on the benches now. (Laughter and
applause).

Mrs. ROSE added: I have been most happy to hear the remarks of
Judge Culver. Who can doubt of our success, when judges, and
noble ones, too--for it is only noble ones who are ready to
identify themselves with this cause before it becomes fully
successful--come forward to endorse our movement! All we now have
to do is, to continue in the good cause, and, depend upon it, the
time will come when we shall look back to this last spring's
enactment of the Legislature, as the commencement of the real
"good time coming." But we have yet some duties to perform. What
we have gained, has not been gained without labor. Freedom, my
friends, does not come from the clouds, like a meteor; it does
not bloom in one night; it does not come without great efforts
and great sacrifices; all who love liberty, have to labor for it.
We expect that from this hour, you will all help us to work out
that glorious problem, whether or not woman can govern herself
quite as well as man can govern her. Give us the elective
franchise, and we ask for no more. When we have obtained that, it
shall be our fault if we do not take all the rights we now claim.
(Applause).

ELIZABETH JONES said: The adoption of the plans now proposed
would place woman above the necessity of any mercenary marriages.
She could leave her father's home if she didn't like it, and
engage in business and support herself. Who cared for the husband
of Jenny Lind, or of Mrs. Norton? It was not necessary for
Florence Nightingale, Harriet Hosmer, or Elizabeth Blackwell to
marry to secure the world's consideration. The wife should have
equal and joint proprietorship with her husband. Two brothers,
John and Henry, go to California and form a partnership; John
cooks while Henry digs. Henry finds one day a lump of gold worth
a hundred dollars. Will he pay John fifty cents for cooking, and
take the rest himself? Of course not; he will divide with him. So
the husband should regard the property that he accumulates as
owned by his wife jointly and equally with himself. Woman would
have her rights, let man do what he might. She asked no rights
from man, for man had none to give her--none to spare from
himself. Satan promised Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, and