The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18
The New Man" Interestingly
Discussed by Rev. Anna
Fl. Shaw.
FEMININE POLITICAL IDEAS.
Progress of the Suffrage Movement
as Outlined by Miss Susan B.
Anthony.

PACIFIC GROVE. CAL, July Ito
day was women's day at the Chautauqua
Assembly. The exercises were altogether
in their hands and they used the oppor-
tunity to specially discuss the amendment
issue. Miss Susan B. Anthony. the vet
eran of suffrage reform, and Miss Shaw,
her logical successor, were the principal
speakers. The women had an open forum
this morning and the usual classes met at
o'clock but were dism Used at II, the APP
pointed hour for Rev. Anna Shaw to open
the t'questlon-box." This box contained
every conceivable question against
woman's suffrage.
The meeting at II o'clock was called to
order by Mrs. A. A. Sargent, president of
the State Suffrage Association. Miss
Susan B. Anthony was elected president
of the day.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw presided over the
question-box and answered with great
keenness and wit the many objections
against suffrage. These discussions con-
sumed the whole morning session.
AT 2 P. M. the Sunday-school normal
work was taken up, and at o'clock Miss
Susan B. Anthony made an address, di-
recting her speech more particularly to
the amendment question. She contrasted
the present suffrage movement with the
one some time since, and prophesieG a
victory for the amendment clause in this
State. She said: Now is the opportune
hour to secure our rights, for we will not
have another opportunity in the next
thirty years."
Miss Anthony was followed by Mrs.
Sarah B. Cooper, whose subject was,
why Am for Woman Suffrage" She
gave her many hearers cogent reasons for
her late alliance with the suffrage cause.
Miss Shaw then resumed the query box.
One quite prominent question in relation
to the possible attitude of women on the
silver question, in case they secured the
ballot, was answered at length, and was
interestingly disposed of. Miss Shaw said
the trouble with most women is they never
have enough money to make silver a
problem. She also stated she did not ex-
pect that all women would be more intel
ligent on the silver and tariff questions
than men en- masse, but she thought that
woman's greatest influence in politics
would be in local affairs. The grandest
result OF their ballot would be to take all
lOCdl anu 4uQillC1pd1 a4ldAAc O0S VI POAAtASos
She closed By saying: my greatest en-
deavors will be in the direction of good
government and good morals"
Practical results OF woman's suffrage
in Wyoming and Colorado had been in
this direction, she said.
Miss Shaw delivered a lecture tonight
on the fate of the Republic, one of the
principal subjects of the lecture being
1.-THE New Man" 1t was amusing as well
as interesting to hear her discuss him.
Her idea was all the more amusing for the
reason that grave mistake had been
made in the large posters tackled up
around town announcing MRS" Anna H.
Shaw as one of the principal lecturers of
woman's day.
Tomorrow wiki be field day, all classes
will be suspended and general reception
will be in order. A picnic will be held at
Moss Beach in the morning and exercises
and sports in the afternoon. Frank Lin
coin, the humorist. will speak at Assembly
Hall in the evening.