shall be clothed with
the ballot for their own protection, and as a rightful means for the
proper settlement of the liquor question." This body, it will be
noticed, not only demanded the ballot for woman but told her what she
would be expected to do with it.

While not at all surprised, Miss Anthony was greatly disgusted with the
action of the Republican and Democratic conventions, but, determined to
leave nothing undone, she soon afterwards called upon General Garfield
at Mentor. He was cordial and expressed himself in favor of equality for
woman in matters of education, work, wages and civil rights, but was not
ready to declare himself in favor of the suffrage and, as was always the
case, urged that the issue be not pressed during _that_ campaign. Mrs.
Blake and others visited General Hancock, the Democratic candidate, and
the New York Sun reports the interview in part:

Mrs. Blake said the delegation had come to ask the general what
hope the woman suffrage party might entertain in case any measure
came before him, as President, which bore upon granting women the
ballot. The general replied that the movement was a growing one,
and that everything which tended toward the amelioration of woman's
condition had his sympathy. In the course of conversation he said
that women should be paid equally with men for the same work
equally well performed.

Mrs. Slocum said that the delegation desired a decided expression
from him as to whether he would or would not veto any measure
favorable to woman suffrage that might come before him as
President. The general replied that if such a measure were voted
upon by Congress as a constitutional amendment, it would not come
before the President. If, however, Congress accorded women the
right to vote in the District of Columbia, he certainly would offer
no obstruction.

Mrs. Blake asked if he considered women as "people."

"Undoubtedly," replied the general. "He would be a bold man who
would undertake to say they were not."

"Then, general," said Mrs. Blake, "we ask nothing more than what
you say in your letter of acceptance: 'It is only by a full vote,
a free ballot and a fair count that the people can rule in fact, as
required by the theory of our government.'"

"I am perfectly willing," said General Hancock, "that you should
say I take my stand on that par