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3y deer Kiss Gordon,
I was Jory glad indeed to get your letter of
Febr.8th. l have not writte n mysclf because T had nothing cheering
to say. I know how you have been feeling about the nthony emennoent.
I believe nothisg but my religion has enabled me to stand it. is time
passes, howver, that has enabled me to realize that the government of
the world is in God's hands, and that ofttises his purooses are worked
out after long intervals of time. Therefore, as my faith in the -tstes
Tights :iootrine is unmoved,1 and otners with me, have continued our
labors for saving the remnant of it which still seems oossible, with
the condiden3e tyiat Oir work will not be lost, even if it does not
show results for fifty yes rs or more. er.Beunett says when she used
to read Thsdeus of Turscw she felt that the hero' 8 devotion t axdatry
was all thrown away, as Toland's case was hopeless. But now, after many
years of apparent hopelessness, Tolsnd has arisen leke a phoenix out
of its ashes, and become a.gddn an independent state. But it sever could
have done this if it had not been for meow true patriots who kept the
national spirit alive when all earthly hope seemed to have perished.
Tierefore, T work for ﬁttites Tights without being cost down.

I want to see your Speech at Jackson If you have sent it, I have
not yet got it, Tid I ever send you one oipv of the Zebate hetwees
ﬁrs.Breckinridge and me? I enclose a sipy.

Do I understaud that Alssissl pi has submitted a state Constitu—
tional amendment? The Tomsn' 8 Citizen has ceased to give general suf-
frage sews, and frequently the dailies do not re: ort a1 those leg gisla-
tive matters. I do not altogether understand your local references, so

you must amplify in your next.
Our Cdiﬁizens Com. Hos faithfully worked to get a state amendment
submittei by our legislut ire, but our chances are low. However, we
shall not give up till it is im3ossib1c. I will let you know if we
save any chance.

I find greet ignorsuoe about the extent of the action of the inthe
ny'smendsont. lady intelligent persons seem under the imoression that
it grants only Federal suffiw ge. Tow they can think this in the light
of the effect of the 15th amend nzon t I cannot understand. But if by

some mirdkilz of right judgment the Tuprese Fourt should decide that bob
the 15th and the nthony amendment ts are unconstitutional in that toey
interfere with as reserved ri;hts of states, and that only Federsl
suffrxge can be conferred, then all our troubles would disappear. :3
the meanwhile, the last few states do not seem in a hurry to re tiiy, and
we may sass over the next oresidentisl election witbc ut its osssoge.
In that C? se, 1 also hone that it may yet be defeated. I am never going
to lose hope that in some way we may be delivered from it until it
e’ery chance goes against us.

No; I did not think of going to Chicago. I have no ts: .ste for
any more of those conventions. The deliberate efforts of women to is-
duce office holders to repudiate th.e olstforms upon which they won hheir

elections has repelledm I diink it shows a very low order of Tolit-
ical morals.
Give my “arm regards to your sisters, and with much love t
yourself, I am
Your friend,