The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

made towards granting the women equal
rights and privileges with men, or lcgis-
lation tending towards progress in favor
OF the wives, mothers, sisters and daugh
ers OF the men of this nation, WORKS di-
rectly toward the enlightenment and bet
terment Of the entire human race.
1t is proven to the student of history
every day that nothing can arrest the
march of human progress. and it is
self evident fact that the problem of
woman's suffrage is but one of tho phases
of human evolution, and 1t is Omniand
ing and demanding the attention and
brains of the broad gauge, intelligent,
phllanthropc men and women of this
country, who practice. preach and ne
lieve that justice is higher attribute
tnnn generosity, and that women should
not bs dependent on mems good i'm
pulses or their generosity. Men have
always known that they must work out
their own salvation. and women are fast
learning the lesson from business contact
with their brothers. Verify, the time is
past" when they sat and waited for princes
to come and carry them off to palaces"
and am sorry to chronicle after they
were carried off the prince turned pau
per and the palace to howell. This Is a
practical age. that rouses men and
women to action; and as busine IS
woman who feels the need OF the elective
franchise for her sex--a right which has
been granted to her by God, but not yet
recognize or awarded to her by man or
the laws of our country except in two
states--I shall turn my attention, and
with my pen, heart, brain, spirit, though
my stock in trade be little and small, it
snail be given on the altar Of our common
country for my own sex. Especially will
II be my pride and pleasure to do all in
my power for the great army of wage
arners and business women. recognizing
he fact that the honesty OF women has
already achieved a commercial value in
cue business world.
I believe the franchise will assist
women in business, and on the other
hand a knowledge of business is an es-
sentlaI factor in the prop r exercise of
the franchise, and in looking through
the vista OF time in the United States
only little more than quarter OF GEN.
fury ago women vera allowed to enter
very few remunerativc occupations. 1t
has only been since the Late rpeasant-
ness'' that their ability in professional
and business avocatlonS has been recos.
nized and appreciated: Every business
man and woman in this or any other
state wants to employ those who will ad-
vance and promote tho interests of their
business, ard the successful woman de-
mands Of the business world no fsvors on
account of SEX. but always in a straight.
forward, buslnessike way. She is true
to the rights sha has, but my optimis-
tic epinon IS the future holds many more
in store for her. l believe Gnat whatever
is good for woman is for the happiness OF
men. and that we should look upon the
sexs as hemispheees whose equality
makes the perfect whole, the oneness of
the two; anu tine future American nome
founded upon the principles OF justice,
liberty ana equality will produce race
of men ana women that will bless and
enlighten the world-ever asking you to
remem Der that the INTEL gent Christian
women of this republic ars the safeguards
Of its liberties and purities, and upon