The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-27

pended bearing the following pertinent
sentiment i'll black letters:
The constitution of California. section
20-Nor shall any citizen or class OF cltl-
zens be granted privileges or immunltles
which, upon the same terms. shall not be
granted to all.
Mrs. Alice Moore McComas. president
of the Woman Suffrage association, pre-
sided. and shortly after 8 clock intro
duced Rev. Mr.. Pearce.. who opened the
exercises with an earnest prayer.
Mrs. McComas then stated the object OF
the convention to be two foldtirst, the
celebration of the associations tenth
anniversary; second, the opening of the
campaign for educating the people to
know what the association is working for.
Misses Grace Crawford and Dora James
were the LeXt on the programme and rem
dered duet for piano and violin. Mrs.
Spalding, who was then introduced, read
her brilliant paper on the New ! won; woman
Rev. A. c. Bowles of Pomona was on
the programme for an address but she
begged to yield her place to the gentle
men who came to defend the ladies, and
Judge A. j. Utley was presented as the
late president and the present honored
vice president of the association.
The Judge CALAMITY ros to the situa-
ton and said that the suffrage was not
question, it was principles; that the
trainers of the declaration of independ-
ence proclaimed truth when they stated
that all men were created equal and en-
dowed with inalienable rights; that is all
right as far as it goes but 1t was palpably
written by men who forgot there were
any human beings but men. They forgot
their mothers and their wives and their
daughters and their sisters. they should
have gone further and said all people are
created equal and have inalenable rights.
Some say, continued Judge ultley, that
men means women: if it is true, the de
generate sons of those patriotic sires have
cen over a generation misconstruing the
words and they had better right about
face. III it is not true. it is about time for
a new declaration of independence which
shall acknowledge that others besides men
have rights and it is time to take a step
forward. Some say again That women
don't need the ballot for the men will
take proper care Of them and their in
terests, that they have as much political
influence now AS they would have il
they had the ballot. 1t is not SO, said
tie Judge, with much emphasis, ami
those that say 50 know better.
The speaker then proceeded to draw
contrasts between the women and various
foreign elements in co'nmunity-that
have votes. OF how superior the power
and influence of the latter are
and finally "a. comparison was drawn
between women and the hea-
then Chinese that elected warm ap-
plause. For another argument the Judge
smoke with some of those who say IL would
not he safe to trust woman with the bal
lot. because she is cranky. has not had
the advantages of experience and educa-
| ton. She has SO much refinement she
! might abolish saloons and gambling hells
and brothcls; it would never do to trust
them. With increasing scorn the speaker
told of the old lady who said, when tolc
they we're going to manufacture gas Il
burn, MY gracious. what will become
of the poor whales?" On the same basis
! il women get the ballot what will become