rage work and when they finally became systematized, with a head at
each, she sometimes grew impatient at delay and usurped the functions of
others without intending any breach of official etiquette. And so when
this financial statement was completed, she published it without waiting
for money or authority, and wrote to the national treasurer, Mrs.
Spofford, who had recently returned from Europe:

Andrew Jackson-like, I decided to assume the responsibility of
sending to each member of the association a copy of the Council
Report with one of the National's financial statement. I am writing
a personal letter to all, explaining our double keeping of our
pledge and asking them to return contributions, if they are able,
for this permanent and nice report. I do not know what results in
cash will come of it to the National, but I do know that the
poorest and hardest-working women who pinched out their dollars to
send, think that we promised them therefor this book-report of the
council. So all in all I decided, against Miss Foster, Mrs. Stanton
and your own dear self, to give each the report, leaving her to do
as she feels most comfortable about sending to the treasurer
payment in return.

A few days later she writes: "I mailed 800 letters yesterday, and we
have sent over 1,500 Reports, with 800 more promised." Could any pen
give an adequate idea of the amount of work accomplished by that
tireless brain and those never-resting hands?

Miss Anthony spoke on Woman's Day, October 12, at the Centennial
Celebration in Columbus, O. A newspaper correspondent drew this contrast
between her address and those of the women of the W. C. T. U.:

Each prayer started heavenward was weighted with
politics--political prohibition. When the eloquent speakers of the
afternoon dealt a stinging blow under the belt to one of the
leading political parties, the applause was tremendous, cheers and
"amens" mingling in a sacrilegious chorus of approval. On the other
hand, when Miss Anthony made her calm, strong and really logical
argument in favor of woman suffrage, giving each party, so far as
related to action of States, just praise or censure, she was
received coldly. It did not seem to count for anything that she had
been a pioneer in the cause of temperance. That white record was
stained because she cast their idol down--she sho