The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
CUPID HAS NO
NEED TO VOTE
FOR SUFFRAGE
Right of Woman to Vote Not
a Qualification for an
Ideal Lover
Attempt to Raise New Barrier
to Marriage Would Jar
Loves Young Dream

votes Tor women have no part in the
love affairs OF San Francisco femininity
-sufragists or otherwise. While the
eastern sisters are banding together.
forming clubs and voicing emphatic
declarations that they will not marry
man until he openly. unblushingly
and pointedly vows that he is ready to
give woman vote. the San Francis
cans take directly contrary stand. To
them there is something harsh and
crude about the following.style of con-
versation:
Ere I promise to be yours. Launce-
lot, ere I pledge you myttroth. would
fain have you lift your right hand to
yon bright moon and upon your
knightly honor swear
Launcelot-I swear by
Gwendolyn-That you will promise
me. come what may, in veal or woe.
in good or i'll. hunger or starvation.
through sickness unto death. whether
it is in the plank of the democrats or
proposed by Hosiery Tariff Payne, to
vote for equal suffrage for women.
Such a conversation, It is the senti-
ment of San Francisco womanhood, is
more than apt 10 jar loves sweet song,
which. at the moment is permeating the
skittish Launcelot It might. they fear,
cause the amorous swain to rise with
a frenzied shrek. butt his head against
a tree and bark like a dog
Mrs. Jeanne ID. Center said:
II fear in discussing the question
that the best results in society could
not be obtained by this movement
started by eastern sufrragfsts to re-
fuse to marry man until he agrees
to be in favor of votes for women I
favor marriage first of all things for
the betterment of society. And. con-
sidering the present tendency of the
masculine mind to drift IN the line of
least resistance. and against the re-
sponsibility of marriage I fear 1t
would discourage marriage. 1 should
rather advocate taking the man as he
is and trust to the law of God and a
good woman making him what he
should be-"
Mrs. e. c. Sargent, honorary presi-
dent of the suffragist party in California
was equally emphatic In her views. She
said: II doubt If 1t is the right kind of
enthusiasm which will make a young
woman declare herself ready to sacri-
years might bring her to a realization
of her mistake"
Mrs. 1. Lowenbergi Declarations, no
matter how strong and emphatic, made
by a girl before she has met the right
man will not Be much of barrier
when he does come along. I am not
a suffrag ist and 1 am not at all anx-
ious to criticise any action taken by
the women in that organization, but
my personal opinion is that this effort
to force their cause win not do much
good"
Mrs. Pierce, secretary of the Woman's
equal suffrage association: Il do not
believe votes for women should be
made to interfere with young
woman's love affair."
Miss Mnrta McKim, author: What
ever may be mans political views it
is safe to assume that the average
young woman fully understands that
"a mans a man for a that Such a
movement will die of itself"
Mrs. Ella VI. sexton: Such stand
is ridiculous. The woman is going to
marry the man she sincerely believes is
the right one even if he believes the
earth is fiat
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