The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-21
AN ABLE PLEA FOR WOMAN'S 'SSUFFRAGE Or. Anna Shaw SpeaksinChapeI
 at Pollock Stephens CAPTIVATED HE AUDIENCE Has Pleasant Address, Tactful Grace and Delightful Vein of Humor- Is Recipient of Many Con-
 gratuIations.
CAPTIVATED THE AUDIENCE

The Rev Dr. Anna Shaw of Massachu- setts, whose name has been coupled with that of Susan B. Anthony, lectured on womans suffrage at the Pollock Stephens Institute to large and cultured audi ence.
 With pleasant address, tactful grace and delightful vein of humor permeating the whole address, Dr. Shaw captvated her audience and at the end of her lec- ture, which lasted over an hour, she was the recipient of many congratulations
 Dr. J. H. Phillips introduced Dr. Shaw to the distinguished gathering, and she began her lecture by referring to the ancient republics which had risen and fallen. She dwelt to some length on the upbuilding of a great democracy. "The fall of every republic" said Dr. Shaw, 'has been due to moral decay. Licen- tiousness, vice, crime and utter disregard Of common law has been the downfall of every republic that has been destroyed. :"
 America Is Strong.
 Dr. Shaw then dwelt on the fact that the great republic of America would nev- CT die for the want of protection, or for lack of commerce or diplomacy. She re- ferred to the fact that in 1896, there were between 10000 and Il 000 murders in the United States, while the present year would show a record that would exceed these figures by far. This utter disre- gard for law she said, "has always been the forerunner of the fall of re- public"
 In referring to the ballot box she said Every class of people that vote effects the government in the long run" She then referred to the mighty power of the liquor trade and by way of comparison said. While the prize-fighters and pro- fessional gamblers are but a very insig- nificant class of people comparatively speaking, John Morrisey, a prze-hghter and gambler was sent to congress to watch the interest of the element to which he belonged"
 Woman's Suffrage.
 Dr. Shaw then launched out into sum- port of woman's suffrage, said that 1t was because the nature of man and Wom- an was so different it was impossible for men to represent them. The lecturer dwelt on the moral character of woman and of the influence it would have on laW-rnakng bodies if woman was allow ed to participate. T believe" said Dr. Shaw, that man and woman have been travelling tandem long enough. Law abid- Ing men and law abiding women, side by side can do more real public good than either men or women alone" (Ap- plause.)
 In speaking of the objections to wom- an voting she said that one of them was that woman would want to infuse the golden rule into the contribution. The Golden Rule.
 Tn this land of plenty" she said, with it's fertile valleys, where 1t is said that all you have to do is to smile on a hoe put 1t into the ground and the earth Will laugh back great abundance of It's riches; we are establishing soup kitchens, and last winter a hundred chill dren and aged men and women died for the want of fuel and food because of the lack of the golden rule, which would have brought together the coal trust and the cold and hungry poor"
 She then referred to woman as the peace-lover and law-keeper. She thank ed God for 1t. The best ones to make laws she maintained were the ones that I kept the law.
 Dr, Shaw leaves for Montgomery to- 1 day.