conspicuous in Indiana history which occur frequently in
connection with "aye" in the records which have preserved the
action of every member of congress on the various amendments
brought before it involving woman's political equality.

Albert G. Porter, ex-governor of Indiana, has on more than one
public occasion avowed his belief in woman's equality as a
citizen, and has assented to the proposition that under a
republic the only sign of such equality is the ballot. Ardent
advocates have often thought him inexcusably reticent in
expressing his convictions upon this subject, but such have
learned that it is given to but few mortals to "remember those in
bonds as bound with them," and no other governor of Indiana has
ever taken occasion to remind the General Assembly of its duties
to women, as Governor Porter habitually did. In his address of
1881 he called the attention of the legislature to the improved
condition of women under the laws, pointed out disabilities still
continuing, and bespoke the respectful attention of the General
Assembly to the women who proposed to come before it with their
claims. In his biennial message, 1883, the governor recommended
the enactment of a statute which should require that at least
one of the physicians appointed to attend in the department for
women in the hospital for the insane should be a woman. The whole
tone of Governor Porter's administration was liberal toward
women; he invariably implied his belief in their equality, and on
one or two occasions has evinced his respect for their ability by
conferring on them responsible offices. Many of the leading men
in the Republican party, and a few in the Democratic, are
favorable, and while they do not labor for the enfranchisement of
their sisters with the same enthusiasm which personal bondage
excites, their constant influence is on the side of woman's
emancipation.

As to the charities conducted by Indiana women, for a condensed
narrative of the efficient service of Mrs. L. B. Wishard and Miss
Susan Fussell, I must refer readers to the account kindly
prepared for me by Mrs. Paulina T. Merritt.[346]

Whether or not justified by the facts, the feeling is current
that those whom the masses favor hold themselves aloof from those
whom personal experien