The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-07
WOMAN.
SUFF'R AGE.

In tho Newport Methodist NJ pt' copai
Church yesterday aftefnoon, aavoea'os ~
OF women Suffrage wei In attenuahce III
goOdly numbers when Sta'0 fre>iueht
Mrs, Martha CraustOn Called the otate
I COHventOn TO otGs'.
Miss Emma Lore sang several solos anu
Miss Mary N. johnson also pleasantly
. selection. Tho slection of Otlicers re-
sui. ed ns follows: Pre- -itunt. Mrs. Marga'
ret, &. Gran ton of Newport: vlce-pres'-,
(, dent. Mrs MargArst II. Houston o'
Nrs. Thatcher Of Wilmington; rscotdinR
secretary, Mrs. 4. II. Price OF New Castle;
tres urrr, Miss EinMa Luru VI Whining
ton. .........
During the afternoon m Interesting
and Instructive pap0r was read ny mrs
Margaret IL. Kent 1t was devoted TO =:
discussion of whether women should be
sduoated 10 eDjoy equal sutfraYe Nrs
Kent contendeu that education wa' hot
necessary but that women wouu DO pet'
tor off aul obtain their just rights ~
having he ballot given TO them 1T phco.
She claimed that women were ralhlp'o o'
Bnjoying suffrage, nnd pointel Oh tina
In the states where there was equal sun
rage the moral. Of tho community wore
better thun In those places whore the
women did not have right to voto
Mrs. Kent snid that the right OF suffrage
, WAS merely the right to govern ones SOIL
10 pro ect ones purson and properly ty
law, Continuing. she said:
"While Individual rights, Individual
conscience aud judgement ars the baaic
principles Of onr republican government
and Fro; slant religion 1t is mos 'lnHnihf
= 10 find some VI our leading poi lcinn 1
and others talking Of Iestrlc Ing tbT
suffrage and bv 90 doing turn buck tho
whesls Of progress la0 years. 1t Is claim,u
By these self yled advocates of education
That every on3 should strlva 10 DecuihD 80
learned that they won d come wilma mo
Nmits OF the qualifications 10 vote Dut We
sll know that tho,e Tho are so lar down
tho soale VI knowledge wou over 70
main disqualified. With universal sun
rage 1t would bo the duty OF ail of Us 20
uee to It thst there shall be no such class
a class that does not know huw to VOC.
I am sure you eau but acknowledge this
10 the nObler aud bctterwAy to gain suffrage
Tor all.
A large crowd was present nj the oven
ing session. Chief Justice Charles lao
nnj the Rev. Anna II. Shaw made address
Ds. Miss Emma 1.oro saig a suio Chiei
Justice Lore, in his address, first referred
to tho gradual emancipation NJ woman,
tol1ing how tho first w0man's college was
founded about forty years ago, until now
ono third Of the colleges Of this country
are oreu to women. Gradually woman
has bsen eInnuclpAtsu until now she is AZ
tackiDR the last citadel of prejudice ana
that 10 her right to suffrage. Tho speaker
declared that II the women Of Delaware
had tie courage OF their conviction and
would demand their right to vote they
could get It from The next Legislature.
Logically, said the chief justice. they
should have 1t. Their voice is potent in
ehe family therefore there is every reason
TO believe that it would be equally potent
In . nation Of families. The only reason
hgainst them having IT is n political one
They could not De governed hnd Dos'ou
like men. They would uplft tho ballot.
In competent nlau men who arc not qua
filed tc flll offices, would not DO chosen u
woiuon had u vcte, for the women would
demand that men Of high moral charhcte"
bs selected to Office. Another reason they
do not get IL ia that there is among them
false Genso Of delicacy. l want to see
women vote. want to see the ballot IN
sha hand OF every women Wo give Is to
Bhe Italian tho hobo, The drunkArd, and
host of other incompetent men, while our
wive, and daughters, whb know tho ill.,
stitutiOns Of this country what IL was
founded for and the great principles
beaches, are denied the right OF voice in
the governments
The Rsy. Anna Shaw in opcning her
address sad that 1t was b0asted prlncl-
pie that governors derive their power from
the consent of the governed and then de-
clared that this country is not II repnDlic,
because womon are governed III II, yoi
they have no voice in lhs government.
Continuing shs said: This country mover
has been republic. 1t was first d goyern
mont Of tho arisl0Cracy OF wealth, then
Nm aristocracy Of-cosor, and II Is an arls.
tocracy OF sex. Every woman In this
country should ask tho men 10 cease
Slatming: that lthis republic or make
1t republic by giving suffrage to all.
Nv omen are timiu IN asking for the bal
lot. Never before has suffrage been given
for the asking 1t bas always been grant
cd. The negro did not ask for suffrage. 1t
was given TO him for II politica! necessity
by the Republican party. The luborlng
class nevor asked for II. Thomas Jeffer..
son gave 1t to them because he wanted
This country to be more of n republic than
an ari istocracy. The lab0riug people In
that day did not want it. They refused
It, That Is the way with the women ot
today. They do not wan It, but they
should want 1t, and II tbey arose In their
mighS and asked for II they could get IT,
"This government neeus women more
than " omen need the ballot. Look at the |
history Of the great rspublicso Of Rome and |
u. eecs. They have fallen and tho reasons
arc apparent TO every student OF history. |
They fell because Of immortality intemper !
ance, disobedence to tho laws Of God ana |
,he state, and they died along the line, OF |
war. Tho weakness OF this country Arr |
inst on these lines to which women by |
their votes would impart strength This |
country is weak :moraIlyD and spiritually |
aud not financially and materially Take |
she elec ion in Pennsylvania last night |
Il was disgrace to civilization. aud the |
pause OF IT is TINT any GLASS in the lol& |
run is aDlo to effect the government. Man |
is great material force In making govern |
msnt or In anything. Woman Is the area,
moral force. 1h0y aro temperate, peaco- |
full and pesceloviDg. therefore, If they had |
voice In the government that hoy would |
exercise thoir right OF suffrage for the (
moral uplifting OF the country and would |
let man take care Of tho material lpur..'
4. Night school S. a T1Onth.
In attending a private school. day or
night, there Il always an advantage IN |
peiectiug the one In which tho proprietors |
ttnSn <t,r.n f,,t I,n, /