The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

In New York remember driving for years over
street with holes in 1t and Shey always grew
bigger until finally the men got an epidemic of
pavement laying and paved every street and lane.
What's more, women are more cleanly in n an
agement Their handling OF houses n SHOWS s sa shas
have so long superintended the wretched street
sweeping systems
sanitation, but the cultivation of taste for the
beautiful. Any man that will sacrifice the beauti-
fit to hold the position that controls such things.
Street-sweeping is too often made matter OF
political afiiliaton. We wouldn't have q cook sim
ply because she would howl for some particular
candidate or party in favor.
II you were In city where School Superinten-
dent could not read or write you might feel that
woman ought to have hand. Woman should
have some part in the management OF the school
system. Men always make a mistake when they
try keep house alone, and that Is what they have
done in attempting the management OF cities
housekeeping is not recognized important {
part 1t would save us from filth, from great
deal OF disease, and IL would save mensfrom great
dead Of the responsibility.
We don't expect to reform the city management
all In minute, but we do believe 1t VIII result
women.
Miss Manning took occasion here to ex-
press herself on a topic OF the DAY sug-
gested by Mrs. Mills speech. She said:
II women ere sharers in San Francscos gov
ernment could the City papers have come out this
removal of he most efficient ofcials that have ever
served I'm this City. Mr. and Mrs Weaver, the su-
perintendent and matron of the Almshouse?
Several other persons commented on the
paper, after which Mrs. Alice Moore Nc
Comas spoke, in part as follows, on 1.-The
Right OF Representation"
That there should be question Of the right OF
representation in q republic founded as is ours
upon the principle of 'freedom and equality" is
truly remarkable 1t is contrary to the spirit OF
our government TO question the political rights o.
any OF our people. Therefore claim that Amer
can women are entitled to every right possessed
by American men. In making this assertion, con-
trary TO our usual political practice yet perfectly
In harmony with republican ideas-in perfect ac-
cord with the fundamental principles OF our
government-it is right and proper that s.tempt
TO show that 1t is reasonable and not dangerous
our public interests
There is no better way to do this than to show by
our National constitution that women are entitled
TO the right of representation. Article XIX section
!, says; "AH persons born nauralized in the
United states, and subject 10 the jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens OF the United States, and OF
the Stale wherein they reside. No state shall
make or enforce any law which shalt abridge the
privileges or imniunitIes Of citizens, nor shall any
state deprive any person of life liberty property
without due process of law, nor deny to any person
within Its jurisdiction the equal protection OF the
laws" And AGAIN. "Al governments derive
their just powers from the consent OF the
governed"
The American woman bases her claim to the
right OF representation upon the Declaration Of
dependence, which was not declaration OF reyo-