the North got out expurgated editions of books
for the Southern market. It was in bad taste for the North to
denounce the South, and it was in particularly bad taste for
woman suffragists who are clamoring for representation and for
the ballot, to call for its denial to any part of the nation.

Col. R. J. Hinton, of Washington, also denounced the resolution,
saying that it violated one of the fundamental principles of the
woman suffrage platform, which is that the limitation of suffrage
is a gross outrage. Miss Anthony very pertinently said: "All the
trouble on this platform is that we haven't the right to vote. If
we had it we shouldn't complain of anybody else voting." The
resolution was voted down by a large majority.

At the evening session the Hall was literally packed. Mrs.
Dundore of Baltimore, and Miss Taintor of California were the
first speakers. Then the fascinating St. Louis lawyer, Miss
Phoebe Couzins, whose logic is as sound as her wit is sparkling,
was introduced, and delivered an address on "Woman as Lawyer," a
subject which, in most hands, would have put the audience to
sleep, but in hers, kept them wide awake with laughter and
applause at her brilliant sallies. At the conclusion of her
speech the Hutchinsons sang a stirring song, and then Miss
Anthony introduced the colored member of Congress from South
Carolina, Mr. A. J. Ransier, who spoke unqualifiedly in favor of
woman suffrage. Mr. Ransier is president of a woman suffrage
association in South Carolina. He was a little inclined to repeat
himself, and after having returned several times to the statement
that he had "no speech to make," an old lady in the audience
popped up on the bench and said: "Well, if you haven't got a
speech to make, I have," and immediately started out at the rate
of twenty-five knots an hour, utterly oblivious of the rights of
Mr. Ransier, who already had the floor, and who was very politely
waiting for her to subside. Miss Anthony, after patiently waiting
some time, said she should have to call the lady to order, but
she paid no attention to the call. After a while the ludicrous
situation set the audience to smiling audibly, and the louder
they smiled, and the greater the excitement grew, the swifter
flew the old lady's tongue. After consultation