I j)t gem iUtil)mst
FRIDAY..
.MAY 8, 1874.
Nothing could bo wore "fanatical," j K"i"im, iv ummiu
" wcak-rolnded " aud " Insane we wml!lm, nr,lrr,ms nt1n
quote the immortal Cronin tban to de- ' nuj- more publicity to the movement than was
sire a different political basis. A city necessary. It may be that they desired to test
MUOH-NEEDED HELP.
It must be apparent to every one that
there is vital necessity for a new cle
ment in tbe politics of tbe country.
If tberc remained those who are still
unconvinced of this .obvious truth we
opine that a careful perusal of the lead
ing political papers of this Stale during
the present canvass, will enable them to
see tbo necessity of which we speak,
Unqualified assertions upon one side,
are quickly followed by flat contradic
tions from the other, whilo from either
side tbe "middle party" receives blows,
which Its leaders strive in vain to parry,
An attempt to "look on this side and
then on that," In order to decide us to
the relative fitness of the several candi
dates for the positions sought will either
hopelessly befog tbe investigatoror force
him to the conclusion that all are alike
unfit for any position of honor, trust or
profit
me waters or tue "mtuy pool" aro
indeed sorely troubled, and tbe agitation
serves to discover, but not to purify, the
seethipg, bubbling, steaming cauldron,
the chief ingredients of which arc malice,
falsehood, envy and all uncharitable-
ness.
The better elements cannot, under ex
istlug circumstances, muster sufficient
force to successfully combat these evils,
albeit they make a valiant and deter
mined fight
Thus the Temperanco men, though
they may give battle with all the might
they have, but lead a forlorn hope,
while deprived of the aid of those who
arc ready, willing and anxious to help
them on to victory.
The objection so frequently urged, and
us frequently answered, that in helping
to purify the political atmosphere
woman will herself be contaminated by
its breath, is at variance with tbelnnato
refinement and pure morality of tbe
mass of womankind, aud is only ex
cusable in those who must themselves
be hedged in by strong restraints to
prevent tbcm from following after that
which is evil.
But wherefore multiply words in
reply to this oft-refuted assertion. Has
not the great Temperance Crusade
answered these cavaliers, and for aye?
When women by. thousands have
gone day after day to the places where
vice does most abound, and where cor
ruption in all of its hideous deformity
uublushingly walks at noon-day, and
have from thence returned to their
homes, prayerful, loving, charitable
and pure, have we not proof conclusive
Hint they are able to preserve unsullied
all that is noble and womanly in their
nature?
No one pretends to assert that tbe
women who have thus been brought
face to face with vice and immorality
have thereby su fie red loss of character
or reputation, and we bavean abundance
of evidence showing that some of the best
and truest wives, mothers, daugh
ten) aud sisters in tbe luud, have in the
ranks of these Crusaders waged holy war
against the Hum Fiend. Brothers, the
help you so much need to enable you to
successfully combat and overcome tbe
evils of the times upon which we have
fallen, Is at band.
All around you are earnest, anxious,
waiting women, ordained of God to be
your helpers, asking of you the oppor
tunity. So long as you refuse their po
litical aid, so long will reform prove a
phantom that will ever fly at your ap
proach.
on that ground they' IfiouM : lm-?b,eW'ami'iidccent'bchaviorof lheso two men,
or a Btato or xsauonai uovsruiucui
founded on so absurd a requirement as
good habits and unimpeachable moral
ity would bo ridiculous, now wouldn't,
it? Everybody would be ashamed to
object to such peccadillos as drunken
ness, gambling, licentiousness, waul oi
natural affection for families, and the
like, now wouldn't tbey? Of course
they would. We could uot hold up our
head if any political party Avero to put
so scandalous a plank iu their platform,
much less vote for unimpeachable men
(if we had a vote, and it is well for that
Imaginary candidate that we haven't),
It would look so "fanatical."
No, we prefer for the sake of being
thought high-minded and liberal, to re
ceive between thirteen and fourteen
thousand for liquor and billiard-saloon
licenses, and pay out thirty-six thous
and for police expenses to take care of
the men who have fallen Into "Indis
cretlons" through their Influence. It
looks magnanimous.
