The Washington times., 1902-02-13
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Lilen to the effect that intellectual work
en- behalf of women was the best cosmetic
known.
The poem was written to send out 10
her suffrage friends at Christmas. and
to it added a personal message TO
the present convention.
Miss Anthony added few words of
cordial appreciation of Mrs. McLaren. and
read an extract from g letter received
from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, ex
pressing her wish to be present.
Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby then read
Mrs. Stanton's address on Educated SUI
frage-''
Mrs. Stanton s address in part follows:
Mrs. stantoa's Address.
while we should not allow our cour-
try TO be dumping ground for the refuse
population of TIE Old World. still We
should welcome all hardy. coTnmon-sense
laborers here. The one demand | would
make for this class is, that they should
not become a part of our ruling power
until they can read and write the English
language intelligentiy and understand the
principles of republican government. This
is the only restrictive legislation We need
to protect ourselves against foreign dom
nation.
with free schools and compulsory eGu-
cation, no one has an excuse for not un-
derstanding the language OF the country.
LAS women have no voice in the laws
under which they live, they surely have
the right 10 demand that their rulers, for
eign OF native, shall be able to read ard
write the English language. The popular
objection to woman suffrage is that it
IL !,
patent answer to this is, abolish the ig
norant vote. Our Legislators have this
power in their cwn hands.
There have been various restrictions
in the past for men. We are willing to
abide by the same for women, provided
the insurIaountable qualifications of sex
be forever removed Some OF the oppo-
nents talk as if educated suffrage would
be invidious to the best interests of the
lahoring masses. whereas it would be
most beneficial in It's ultimate influence"
.sWhy We Come Again"
The next feature Of the programme was
a paper by Caroline Hallowell Miller, of
Maryland. read by Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton. 1t was entitled Why We Come
Again
In it Mrs. Miller explained why. as she
hoped. the suffragists would come again
and haunt both houses of Congress until
they had accomplished their end. She
disclaimed any intention OF being humor-
Gus. saying that she felt far TOO deeply OF
the subject but in spite Of this, the vi
vacity Of a bright woman cropped out
more than once.
In tie course OF the paper the writer
ted of the reasons why she, though OF
Virginia birth, lad become an abolition
fst, and she then expressed the opinion
that the enfranchisement on the negro il
the infancy OF his development while as
yet intelligent and cultured women wer.
deprived OF that privilege. was a grave
mistake.
Husband Of Lucy Stone.
Mrs Miller's paper was followed by an
address On Equal Rights to Ar by
Henry B. Blackwell. whom Hiss Anthony
introduced in these words: Lucy Ston
Is not here tonight, but we lave her bus
band. ] don't think he can quite represent
her. but he viii 90 the best he can
rather think he was converted iy follow
ing Lucy Stone around and hearing her
speak. At any rate ne is pioneer
A ripple Of laughter followed, after which
Mr.. Blackwell Began.
He alluded in opening TO the case of
Mistress Margaret Brent. who. go years
ago, petitioned for the privilege Of repre-
sentation in the government of the Mary
land Colony. IN the course of the ad-
dress, the history of woman suffrage was
briefly reviewed Mr. Blackwell then re-
ferred to his first meeting with Lucy
Stone in her girlhood and of his attend
ance at meeting in Boston, where he
was converted to the cause of woman
suffrage. and simultaneously obtained a
letter of introduction to his future wife
He expressed the belief that husband
and wife who both believed in woman
suffrage were secure against domestic TN
happiness; at any rate. he had never
known Of unh8ppinesS in such house
hold.
He concluded by expressing the belief
that the time would come when universal
suffrage would have great political par
t. behind it, and in reviewing the gains
already made by the suffrage party.
Paper on 'ChivaIry."
Antoinette Brown Blackwell then read
a paper on "Chivalry" which was in part
as follows:
In its palulicst days knight errantry
was embodied religion and poctry-chiy-
''old English law so generously recog-
nized the innate chivalry of husbands
that it abrogated its own sovereignty over
wives, giving more than its own author-
ity into the willing hands OF their welded
protectors. The husband was burdened
with the care and expenditure OF his
wife's property; he was sclemnly and
lawfully made the custodian of his wife
and OF their children. and vas even pun
ished sometimes when she committed Il
theft. because with authority so large,
he was held TO be properly responsible for
her sins.
"our own country has never been so
careful OF its women as England was; but
IL has chiyalry enough 10 see TO il that
women are not weighed down b. the cares
OF the general Government nor with any
OF those troublesome public affairs which
IT Lays so heavily upon the shoulders OF
its male citizens. II is little confused
IN its constitutional amendments, appar-
entity not quite certain whether women
are or are not TO be guaranteed these i'm
lnUnities.
THE lesson OF this brief paper is: That
chivairy may he Of two distinctive types
the dying old, which made itself sole UNI
pirc IN the question OF the proper and
best benefits 10 be bestowed, and the
growing new. which the chvalrous still
designs TO consult the beneGciaries them
selves as to their needs and desires
There are crab apples and peach plurns.
There are also improved and more de-
licious varieties Of both, and improved
Humanity is equally possible and more de-.
sirable."
s'ConditioEs OF Suffrage"
The last speaker on the programme was
Rev Olympia Brown. who spoke on Con
dityouc Of Sudra % I,er rnunarl.g elieit-