The morning call., 1894-05-03

the saloons and the saloons run Congress.
The crying need of the PERIOD" con-
cluded Mrs. Peet, SIS an improved voter.
As a voter for corruption and bribery he
is an immense success. It must be the
duty of women to enter politics and so
purify it that a Breckipridge shall be In
possible then" Ia TIE discussion which
followed Mrs. MeRoberts. Miss Severance
of San Jose and Mrs. Stone of Detroit took
part. all indorsing the speakers views.
Mrs. Alice Moore McComas of Los An
geles read paper on Political Economy.
At the outset she referred with satirical
emphasis to the absurdiIY of person
cassed by the law with idiots. insane
people aud Indians not taxed" discussing
civil reform. The essayist foTesaw in the
signs of the times great revolution with
capital IN one side and the poor on the
other. The country was in doubt how TO
act, but was at bottom determined to over
throw a system which permits millionaires
on the one hand and starving men and
women On the other.
The internal strife going on throughout
the country, the speaker stated, was reach
ing an alarming crisis. Civil reform must
come; the condition of the country de-
manded II, and il must be achieved through
the ballet-bOX, whore good, intelligent
men and women must go to meet ard rec
lily tie alarming evils that are tending 10
overwhelm the republic and destroy its
most cherished democratic principles.
An equal moral standard for men and
women was advocated The standard Tor
the future should be brave men, brave
women; pure men and pure women.
In the discussion of he paper statistics
were given by Mrs. Majors of the immense
wealth accumulated by individuals, which
pressed fellow beings into want and pau
persm. A speaker to the subject advo-
Gated refOrm-Teform throughout all the
entire system of religions. Industrial and
moral. as we'll as political government.
1.-THE Relation OF California Women to
Politics" was the title of paper read by
Miss Sarah Severance of College Park.
After sketching the settlement of the State
with a view to pic;uring the equal part
which woman has taken in laying It's foun-
datioD, Miss Severance commanded from this
that woman should therefore be permitted
10 take an active part in It's government.
In tile material werld woman does her
half share. and 1t is unjust for her to
be deprived OF her share in It's administra-
toD. In behalf OF woman's moral stand
ard, which is the highest We have. she
should be accorded the right to vote.
Her devotion 10 what is good and just
should demand this. They deserve To
vote. she added. on account of their re-
fning influences.
Because ot herself. of her own interests
and the interest Of her children. she
shonld have voice in the Government.
W omen should vote in this State, the
speaker reiterated, because of the help
she advanced TO man in building up the
State.
The paper on 1.-THE Evolutionary
Aspect OF the Present Movement Toward
Civil Reform" bv Miss Harriet II.
strong OF Whittier. was read by Miss
hatheryn Daley of Alameda. In the
course Of the paper il was held that
woman was stepping forth on the stage of
ne through the natural force of evolution.
livery Woman should carefully consider
h1I present condition. She should not
arrow herself to think that what is every
one business Is noGcdy'S business" but
taKe earnestly he part of the whole com
ing 10 her. Tie paper oonsidered that
women constituted oEe-half OF the Govern
ments ana as such she had her responsi-
DiIlies. II was advanced that il was the
present right OF woman to question IN
investigate, TIE state OF her environments.
Where woman 10 the political eeonomv If
government will be of avail will he in hsr
unf1lnchlng frmDess in meeting and con
tending against evil. If women helieva in
peace and not war, justice and not In.
justice, virtue and not vice. right and mot
wrong. they must take their part in life.
The true aim OF women Should be to make
the world better; Truth is in the world
with the grace OF God. and i: rests with
women TO protect and advance It.
Mrs. McRObrrts thought that thinking
man should stand just where thinking
man now stands, and Mrs. Moore believed
women should 90 to work TO improve
things and that they would find men not
only willing but anxious 10 have their aid.
Rev. Lila Sprague in this convention spoke
OF heredity and the equal influence of
father and mother Cd the chill.
1t was announced by Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper, who occupied the chair throughout