ferent from all others because
there is an organized opposition of women themselves against it,
but the "remonstrant" is not new. This century has witnessed ten
generations of remonstrants. In 1800 the remonstrant was
horrified at the study of geography. In 1810 she accepted
geography but protested against physiology. In 1820 she accepted
physiology but protested against geometry. In 1830 she accepted
geometry but protested against the college education. In 1840 she
accepted the college but remonstrated against the property laws
for married women. In 1850 she accepted the property laws but
remonstrated against public speaking. In 1860 she protested
against the freedom of organization. In 1870 she remonstrated
against the professions for women. In 1880 she protested against
school suffrage. In 1890 she protested against women in office.
In 1900 she accepts everything that every former generation of
remonstrants has protested against and, availing herself of the
privilege of free public speech secured by this women's rights
movement, pleads publicly that she may be saved from the burden
of voting.

The remonstrant of 1800 said "indelicate," of 1850 "immodest," of
1900 "impractical." That the forces of conservatism will
surrender as unconditionally to the forces of justice in the
great battle of the impractical as they did in the battle of the
indelicate and of the immodest is as inevitable as that the sun
will rise tomorrow.

At the close of her fine address, of which this is the barest
synopsis, Miss Anthony came forward and asked triumphantly, "Do you
think the three hundred delegates made a mistake in choosing that
woman for president?"--a question which brought out renewed applause.
She then introduced to the audience the other officers, all of whom
except Mrs. McCulloch had served in their present capacity from eight
to ten years, Mrs. Avery having been corresponding secretary twenty
years. They were enthusiastically greeted. Afterwards she presented
Miss Clara Barton, the president of the Red Cross Association, an
earnest advocate of suffrage, and as the cheers for her rang out, Miss
Anthony observed, "Politically her opinion is worth no more than an
idiot's."

Miss Anthony came forward at the close of the program and, the
audience realizing that she was about to say good-bye, there was the
mo