The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-16

ans, idiots and .lunatics of .the country
except in the moro enlightened states
represented by the two stars on the
flags. AS to property rights Woman's
separate money was once unuer the con-
troll OF her husband, whether drunk or so
Der, and she had no right to the custody
of her children. These uni Just dlscriml-
nations have. at least, been removed, and
today, ,under freer educational and legal
privileges, women are taking their places
side by side with men in intellectual pur-
suits and wage-earning power, and it
cannot be said that they are not self-sup-
porting and intelligent enough to have
the ballot. Woman needs the protective
ballot as much as man.
Miss Anthony spoke OF the fact that
women hold considerable property all
over the country and consequently pay
large amount OF taxes, although they
have no vol in the government which
they help to support. She said that in
her own city of Rochester. n. y, won.
en- own and pay taxes upon one-third OF
one to maintain that the government OF
the towns in Kansas, where women vote
on municipal matters, is not great I'M
pavement over the former state of al
fairs? And in Wyoming it is universally
conceded.
One man did write to the New Yor
World to say that woman suffrage in
w
speaker, ] took the trouble to make per-
sonal investigation, to find out who he
| was, and learned on the authority OF
Der OF prominent citizens that he
| had dragged a ball and chain about the
streets of Cheyenne under sentence i'm
posed by Jury. three-tourths of whom
| we're women. In Colorado, too, and in
| twenty-t two states where women have the
| right to vote at school elections, there
have been no evil results flowing from
the exercise of the privilege, but quite
I the reverse.
Miss Anthony brought forward various
| statistics in support OF her arguments.
| and was Listened to very attentlvely
throughout her address.
Miss Shaw was then introduced and
captured her audience at once by her
! witty and humorous remarks, interspersed
with sarcastic and telling illusions to
1.-THE lords of creat ton" most of whom
appeared to enjoysit fully as much as the
feminine portion OF the audience. Ihe
electric lights, went.out. as Pasadena cleo.
| trio lights have u fashion Of doing, and
left the audience III total darnkess until
a couple of kerosene lamps were procured.
and with this scanty il animation Miss
Shaw proceeded with her address. The
lights were restored before she finished.
however.
A short synopsis can give but faint
idea of her address, which was sparkling
with wit and sarcasm, AID not lacking in
good logical arguments at the same tim e.
She began by making some humorou.
illusions to the sentimental nonsense
about the desire OF men to have in women
objects of alteration. saying that she
would rather be respected than adored.
She held up to scorn and numerically
ridculed the prevailing gush and nom
sense about tine new woman" with the
consuming desire that seemed to posses:
some to know whether the new woman
would wear boomers or smoke, or ride
a bicycle. Miss Shaw thought she would
probably do as she pleased, for her par
she was very weary OF hearing so con
tinually about "the coming woman" anC
hoped she would come and relieve us o.
the suspense.
The argument of the speaker was alons
the line that since it is a well known fac
of political economy, accepted on all sides
that 'every class which votes affects tn,
government in the long run along thu
line of it's nature" therefore if woman
is given the right of suffrage the etfec
upon the government will be in accord
ance with her nature and characteristics.
The qualities which have always dis
tinguished men. the speaker said, have
been the power of invention, che faculty
for business, aggressiveness and a war
like spirit. Republics have not died fol
lack of these qualities. for they have
bsen all.prevailing, but for want Of tn
feminine tratts-by the decay u IN