Connecticut western news., 1912-07-25
BIG SUFFRAGE MEETING
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She never could understand why one half of the race, because of the accident of sex. should govern the other half. She did not come to Canaan presumIng things along the suffrage line, and did not put herself in the category of the piano tuner who called at the home of lady who was forever humping the piano, and who indignantly informed him that she had not sent for him. "No ma'am," replied the tuner, "but your neighbors asked me to call" Referring to the progress already made, she said that in California three times as many women as men registered on the first registration day. Two million women will vote for president this fall. Of the BOT gainful occupations, women were represented in all but nine. An anecdote was related, of the woman whose home was wrecked by a cyclone, and who, herself, was blown away with the wreck age, and afterward described the expert ence as an enjoyable one because it was the only accident" that had happened in all her married life, that her husband didn't blame her for. The speaker gave another thrust under the fifth rib of Brother Corfford, unwittingly doubt less, but none the less to the manifest en. joyment of that Spartan cleric, by relat- ing an experience of Lucy Stone, in the early anti-slavery days. The distin- guished lady abolitionist was addressing a hostile crowd, at Cape God, when her hearers became menacing, and many ad- vanced threateningly to the platform. The men who had been seated on the platform, retreated, all but one timidly- brave gentleman, who. when a burly man armed with a club, stepped upon the stage, tried to induce her to run away, saying, "They will mob you who will protect you" She disregarded the urging of the timid gentleman, and ap- preaching the burly man who carried the club, placed her arm in his, and turning to her retreating adviser, said, "Thls gentleman will protect me-" "And," said Mss Pinneo, "he did pro- tect her. And that's the difference be- tween the American way and the Eng fish way" Concluding, the speaker said, there is not a single argument against the suffrage-nothing but pre- judice ; and on the whole, men are more openminded with regard to this subject, than women. Miss Pinneo was warmly applauded when she concluded her ad- dress.
 MT. Cornford, before introducing Dr. Culver, said he knew something about the English country, as he was born there. But perhaps he knew more about this country. What he wished for En- gland was equal suffrage for the men. "which they haven't got today" Then there would be a greater chance for equal suffrage for women.
 pr. Culver's subject was "The Hu- manity of Suffrage" and he made an interesting argument. He said he was one-fifth his present age when he first became convinced that women ought to have equal rights with men. Women are fully as competent as men, and if the privilege depends on ability to man. age, then men must look to their laurels. They may not handle the privilege as we'll at the outset, utpractice will make them perfect. At big suffrage meet. ling in Albany, in 1910, Rabbi Golden. stein, who was not then a suffragist, re- marked: "Any cause that can bring to- gether such a crowd is bound to suc- ceed." England knows more about America because of Jane Addams than because, of the president of the United otates. Distinguished authorities, ancient and modern, were quoted in favor of equal rights, ,on various grounds, social, economic, industrial, etc. It is a vital issue. "Any propaganda can be propagated if you have the proper geese. " It has cost the speaker several thousand dollars, during recent years, to fight political bosses. Desirable results cost money. He related the story of the Jew who went up to the railroad ticket office window, in Boston, and asked for a ticket to Springfield. The agent said to him "There is a Springfield in Mas sachusetts, one in Illinois, one in Mis- souri, and several others-which Spring field do you want ticket for?" The Jew replied: (Which is the cheapest ?'' It's good rule-Don't forget to smile and we suffragists can afford to smile because victory is almost certainly ours before very long. Generous applause greeted Dr. Culver when he ended.
 MT. Cornford then got in some hot shot about the duty of American citizen. ship in connection with this question of suffrage, the sacredness of the ballot, and the necessity of prayerfulness in acquiring and exercising it.
 Mrs. Taylor then spoke briefly of the "fne fight" the women in Ohio are mak-