El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-16
Centenary Of
Woman Slight
For The Ballot

! Washington. D. C.. Feb. 16-Today
marks the centenary Of militant SUI
I frage.
/ one hundred years ago Sunday
susan B. Anthony. the first militant
suffragist. was born in South Adams,
/ Mass.
Today the disciples Of Susan B.
Anthony are making a final drive in
T or that first militant who predicted
that the year, 1920. would see women
voting II that prophecy is to be full
filled eight more states must ratify
the suffrage amendment % having
done so already.
Upon the shoulders Of Miss Alice
Paul, leader Of the National Woman's
party, has fallen the mantle Of Miss
Anthony as director OF the milltants,
ana Miss Paul declared today that
the greatest tribute which can be
paid TO the memory OF the first milf
tant is success in obtaining ratifica-
ton Of the suffrage amendment TO
that end We are all working at top
speed" said Miss Paul
Quaker Leaders
Susan ,. Anthony was the daughter
Of a liberal Quaker, a cotton manu-
1acturer. and It is a peculiar coinci-
dence that the modern Joan Of Arc
Of suffrage-Aliss Paul-is also
Quaker.
1t was as a school teacher that
Susan B Anthony first became known
70 the public, and the same is true
Of Miss Paul
But it was the temperance move
meut which first inspired Miss An
frage as the real cure for many Of the
evils Of her day
Having organized the New York
state Temperance society IN 1852, she
became an abolitionist in 1857. and
took Up the leadership of Women's
rights after the first Women's Rights
convention at Seneca Falls, New York
The first direct attack Miss An
thony made on the male was in 1850,
when she started a petition in favor
OF leaving word male" out OF the
18th amendment
When the civil war broke out Hiss
Anthony insisted that the fight for
the vote be carried on by the women,
but upon promise that justice would
De done at the close OF the war. she
suspended her work. only 10 take it
Of hostIlities-
Her First Victory.
me 1irst victory marked on the
books OF suffrage by Miss Anthony
was in 1857 when, with Elizabeth
Caay stanton and Lucy Stone, she
succeeded In obtaining 5000 votes for
suffrage in Kansas
The first woman 70 be arrested for
the cause OF suffrage was Susan B.
anlhonyi and It was then and there
mat she became militant and set
he example which has led Alice Paul
and score Of other women behind
barred doors ia the interests of their
,ause. IN 1872 Miss Anthony decided
10 test the strength OF the constitu-
lion and cast ballots at the state
and congressional elections in
aocheser- She was indicted for Illegal
voting and a fine imposed. but de-
-lAni-y refused 70 pay the fine and 3
offered TO accept Jail sentence, but I
vas never actually Imprisoned Since I
NAT 1irsr bit Of American milftancv
mere nave been nearly 500 arrests OF I
il11raglsts and 164 women have I
% seven months
Drafted Federal Law.
II 1919 susan 3. Anthony drafted I
ne federal suffrage amendment and 1
oIheu 1or It's adoption tirelessly, but I
was not passed by congress until 4
51ss l5 years after Ter death.
Durlug me 100 years since Susan j
Anthonys BIRTH which is being
slebrated today, there have been
epla strides IN suffrage In 1920 no
tate in the union and no foreign
ountry allowed the women to vote
n 1870 there are 100000 American
7omen eligible 10 vote for presideut
M 100000 eligible 10 vote for (
lenpers OF congress In IS stats
omen have tull CT presidential SUI
rage and primary suffrage in two Z
tates.
IN IN ~ foreign countries women have
III Suffrage. Since Susan b ANTHONY
tarted her agitation millions Of dol
ars have been raised and spent for
ne suffrage cause in campaienine
nd petitioning-
Today the suffragists are making
ne 1inal dash. and they declare fhsf /
hey can prove that Susan 3. ANTHONY
as a prophecies when she declared
nat 1920 would see the women WITH
he ballot