New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-06

Gait and Miss Rose Young, who LEI
were welcomed by Captain Clifford
officer at that station
Followed by all the sightseers on tn
place the sufragists streamed up tn
stone staircase to the grass plateau i
front of the goddess. There Mis-
took her stand. and read thi
appeal:
To the Men Of New York:
One hundred and thirty-nine
years ago to-day, the Declaration
of American Independence was
adopted. That document, sacred
TO every true American, and hon
ored by the entire world as one Of
the greatest documents of history,
contains two immortal maxims:
Taxation without representa-
tion is tyranny"
Governments derive their just
powers from the consent OF the
governed"
They have been the slogans
which have led every victorious
movement for self-government
since 1916 BY the unanswerable-
ness of these two aXioms, class
after class has been admitted 10 the
franchise in the Empire State, until
in 1915 no taxpayer is denied re-
presentation and no person Is de-
MED consent to the government he
obeys, except minors, aliens, Grim
inals, bribers and women.
The minor receives his freedom
at twenty-one, the alien may be
naturalized in five years, the Grim
inal and the briber may be par
doned and thus all escape from the
dishonored class of the states dis
franchised, except women. For
them there is no open door to po-
litical liberty.
On the contrary without re-
morse, apology, or apparent re-
gre, the state tyrannically con-
tinues 20 tax women property-hold-
crs and to expend the vast sum so
derived arbitrarily and often with
out due economy.
Il continues to make and TO en-
force laws not only without regard
TO the wishes or opinions OF its
women citizens, but often in direct
opposition to the known views of
the majority of them.
Against this outrageous oppres-
sion hundreds of thousands of
women have protested in vain dur
ing the last three generations. At
last, after sixty yearc of cedSe.ess
struggle, the question has been re-
feTred to the voters Of New York.
We therefore appeal 10 you, in
the name OF justice and fair play,
IN .1. 10
sition in which we are placed.
We protest that no government
is just which taxes and governs
half its people without their con-
Mt.
We protest that no government
is efficient which is guilty of so abb
surd a discrimination IS that Of
putting a vote in the hand of
male pauper and denying that priv
ilege to at least third of its tax
payers; Of counting the opinions Of
illiterate males, and denying that
count TO the forty-one thousand
women teachers of the state.
We protest that no government
is sound which pretends to secure
the highest welfare to its people,
yet pays no heed 20 what half its
people want.
We protest that no government
is logical which elevates half its
people regardless OF qualifications
TO Sovereignty and condemns the
other half to political subsection.
To you, favored voters OF the
Empire State. on this, the 139th
anniversary of the proclamation of
our immortal American principles,
we appeal in the name of their
truth, soundness and logic, for the
right Of consent TO the laws We are
compelled TO obey.
We appeal in the name of our
foremothers, who, side by side with
our forefathers. faced death on the
ocean and death in the wilderness,
in order 20 carve new homes for
the oppressed of the Old World.
We appeal in the name OF those
women who bore the hardships OF
Colonial life. kept their high cour-
age despite the wild beast and the
eavape lurking near their door,