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^ 85 box on Nov. 3rd. I hope enough other women, and men also, will find time and heart to look after your Liberal Christian work so that I shall not be missed.It certainly fills every thought and every moment with me to devise ways and means to carry forward the educational work in the direction of securing the ballot to the women of this nation.“Justice”to women,“Love” to women,“Reverence”to women,“Knowledge”for women—one-half the people of the world—give me about all the work I am equal to. I know the Liberals say that if all the people would believe in liberal religion, women would have their rights, but I prefer to work for them straight to getting them through any religious movement. You will think me exceedingly narrow , as does Mr. Gannett and the whole lot of you; but, nevertheless, you will have to think that way, and I shall have to work my way. So, with hope that everything will work to your best understanding, I am, Very sincerely, U Susan B. Anthony Y TLS, on NAWSA letterhead, Jenkin Lloyd Jones Papers, ICU. 1. Jenkin Lloyd Jones (1843–1918), pastor of the Unitarian All Souls’ Church in Chicago,organized the American Congress of Liberal Religious Societies in 1894, in the wake of the World’s Parliament of Religions at the Columbian Exposition. He prevailed on SBA to be one of its officers, and in his missing letter to her, he requested that she speak at the annual conference in Indianapolis in November 1896.Jones also published this letter from SBA in New Unity,the journal affiliated with the congress. (ANB; Film, 35:940.) ••••••••• 33 • SBA to Clara Bewick Colby Aug. 11, 1896— San Francisco Cal— Dear Mrs Colby Mrs Sargent—yesterday—authorized Miss Hay—as Chair of Central Com for Lecture work of Campaign—to write you—the ins & outs of the campaign—but that $200— was more than the hope even—if the treasury would allow—but the one condition of absolutely no color—as to Political party policies—must be adhered to— the Com. cannot give authority to any speaker who expresses sympathy with one or the other party— She can’t even be Chameolon—that is be of the color of the party she is with for the time being— She must ever & always proclaim herself without 4 august 1896 86 & 11 august 1896 opinions—until the State Constitution will count them at the ballot box— or allow them to be counted— You will see by the enclosed that there is threatening in the direction of partisanship—and you will see my protests—1 I think this Southern diverting from the line comes from the Woman’s Journal & H. B. B’s advice !2 It is strange that he must forever run a muck with our settled plans & policies— nobody has scored that resolution of his at St Louis— to begin with my condemnation of it I just wanted to hire somebody of the male persuasion “to swear”strong enough!!3 Luckily the paper is not taken in the north of the state!!—his talk does us more harm than he can do good the rest of his life— Next—Miss Hay will tell you that there can be no asking for a dollar for anything but the state work—not even for the Tribune some 250 papers of the state stand ready to publish everything the women will send to them—and they already have their subscribers & readers—hence it would be waste time & money to try to get a new paper wedged in— The difficulty here is that the women dont appreciate the power of the press & so don’t get items of news & arguments sent to the papers— it is not more papers—but more contributions—that we need here in California Everything is standing now—waiting the routes of the different party speakers before Miss Hay can begin placing our speakers— I hope the skies brighten with you & yours—but how can they be other than dark—when they are so all round and to all the people throughout the country— What an upheaval it it is— I have learned that the Populists have no money pledged even—& that they have not yet paid Mrs Diggs for her former services for them—hence she will not come for them—then the Democrats who formerly drew upon their “barrells” to pay Democratic campaign expenses are all Gold basis fellows— [who?] wont shell out...

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