answer that our husbands are grand, noble men, who are willing to
do all they can for us, but there are many who have no husbands,
and who own a great deal of property in the State of Iowa.
Particularly in great moral reforms the women there feel the need
of the ballot. By presenting long petitions to the Legislature
they have succeeded in having better temperance laws enacted, but
the men have failed to elect officials who will enforce those
laws. Consequently they have become as dead letters upon the
statute-books.

I would refer again to taxes. I have a list showing that in my
city three women pay more taxes than all the city officials
included. Those women are good temperance women. Our city council
is composed almost entirely of saloon men and those who visit
saloons and brewery men. There are some good men, but the good men
being in the minority, the voices of these women are but little
regarded. All these officials are paid, and we have to help
support them. All that we ask is an equality of rights. As Sumner
said, "Equality of rights is the first of rights." If we can only
be equal with man under the law it is all that we ask. We do not
propose to relinquish our domestic circles; in fact, they are too
dear to us for that; they are dear to us as life itself, but we
do ask that we may be permitted to be represented. Equality of
taxation without representation is tyranny.



REMARKS BY MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY, OF NEW YORK.

Miss ANTHONY: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: Mrs. Spencer said that I