The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

MIA at half what it costs now in heaven S
name let her do it. It is not only her
right to do it, it is her duty to do it. l
shall vote for woman suffrage. l am q
new convert, but true one. | was afraid
this new privilege would drag women
down. But we see it is lifting men up,
and if there is anything under the sun
that will lift us up out OF the political gut
ters of California let US have it, and let us
have it now!
l assume that this august gathering
means action-fguratively speaking, a
fight; and assume,th you are not going
to fight for fun, but for victory. want
Therefore let me first tell you of the
strength and the position of our friends,
the enemy; let me tell you the strength
OF the lion in your path.
When l was first in Paris / saw woman
there, llon-tamer, exhibit the magnificent
king of beasts in harness. He was hitched
to chariot in which she rode around and
around in the circus with her children.
True, he was chained across the forearms
and the hinder parts, SO that he could do
no great harm; but he was made to think
that that was part of the beautiful gilt.
terlng gold harness, and it was all right.
Now, you women may just as we'll as not
harness up. man if you will be wise. But
that is another story.
To begin with. it is fact that California,
the men OF California, are rather fond OF
women. They always have been. 1t is
their weakness-and their strength.
repeat, l take it you are here to fight,
hguratively, and l take it you are to tight
for victory-not for noise nor for renown,
but for victory and the good of humanity.
well. victory is yours, If you will have 1t
so. 1t you will only be wise. half as wise
as that little French woman in Paris, YOU
can not only harness the lion in your path,
but have him haul you all around the
circus.
Now, | want woman suffrage in Califor-
MIA, but there is lion in the path, q
power that you must harness to your use
or provoke to strife and your own destruc-
ton. Let me tell you few facts. Your
august and earnest BODY is gathered here
In the American Italy. You are in the
land OF the vine and the fig tree Have
you any real idea of the vast industry
here in the grape fields?
AT Heidelberg, as many of you have
seen, there is a wine cask that holds AZ. OOC
gallons of wine. This cask is still, as il
has been for generations. the wonder and
admiration of all the Old World, Forty
seven thousand gallons of wine! Did ever
you. see or hear of anything like that
In all America? l think not. I doubt il
one IN fifty of You ever heard of anything
IKE cask in America capable of holding
amount. Yet in Fresno where went last
week to get some facts about this lion in
the path, was shown casks that held
not only 1900 gallons of wine. but
nifty, sixty. seventy, eighty, ninety, and
even up as high as ninety-four Thousand
gallons, and was told of cask further
on and out IN the country that contained
l0o,oOo% In Napa there are great cellars of
wine, seas OF wine and brandies. And
who own these vineyards? Who tend
themP Who tread out the wine and own
the land and feed their wives and little
| ones from their toll and care? Why. the
men who are to vote on the question O;
woman suffrage. More than that every
bank, every broker, brokers' clerk and
bank director has direct interest in this
tremendous industry of this new State.
Tor nearly every vineyard, nearly every
one OF these countless casks is mortgaged
to some bank.
There. ladies, is the lion in your path.
What will you do with him? Harness
him to your service or make him las a
lion roused"?