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I. " : THE NEW SOUTHWEST, THURSDAY, MARCH 3,. 1881. ?v -Cr "WORDS OF CHEER. A Jmermai fur ike People. Independent in PUUUm mnd Hrligton. Alive to mU IAm Juuen, and Tkoruakl Madieal in Op peeinp and Krpoei ni the WrvnfftWjtorMamm. """"..T BVB8CRIPT10X RATES (IX AD VAXQKlt 1 On Yrnr, 6y M-ril. thm Month; rr ..... ir Month to City ttttront (drttveretij - .....,., 25 . AdverUeemenU HU he1 Jneeried at ReuonaM e Prices Z - - 41 CVrrwjMMMfoMV intended or publication thoutd be ad dreed to the Editor, mnd alt bueimem letter to the - . DUXIWAY PUMUtilXQ COMPAXr, . A Wo! ". Vrtfciiv, Oregon. rORTLAND, ORF.OON, TIIUIWDAT. MARCH I. WL During (be preparation for and progress of the late Woman Suffrage Convection, the officers re ceived many letters from friend of the cause 1U lucrative of their deep ifiterest In the wort The N bw Northwest has pot apace for all of them, but we will give several quotations, merely stat ing that' they afford a general Idea of (the tenor of the whole. ' " Hon. C.JW, Fulton, of Astoria; who Introduced the. Woman! Suffrage resolution in the' Senate, writes: "Permit me-to say that 1 have noticed with great -satisfaction the deep interest which prevails throughout the State on the subject of AV0MAN8 ANTI- POLYGAMY WARFARE. There are yet to be discovered clergymen 'or church-members who, no' matter how bitter their I opposition to the equal rights of the sexes,, are alarmed when woman offers to grapple with the crime of-prostitution or the sin of-Dolvramv. "... , POLICE "BOYCX)TTINa." Ban Franclscp's Chief of Police has determined on a novel method of annoying disreputable, women, and It promises to be so effective'' a t$ drive from the: city those who! have Incurred hit displeasure. , It Is similar to 'Boycotting" as un- - j , 9 mf WP - I Sf -swms X SI VIUIIiBI mj O They may think she will be degraded by dropping derstood In Ireland, and is so termed. An officer white slips, paper in a ballot-box, but they have no fear of her, becoming contaminated by dealing with the greatest of social ulcers. "All classes of men, will give their sanction to the efforts of the' Ladles' Anti-Polygamy Society of Brooklyn, which intends to make a vigorous fight against the Mormons. jAt a meeting of: tbefsotuV Woman Suffrage and I think I may . safely con- ety on the 17th Instant, many prominent women ANN OUNCEM EXT, To-morrow morning, Mrs. A. 8. Dunlway will leave pDrtlandJorCojroJH thef ewKouth west. It is also her Intention to visit Dallas aud Independence, and powlbly other : west-side, towns. 1 , " .. .. "NOT TI LIT 7t .JMU-Wi... During the debate upon, the Woman Soffrage resolution lu the State Temperance Alliance, of which mention was made last week In these col umns, an elderly gentleman, who Is very much opposed to the' enfranchisement of his wife and all other wonienrvehmeuUy leclared that -they are not to be trusted with the ballot, because, at ' he alleges, they smile upon profligate characters .' and keep the company of dissipated men In pref erence to that of those who are sober and' moral. Ule demanded that women, especially young women, should ostracize the .men who drink, and j, asserted that, until they do, they need not ask for the balIot"But the gentleman the Is a preacher) signally failed to show how it would be possible for women to obey this mandate. ' ' J The "life" cou. rse of women is markel out for them - by fathers, husbands and brothers. Very few of them are In salaried positions; their work at home is work without wages'; and the few who have salaries are In danger .of losing their places to make room for those who have votes. The men who drink are very often their own fathers, hus bands, brothers or sons. Their lives have been subordinated to the service of men. Jlf their hus- bands air, intemperate, wire bit Jflt la a position - to ostracize them ; and mothers have no desire to ostracize' Intemperate sons, no, matter how badly they deserve the punishment. The young lady i .... whose. brother Is a drunkard cannot consistently cut the acquaintance of a young gentleman who drinks, and who may have a sister that her own brother may fancy also. To demand this of