The sun., 1910-02-17
ALBANY SUFFRAGE POEYOW.
PROF. EASTMAN DENOUNCESl
GAYNOR, POLICE AND COURTS.
Politicians Catch II From Anna shaw Too
at tine First Mass Meeting for HIII-
TO0mbs BIn-Mrs. Belm ont and Mrs.
MAckay Foot Rill-Omcials There.

! at tine FIRST MASS Meeting for HIIl.
TOOmbs BIn--NIrs. Belmont and Mrs.
MAclRy Foot Bill-OmcIals There.
ALBANY. Feb. Ie-The politicians got
tongue lashing from the suffragettes
tonight by women who talked straight
out to an audience which took up all the
seating capacity OF Harmanus Bleecker
Hall. 1t was the first mass meeting OF
the suffragists in support of the Hill
Toombs proposed constitutional amend
ment to give women the right TO vote
which will be discussed by the Judiciary
Committee of both Houses OF the Legis-
lature on March
The meeting was arranged by Mrs
Clarence II. Mackay and Mrs. o. II. p
Belmont. who occupied boxes with other
men and women Interested in the equal
franchise agitation. William Barnes. Jr..
had a. box with Adjutant-General
and Mrs. Mason II. Henry. Mrs. Henry
is the local leader of the anti-sufragists.
Speaker and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,
who entertained Mrs. Mackay earlier in
the evening. were with her in the official
suffragists' box.
Others prominent in the Ratherin g
were State Comptroller Clark Williams.
Assemblyman Lewis Stuyvesant Chan
Ter and Senator George A. Davis. .,
The speakers were Max Eastman. pro-
fessor at Columbia University. who took
rominent part in the shirtw aist workers
eUrike in New York the Rev. Anna How ard
Shaw, president Of the national body OF
suffragists, and Mrs. Helen Hoy Greedy.
Others In the first row were George Foster
Peabody of New York, president OF the
Mems League. which was organized to
| elp the women in their campaign and OF
which Prof. Eastman is secretary.
| Prof. Eastman denounced the New
York police Mayor Gaynor and the police
courts for inactivity or oollusion with the
operators whom the shirtwaist strikers
were fighting. Prof. Eastman said that
IL these women had the right to vote the
police and the Magistrates would have.
given them more .sa SSns,aeTstiSn 1Sa ;,dCaS Inc
or both in their attitude toward the strik-
ing girls. At any rate these strikers
i'were cruelty slugged and dubbed and
instead OF getting proper aid from the
authorities were maliciously persecuted by
them.
| Prof. Eastman said it was the same
with the courts. He knew that persons
who were not legally guilty OF having
violated any law were hustled away to
=. 1T is deplorable to note also." con-
tinued Prof Eastman, that when the
sc. 900 striking women sent protest to
Gen. Bingham against the cruel and
inhuman conduct OF the authorities and
demanding the protection they were en-
titled to there was no response coming
from that Official. He did not deem this
protest OF $4,000 women worthy OF
response. You know what would happen
IL such a protest had been fled by $4,000
men. You know how quickly it would
have been responded to under those
conditions. because 1000 men represent
30 900 votes
prof Eastman said his home was in
Elmira. when We hear there he said,
that a politician from up our way is
disgraced at Albany We say, Well. he
was good to his family What We want
to their families and then take their
families into the conduct Of the govern
ment. TheyA will help to keep our in
stitutions free from corruption and graft.
! Anna Shaw invited all within reach of
her voice to note the fact that they de-
served the hauling over the GOALS that
they were getting and would continue to
get from women until the right OF fran
chise had been accorded them. She
| added: '-r. -lI
@we are frequently met by the argu-
ment that where women have the ballot
they do not use il. and those who make
these arguments selec+ some isolated
instances which upon examination can
| be shown to furnish very good reasons
why the women have not used the limited
power which has been given them. Our
opponents do not quote the statistics
from the countries where the women
have full suffrage. i
Our opponents may hedge and quibble
but the fact remains that in a free govern
ment the class which votes is able to
defend and protect itself and the subject
whether black slaves or white women, is
at the mercy OF a sovereign. whether that
sovereign be slave master OF sovereign
| elector.
Mrs. Mackay and party Of friends
went back to New York tonight on a
special train. 1t is estimated that this
first demonstration of the suffragists
cost between 5000 and 5000. Mrs
Mackay and Mrs. Belmont shared the
expense and are glad of it.
After the meeting Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont
entertained at dinner State Chairman
Timothy l.. Woodrun and Mrs; Woodrun
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnes, Jr.. Speaker
and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth and Miss
Inez Milholland.