Evening star., 1935-02-10
SUSAN ANTHONY SPIRIT
STILL LIVES In WORLD
ll5th Birthday Anniversary Finds I'm
press of Remarkable Character and
Achievements of Woman of Destiny.

Charming and Wendell Phillips were
often there, with Rochester friends as
we'll.
1t was at this time that Miss
Anthony read with deep interest the
reports of the woman's rights con-
vention. She Sympathized with the
demand for rights for women. but
was not yet convinced that it should
include the right to vote. Quakers
did not believe in voting and her
father did not vote before 1860, when
he became convinced that it was only
by force that the question of slavery
could be settled.
After joining the Daughters Of
Temperance she became active in Or
ganizing branches. Her ardor cooled,
however, when, after her society was
formally invited to attend and take
part in State convention of the
Sons of Temperance at Syracuse. and
after taking their seats and attempt
ing to speak on question which was
being discussed. they were informed
that the Daughters were asked to-
come to listen and learn and not to
speak.
Separate Convention Formed.
The women withdrew, met in an
other hall and organized a separate
convention, for men and women, and
were successful in getting good
membership in the State. Horace
Greely of the New York Tribune ad-
vised them as to the proper procedure.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was elected
president and Susan B. Anthony Sec
retary. The public seemed to be as
much opposed as the Sons of Temper
ance to having the women speak in
public, but the members persevered
and kept their courage through all
sorts of attacks and vile hootings of
the audiences. From her association
with Mrs Stanton Miss Anthony soon
decided that in order to obtain any
standing women should have the
power of the ballot behind them.
She Joined the Woman's Rights
Society and became very active, bear
ing the brunt of obtaining members
and meeting places and standing for
long periods while the unruly audi
ences tried by abuse to scare the
speakers and prevent their being
heard. Miss Anthony canvassed each
county in New York State for these
reforms. She was never actually
mobbed, but no woman was ever nearer
to it.
The anti-slavery meetings were dis
continued with the outbreak of the
war.
Protest Vote for Negroes.
After the war was over the slaves
were freed and given the ballot for
their protection, against the protest
of the women, who said the ballot
was also necessary for their protec-
ton, but they were told "This is the
Negroes hour" Leading lawyers
stated that by the wording of the
Constitution and the fourteenth
amendment, women were included in
the franchise.
The women waited for their hour
for so years, asking from each Con-
gress for submission to the States
Of an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, to be ratified or defeated by
the State Legislatures. Miss Anthony
not only presented such a petition,
but went out into many Of the States
and campaigned year after year
among the voters for vote by their
Legislatures. BY 1900 great many
of the laws and customs had been
adjusted and the movement for the
ballot was being heard with increas-
ing attention and respect.
Honored Abroad.
Miss Anthony had made two trips
abroad and was received with the
greatest Difference and honor by the
intelligent people of every country,
and the titled and socially prominent
did her honor. She had started the
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