a sfe- , -pendent class is to demand an absurdity ah im possibility. A young lady whose brothers are brilliant, convivial handsome and slightly "In temperate has a host of other young lady friends whose brothersare equally so. Our censor says, "Ostracize them all, if you would prove yourselves worthy of the ballot" It ' cannot be done ballofor no ballot. Tlie women who' would undertake It would -only -succeed in making themselves objects of derision.. Nor are the young men who drink so. much to be blamed - as he supposes. Tliey have seen tin fr""f'ii -f TTdcr nlMt olteu their own fathers from child hood. They have known thesemen In some in stances, to reach high positions They have-beard woman's Independence berated and its advocates maligned and ridiculed. They have learned to hate strong-minded'' women. As soon as they are out of ' school," they are giveu clerkships or other comparatively Independent ignitions. W omen have none of the advantages of Inde-n pendence. They are looked upon In a spirit of" lofty patronage by men who have money. Socl- ety Is all they have, and men form thla s tclety. r -To ostracize men Is to place themselves beyond iU pale. - . gratulate your Association and say the day is jiot far distant when the law-makers of Oregon, recog nlzing the Injustice of , our present system, will extend to every citizen, Irrespective' of sex, the natural right of suffrage." ' . . w Fr6in-IIon.-Ie-IJiughllnT-of-rNorthyamhillJ who Introiluced the suffrupe resolution in the House of Ilepresentatlve t : "My convictions upon Ibe sublecrbf equal suffrage for tlie vexes are like the vintage of the vine the more agehe 'greater strengnT"T'dooT'say litis wltfi'the feelings of an'enthuslaitt or fshatlcTWi from theforce of iin Impassioned thought and . deliberation, backed by a preponderance of evidence In its favor which I conceive cannot but be clear to the perception of every" unprejudiced and Intelligent mind that is disposed to view this in the same light that they would any other dhwt to Judge "of 1tTtterlwrT" This Is from Mrs. E. R. (3 ray, President of the Baker County Woman Swtrrage Association : ",I would be Very happy to attend, and would do so did not the weather and roads mske traveling at present almost impossible. We are getting along with our Association here as well as could be ex- were present, and the message of Governor Neil, of Idaho, on polygamy, was read and commenced on favorably. The society decided" to place Itself In communication with the principal cities with a View to forming auxiliary oriranizatiou and to send printed jetiUons ajra I nt polygamy to lem peranoe, associations' and women's prayer meet ings for signatures." .' . . """No objection U falser when women, without poll 1 1 caj i wwer, U"derta kejou proot anevl 1 Wh c h men have , allowed to grow and thrive. ThereJs iio hue" a lid cry abbuith"elr,kwping UieiF spitere In the home circle. They are cordially Invited "and patronizingly urged. o remove an ulcer Jhat would never have existed If equal rights for all had been acknowledged when the Republic was formed. In the vain hope that men would deal lirttfrthtnalrtioTrwoffi has assumed startling proitortions, and now the lotU'hmiBA I ! kla dntv. In ths wimI'i nt thn vnronicie, lo "quleily. inform jany.intenuiug visi- tor that to enter there Is to leave behind all hop'' of not being arrested." This has the desired re sult, as the visitors" Invariably slink away, and tfie courtesan must of necessity be forced In time tq leave the city. . : ; i ue average readier win wonuer wny iui sysiem of persecution Is not applied to other law-breakers ' as well as tho hmutltiitoti PoHitlnlv tlM Chiet nt Police knows where several cambllnir deus are located, and he micht drive their nronrletors away by stopping their support. If prostitutes can be forced to leave,, so cau gamblers, and that It. . I .11 "' - . mm 'is. wie lauerarenoi-uuiuriMHi js a not tier evmence oi the value of political power. If the office-holders did JDoUear the. iullueiKeof the Vports-nn "elcC-T uon uay, anattacJCiuigh(-ie maxieon -them. As II. . a . , t m nm . me case now stanus, tne omcers are biinu to thetr duty for fear of the consequences; and