Miss Anthony's Lecture

An audience of usual size assembied Saturday evening to heár the distinguished advocate of woman suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, speak upon her favorite theme. Miss Anthony, in spite of her advanced years, retains her strength and vigor; and her action and address soon banish any idea of feebleness which may at first have been entertained. Though her voice is of moderate volume, her sentences were quite generally heard except at the sides of the hall. As an advocate of equal rights, Miss Anthony, once a pioneer, now a veteran in the service, has made her voice heard from New York City to Kansas. The lècture was short, lasting just an hour. She outlined the history of suffrage from the beginning of its extensión in England. during the first of this century, tu the present time. She spoke clearly of the first effort in England to extend politica! rights to woinen at tí-ií ánic when John Stuart Mili carne forward with his proposition to strike the word "male" from the pending bill for the extensión of suffrage. The speaker enforced with great emphasis throughout the lecture the fundamental idea that suffrage is necessary among the lower classes to secure their elevation, because as long as they have no voice in elections their demands are ignored, but as soon as theybecome the constituents of governraent they can claim a share in its benefits. It was this extensión of political rights to the working classes in England, together with public education, that elevated them from a position of industrial degradation to that of repectable citizenship. Woman has been in a state of political and industrial degradation. She often does the work of man but 'seldpm gets equal pay. The aim of our forefathers missed its mark when instead of establishing a government for all the people', by all the people, they inaugurated a government of male, white aristocracy. There are but two republics in this country, Colorado and Wyoming. The speaker then mentioned the -first efforts 'in favor of saffrage in New York state and the importance of that legislation which removed the property qualifications. The emancipation and enfranchisement of the slaves was a political necessity, likewise is the enfranchisement of women. Why do not women organize as men? because it will do no good. They cannot get the support of the press as the men have. The speaker alluded to unsuccessful attempts by women to secure their rights by united effort. Miss Anthony dwelt to some extent on the work in Kansas and the progress that is being made at present. The speaker did not support the generally accepted idea that by gaining suffrage woman would lose numerous other privileges that she now enjoys. Miss Anthony will continue her address at the suffrage convention in Newberry hall, Tuesday.