The San Francisco call., 1896-11-11
The BALLOT
The Rev. E S. Chapman Declares
1t Is Rights Fight With
Might.
Learned and Intelligent, Women Dis.
franchised by Ignorant, Low
and Vicious Men.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
908 Broadway. Nov. 10

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, Nov. 10.
The question of suffrage for women is
attracting more attention now than it did
before election. The Rev. +. S. Chapman,
ID. pastor of the Market-street Congre-
gational Church, has the following to say
on the subject:
The men of our State have voted that the
women of the State shall not be permitted to
vote. In the exercise OF this most exalted and
sacred right of an American citizen. the men
have deliberately and purposely declared that
the women should not exercise that right to
men, and they have had no voice in granting
this right to men, and they have had no voice
in deciding whether they should themselves
be invested with the right of suffrage The
men have themselves decided that they will
vote and that the women shall not. No one
granted them this privilege, no one was asked
to grant ii, they simply seized upon 1t, and by
mere brute force they prevent the women from
securing and exercising this priceless preroga-
tive.
The most ignorant men have voted to dis
franchise the most learned and intelligent
women; indolent and worthless men have
voted TO disfranchise women who are among
our largest taxpayers; low, vicious men nave
voted to deny suffrage to our most exalted and
noble women. 1t is a shame that such things
sre posi- ble; it is a greater shame that they
are reali ties. Many noble men from worthy
motives cast their votes against this enfran-
chisement of women, otherwise the sixth
amendment would have been adopted.
The interests of home and family are in a
peculiar sense involved in this struggle for
equal suffrage. We may fttingly adopt the
words OF Nehemiah, Eight for your sons and
your daughters, your wives and your houses"
The Lord has provided that In the course of
nature there shall be two mature minds be-
side every little babe. The cradle is guarded
on either side by full-grown person, that the
precious life and priceless interests ii Contains
may be secure against the assaults of evil
Let US continue this struggle with increased
earnestness and vi gor. To cease our efforts
now would be to lose sll that we have gained
by the tolls and sacrifices OF the past. We
could be reasonably expected. Many have
risen up to help US, and they will remain true
to the cause they have espoused, while new
recruits will be added 70 our hosts as the
months go by. The solid ranks of vice and
crime are massed against us, and their mani
fest hostility will cause the frienus of good
and pure government to see the righteousness
of our cause and to aid us to achieve the
glorious victory which under God will surely
and speedily come.
Will Banquet Irish.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 10.-A compli-
mentary banquet will be rendered by the
Oakland Business Mems Sound Money
League on Wednesday evening at the
Masonic Temple to John P. Irish in recog-
milton of his services to the sound money
cause in the East during the recent politi-
cal campaign. There will be an exchange
league and other organizations intended
to promote the same cause. The banquet
is to be entirely informal, and will be given
at 80 O'Clock.
Chinese Evicted.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 10-The occu-
pants of a Chinese lodging house on
Ninth street, near tranklin, were evicted
by the Sheriff this evening. The affair
created much excitement as many of the