The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
say that the greatest deeds have ever at
tempted were begun without money in


say that the greatest deeds have ever at
tempted were begun without money III
hand.
''1f the history of my experience were
recorded IL would be a story of going in
debt to undertake different things. Even
after all the parties have put suffrage
planks in their platforms 1 still want all
you people to contribute funds for the
campaign, for the fight will even then
be only just begun. / want to say to you
word OF encouragement in regard to the
stand OF the press of your State.
Last Sunday, as all of you know, your
grand daily, The CALL, came out boldly on
the size OF woman suffrage. [Great
applausel. All that 1 could say would
fall far short of what | ought ito say in
grateful recognition of the gracious, noble
position taken by great journal on great
issue. Heaven prosper and bless paper
which stands up for justice and rightl
u want TO say to you that 1T IS the first
time in the past twenty EIGHT years that
either of the great parties has come out
at the first of the campaign in indorsing
the woman suffrage movement; the first
time that the dominant party has ever
taken the stand in advance.
when is your Democratic convention,
June Is? Is that iti Are there nc Demo-
Gratis in this great audience? l want to
speak of other papers besides THE CALL.
The Examiner, while it did not come out
at first boldly as did THE CALL. has
since followed its example; and the
Chronicle, not to be outdone, has, at Mr.
De Youngs personal order, offered its
columns henceforth for the cause of
woman suffrage. Now, cheer the morn
ing papers. And / have no doubt the
evening papers have done likewise, but
have not had chance to see them.
"Now, my dear friends, with the press
on our side, THE CALL ct its head, with
the political parties on our side, with so
many kind souls in sympathy with US,
we must succeed, if we will only work
| together and with will"
Then Miss Shaw resumed her answers:
| sin the Utopian era of women-free who
will pay for their bonnets? The women,
as to-day, who earn their bonnets hun
dred times over for what they do.
"Men say women have been discussing
woman suffrage for the last fifty years and
| they are tired of it. Why, men Lave been
discussing themselves from time imme-
mortal and we women are not tired of
them yet.
"The greatest evil that men suffer in not
permitting women to vote is in being un-
Just to himself. No human heing can be
unjust to another and be Just to himself.
l have travelled over Kansas for ten con-
secutive years and visited every town
where there were 1900 people, and / can
say that as carefully as l have watched
and studied the woman-sCffrage move
ment there in Ill that time have not seen
a place where 1t was not success and an
advantage to women"
"How about women's efficiency as
jurors?' ran another question.
I'm Washington, when it was a Terri
tory" replied Miss Shaw, "when it was a
Territory, women served on luries. The
Manitoba papers complained that all the
sharks, tramps and sharpers of Washing
ton had been driven over into Manitoba.
That looks as though woman could hold
her own on a jury"
"If woman had the ballot would she not
sell her vote for a new bonnet?'
Perhaps she might. Who knows? A
new bonnet is a fine thing, and most
women banker after it. But good bonnet
costs more money than glass of whisky,
and that, they say, is the market price OF
male votes nowadays"
Here's another question:" continued
Miss Shaw, land I'll answer it, though it's
rather personal: You said home was
offered you in California if you would
> stay. Was that all?' [great laughter.]
answer, it was not all. l was offered as
much good oak wood as l could burn in
I my stoves during the remainder of my life.
"'Some one has said IN heaven there will
: be no marriages. And how is that? Well
2 1t has been said that there could not be, as
l there would be no men there.
"'Win women, If they get the ballot
? stuff the ballot-boxP' No; the opportunity
Is not given now OdllOI"DOXes
as it was. What we mean by the ballot i!
not that the ballot will make US absolutely
free; it is simply an implement for oul
use in securing just and equitable laws anC
! the enforcement of them.
: 'It is time men were made fun of lit
tie. For half century Susan B. Anthony
and great and good men have been held
! up to ridicule, sarcasm and cutting satire
[ remember once a Bishop turned the
? keen shafts of his ill-timed wit upon the
woman suffrage movement, keeping hi;
audience in roars of laughter.
THE next night, continued Miss Shaw
they laughed until they nearly keeled
.. over. The Bishop reprimanded me Sc
verely for thus holding him up to ridicuie.
l only answered:
: {" Bishop, if you are just man, you
must concede that wit is oftentimes q two
edged sword. and welded without judg
ment cuts both ways"
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