Johns, J.B.

The Lindell

J.B Johns
Salina Ill
Rec May 16 /93
ST. LOUIS, May 11" 1893
Ans 16 "

Dr. H.B. Blackwell,
Boston, Mass.

Dear Sir:-

I congratulate you, the republican
party and the whole country
that you were successful in
your attempt to secure the adoption
of a platform recommending
that women be granted the
same rights that are afforded
men in all elections hereafter to
be held in the United States.  The
convention of Republican Leagues did
itself proud in that act, and
will gather to itself an army of
liberty loving women who will carry
continuation into the ranks of
the enemy in the next campaign
and every future campaign, until
John Brown's soul shall reach
its destination and exact justice 
in all things be extended to all
men and women both white and
black throughout America

THE LINDELL.
ST. LOUIS,   189

Let us hope that He who
miraculously unloosed the tongues
of the dumb long ago will
again perform wonders in doing
likewise to every woman, that
she may plead her cause so
well that political skeptics will
become converted to the gospel
of equal rights to all

Yours with rejoicing
J.B. Johns.

P.S. I see the name is spelled Blakewell,
but I felt that it must
be you who were shelling the fort
and battering down the walls of
prejudice.

J.B.J.
Salina Kan.

St. Louis, May 11, 1893

Dr. H.B. Blackwell
Boston, Mass.

Dear Sir:

I congratulate you, the Republican
Party, and the whole country, that you
were successful in your attempt to secure
the adoption of a platform recommending
that women be granted the same rights that
are afforded men in all elections hereafter
to be held in the United States.  The convention
of Republican Leagues did itself proud in that
act, and will gather to itself an army of liberty-
loving women who will carry consternation into
the ranks of the enemy in the next campaign,
and every future campaign, until John Brown's
soul shall reach its destination, and exact
justice in all things be extended to all
men and women, both white and black
throughout America.  Let us hope that


He who miraculously unloosed the tongues
of the dumb long ago, will again perform
wonders in doing likewise to every woman,
that she may plead her cause, so well that
political skeptics will become converted
to the gospel of equal rights to all.

Yours with rejoicing
J.B. Johns

P.S.  I see the name is spelled Blakewell,
but I felt sure that it must be you who
were shelling the fort and battering
down the walls of prejudice.

J.B.J.

Salina, Kansas

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