Year: 1873

The Advocates OF Woman Suffrage in


COuncil-Spceches by Female Oras Ors-


Lucy Stone on the Coming Ccntennini-


Women Advised to Have Nothing To


Do With 1.-THE Unemployed Parasol


Makers.


The annual meeting OF the American Woman Suf
frage Association and celebration of its fourth
anniversary opened at Cooper Institute last even-
ing. The hall was comfortably filled. the sexes
being about equally represented. Soon after the
appointed hour MIR. Thomas W. H1gginson, Presi-
dent OF the Executive Committee, appeared on
the platform, accompanied by q considerable
number OF those ladies who have made
themselves most prominent in this move
ment. In calling the meeting to order
he stated that this was his last service as Presi-
dent, as this association, unlike the Evangelical
Alliance, elected President once year, and a
man to the position every other year. This is the
end OF the every other year. He had read the
ten days. talk Of the Alliance, and II any woman
had opened her lips during that time it had not
been reported or he had not seen the paper that
contained the report OF her remarks. Hence the
less said of the old legend that there were


SIX BASKETS OF TALK


and the women took five the better. He didn't
in view OF the recent Alliance, the women
should have the greater share Of talk
during this one. He detailed the history OF
this reform movement, which commenced
more than twenty years ago, and showed how
woman mad been benented by it in the repeal OF
unjust laws, as afrectlng her, in furnishing her
more extended occupation, and therefore ncreas-
ing her sphere OF usefulness. and saw grounds OF
encouragement Tor the ultimate complete


TRIUMPH OF woMAN'S SUFFRAGE


In the history OF all great reforms. lie was pro-
ceeding at some length when the audience became
impatient and demanded Lucy Stone. AS she was
not first on the programme Mrs. Mary +. Eastman
Of Massachusetts,, was introduced, and the Presl-
dent retired. Mrs. Eastman read from q manu-
script rambling address on personal in
dependence, the progress OF the woman's suffrage
wages than men for the same service, illustrating
the latter. particularly, by the


She thought the one great thing which woman
needed In order that all her wrongs might be
righted is the right of suffrage, to which, OF neces
sity, all good things would be added. She Illus
trated the wrongs OF woman by the case OF the
Puritan lady to whom she gave son OF eighteen
the charming inconsistency OF her sex.


The next speaker and 'tne card'' OF the evening
was Lucy stone who was greeted with rapturous
applause as sue came forward. She was about ex-
pressing her desire to excite discomfort among
men and women as the proper base for the initia-
entrance OF the "Association OF Unemployed Para
sol Makers" which had been holding meeting
above, and whose members filed in In q body. A
gentleman In tue audience stated who they were
and asked that the President be allowed to address
tne meeting.


Mrs. Stone then continued her remarks, the CEN
tral idea OF which was opposition TO the women OF
America taxing any part In the forthcoming GEN.
tennal celebration. She said 81 feel to the very


TIPS or MY TOES


that the women OF this country should have no part
nor lot In this matter. She urged that they were
suffering every one OF those affiictiOns for which
the colonsts rebeed; that they were even worse
OF than our ioreiathers, for they were not only
taxed without representation, but they were de-
barred the privilege OF selling their lands without
the consent OF their husbands, and deprived OF the
custody OF their children. She advised that the
women remain in ooors on that day with their cur
tains down, save some elderly matrons, whom she
would have standing on the street In deep mourn
ing, with


BLooD-RRD BANNERS


containing the motto, "Taxation without repre-
sentation." Her remarks were listened 10 with
much attention and enthusiastically applauded
Miss Leonard, President OF the parasol makers
then made u brief appeal to the sympathies of the
audience, after which the parasol makers fled out
book was sent around for the signatures OF any
who might want TO join the Association and a hat
for contributions, during which the larger portion
OF the audience stampeded. The meeting closed
with lew remarks rom Mr.. Henry b. Blackwell,
who thought If women were allowed TO vote they
would accompany the honest men to the ',prima-
RESP and SO the control OF the government would
be taken from the hands of dishonest politicians.