The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-03-23

Protest Against Laws which Allow
Mothers small Protec tiOn OveE
Children Plea ioT EkerSises Oi
Corrective Ballot.
II l. a rare occurrence when noted
men % the country gather together q
do honor 20 a woman who has worked
and striven for a cause to which many
Of them are ants sOul,li'. Vet this was
the case a. week or tWp ago when
statesmen. political leaders. jurists,
and literary lights Joined In paying
homage 10 Miss Susan n Anthony
The great woman suEraEist. on the
1svAsicn u her c,-hty.>ixth birth.
day
This mcCtin. WAS hcld Ia Washing
tun, II. G.. In February. Miss Anthony.
81 course. being present to listen 10 the
addresses and words of felicity. She
had just come from a convention u
woman sufraEists IN Baltimore
Among the letters OF cUngratulltiOn
read vas one from Prcsldsht Rose.
yc'' which said:
lit me join In C1ngratulating Miss
Susan n. Anthony ON the occasion OF
her Cirhty-siNth birthday and extend
my best wishes % her upon her con.
tinucd good health
In reply 90 the numerous cOngratu.
latiou>. Hiss Authpny. owing 10 a -.
ven culd. confined her remarks 10
thc~c few words:
Il wish the inca would do something
besides extend congratulations I
have asked President Roosevelt 90
push the matter % 4 constitutional
amendment allowing suffrage -
women by a recommendation 10 Con.
gress. I would rather have him say 4
word TO Congress for the cause than
20 praise me cndlesSly"
The Rev Anna Howard Shaw. a
prominent woman leader. presided
over the meeting. introducing the
speaker. and incidentally pOking
much fun az tho members q the stern.
or sex She said that any man who
accepts a post 81 especial Earning i'm
mediat'ly dons a gown. II was true
81 college professors, % graduates.
and % men who sat upon the supreme
Bench She stated that the gown Il
a symbol % wisdom.
Over Oae Hundred hiOmaa Lsadsrs.
In connection with this celebration
0f Miss Anthuny's birthday. ore hun
drrd and City advocates Of woman
suffrage swuoped down On the Mem
bers Of Congress and hurled at the
STATESMEN all sorts Of feminine Oratury
On the subject In apP,alin 90 the
solOns IL the Capitol. the argument
vas made by the women that ted aid
not intend the female to- b. suIserV-
tent TO man. and that she should b.
given justice through the ballot.
The principal address was made by
Miss Mary Thomas. Of Baliimurc.
who protested against the laws dis.
eliminating against women.
we have no right 10 the children
We have Graded In our loving arms
beyond the age Of seven years she
said. and nov our boys % eighteen
need not ask our permission 10 JOIN
the army and navy II their fathers are
willing The girls % MARYLAND. Who
cannot contract legal marriages under
sixteen years Of age. may thea con
sent 20 their own degradation and
their destroyer go free. Think Of this
terrible injustice ID ignorance md
innocence and grant us the power to
project the child who cannot protect
himself.
aThe saloon keeper. the cigarette
yender. and the gambler may ply their
nefarious trades next door TO our very
homes and We are pOweriess 10 save
the boys u the land from their inhu-
ence We ash % Congress the right
to cNpress our opinion az the ballot
Inx. because a will be the surest and
sasest way 10 accomplish what ve
dssire"