We could pick out some men now up
for office who are perfect whisky-tubs;
but we would not say a word against
them, for they are too besotted to work,
aud to beg tbey are ashamed. The only
thing to do is to give them offices, and
if they steal a few thousand dollars now
and then, say pityingly, "It was drink
that made him do it, poor fellow !" Re
form ! It is only idiots and lunatics who
talk of reform !
or
"0, WHISTLE, AN' I'LL 00ME
YOU, MY LADD."
TO
EEPOET OF THE 00MMITTEE
INVESTIGATION.
When "Boss Tweed" cave tone to
New York official circles, the Aldermen
of that city voted themselves gold
beaded canes, and seal-rings, the value
of which In the aggregate was about the
same as tbe amount missing from tbe
Portland school fund. They did not
stop at five-dollar gold pens; however,
they might have begun there ; neither,
we presume, would our goia-peu tocnooi
Director have been long satisfied with
so trifling a badge of official distinction
the gold-headed cane aud seal-ring
would have followed in good time.
Tbe report of the Committee of Inves
tigation believe they have found one
cause of the loose management of the
school fuud, In the practice of paying
interest on school warrants not paid for
want of funds. So long as the holders
of warrants were receiving interest they
were content lo let the principal remain
in tbe hands of the Clerk, who in this
way was subjected to the temptation of
making an improper use of it.
The Directors In not requiring quar
terly reports also carelessly abetted this
loose conduct of tbe business of the
School Department Bills also were
made out without giving the items, and
allowed by tbe Board without questions,
In this manner another small imitation
of the New York ring of Tweed's time
was ventured upon, such as bringing in
bills for labor at twice tbe usual charges
for tbe same amount of work perhaps
somebody wanted a few hundreds just
then, and it was uot convenient loget
them in a regular way.
Surely, wo think these slight indis
cretions ought to be allowed to pul
lic officers. Nobody can be expected
to serve the public for the honor of it,
nor for merely ordinary pay. It is tbe
"perquisites," or, to be plain about it, it
is tbe stealings which make an office at
tractive to tbo man of the period.
Merely this, and nothing more. And
this being true, we haven't tbe heart to
censure anybody. How do we know but
we shall wish to steal something our
selves sometime ? As well be out of the
world as out of the fashion.
the constitutionality of a certain law pasted by
tbe Legislature. They did not desire to oppose
any law that the majority of the citizens of
any town desired. It may be that they desired
to take steps to pay tbe fine of some poor man
who was convicted under the law. Thcydeslred
to move quietly In this matter.
Mr. Wand said he was responsible for the re
porters belqc present. Several bad asked him
If there was any objection to their being pres
ent, and bo said there was none. lie believed
the more notoriety they could give the move
ment tbe better. They desired to show that the
cackling hens could not crush them out.
Mr. Chenery suggested that the Secretary
could make out a report for the papers.
Mr. Forter thought It would be well to allow
the reporters to remain. They were engaged
In a legitimate business, and tbe public could
know what they were doing.
The motion to exclude reporters was defeateJ,
only three voting In the afllrmatlvc.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr. Williams nominated Colonel Chenery as
permanent President. Mr. Chenery declined.
On motion of Mr. Kane, the Chair was re
quested to appoint a Committee of five to nom
lnate officers. The Chair appointed Messrs.
Chenery, Williams, Oulton, Kohler and Porter
as the Committee.
The Committee subsequently, reported tbe
following named persons for officers, who were
elected by acclamation: President, David Por
ter.; Vice rresldents,E.B.Pond,Chas.Melnecl;e;
Secretary, M. II. Myers; Treasurer, M. Kane;
Executive Committee, John Spraancc, 1). Mc
Millan, G.Groztngcr, A. P. Hotallng, N. Van
Bergen.
rr.Ri.
Mr. Kohler moved that the society be called
the "Liquor Dealers' Associa(lon,"and that the
admission fee be fixed at J 100.
Mr. Pond thought S100 would be required to
grease the wheels.
Mr. Morrison said It was worth $100 to every
merchant." If the law was enforced, they would
lose seventy-flve percent, of their outstanding
debts; It would give many excuses to delay
payments.
