Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14
Fifty Years Ago in
The Star.

Susan =. Anthony often proudly re
ferred in her arguments for woman
suffrage to the
Susan B. Anthony's fact that she
Arrest for Voting. arrested for al
tempting to vote. This incident is
discussed as follows in The Star Of
January 10, 1879:
I'm the case Of Susan B. Anthony
and fourteen other women arrested at
Rochester. ~ T.. on the charge q
voting Illegally. Mr.. Voorhees,. one o
rhe counsel for Miss A.. brought somc
historical facts worthy Of note. Ike
plying to the statement of prose
cutting counsel that at the time OF the
adoption of the Constitution women
were not allowed to vote from any
state in the Union. Mr.. Van V. denied
the truthfulness Of the assertion. He
said in the case of New Jersey, where
for years the women voted and their
right to do so was recognized by the
state statutes. In the year 1900. he
said, the women generally voted at
the presidential election. The con-
stitution of Georgia adopted, in 1883
permitted women to vote and ne
understood they availed themselves OF
the privilege.
I'm this case said he, women have
broken down all the barriers spoken
of by Judge Cartier and have actually
voted In the action brought By
women in the D. G. against inspectors
who refused their votes Judge Cart
ter holds that the Constitution gives
the right to vote to women, but that
enable them to exercise the right OF
suffrage This inability has been over
come by Miss Anthony without the
aid of Congress- He then went on TO
argue that in constituting the consti-
tuition we are not to ask what the
trainers Of different sections intended.
but what the people who adopt the
entire instrument intend and under
stand by 1t.
This defendant says he, believed
she had a right to vote and exercised
that right; she had no intent to break
the law and is no criminal: and we
must find that they committed an
immoral lack and intended to violate
the law or you cannot hold them.
The judge didn't seem to take this
ingenious view of the case. however.
and required bail for the trial of the
prisoners. Miss Anthony refused 70
give bail, she now says, because she
desired the matter to be placed in
be brought before the United States
Supreme Court for a decision.
LAS stated elsewhere in our col
umns today, Susan will be here next
week to look after Congress and run
the annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. OF which
she is president. She has announced
her intention of having no sfdeshowS
this year at the convention, so there
will be no room for the little red
headed man carrying a banner tn
scribed Peace on earth. good Will TO
men, and bearing photographic rep
reservations. who occupied proml-
nent place on the platform last year.
AS to dissertations on dress reform.
the social evil. lectures to mothers.
etc, she'll have none of il. Susan
doesn't want any nonsense this year:
not she. She wants everybody who
takes part in the convention to go in
hammer and tongs for woman suf-
frage and nothing else. She believes.
naturally enough. that suffrage once
secured the settlement of side issues
will speedily be accomplished"
A letter had been received by Mrs.
Belva A. Lockwood from Miss An
thony, il appears in the news col
umns of the same issue, the great
suffrage leader said:
I'VE mean to have every question
surveyed, but now. at this stage, both
of legislative and judicial proceedings.
do not think our Washington con-
vention should discuss any of the
laterals. but only just the top root,
that is the ballot secured in our hands.
In our May convention we will dis
cuss side questions. but not in Wash
ington. Just now we cannot afford to
give the assembled hundreds any
thing but strong meat"