The evening world., 1909-02-24

still another sent her husband. Aphonse
Major. Of Brooklyn, because she was
too tired to 60,
Mrs. Harr.ott Stanton Bla,ch was
about the busiest person one could I'm
agne. She expected n whole cars re-
intor ,ement at Poughkcepsie, but Pres!-
dent Taylor. OF Vassar, had decided
without the sufragsis' reckoning. and
OF twenty OF the students who lad
promised to come two appeared
Miss lnez Mlho. and. striking
looking vassar senior was forbidden
/ by President Taylor to attend the AL
bany meeting.
Her sister, Miss Vida Milhol!and,
who was present. however. explained
she was not representing Nassar. Those
who did represent the college girls
were Rachel Erwin and Dorothy Clarke.
With women sitting on the floors and
grouped in chairs and In the aisles,
Chairman Davis announced the joint
meeting in order.
The Anti-SuNragIsts had the floor for
the first two hours In charge OF Mrs.
| Arthur NJ. Dodge, Chairman OF the EN-
ecutive Committee. Mrs. Henry Willard
had charge OF the Suffraglsts.
I Mrs Henry Willard, OF New York
City, had this to say
! Lincoln knew no country can exist
half slave, half free and, in the present
state OF the worlds political progress
no man Is considered really free with
out u ballot to defend his freedom W.
, women OF this State. who pay taxes
who by r-increasng hundreds o
/ thousands are compelled to earn our
! llvelhoods in shop, In factory and ir
office. are simply raising the we'll
remembered banner Of revolt OF lU6
NO taxation without representation
Summing up the arguments OF those
| favoring the measure, Rev Anna How
ard Shaw. president OF the National
Woman Suffrage Association, said;
When We consider that in all the
countries of Europe where full suffrage
has been extended to women partial
suffrage had heen previously given. and
that the further extension was granted
after years Of experience. 1t is absurd
to assume thar the ballot in the hands
Of women has or will he dangerous
factor in government
"As | passed from polling place to
polling place IN the city OF Denver at
the last general ELECTION l was greatly
Impressed by four facts First, there
was an utter absence Of sex conscious
ness on the part of men and women
they stood in line al the various polling
places, exercising a citizens right and
performing duty for the common
good. Second. the proportion OF wo-
men voters decreased from the resi-.
Dental districts to the Sums. on Capitol
Hill IS per cent. OF the vote cast was
by women and the lowest number in
the residential district was 81 per cent
OF all votes cast, while In the Tender.
lo!n it did not reach 10 per cent"
Thousands In Movement
Mrs. Ella II Crossett, OF Warsaw
president of the New York State Won.
an Suffrage Association said in part
Does 1t mean nothing TO you that
there are in New York State over a. Oot
women organized to secure the fran.
chise7 That few years ago over 500,
900 people endorsed our petition at tht
time OF the constitutional convention
That associations organized for other
purposes representing hundreds OF
thousands OF people have endorsed ou,
bill? The State Grange with a mem,
bership Of 10000, the National Fedora
ton of Labor, the State Letter Car
riers Association, the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union and other.
whose representatives are hero to-
day.
Injustice to Women.
ney.at-la OF Buffalo. president OF tbs
Buffalo Professional Womens League
spoke as follows:
The young girl, loving pleasure
gaIety and luxury, as normal younl
creatures do, Is faced by this strang,
paradox. that the hand Of every man |,
against her when she seeks honorabl,
advancement, and her way is almost
impossibly hard. but II she will accep
d.shonor all the luxuries OF life are heri
for the asking. This vicious contrast
Of injustice 20 the woman who tolls ant
Indulgence to the woman who surrenderi
her virtue. is forever before her. Their,
is no greater stimulus TO prostitution
than this, and every barrier to the hon
orable advancement OF women every
unjust discrimination on the ground o
sex. hesntens this shameful contrast
The Opposition Hard.
Mrs William Forsc Scott. Of York
ers addressing the committee in oppo
J sitiou to the measure. said. In part.
The welfare OF the country dema d,
the existence ~ class Of Lome-mas.
ers, whose vocation Is lnterfersd will
by active public l!fs; and only BY life