The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29

Prize-6ghters and gamblers, since they
vote, Lave power to affect the Govern
ment. Good men have the same power,
Dut the trouble is that some good men are
so awfullv good that they are good for
nothing. This explains the state OF poll
tics In many large communities.
Now, II 1t be true that men who vote
affect the Government along the line of
their nature, it follows that women, could
they vote, would affect the Government
along the line of their nature. How would
this work? We hear that women want 10
vote in order to be ike men. This is nom
sense. No women would care 10 resemble
most men. But men have qualities which
distinguish them from women and vice
versa Men are the stronger in mental
and material force, women the stronger
morally and spiritually. | recolleet once
seeing five men and one woman all drunk
as lords and swearing at each other in the
most cheerful fashion. Every body stared
at the woman, and gentleman near me
exclaimed:
"sWhat horrible creaturep
"'Yes, sir | exclaimed, six horrible
creatures Nobody seemed to notice the
drunken, profane men, but the woman
was singled out for condemnation. What
tribute to womanhood! What an invol-
untary confession of woman's moral
superiority! They expected something
my Acknowledgements.
Woman, they say, should stay upon
the pedestal where man has placed her.
But man has placed some others
beside woman on the non voting pedes-
tai There, perched above the politi-
cal arena, woman may ENJOY
the congenial com pany of male lnnatics,
male criminals, male traitors, male pau
pers and baby boys. Do you blame her
for wishing to come down to the society OF
reputable men? No less than 10000 wo-
men in England have petitioned Parlia-
ment TO help them down; in few short
weeks 25,00U women of California have
signed similar petition.
''It is objected that women are so relIg-
ious that their enfranchisement would re-
suit in q union OF church and state. This
objection is the weakest 1 have ever had to
answer. Women are readers, now that
men let them learn to read, and have read
history.
History tells them the disastrous con-
sequences OF politico-religious ombIna-
tions in other lands, and they know that
such unions bring about the ruin of the
state and cause decay in the spiritual life
OF the church. Women love both church
and country too we'll to work SO grave an
injury to both as to harness them together
in q calamitous union.
1--WE are told that taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny. We know no
words more true than these. Yet women
are taxed without representation. l have
some experience in paying taxes, and l
take good care that my tax collectors snail
have an experience with me each time l
pay them, for l never let them escape
without giving them q redhot woman SUI
frage lecture, concluded with a protest
against the injustice to which our fore
fathers refused to submit.
'In conclusion, contend that the best
interests of the Nation would be sub
served were woman admitted TO the right
of suffrage. Deep thinkers have assured
me that it is far more difficult to find
reasons to allege against woman suffrage
than in its favor. l will go a step further,
and challenge denial of this proposition {:
1t is impossible to allege one valid argu-
ment against woman suffrage"
The lecture was enlivened by mum Der
OF sparkling, pointed annecdotes, admir-
ably told, which added greatly to its inter
est and called forth much merriment,
generally at the tyrant mans expense.