The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-09

anything of the sort and when told him
of my intended trip to the islands he asked
me to go for the Times Herald. | expect
to be gone about three months"
Miss Field was to have started some
time ago, but has been delayed by the
cholera reports. Before leaving Chicago
she rescued the fort of John Brown, which
had been brought from Harpers Ferry to
that city by some spectators, secured land
near its original site and provided for it's
transportation and raised $1,000 to cover
the expense Of putting it up.
There is about $500 more required, and
| may ask it of some OF the good people of
this City" she said.
Miss Field was in Utah during the late
political campaign. "The Democrats
deserved to be BEATEN" she said, 'for
breaking up the Liberal party, which they
did because they felt so sure OF success. l
was long opposed to the admission of
Utah, but there is one very hopeful sign,
and that is the way III which the young
Mormons assert their independence of the
church in politics. That spectacle is most
hopeful for the future of the State. There
is very bitter feeling between the Demo
cratic and Republican Mormons. In fact
it is as bitter as was that between the
Mormons and Gentiles formerly"
Miss Field does not believe that women
are showing great desire for the suf-
frage. ~ do not see why they should be
given it until they show that they want it.
You can see by the returns how inactive
they were in Massachusetts, in the late
elections. Only $4,000 women voted and
yet there are 10000 more women than men
in that State and they could run the whole
State government if they chose.
Women are not sufficiently enlight-
ened on the subject to want suffrage, and I
am not so sure that it is wise to give any,
body anything unless they show desire
for it. They would be just like deadheads
who always groNl. They never appreciate
what they get, while those who pay their
way sit out the show, and generally like it.
| believe in the justice of women's suffrage.
| believe they have as much right to it as
men, and l do not agree with Bishop
Doane's article in the North American
Review that everything will go to the
'demnition bowwows. | don't find that
women in Wyoming and Colorado are bit
different from women in the States where
they have no suffrage.
I'm Utah there was an amazing amount
OF consideration shown to women in the
late campaign. There was taffv all over
the place until the Supreme Court decided
that they could not vote until Utah be-
came State. So l don't anticipate any
horrible results when 1t comes. nor do 1
expect it to bring about the millennium.
II
They want to get away from the hum
drum existence they lead. Men have
their clubs and political meetings and
such things to give spice to their lives, but
do not appreciate the narrowness of the
circle in which women move. When
women have such serious things as politics
to interest them they will drop a great
deal that is trifiing. If anything in the
world could reduce the number of hours
women devote TO shopping what blessing
1t would be! There are no gadders on
earth like American women If they
gadded to some purpose-if they took up
hne cooking or esthetic dressing, for in
stance, it would be different
mo. don't think woman's suffrage can
do any harm, and yet, as said, it will not
bring on the millennium.
Women are not saints, and will make
mistakes, but politics will be good educa-
ton for them. They will be developed
and improved"