The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

"The questions are generally along the
same lines" began Miss Shaw. "Proba-
bly, because you women are all of the same
mind. If we could get the sinners here
81 was in the car the other evening
WREN one woman remarked to another,
There's Miss Shaw 'WhereP' asked her
companion. over there in the corner. l
guess she's been at the Woman's Con-
gress.'
Have you been there? whispered the
other.
NAV
"'GoingT
"'Naw.'
"'WelI, I'd like to CO. concluded the
questioner, but I'd be ashamed of my
life to be seen in that company
what should woman do, what would
woman feel, locked UP with eleven men
in police stauon?" was one of the ques-
tions.
THAT is not new question in this
State" answered Miss Shaw: 'sit seems to
be worrying all you men. The question
is never asked what would one man do If
locked in cell with eleven women"
''Now, Senator Ingalls, is an admirable
man; he parts his hair directly in the
middle, but he pats his figures on the
side and will not equaliZe Them"
Aquestion in a lady's handwriting asked
for a reply to a man who objected to
woman suffrage since 1t would unduly in
crease the number OF voters.
at is a mistake to have too many
voters,' Miss Shaw answered. "But we
cannot have too many good voters. OPP
ponents of this movement say there are
over 3,o00,OO0 iliiterate women who would
vote if allowed. Let them vote say !.
Whether they vote right or wrong there
are I2,000,0 600 intelligent women who will
neutralize any ill effects which the in
considerate voting of the ignorant women
may cause.
Would women not be too extravagant
in the affairs of Government l think we
would be. The only reason we have not
pressed our claims before is on account of
the economic administrations. Every mar
ried man knows that his wife can run their
house on about half as much money as he
could run the kitchen. Men are used to
buying by wholesale. You couldn't send
| out a man to buy two chops, one artichoke
| and a few vegetables.
mo, women will not lay themselves liza
BILE to insult in campaigns any more than
they do now in going down the street.
| And why? Simply because under both
circumstances they will meet the very
same men. In all my experience in cam
paigning I was never treated with more
courtesy by men than was with my fell
low-workers yesterday at the Sacramento
convention.
"Whv was the referendum failure in
| DOSIOHl 10ey never udu any TeIeTeuuuIu
in Boston; it was a sham. 1t was simply
to make women laughing stock. OF the
ballots that were cast 50 per cent were in
favor of woman suffrage. And then men
said, Look at the overwhelming number
| of women in Massachusetts, that don't
want the ballot
Miss Shaw read amid much laughter an
ill-speIled and worse composed challenge
to herself from Los Angeles man to 8
public debate on the question of 'wimeu
sufferag." She omitted to state whether
she intended taking up the "gage," but she
intImated that she was just a trihe afraid
| of so formidable an adversary.
"How are the expenses OF the campaign
to be met? Will Miss Anthony answer thai
question:"
my dear friends,' began Miss Anthony
1.-The expenses of this campaign are to bt
met just as the expenses Of campaigns
have been met elsewhere-by friends o.
| the movement contributing. Now, / ap
peal to you, every one of you here to
night, to contribute your mite, be it little
or great. 1t Is your duty.
''I used to be told: Miss Anthony, yoJ
should not attempt this until you get the
funds If had never done anything unit
l had the money in hand l should neve
have accomplished anything. 1 NIGH