Mr. Melnccke suggested that It would be well
to make this a general organization of whole
sale and retail dealers. They did not desire to
encourage drunkenness, butdeslrcd tocounteri
act the movements or fanatical operators.
Mr. Kohler suggested thnt four grades of
membership be fixed, wholesale liquor dealers
to pay $100, brewers $00, retail wine dealers $25,
retail liquor dealers $10.
After some further discussion, Mr. Pond's
motion that the admission fee bo fixed nt $100,
to be collected In Instalments, was adopted.
Mr. LUIcnthal moved the appointment of a
committee to draft a code of laws.
Mr. Kohler offered nn amendment, which
was accepted, that the matter be referred tothe
Executive Committee
The meeting then adjourned to Wednesday
afternoon.
No doubt the liquor dealers all over
the country "desire lo show that tbo
cackling hens cannot crusli them out'
They arc afraid of being "crushed out'
by the Woman's Temperance Crusade,
and have to get up meetings and crow
lustily to keep up their courage. Crow
ing before you get out of the woods
nearly as silly as cackling to get you in
there! If God has chosen the weak I
things of earth lo confound the mighty,
impertinent flings will not help you
not h bit
is
punished
B. They are no'more the primary or
immediate cause of tbe disturbance, nor
should they be arrested any quicker for
what was done that day, than a.proccs-
slon of Orangemen, who might arouso
the Ire of Paddy by-standers, and fight
ing result, as was the universal rule al
most in all our large cities, until the po
lice determined that such processions
should be protected as long' as they re
mained peaceable, even If an especial
escort had to be furnished. They are no
raoro the cause of disturbance than a
public demonstration by the order of
Free Masons, which might arouse a fa
natical opposition, as It undoubtedly
would have done, In times of anti-Ma
sonic excitement They aro no more
the cause of disturbauce than would be
a Catholic parade that engendered bitter
feelings in the minds of Protestant spec
tators, and serious results were the ef
fects. They are no more the cause of
disturbance than are political demon
strations on the street, from which quar
rels arise and fighting eusues not one bit
more; and who would think of arresting
the individuals who perchance might be
in any of these gatherings orprocesslons
and hurrying tbcm off to jail?
A. But it waa the nature of this
woman demonstration to cause a dis
turbance.
B. No more so than in the instance!
have mentioned. In fact, singing and
praying had tbe tendency to a contrary
effect. If what you claim is true, why
didn't they also raise disturbances at the
many other places they visited where
they were treated with respect treated
as ladies? .
A. There may be something In all
that; yet say what you may, these
women ought to be at home. They are
doing no good, and tbey must see that
quarrels have arisen, in one instance, at
least, and they should hold their meet
ings in tbe church; that is the place for
them.
B. That's all a matter of opinion
only, and may even all be true;.but if
the ladies don't see fit to do so, does that
make them criminals? We might
doubt the propriety of Orangemen and
Masons leaving their Lodge Rooms aud
parading alrects on anniversaries of bat
tles that should be forgotten, or in times
of great anti-Masonic excitement, or we
might doubt the propriety of many of
our political demonstrations iu times of
intense political excitement; yet, if
they disregarded our ideas and did so,
Ncitherpolicemen nor rabbleany longer
gather at tho sound of that historical
whistle, and the hater or prayer, ot goou
morals', and gentlemanly conduct, is
wounded' in the house of his friends,
'"wllh none so poor to do him rever
ence," not even for tho drinks.
The Pliilcsopliy of Suffrage.
Talking over the philosophy of re
forms witli some tnenus, a lew uays
since, ono remarked: "The strongest ar
gument to me against "Woman Suffrage
is the fact that it rouses no cnuiusiasm
amoug tho people. There must bo some
great lack in the merits of the question,
or In the women who make the demand.
See with what enthusiasm all woman's
work during the war was hailed! In
the sanitarv movement, in hospitals, or
on the battle-field, all meu were ready
to second every effort With what pro
found admiration the Florance Nlght-
engaies, Clara Bartons, Grace Darlings
ana liia Xiowis' aro ueraiueu ino worm
over. When women get up fairs for
churches or schools, for sailors and sol-
body is ready to lend a helping hand.