the' situa- ' Uon will not be changed until the women of thtf land have the ballot anil can reward those who drive out criminals of both sexes and all classes; warfare against It must be waged by them, though they are denied any voice in the Government and .the ue of the emblem of citizenship. They are without the ability to legislate on the question, ind miifrt take on themselves the great task of v A NEW PAPER. Last week therereached thin office a copy of, a paper recently starteil in London, called AVoodhall & Vtatiti'm Journal, wherel ri the IrrenresalblW "WooiihuH" of the" by-jrow. decade Droclalms w --m-' that the doctrines taught In the Infamous Weekly m.t pected have sojue thirty members,., have drafted arousing imbue sentiment to the danger of pel that bore her name-InNew York were the fabri .a set or by-laws,anl have had a new election or . ' Men who have grown gray In a futile endeavor to appear superior to women, and young men who fancy themselves, far more capable of deciding their mothers' sphere than the mot hers, them selves, may delude their fancies till doomsday with ardent self-conceit, and may counsel women to perpetual dependency, and then berate them if they are not strong, but all of this will not deter women from demanding their Inalieuable right to - voice-In making the laws they are taxed to sus tain; nor will it enable them to ostracize' their not strictly temperate relatives of other women. Why do men deprive women of the jower to de mand a strict line of moral rectitude in men, and then berate them for not performing an Impossl : bilityf Women are striking for liberty. They demand equal rights,' pecuniary, political and domestic, ..with mem They are asking for the opportunity to demandhat the lives of men shall be as sober, proper and correct as their own. The power ef the ballot shall make them free. Then shall they no-longer Wtlwllent-vktims of -circumstances- wherein they have ' no choice but submission. Then shall they be sovereigns ind not subjects. Then shall they possess the financial Independ ence that will enable them to demand as good conduct on the part of husbands as husbands of riht demand of wives. officers. Regret very much that we cannot send a delegate to the CHiventlo!i." - - Miss M. E. Whlppe,' principal of the Astoria public school, says, under date of February 7th: "I cannot let thls-week pass without writing and letting you know how much Interested lam in the proceedings of the Convention, and of the work you will, I hope, be able to accomplish for the cause In Oregon. I shall look eagerly for every pub lished report" In the Dally Orraonlan. I can hardly be. content to think of being so near and yrtTwHar away t butTny-thrtterarg iwi nunreromntl Is impossible for me to leave a slngleXday." : Judge L. O. Sterns, of Ityke r Cityt Writes : "In consequence of one of those peculiar incidents that occasionally occur iff the family clrHeTniyTTielle'f half will be unable to attend ; and, as fornivself,. considering the dangers of that kind of a trip, this Inclement weather, I guess I shall also be able, to stay at home. Tills, .however, will not n the least mitigate against our sending you ouV heartfelt wishes that the members of -the Conven tion may have 'a feast ; of reason and flow of soul' while considering the most Important polit ical and -social problem of the age, and which must inevitably attract to its standard the think ing men and women of the country ere another. uecaue." ... - . - ' Hon. F. 0. McCown, of Oregon City, wrltejv Tliere has been an advance movement along the Whole llit. Public eehllmthl U lapldlj cijsta ltzlng, and In the coming contest there will be no neutral ground." ' -!:' Mrs. Kate P; Wolfanl,r of Colfax; V. T., says i 'I regret very much that it Is Impossible for me to attend the Convention. Be assured my heart and jympathy-wlll be with you, both now and during the four years' struggle which the' friends of universal suffrage must endure to bring their suffrage resolution to a successful Issue." 