BLACKWELL FAMILY                                        Wolcott Roger
LUCY STONE Lucy Stone to Roger Wolcott
Boston, March 20, 1884

Roger Wolcott -
Dear Sir:
Last year I listened to your 
speech in the a House of Representatives, 
against woman suffrage, and felt that it 
had been made by a fair-minded opponent. 
This year I heard you and felt 
just the reverse. In trying to prove that 
the advent of women into politics would not 
be advantageous, these words occur; “There 
are things that are editorially advanced and 
favored by that organ” (meaning the Woman’s 
Journal) “which, whatever may be the practice 
among men, whatever things may be done 
among baser politicians, few of us would 
justify if done by men...  I believe there have
been things editorially advanced and
justified by that organ, which cannot
justify themselves to any gentleman
of this House, or to any gentleman

engaged in clean politics."  Your speech
was taken down for us by a phonographic
reporter.
   Your words were a very serious charge
to make, and I beg you to specify, giving
dates, the editorials on which you based
such a charge.  The files of the Woman's
Journal shall be open to you.  There
are also volumes of the Woman's Journal
in the Boston Public Library.
   It seemed particularly ungracious
to use your place of power.
   Lucy StoneRoger Wolcott
Dear Sir
Last year I listened to
your speech in the House Representatives
and against woman suffrage [some] felt that it had been made
by a fair [minded] opponent. This year
I heard you and felt just the reverse. 
In trying to prove that the advent of woman into [politics?] wld not be advantageous
your speech was taken down for us by
a phonographic reporter. These words
occur. "There are things that are
editorially advanced and [?] by that organ
(meaning the Woman's Journal) which
whatever may be the practice among
men, whatever things may be done
among [among] baser politicians, few
of us would justify if done by men + +
I believe there have been things Editorially
advanced and justified by that
organ which cannot justify themselves
to any gentlemen of this house or to any
gentlemen engaged "clean politics"That is a very serious charge to make.
[It should] and I beg you to [permit ?] specify
giving dates [to me in the Editorial Columns of the Women's 
Journal the] Editorials in which you
base such a charge. The files of the
Woman's Journal shall be open to you.
There are also 
vols. of the W.J.
in 
the 
Boston
public
library
It [is] seemed particularly ingracious to use
your place of power
March 20, 1884.

[*Boston, Mass., Dec. 6, 1883.
The undersigned respectfully recommend the
inclosed ticket for Members of the School Committee.
The persons whose names appear thereon
are believed to be worthy, competent, and earnest
friends of the administration of our schools in accordance
with the interests of the scholars and the
cause of education.
EDWARD E. HALE.
J. STILLMAN SMITH.
HENRIETTA JOY.
LYMAN MASON.
D. WEBSTER KING.
A. J. GORDON.
F. M. ELLIS.
ARTHUR W. TUFTS.*]