Just so with the women interested iu
the Centennial, and in tho Temperance
Crusade. Seo how chivalrously the
men stand by aud tack every effort, and
all these women accomplish what they
undertake, while your nandiui ot but-'
fraglsts have stood in tiie same spot a
Suarterof a century, making the same
cmaud; as far as, I can see, to no pur
pose whatever, with your Conven
tions, tracts and newspapers, your pluck
and perseverance, if there wero any
wisdom in the suffrage question, you
would certainly have gone into the polit
ical kingdpm with a flourish of trump
ets and gilded chariots, long ago."
Thereupon, with a lordly, complacent
air, my friend took a long breath, aud
paced up and down the parlor, while the
listeners looked at me, as if to say
"wcu. wiiu sucu an avaiancue oi iacts
and statements up on the Suffrage Re
form and its representatives, where is
your defeno?"
Having traveled a thousand times
over every inch of this ground, through
every by-way, rouud about, and short
cut to the great turnpike. I smiled, aud
with an equal complacency said: "There
Is no mystery about ail this; the phiios-
opuy oi me iacts you state, can ue easily
explained." -
Woman as a "helpmeet" in any di
rection, as second fiddle for anybody,
ever lias been and ever will be most
heartily welcomed.
As u patient drudge, iu scraping lint,
binding up wounds, aud ministering to
man's physical necessities, woman is
useful. In the attitude of petitioner,
looking to man with prayers and tears,
site is charming. Iu echoing Ids opin
ions, seconding Ids plans, stimulating
his ambition, dying for ills success, she
is angelic. But as an Independent crea
ture, with power, with her own aims,
That is what officer McCoy softly
sung as he stood pensively upon the
door-sill of that log tavern in Scotts
burg, aTew mornings since. It was a
pity to "humiliate" an honest man like
the defaulting and absconding School
Clerk, and therefore he was permitted to
"gang his ane gate," only restrained by
tbe eagle eye of his captor. But Ladd
did not magnetize worth a cent, aud
when lie stood by an open door, bo very
unexpectedly, of course, took leg bail In
the favoring darkness. v
It would hardly be fair to make use of
tins opportunity to point a moral, and
we hope nobody will suspect us of the
vulgarity of meaning to blame anybody
who has bad part and lot in this School
Clerk business from the beginning oot
It is not fashionable to be severe upon
error or crime, and we make it a point
to be iu the fashion. We therefore pro
ceed unhesitatingly to declare that it
was right lo put into office a man who
made no secret of drinking aud gam
bling. It was an even thing. By
drinking and inviting voters to drink
be could be useful to a party; and by
using tbe .School money to gamble with
he could pay himself back. His bonds
men, too, were quite justified in going
on his paper, If they thought it tho
right thing to do, and then leaving
everythiutr in his hands to make off
with. The honesty with which lie ar
ranged thaWhey should make good the
loss to the School fund is refreshing,
and we hope they appreciate It. though
privately, now, we shouldn't wonder If
uiey are sorry he did not carry oft those
troublesome bonds along with the
money.
If bo had, why the hard-working,
temperate and houorablo portion of the
community would have had lo bo taxed
to make up the deficit, as well as to pay
he expenseof that little pleasure-trip of
the officers over to Coos Bay to inter
view the "repentant aud humiliated"
Ladd e. But then, what are hard
working and temperate people for if
not to pay the expenses, defalcations
and sporting debts of the worthless por
tion of society ?
Nothing is more apparent tban that
political wisdom which makes stealing
sucu a popular amusement, from U. S,
Senators down lo District School Clerks,
PB0GEESS.
Even those who aro opposed to
Woman Suffrage, must . acknowledge
tho rapid progress of the movemeut,
consequent upon the change of public
sentiment In the past few years, and
must admit, however reluctantly, that
our cause is marching on to victory.
Many things which a short time ago
were scarcely looked upon as possibili
ties, have already grown to be realities,
while the great results hoped for by the
most zealous enthusiastic and philan
thropic of our leaders are constantly
coming nearer and more near.
We do not claim that the numbers of
our opposers of a certain class aro to any
considerable extent diminished. Per
sons who are narrow-minded and
bigoted, who mistake obscenity for wit,
aud ridlculo for argument, usually re
trograde, rather tban advance.