1 From Hot. 8. M GIlmore, of Rockland,, mepi ber of the Washington Territory Constitutional Convention :'I conslderjhat'jfou are engaged In a laudable ' and Joble undertaking to .' raise I tcr-S71itlcat-OTttttythawndT1 work will go on until that great! I have been an earnest advo- fifteen mittinsc iwlygamy to flourish longer. A decade will be rejulrel for them to accomplish the patri otic work which they could dq. In a year if the country the love so well regarded them as its cit izens. Their labor In this direction will Je ap plauded by all classes, but some men are shocked when women ask that they be unshackled and have the ballot to enable them to work-efftca-clounly. They are asked and expected to do more j in their h"amered cbhdition than men have doue In their freedom. ' . 1 .- IjevI 4aelandt"Gratl--Lectqrer of1 the 3t Templars, writes to this office, enclosing a eopyofj notices for some sort of a burlesque affair in Stay ton, In which his name, Miss Anthony's and Mrs. Dtmlwayis are made to appear In connectlofiTwltlt 1 Slttiag Bull's andSpottd Tail's, the bills being slgnl ,lKu-Klux." Mr. Lelaud wants the New Northwest to 4lglve them a severe reprof for using Mrs. IX's well-respected name in such a manner,': and, adds uo not care when they abuse me to my face, but lam Indignant when friends are backbitten." If It affords mischief-makers In Ktaytou any amusement to engage in gratuitously advertising an absent lec turerVwe know of no law to prevent their doing so; and as the New Northwest is not responsi ble for their shortcoming-, we fail to see how we can effectually rebuke thcuieieclllyj as they are unknown. If the "Ku-KIux" succeed In gain- r atnT-w1ir-My-ftnm1.TT-T..1 a...!.- while Jtouorink Mr. Leland for his Indignation at tltelr conduct1yre think lt. bet. to give thmnn furtlier attention. cations of ber husband, Colonel Blood, the agita tor, and Stephen Pearl Andrews, the notorious Pantarchist. So, it seems, after all, that the vile : teachings of the Wood hull paper were the works -of men, and rolert at that. And men have used the frerlove" shibboleth of, Woodhull during all these years to scare, the women of the country Into subjection,' lest liberty would make them libertines like AerJWhat a noble thing Is man's protection of woman I In shielding her from re proach, how like an Adam he has proved himself," hd'Inall thevirttlMnf l vntr hnv Immixnt i'i Mrs. Woodbull's story may or may not be true, but we cheerfully give her the benefit of the doubt. She claims that her Weektu vu mtila In. famous by the parties. above named during her absence from New York on lecturing tours. As the Wife of Colonel Blood she was forced to submits to the outrage In silence; but she is divorced now and 'converted,' and, like a faithful Christian, she promises to tell the truth hereafter. T woman to a trust the good object Is attained. cate of the equality of women for the last years.7 . " - .- ' From Mr. ami Mrs; Ames, of Union, Oregon ; We are glad tobekuown and honorably recog nized as friends of woman's, enfranchisement, but regret. our Inability to attend the Convention, which does not Jneet In a favorable time of the year for those of us who live In Eastern Oregon. We long for the time when our beloved country may be In deed the-land-of-t herf ree and the home of thy brave,'" -' . Mrs. I A. Moffett, of Lower Cascades, W. T., writes: "I sincerely hope the Convention Two successive Legislatures of Wisconsin hav passed a resolution font Woman Suffrage amend ment to the State Constitution, and the same next goes to the voters foVthelr ratification. -As the members of the,, Legislature were elected by popular vote, it Is fair to presume that their Con stituents hold like sentiment and will; endorse their action. If the resolution Is sanctionedWis consin will, as Iwtpan Jose Mercury says, -"have the honor Being The nrst Ttateiirt he-untDart enact as law" a measure of simple Justice and eiulty." Much as the suffragists of , Oregon' would like their State to lead the van in the march of progression,-they conllally wish and earnestly nope tne movement wiu ie suceessrul in Wiscon sin. All of us are working for the triumph ol principle, and if: Wisconsin recogulzes It a year ol so before-Dregoii, we will unanimously vote the . .1.. . Jo....