Show SUFFRAGE speeches made by hon john B milner pres claff and the ladies A session of the comans womans suffrage association held in provo february president Pre eident mrs joanna patten presiding singing up awake ye defenders of zion prayer was offered ly the chaplain mrs wilmyth white oh say what is arnth the hon ji hn B milner was present and delivered an excellent speech in relation to suffrage he apok of the injustice of allowing a majority of one half of the people of the land to elect the officers ot the government make the laws etc our boasted civilization is only ltaif true every human being should have a right to vote this is the only way to maintain tho liberties of the people we cant have a just government gitil we get suf arage tie women of utah are doing iho proper thing to secure these they should prepare to exorcise it and to csach their children the proper use of the franchise mr milner closed hia remarks by wishing mrs bullock tbt to washington success on her errand mrs D D hotuiz delivered an effective speech well suited to che occasion woman haa so long been taught to consider herself an inferior being that it is no wonder she is somewhat different in peaking in public if woman is not prepared by education to become the of man ibo will stop the progress of knowledge and virtue it is that woman should understand the true principle of the patriotism in order to teach her offspring to be patriotic it is for us to remove the illusion in regard to woman it i for us to continue in our efforts to dispel the cloud of that hai darkened the minds of agea and hidden from yiew complete bastice and equality delegate Delee ate electa bullock thanked thoe who had so kindly encouraged and assisted her in preparing for the task babore her mrs manila danals read a selection tram a delivered by mrs eliza cady tho national council of 1888 pres H H cluff was not notified soon enough to be able to prepare any argument but was very favorable towards woman suffrage concluding his remarks by saying if your cause has the stamp of divinity upon it 1 am with zion but if not it will never stand president mrs joanna patten then addressed the meeting thanking the gentlemen for their attendance and the kind interest they had taken in their behalf sh also thanked the different branch associations for their promptness and liberality in coming to our relief so freely with means to help bend our delegate off meeting was then adjourned until the of march singing doxology dismissed by the chaplain |