The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-25

I up; keep going along, no matter how
| small the society may be Everybody
| believes that suffrage will come and
| what We must do IS TO organize. organize,
| organize and work along for the 18th
amendment 10 the Federal constitution"
/ ~ the close of Miss Anthony's address
! Rev Anna Garln Spencer was intro
! duced Mrs. Spencer announced that
| she had two texts 10 offer applied
| To woman suffrage one, the text OF
words, and the other Is the text OF acts.
DOCTRINE OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
Mrs. Spencer enlarged upon the doctrin.
| OF human rights Incidentally she de-
| clsred: ANY man today or woman. who
denies equality of human rights TO those
| Of darker color is BY much declared
to be NOT only undemocrstic, but abb
solutely illogical"
Moreover" she said we cannot be
democrats and not believe in woman suf-
frage.
If there is any matter I'm which wo-
men have an equal interest with men il
is as to the conditions which govern
marriage and divorce. and yet today all
over the land men are writing and de-
batting and trying 10 decide this question,
alone. There are two sides 10 1t.
The countries In which The Roman
Catholic church forbds all divorce are
not more moral but less so than In the
United States. Ask Italy; ask France
The law alone cannot secure purity or
prevent impurty, either inside or out
side the home But the conditions Of the
marriage contract and those that govern
it's legal dissolution are determined i'm
the last analysis. by law, and the voters
of the land decide I'm one way or another
what the law shall he and ss IL takes
men and women together 10 make the
should be decided upon by men and wo-
men.
TRANSFER TICKETS URGED.
Mrs. Spencer also touched upon the
political issue or transfer tickets at pres
ent before the city council.
She urged that women wage earners,
teachers and others were 50 largely pa
irons OF the Union Railroad company
that they should have voice i'm the dis
cussion OF this question. which" she
declared, must be settled at the polls"
AT the close OF Mrs Spencers stirring
and admirable address the meeting ad-
journed
supper was served soon after the close
Of the afternoon session 10 about 50
women.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened at o'clock
with Mrs, Dewing, the president, in the
chair.
The chief speaker at this time was
Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz OF Belmont.
Mass, well known writer and club
woman
Mrs Diaz believed on general prin-
cples that there should never be any
discussion when people want TO bring
about any great movement
They should come TO some general
agreement on one ground and settle il
there" she said
There is no logical reason why men
should make the laws that govern wo-
men: the principle is all wrong.
What principle shall We get az to
settle the question Of suffrage2 We
must get at a universal law Human
beings, being part of the universe
must come under the laws OF the uni
verse
There is devine, creature plsl where
we have 10 look for our law Each IN
dividual must live out his or her life
individually, and in telling woman what
she must do, what she needs. etc, the
man who does this il a sinner. because
nc has broken the law OF individuality.
When man tells woman what she must
do and makes the laws which govern her,
he has broken law
The man force has heretofore run the
whole thing and the woman force has
been left out. The whole question OF
suffrage rests Just about there"
ln closing Mrs Disz recalled the story
of Eve in Paradise Lost" and in a
humorous way told Of the responsibility
OF Milton: not only for the Devil. but
for a great deal Of falsity about what
Eve did I'm the garden.
Miss Anthony followed Mrs. Diaz. brief
ly speaking along substantially the same
lines as in tho afternoon.
REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The meeting closed with the introduce
tion Of the following resolutions which
were adopted as follows;
Resolved. That We depore and Will use
our influences To circumvent the attempts
that are now being made to place our
cities I'm contrel Of police commissions
They are tsklns from women the power
10 select police mstrons and taking from
mcn the control OF their cities which |
they have enjoyed go long and placing |
them. as far a. municipal rights are con-
cerned nearly upon the level with |
minors. aliens. criminals, lunaties, un-
taxed Indians and women.
Resolved. Thstwe r.iN the men Of New |
port. who. Al their own request. have been |
partially dsfranchiseJ and recommend |
that whenever they become dikcontented |
they read tho literature issued ny the |
Society fvr the Prevention or Ext enilon |
Of Sunrege 10 Women F