- ' Our thanks are due to Mr. Sarah C. Waldrlp, of -I'xreno, WTM for -Hibatajitlal favors. A friend III? tsrself Is badly needed in every district ' prove a success in' every respect, and that thou sands who have heretofore stood by as silent and almost Indifferent spectators of the mighty strug gle going on around them, may be awakened to a keener sense of 'their own individual responsibil ity, and taug'it that they ought to do something more than merely fold their hands and rest, secure In the thought that others will do the Work for . . - From Hon. W, H. Small wood, Ooldendale, W." T. : "All women, as well as all men, are created free and equal, and there should be no taxation without representation. The eyes of the Nation are fixed en Oregon, and I trust that, under the leadership of Mrs. Dunlway and other brave and effective chsmplons of Woman SQTIVageV Oregon may yet give the Nation the rst . jwUcl illm tratlon e-4hTrind'prTncTries enunciated In the Declaration of Amercan.JniU?rsindensij; The 'Baker City Reveille says that Mrs. K R. ny-ofthat-llace recently-readatwrlab meeting In the Methodist church an original essay on the woman question, which was well written and may rexhaufctlye; that t, it ald about all that can be said in favor of granting women the right to vote and hold office." The Reveille then adds: J'We favor giving woman the ballot ; not, however, be cause f any such reasons as Mrs. G. advanced, but because If the-unlettered, illiterate negro can vote and make laws, the Intellectual white moth ers, wives and daughters of the United States ight to have the same privilege." The New ter conception of the principles which underlie the woman movement, but is nevertheless glad to find It favorable to the cause. The women of Dayton, W. .T. manifest an In terest In local affairs thst certainly proves them town and as fully deserving a voice in its govern- , nient. We leaj-n from the JVVics that,' while the men are agitating the "fire engine question," the -women have gone. to work, and are giving socials toaTd in buying an engine. The fact that they will have nothing lu wiy la tlitf. lUbtkUent man-',, agement and future disposition of the machine jftuiuMJy-wiu itave jietpeu u pwriHtitiie uues uv deter them from helping In the good work. This unselfishness is characteristic of women every where, and Is a notent Influence in retarding the I morement for equality.-Men mlstake'thls self- renunciation of wjoman for Indifference as to her position, and, finding that she will assist the powers, thatxVule and oppress her, are slow to do her Justice. . " : ' ' The Xorthweitern Isiw Journal has our thanks tliTsklnd word : 'The New Northwest is ig-ex ponenttHhewomanrSu ffrage cause of this coast' It is a neat and signified eight-page "weekly devoted tothe Interests of woman and the education of the public mind to a Just appreciation of the debt we all owe unto The hand that rocks the cradle.' Its columns are al ways full of Interesting matter, and we wlslibur contemporary all the success the merits of Its editors deservel" ' ,, . The beauty of "cribbing' editorials" and the ad vantages of a patent Inside" are doubtless appar- .. II C 1IF m . ago It Von talned a leader on "Journalism," and last Sunday the article appeared , in Its "patent" columns, properly credited to the Sioux' City Journal. .Last week there found Its way to this office ft copy of the Jim County . Gazette, published at Bristol, Penn., by Jessie O. Thomas. It Is a clean and readable paperand evidently. favors th.e en franchisement of wonwin. We welcome It as an exchange. - ?-'-: : The Jacksonville Times of February 25th con- talna a respeetfuHtnd courteous notloe Lof .the late Convention of the State Woman Suffrage" Assoc!- a number of the prominent men who partlcl- rmtwl lu the WloTiriTrgTvehT" r -- '-' fla. a...a.A S C3 t . 1 1.1 " 1 A -. - - A 1 given under the auspices of the Unitarian Church in this city Was conducted on the principle of the equality of the sexes, the discourses having been furnished by three ladles and three, gentlemen. The Rising Sun and the Investigator ol this city m .a a'. ootn gave goou nonces oi tne Tccent convention of tlte State Suffrage Association. aware, and It U thought the Senate will also pass it