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Shabon. — The first meeting for this ! season was held Oct. 2, with Mrs. L. B. C. Davenport. About 30 attended. Sev- eral solos were finely rendered by Mrs. Edmund Tuttle of Boston. Mr. Blackwell was the speaker of the evening. After his address, the president called for questions. Mrs. Davenport said doubt had been raised as to the success of full suffrage in Colorado, and Mr. Blackwell replied that there was abundant testimony to its suc- cess in Colorado and the three other States where it has been tested. Kev. C. A. Perry asked if we ought to put the bal- lot in the hands of women who are not in- terested in politics or national issues. Mr. Blackwell answered: "We don't raise the question as to men whether they are interested in politics or not." Dr. Caro- line Hastings asked why it was not as just for bad women to vote as for bad men to vote. She thought that women in general were interested enough to have
the ballot, but the only real question n the matter is the right and wrong of it. Mr. Perry alluded to the small number of women whe vote for school committee. Mrs. Davenport asked bow many men would vote if restricted to one question only. Mr. Blackwell then said: "The mass of the people in the United States do not believe in the principles of the Declaration of Independence. The only people who believe in a representative government are the suffragists, and they are fighting the battle of democracy." A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Black- well for his very interesting address, and with the usual refreshments and social intercourse our successful "opening" was closed. Mks. A. P. H. and G. K.
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