The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-23

| incorporated in the report to the conven-
| tion. When the visitors were invited to
| speak, ID. Lubin of Sacramento was the
| first to advance a suggestion. The COM
mittee had decided to limit the speakers to
| ten minutes, aud Mr. Lubin said that it
would take more than an hour to properly
explain ii, therefore he would not enter
upon its merits. 1t was a resolution, he
said. to secure the farmers just measures
of remuneration for their labor. Harry
Wise, the secretary of the committee, read
the resolution, which proved to be a plan
TO have the Government reduce the cost of
the transportation of freights from the
ports of the United States to foreign ports
! The paper was received.
Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon. who had
come with number of other ladies to ad-
vocate the insertion in the platform of a
plank favoring wOman's suffrage, was the
next to address the committee. She made
a strong appeal on behalf of her sisters
| She said that she desired TO present the
claims of the disfranchised half of the citi-
! Zens OfGhe United States for recognition
| at the hands of the Democratic party-to
! advocate principle as old as democracy
| itself-one that must be indOrsed by every
Democrat. If any member of the party
! should refuse 10 indorse it he ought TO be
read out of that party.
Mrs. Gordon then went over the argu-
ments in favor of woman suffrage, pre-
senting them with considerable force.
I'VE have republican form of govern
ment :" she said. yet only half of the
masses may be heard in matters thai
! affect ali. A certain class of men have
| hot
tics by their husbands, but that is assnm-
ing that all women have husbands or male
relatives, and it is against the principle OF
the Government that one person must be
represented by another. 1t is also said
women already have influence in the af-
fairs of government. / see here a numbsr
of men who have great Influence
know men of national reputation and
influence, but is that any reason
why tho right to cast ballot
sho uld be denied them. Grover Cleveland
with all his influence and power would
scarcely like to give up his right to vote.
Women are the mothers of the nation.
| They represent the spiritual and moral
| forces of the nation as the men do the
strength and intellect. You can have no
patrio tism with half of the citizens OF the
| country uISIrancnleeu. 0u must do some
thing more than hoist flags on your school,
houses and celebrate annual holiday to
keep up patriotism. In monarchical gov.
ernments women have an equal share OF
power with men. A queen is at the head
of a nation"
After speaking for some time in this
strain Mrs Gordon scored point by say
ing: ''Ihe Republicans have placed this
in their platform and so have the Popu-
lists and the Prohibitionists. All three of
the other parties have it, and when it is
said that the plank would drive votes
away from the Democratic party I'd like
to know where those votes are going.'
CuDie said he understood that the Re-
publicans had dropped the platform.
81 don't think So" said Mrs. Gordon.
"At any rate. if the Republicans are fool
ing us I'd like to have the Democrats try
the same game. Put this plank in the
platform and try to fool US. If the Re-
publican party does not carry out it's
promise L will enter the campaign myself
and organize clubs of women in every dis