The record-union., 1895-02-09
Woman Suffrage.

The advocates of woman suffrage adj
dressed large number Of persons in the
Assembly Chamber last night. Mrs.
Laura De Force Gordon called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Mrs. Judge
Spencer as the first speaker.
Mrs. spencer said tnat the advocates of
suffrage were told first that thew were
talking their cause TO death and in the
next breath that women did not want the
ballot, as they did not ask for il. They
were criticised for sending petitions and
Tor lot Senulng them; the old ladies were
told they were too Old and the younnr
ones that they were hunting for bus bands
She clt8u many names OF noted women
who were advocates Of the cause. and
sarcastlcally paid her respects to Assem-
DIyuan Bacnlnan In answer to his telling
speech. she secuted the idea that the
women would plunge the country into
war, noIuIng that mother love would re-
strain them.
Mrs. SturtevantPeet classified the peo-
pie VINO are opposed to the movement as
the conservative, the prejudIced and the
UroaQ-mlnQeu careful men, who have not
looked into the question, and she cIassed
the members OF the Legislature among
the latter. The movement is progressing,
aud the subject is treated more seriously.
The women ofthIs century are an earnest
race, and they desire this right, The
Government needs a feminine hand at
the helm, as we'll as male one. They
intended TO keep coming and asking Till
their request vas granted.
Mrs. Nellie Hoibrook- Blinn made a
few remarks, alter which Miss Laura
Iilden spoke. she said she arose with
PRIDE and pleasure to speak in behalf of
the women Of Sacramento. There are
hundreds OF women III sacramento who
ask Tor suffrage, aud they are signing a
petition Ior that purpose. She also spoke
III relation TO Bachmau's speech. Should
every widow or single woman not have
something TO say ii the election of the
Constable who might levy an execution
upon her property, as we'll as tne men?
tie might be brute. The women expect
TO see the pledge OF the Republican party
redeemed. She denied that woman suf-
frage had not benefited Wyoming, and
read resolutions presented to the Legis-
Iature OF that Stale, claiming thai it had,
she charged Assembiyman Cutter with
comparing the women OF California to a
bad egg.
Mrs. Gordon, in laudatory speech, in
troduced Miss Phoebe CoUZins, who said
she had expected to be here last Wednes-
day to listen TO the debate, but was disan-
pointed. She would not take the antago-
nistic ground, but would take the ground
that all nature is dual, and each seX needs
the other. Men have been an lgnomiuious
failure IN government, aud woman would
proDaDly nave, done so II she had tried it
alone. Men, when lett alone, run to vul-
garity and brutality. and women to weak
ness and iGanity. Both are necessary to
the home. Men would cut q pretty figure
II they tried to establish family by
themselves. She spoke of the trouble in
Colorado last summer, and said she saw
young soldiers with guns who should have
been at work III the fields instead OF being
III arms to shoot their fellow men, and
who had prisoners who had been arrested
without warrant. Why was the milf
tary called out without authority by
the President OF the United States at the
dictation OF a few? The people are ground
into the dust by corporations. 1t was
only the children OF smalI-miuded, mar
row. Drained women who opposed the
Sattrage movement. Men have deteri-
grated in government because they have
Uot relied on the advice and assistance OF
women. She claimed that the councils of
the Iroquois confederation We're com
posed three fourths OF women and the re-