ically working on the theory that these women
shall be taxed without the right of representation. Taxation
without representation led to the separation of the colonies from
the mother country. They were not so much opposed to being taxed
as they were to being taxed without representation. The patriots
of that day conceived the idea that there was a principle
somewhere involved in the right of representation. So they
evolved and formulated that Revolutionary maxim, "Millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute." The basis of that maxim
was that they would not give to the payment of taxes without the
right of representation. Revolution and war made representation
and taxation correlative. But the States tax all women on their
property. For illustration, 8,000 women of Boston and 34,000 in
Massachusetts pay $2,000,000 of taxes, one-eleventh of the entire
tax of that great and wealthy State. The same ratio will be found
to prevail in all the other States.

Progress has gone on elsewhere than in the United States. England
has been moving forward in this matter, and we should not stand
behind her in anything....

I am one of those who do not believe that to give to women common
rights and privileges will degrade them, but on the contrary I
believe it will ennoble them; and I believe further that to put
them on an equality in the matter of rights and privileges with
men will enhance their charms and not lessen their beauty.

The vote resulted--yeas, 85; nays, 124; not voting, 112. Of the
affirmative votes 72 were Republican, 13 Democratic; of the negative,
4 were Republican, 120 Democratic.

In January, 1884, after the return of the members from their holiday
recess, Miss Anthony addressed letters to the 112 absentees, asking
each how he would have voted had he been present. Fifty-two replies
were received, 26 from Republicans, all of whom would have voted yes;
26 from Democrats, 10 of whom would have voted yes, 10, no, and 6
could not tell which way they would have voted.

In the hope that this respectable minority could be increased to a
majority, the Hon. John D. White (Ky.) made a further attempt, Feb. 7,
1884, to secure the desired committee, saying in his speech upon this
question:

It seems to me to be an anomalous state of affairs that in a
great Nation like this one-half of the peop