The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-13

write the English language intelligent
", and understand the principles Of
republican government
This is the only restrictive legisla-
ton We need TO protect ourselves
against foreign domination. With free
schools and compulsory education, no
one has an excuse for not understand
ing the language of the country. The
great political parties fear to propose
this measure lest it insure their defeat.
This Superior Class"
a republic based on the theory Of
universal suffrage in which a large
class OF educated women. representing
the virtue. intelligence and wealth Of
the nation, are DISTINGUISHED, is an
anomaly on the government, and espe-
cialiy when all men, foreign and natice.
ignorant and educated, black and
white, vicious and virtuous, by their
votes decide the rights and duties Of
this superior class.
As women have no voice in the laws
under which they live, they surely have
the right to demand that their rulers,
foreign and native, shall be able 10
read and write English. The popular
objection 10 woman suffrage is that it
would double the ignorant vote. The
patent answer to. this is abolish the
ignorant vote. Our legislators have
this power in their own hands There
have been various restrictions in the
past for men. We are willing to abide
by the same for women. provided the
msurmountable qualification of sex be
forever removed"
History of Adoption Of Suffrage.
A paper by Caroline HalIoweu Miller
Of Maryland, VINO, because OF illness,
was unable to be present, was read by
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. The paper
was entitled why We Come Agar"
and was an earnest plea for equal SUI
frage
The venerable Henry B. Blackwell of
Massachusetts followed with a brief
talk on Equal Rights 10 All It had
been his fortune, he said, to be assO-
ciated early in life with women obliged
TO rely on their efforts. In 1865 he was
working member of the National
Equal Rights association, and had
sought vainly to secure suffrage fo-
women in the reconstruction of the
Union. He then gave a history OF the
adoption by Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
and other states Of woman suffrage.
and concluded by saying that woman's
equality is fast becoming the watch
word of civilization.
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell Of
New York, introduced as the first wo-
man ordained to the ministry in this
country, read an interesting paper on
''Ch val v"
Rev. Olympia Brown Of Wisconsin
gave an interesting talk on conditions
OF suffrage as existing in the United
States, paying particular attention TO
the privileges which aliens have in ex-
ercising this right and in making the
laws.
The singing of Aud Lang Syne"
closed the evenings session.
Among the Utah women in attend
ance are: Miss Ann NJ Cannon, who is
deputy county clerk Of Salt Lake coun-
~, is a delegate to the national coUn-
ell. and will read a paper, Give Not
Gifts. But Yourselves TO Humanity
She will make a report as to the con-
ditiOn of the society in Utah on Fri
day, the 21st inst
Mrs. Hannah Lapish, Mrs. Alice T
Steele and Mrs. r. H. DoOlan, dele
gates to the woman's suffrage con-
greSS, have also arrived in the city.
Mrs. DUsenberry has been selected by
the Utah delegation to read a paper on
''Children's Activities"
They were given a reception this
evening