Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20
NOT A REAL REPUBLIC
One Element Lacking in United
States, Says Rev. Anna H. Shaw.
the whole People Because Women
Are Not Allowed to vote--Last
Session of sufrngists.

Are Not Allowed to vote-Last
Session of suffrnsists.
The regular business session Of the 23rd
annual convention of the Vermont Wom-
ans Suffrage association began in the w.
c. T. U. Temple Friday morning at
p:30 o'clock.
The meeting. which was we'll attended
was opened with prayer. followed by the
reading of the minutes Of the last session
by the Rev. Verdi NJ, Mack of Gaysvile
The reports of the secretary. treasurer
and auditor were then take up and ap-
proved.
The important business Of tho session
was the election of officers. Mrs. Julia
Pierce of Rochester was elected president
md Rev. Verdi NJ. Mack Of Gaysvile
was reelected secretary, also were
Mrs. Mary E. Tucker OF Brattleboro
treasurer. and Mrs. A. A. C. Ware Of
Brattleboro, auditor. A new department
Of State press work was added, to be un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Z. J. Par
melee of Enosburgh Falls. It was also
voted TO change the name of the associa-
ton to the Vermont Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION.
Following the election OF officers. mis-
cellaneous business of the convention
was taken up and discussed. including the
subject OF the secretary's salary. and
other minor matters connected with the
association.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session convened at two
-, al 1,,;tl Ior Jo,
than in the morning and waa opened with
song service, followed by prayer by the
Rev. Edward Hungerford. The meeting
was then given over to a memorial hour
with tributes In memory of Laura Moore
of Barnet. who for % years was secretary
of the association, and many others.
The tributes We're from l.. F. Wilbur n
Jericho. Mrs. A. D. Chandler of Barton
Landing Miss Elizabeth Colley of Water
bury Center the Rev. George Y. Story
Of Burlington. Mrs Mary f. Purple OF
Woodstock, Miss Eliza S. Eaton of Bar
ton Landing, Miss Mary N Chase of An
dover. n H., and Henry B. Blackwell of
Boston. Mass.
Following a musical selection. Miss
Eliza S. Eaton of Barton Landing pre-
scented an address on THE Kind of Beings
Denied Their Political Privileges" which
was listened to with great interest by the
members present. The answering of ques-
tions from the question box occupied the
remainder of the session until adjourn
nent at four o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening large number gathered
Vt the Unitarian Church to hear the Rev.
Anna II. Shaw. president of the National
American Woman Suffrage association.
Miss Shaw is a forceful speaker and has
visited many countries. gathering much
material for her discourses
The Rev. F. d. Penney offered prayer
md Miss Leila B. Estes rendered vocal
solo, after which Henry b. Blackwell of
Boston read the report Of the committee
on resolutions.
The resolutions expressed pleasure over
the good showing made for the woman
suffrage bill in the last Legislature: re-
toiced in the continued good results of
woman suffrage In the States of
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho and
In several foreign countries; declared
that the equal participation of women
and men Is essential to a happy home,
refined society, a Christian Church and
republican State: declared that Vermont
should lead the less fortunate States of
New England In applying the principles
Of its declaration of independence to its
women citizens; recommended the forma-
ton OF committee In every town of the
State to secure State repre- lives and
senators pledged 10 work>an vote for n
law enabling women TO vote in municipal
and presidential elections: paid tribute 70
the memory lof Miss Laura Moore.
favored Tho estah1icb,,.pt ~.
tonal court of arbitra ton to make future
wars unnecessary; and extended thanks
to those who aided the association In its
meeting.
The resolution were adopted and after
duet by the Misses Estes and Holmes.
the Rev. Anna II. Shaw spoke on The
New Democratic IDEAL"
Times are continually changing.
Mrs Shaw said. but there Is difficulty
In making the people believe that the
world ought to be governed any diff
ferently than formerly. They look
back into the past and see where no
women have participated In governing
the people and think for that reason
that things ought never to be different
But II we read the history of the an
cient republics we will see that opin-
Ions are continually changing A re-
public, she continued, Is form of
government by which it's representa-
tives are elected by the people The
representatives in Vermont are elected
by men, who are only portion and
not whole Of the people.
Tho United States Is not a republic
the speaker said until it's representa-
tives are elected by the whole people,
and at th-t time only will it attain
the dignity of a republic. Rome and
Greece were not nearly as good repub-
lies as we live in to-day and the
thought never occurred TO those an
clients that the day would coma when
every man, whether he lived In an In
sane asylum or not, could participate
in the government. All these things
show progress, even IL II is slow pro-
gress' Step by step, instead of re-
public we have come moro and more
into what constitutes a democracy
Some women, the speaker continued.
have distinctive adherence against
voting. If no woman entered a college
until all the rest of the women In the
land wanted her to go there. there