Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-31
THE FIRST DAY.
Chautauqua Takers at Re-
dOndO Beach.
Mr.. Ambrose Believes Women
Should Vote.
Prejudice High Fence. but Progress
a High Jumper.
Travelling by Stereopticon-A Budget of
News and Person al
Notes.

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Notes.
Yesterday was the first day of regular
Chautauqua work at Redondo, and from
the large sale of tickets and great num-
ber in attendance a very prosperous sea-
son may be predicted.
James Clement Ambrose delivered the
first regular lecture OF the course. Owing
largely to the lateness of the hour at
which the Tuesday evening session
closed the morning audience was not
large. The speaker is of keen wit, and
expresses himself in sentences clear and
concise. His figures of speech were
well chosen and his comparisons drawn
with vigor. His lectures will be looked
forward to as abounding in sound logic
and at the same time having sufficient
wit to be entertaining.
My Partner.
His subject was "My Partner" In
early life his father warned him against
partnership, but about the first thing he
did at majority was to form life part
nership, and with young woman. He
believed matrimony the best partner
ship young man could engage in, and
the best an old man could stick to.
Whether it was the best for the woman
or not depended upon whether she was
an equal partner, or only household
washing-machine, to keep all things
clean from dishes to duds." God Gre
ated Adam king but he also made Eve
queer,
He was firm believer that woman
should have all rights allowed to man.
She is the impulse OF the family circle,
and the family is the force that guides
the state. Would the state therefore be
the worse for her ballot? This is
question that will not sit down till it
sits right side up. The states today in
which woman is the greatest factor are
the greatest states, and where man is
the only factor man is the meanest.
Mining camps were cited as examples.
Lieutenant Greely attempted to estab-
lish male colony near the north pole,
but sad experience taught that man
would not keep alone, even on ice.
1t is argued that woman does not I'M
derstand politics. Males of this genera
ton, if you had never had a political
right, would you understand politics?
But give her chance and see how soon
she will equal you in the knowledge of
state.
She is said to be mentally frail. But
there are in our poor houses II per cent.
more men than women, and in prisons
men Outnumber women 49, to one, and
ali the time they were going there they
were legislating for their poor weak sis
ters. Ninety per cent Of our teachers
are women. She who cannot vote is
teaching youth how to vote. The pre-
ceptress of freedom is not herself free.
Some say the right to vote and the
ability to bear arms should 60 hand in
hand. According to our army drafts
then, blacksmiths are most fitted for the
polls, while lawyers, farmers, journalists
and the clergy form but frail and
feeble, minority. Again, it is said the
bad women would demoralize politics.
Chicago, and she is as bad as the worst,
has, according to police reports, but
1900 vile women, and 1900 of them
are under 81.
Women influence is as whole always
for the best, and their force at the polls
is needed in full-to keep the men from
getting full.
Beecher, Whittier, Longfellow, Lin
coin, Gladstone and host of our most
brilliant lights favor woman's equality
of rights.
Plato measured man and woman in
the same measure. Paul said, aye are
one in Jesus Christ" and from Jehovah
Himself we hear, 81 will pour out My
spirit upon your sons and your daugh-
ters."
In conclusion he said: "The ballot
for woman is coming. Prejudice is
high fence, but progress is high
jumper. The Red sea of opposition is
dividing, and you behold the promised
land, where the right to do good is open
to all. Sisters, be strong in your gentle
ness, and when your strength is felt in
it's full force at the ballot box, man will
bless woman the more, and our land will
be still happier for her greater infu-
ence."
Reunited Germany.
For last evenings lecture G. E. Bolton
was introduced as Zone of the most
widely-traveled men, not of America
alone, but of Europe as WE'LL"
His subject was Reunited Germany
and Heroic Louise" 1t was an imag-
mary journey through the empire, en-
livened by incidents of history, and as
he approached in his discourse a city,
famous building or prominent person
age the picture of his subject was flashed
upon the canvas by means Of his stere-
opticon. His whole discourse was re-
plete with original thought and vivid
description and the views gave still
greater interest to the evening discussion.
Notes.
The large attendance at the assembly
meetings has surprised both Chautau-
quans and townsmen. According to a care
full estimate fully twenty-five hundred
people attended Tuesday night opening.
President Fleming is happy. "Next
year." says he, 1--WE will double our
members. People begin to realize what
Chautauqua is to mean on this coast"
Owing to an omission in announce
ment, DR.. A. J. Frost did not deliver his