fail TO rcognlIe that the duty Of the mother
does no, lie entirely within the four walls Of the home.
By! tina, !, extend, also to the making and c9n.Iolline
OF the condition. which surround these children when
For this purpose she mus, hav. = voice IN the sov-
efnrert Of the municipality, The State and the nation.
Not only IN. ordinances OF the Common Council. but
the laws msde by the Legislature and BY the Con gres,
it~lf vitality anect the conditions which influence
the home.
Another strong reason Why the mother should
power To make and unmake both laws and Law max
crs-is in order that the children shall con slider her
/, seems to me ih.r.to.s. that ,hc very frs, thing
that should be done by the National Congress- o. Moth.
trs Is TO demand for all women perfect equality OF
Enclosed is pe,eon TO Congress for q sixteenth,
sp,rarch,sr women. In the name Of mosherhood. /
urg. that this body. by Its President and secretary;
,Ssp.D sign a, MS ,ss S DtIiI,aoTn !, in 70 SI,. .esq iIs. WI Min DI ,ss 81.
iects Of this association, for whatever you may de-
cite 70 be ,hE pa,sToTnt duass o. we m Sb w.
.hrm.
Yet SC. much afraid were the leaders OF STAN
reding the congress- In favor Of a resolution
nit the reading Of the le!ter--or rather they
did worse, Tor they read the paragraph q
S%Tss'sns ses and '. 'ns,ls to Ma all t Ant h sSny which
urged that ome should look into TIE laws
i tSould rs. " their Influence TS. With school boards.
Necessary &c. and yet they declined To ask that
w., TISnen ,nsm wso som spoas' ,b seae boards and
councils and who are trusted with the max
ing and enforcing Of the laws. a We I'M
aaine a body Of disfrsnchised men, gathered
| for anv purpose. who would not first OF, all
demand their own acknowledgements That
a body OF women could come ~toeether "a de-
care for unfortunate children, 10 improve the
condition OF the schools, to effect better laws
and yet could refuse 70 demand, ior them-
every one OF these objects il the strongest
proof which possibly could De furnished OF
the degradation OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ohy
a class who have been always distranchlsed
could be so ignorant OF thelr disabilities, so OBJ
livlous 10 their huIniltatinS position IN gov
eminent so satisfied with hslpIessnsss' ,has ft
| influence uron school boards and common
councils and Legislatures; let them learn
s wha. !" that uo' elects these bodies. It viii
be a bitter experience. but Il viii teach them
that all their platform eloquence, al tnsis
high-soundins resolutions, are but child
prattle compared to the voice which speaks
through the franchise.
II Is impossible 20 take UP the individual
cases Of wrongs against women which are
sent 10 me every, week Ihe most OF
them. prove that the Justices, MAGISTRATES
Of them show that pubic opinion is on the
side Of the woman. That policemen make
many unjust arrests that innocent woman
with the most degraded characters. hap
pens far too often, but this IL not done nnne.
S sanction ,o of the w tR% d a. n to n faT aays o, the
wife beaten IL universally condemned. Inc
old theory that a man owned his VIE a. ne
| uu i~ nurse uleS ndTu, OUT .it u Hpl AZ
10 beat even his horse as he used to, The
terrible frequency Of wife murders vs. largely
due to the fact that nowadays the wife tres
70 get away from the husband and he follows
her up and kills her, In Older ines she
escaped this fate by remaining Will him and
akins the daily beating The killing Is pref
cradle. for then she brings no more children
into the world.
These individual cases Ill us with discour-
and see how ali women Mere Compelled TO i've
under the English common law, the most brutal
code ever framed, which Is now largely
repealed by special statutes, We can realize
that an immense advance has been made.
| Nevertheless, We need a woman's voice IN the
laws. and. above all else. we need women on
the iuries in all GASES Of crimes against women.
| That this is denied is one Of the wrongs OF our
civilization. There Is nothing in the world
which the criminals 10 such. cases would be
ever inspires the most fear certainly would
be the greatest deterrent OF crime. After
all other measures have failed. perhaps the
| law-abiding citizens OF the country may be
willing to make the experiment. OF putting
women on these luries. There. Is no large
newspapers in the country which is 40 bitter
an opponent OF woman suffrage as the cht-
cdoo Tribune. After the recent election Il
published ar ,edfonal OF nearly a column.
IDAHO on election day. giving ali the details
OF the trial which followed. &C. A letter ad-
| dressed TO the Mayor of Weiser. who = also
president OF the national bank. brought the
i~ollowin9 answer: ,
Replying 10 your Inquiries as To the truth or fslsity
OF the scurrillous report that has been sent broadcast
frsgi,,s Ia Weiser. i vii say ina, there i, moi a word
OF truth in the report. that. on the other hand, our city
election passed of harmoniously. the ladies' exercising
their right OF franchl se as lntelll gently as their sterner
fellow citizens who have had the night ior years
a.. b. ANDERSON.
Mr.. william Balderston, editor Of the Boise
Statesman. the leading daily Of the state, writes:
The story Is without any foundation
The Tribune stands convicted OF an abso-
lutte and unqualified editorial fasehood.
IDA Hustled HARPER
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