New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
SUFFRAGETTES FAIL.
Plan Tro Meetings, but Hold Only
One for Lack of Speakers.

The outdoor suffragettes planned to put out two
draenets yesterday. announcing that they would
hold meetings simultaneously the east and west
rides of Madison Square. The cold wind kept some
of the speakers at home. however. and Tor lack
Of Fishers Of men the two meetings dwinded 10
II wss $50 o'clock when Mrs r. Borrmann Wells
VaiiantIy mounted the platform. which was an
cH7c. stool hastily borrowed from somewhere in
The ueighhorhood She was supported by Miss
Maud Malone. OF Harlem; Mrs Christine Ross
Barker. a small woman who refused 10 give her
name though she announced that she was not
afraid 20. and two men. Ii was = democratic
crowd that gradually gathered Men who looked
as II they had slept in a bed for months ruboed
elbows with well dressed ones. Ants were not
wanting
IT'S mistake to give women the vote called
q man as Mrs Wells began.
A fat Irishuaan. with a big pipe in his mouth
took an even more sweeping view of It,
III was 2 misfhake TO iyer make Wiminn. ne
ssid. Eloonily. hut it was done so NANNY EeaFS
ago that sure well have / overlook tn hiundeT-
Friends Mrs. Wells began, ''as a point OF ao-
stract Justice. IT is nearly always admitted that
women should hare voice in framing 'he ia"s'
But theories improbable diet
That's the stuff" called man in the fringe OF
the crowd. =
For many years women have wandered III
the wilderness
What's she argyin' about up there?' painted a
man who had just come sprintng across Maols0ii
SQUARE TO see what was happening
-.Kxornens rights some one volunteered.
..Aw. cut it out snarIed the curious one. Amt
they got tn right TO stay home an take care OF
their babies?'
Later on in her speech Mrs. Wells touched on
the charge that women workers keep down wages.
Do YOU suppose women work for nothing be
cause they want TOP she demanded Don't you
suppose they'd rather stay at home- But just as
long as women kept in political and economic
bondage lust so long viii employers use them as
weapons"
This started an argument between several men that
almost threatened to drown out the speaker. one
well dressed man maintaining that conditions would
he all right if agitators would stay at home and
keep still. while others. well dressed as
serted loudly that the speaker knew what she was
talking about, and that IL women could vote there
wouldn't be much graft in the Fire Department.
The prosperous man was finally hooted down as
politician
..Ah. he's comfortable enough in his overcoat.'
remarked one man as the well dressed de-
parted.
James Morton made q little speech in which he
reouked the men who were grinning-
We men ought 10 take this thing seriously" he
urged. This isn't joke"
'Itn be q mighty poor if the wimuin get
the ballot" said the Irishman with the big pipe.
Then a woman in green mounted the stool and
said she was sorry 10 see the TWO policemen on
guard there standing back out OF earshot. shelter
ing themselves from the wind. she said Scornfully.
IF this were mans political meeting they'd be
right up here listening 10 every word
Then a picturesque looking foreigner who said
his Hopp got UP and delivered i'm
paesioned address, which seemed TO arouse enthU-
siasm in the breast OF q solemn individual in tho
crowd. The solemn put his hand in the breast
OF his coat and looked around oratorically.
When Mckinley took the oath OF Office he in
toned. his first words Mother, I owe il ali
10 you.'
Miss Malone in closing the meeting announced
another for next Tuesday a: the same time
and place
And before close" she added. isn't there
some one who wants ask questions?
There must he 'antis' here. Let's hear from
you
No one spoke Il guess your convictions must
be frozen said Miss Malone as she stepped down
The crowd numbered aboIt two hundred. and
several times there was vigorous applause of the
speeches.