But we do claim that there are many
persons, just the opposite of those just
mentioned, who by the light of trulli
aud reason have been enabled to see the
justice of our cause, and seeing have
lost no time in placing themselves upou
the side of the right.
Numbers there are yet who have ouly
to consider this matter, to become its
advocates and friends, and being assured
of this we still hopefully work and wait,
remembering that "the the race Is not
nlwavs to the swift nor the battle to
the strong."
THE JUBY'S VEBDI0T.
Tbe follow! tigconvcrsation Is. supposed
to have taken place between two gen
tlemen on the street, recently:
Mr. A. Ifowdo you like the verdict
on the Crusaders, ch ?
Mr. B. Just such a verdict as wo
might expect from men who allow pas-.
slon and- feelings to out-run judgment.
Do you endorse it?
A. Of course. There cau be no doubt j
that they were guilty of willfully and
unlawfully conducting themselves iu a
disorderly and violent maimer, as they
wero charged..
B. What did they do?
A. Why, they they prayed and sang
very loud.
B. Would you call that in itself a
crime f
A. Well, under the peculiar circum
stances of being in the street and in
front of places of business, it is.
B. Well, I. apprehend that will be
news to processions that march our
streets to the music of drums, and to
our bands of music that play in our pub
lic places, and to our patent medicine
venders, who gather their large crowds
by their comic songs; but, aside from
this, it was in evidence that part of the
.i.i i. i, ,, ...in, ,..:nr..ii.. 1 ambitions, and life -purposes, with her
would they bo charged with willfully , ... ,.,', ..ni, , ' i , ,
anil iitili u-M tl 1 tr iiqi tirr II isntflurl v MR. I . i .
uuu x.UUo..,b , .. , erven., vuues aim customs oi ner limes
duct? Does uot the law protect them, standing upright, in the dignity of a
and why should a woman's movement ' ""e , womanhood, and asserting tier
i, nn rn(i o ; equal right with man to explore tho
be an exception . moRlI aml materIal uiuveree, she must
A. This thing you must take under I be an oflense to the masculino power
consideration. Mr. Mofl'elt has paid a j that has thus far held undisputed sway
special license to our authorities, and j ruled the rest of the world.
' Tit f lin rtl.I fl'ive rT Q In rr flm linln r f
should be protected. muf me ii! 'a surboVdU !
11. I am afraid that you loo have i n.ito capacity, was always acceptable, in-
raiion into tne too prevalent error mat every relation, .no onooujecteuioiuerr
Organization of Wholesale Liquor Dealers
in uaiiiornia.
If any one doubts that the liquor deal
ers are alarmed at tho ppread of Tem
peranco sentiments, his doubts will be
removed by reading the following re
port from the Alia California:
Pursuant to a published call, a large number
of the wholesale liquor merennms met jran
day afternoon at the rooms of the Commercial
Association, for tbe purpose or cuecuuB an or-
tan I ration lor the protccuon or iucr inierraw.
The mcctinc was called to order by Hon.
Thos.-N. Wand, President of a lqrmer Liquor
Dealers' Association. On his suciresllon . li.
Meyers was selected temporary Secretary.
rrroRT to exclude acr-oRTEns defeated.
Mr. Williams moved that the Secretary call
the roll of those who bad signed tbe call for a
meetlns.and requested all who were not mem
bers to leave the room.
Mr. Kane said the motion would exclude the
For one, he favored that publicity
licensing has anything to do with it
License grants him no special right over
aud above that of any other business.
Iu the eyes of the law it only tolerates
and makes legitimate the infamous
business of liquor-selling by the drink.
Therojs one very singular and odd fea
ture about this whole transaction, and
that is, that a roan whose "business"
dolmr the rouch work of the world,
They might even be heroes or heroines,
in defense of their masters' lives, prop
erty, nr interests. As faithful body ser
vants, as waiters, as dresslntr maids, as
nurun, in the nearest and dearest reia-u ebriate awakes.
. . . .Intemperance. .
