The San Francisco call., 1896-05-04

commenced to saw off a piece of ice, an
other prepared piece of paper, while yet
another sought some string in order that
1t might not be delayed. The barkeeper
| refused to take any money for the ice, and
| another man, who seemed to be very
much under the influence of liquor. stag
gered to the door and held it open as l
left the horrid place. If am to be treated
as well at the polls as l was In this low
saloon at 2 o'clock in the morning l shall
have no complaint to make.
at is often said that woman's place is
the home. l believe it with all my heart
Every true woman loves her home. Why,
| then should she not have voice in order
to protect that home? l lost one dear
child by reason of the foul sewer which
opens before this house. In Paris the
taxes are not to be compared with those
which we have to pay here, yet the French
capital has the best sewerage system in the
world. If woman could vote she would
try to have things Kept physically clean at
any rate.
"And then they say that if woman had
the ballot, females of bad character would
vote. / grant that. But for every bad
woman who would cast a ballot five
hundred wives and mothers would vote
| after calling upon the divine wisdom for
| light and guidance. These are Just the
votes that are needed. When voters make
their voting a matter of conscience we
may look for vast majority of votes on
| the right side.
"But don't care to give my own ideas
when others can speak more to the point
Just read this, if you please" and Nine. Sor-
| bier took out document which certainly
looked very Official. 1t was as follows:
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State
| of wyoming: That the possession and exercise
| OF suffrage by the women in Wyoming for the
| past quarter OF century has wrought no
harm and has done great good in many ways !;
that 1t has largely aided in banishing crime,
pauperism and vice from this State, and that
without any violent or oppressive legislation;
| that 1t has secured peaceful and orderly cleo
tions, good government and a remarkable de-
gree OF civilization and public order; and we
point with pride to the fact that after nearly
| twenty-five years of woman suffrage not one
| county in Wyoming has poorhouse; that our
| jails are almost empty, and crime, except that
by strangers in the State, almost unknown ;
and as the result of experience, we urge every
civilized community on the earth to enfran-
chlse its women without delay.
ResotUed, That all authenticated copy of
| these resolutions be forwarded by the Governor
OF the State to the Legislature OF every
and to a every legislative M Sody d 'iGnnIEs in a6e
world; and that we request the press through
out the civilized world to call the at
tenuon OF their readers to these resolutions.
These resolutions" explained Nine.
| Sarbier, "were unanimously adopted bv
the Legislature of Wyoming on the 10Th OF
February. 1898. In order to make sure
that the thing was not the work of female
legislators, we sent for particulars to the
Governor Of Wyoming. He answered by
telegraph as follows:
Adjourned Legislature of Wyoming had
forty-nine members and never had a woman
JOHN Z. OsBoURNE, Governor
81 think document like that is enough
to render it unnecessary for us To apollo
giZe for the stand which we are taking. II
is just, it is reasonable. What more dc
we want? The right will prevail and we
will win the day.
Mrs. J. Il. Swift when seen at her home
824 Valencia street, expressed great de.
light at THE CALLS attitude.
How this move will help the move
mentp she exclaimed. This is the most
encouraging news l have ever heard. TIC
be sure our cause is q just one; but how
few newspapers are willing to acknowledge
it. THE CALL has taken the lead. The
other papers will have to follow, or else be
left behind in the race. But we can never
forget that THE CALL has constituted itseli
the Woman Suffrage organ, and as such
we must always regard it. The great paper