Excessive drinking has puzzled the
citizen and legislator. I'rom timo to
time a Father Mathew appears wno ex
erts immense weight Out of the stam
pede process now In vogue it is to be
tmctixl flint norsnaslva souls may issue
who are not only replete "with tho di
vine afflatus, but wno are nawiuauw,
nliltAannhimt nnil nlivslolonlcal: WllQ
win raixa tlin dilemma by the bonis
nnrl tmcA it hack to the roots: who shall
convince as well as move. Extrava
gance in measures is not surprising
when we consider tbo magnitudo of the
enhiofr nnil thnt it has come to be
classed among tho monster-passions of
tho age. Ko painter, nowever iBtiuc m
imagination, no sculptor of most envia
ble reputation, no rueionciau juamum
Parnassus, has, or can, justly describe
the miseries which grow out of this
Imhlt- "Rova save their uennies and
purchase therewith tho deadly beverage,
older laus go ueeper, anu mrougu it
lured to other vices; their comparative
seniors couple It with excessive smok
ing and befog intellect and body; tbe
middle-aged man resorts to clubs and
bars, is tempted Into speculation which
leads to forgery, and the like; the pau-
ner (wtnironnrlnn clasDS iucf or bottle,
sells his garments, if need, be, and soaks
his life away. He will condescend to
any device; fill bis boot, hat, stockings,
handkerchief, suspend phials about his
person, to possess himself of this con
suming flame. Ho defies family and
officers, and makes his wits, sharpened
to one nolnt serve his base design.
How, under Its spell, pecuniary means
shrivel up like a bit oi leatner upon rcu-
Uot iron! Tiie once iree auoue is mon
caeed more and more: tho pictures are
sold; tue instrument, ir lucre 13 any;
whatever jewels and plate remain: then
follow clothes Dlece by piece till de
cency is scarcely preserved. Tho sup
porter becomes tbe drag; domestic peace
is destroyed; the wife's heart Is brokeu;
the anchor, for whom she had ventured
highest hopes, left parents, uoimg reia'
lives, sunnv France, falls her entirely
Reduced to begeary, uuused to meuial
employment, skilled only in accom
nlishments, she turns to the right and
left to see what she can do. She under
takes boarders, refurnishes; lie steals
now a chair, then a table, and so con
stantly annoys her. He is an offence,
and drives oil those who would lend a
plank to the struggling partner. She
cannot succeed, so tries sewiug; does
hard, tedious work, and strives to sus
tain herself and littlo oues. He Is ob
scene, filthy, demoralizing to the last
degree. The children run and hide from
him in terror.
What havoc Is there ! The angel of
happier times is a mere phantom now;
the babes he had tended so carefully are
tareets for his arrows: the former well-
stored larder is empty savoii bit of meat
or loaf he has bout-lit for his own use
with which nouc dare meddle. Mighty
God! sec him throttle the once-reigning
belle! spring with a knife to stab her!
anathematize tbe moauintr toddlincs at
her side, aud whirl headlong against tho
stove ! Is tbe picture complete ? Kay,
there are bitterer dregs in tbe cup; dis
ease at last sweeps in, and fever attacks
of a i tbe Innocents: the-y wane and wane,
and must finally exhale. Does this
soften him ? No, for lie is steeped in
that which maddens. He is silly, ng- J
gravating, defiant, insulting. lie i
throws himself on the pallet of the
dying cherubs. While lie is insensible
from his debauch the arm of an angel is
let down, and oue by one the idols are
caught up. What a sight is that! Now
the flood-gates of the mother arc opened;
seldom was agony like unto hers; the
lowest depths are broken up; she pours
herself out in hysteric strains, now wild
with frenzy, then subdued as the tones
of a lute, in the midst of this tho in-
He calls for his scions;
As Mtm- they lnlirht travel North in
the same can, coaches and steamboats
with whites, might lodge at the same
hotels, might play with tbe children in
flirt rir!nfv itul linlla rr flta nfawna st
naturally tends to make men "drunk I fashionable promenades; and ' no one
and disorderly" should havo a few made an objection,
women arrested for "causlnr? disturb- I But the moment a colored man, or
tion, no one ever objected to their color. they answer not; ha grasps their hands;
they are icy cold; partially in ins senses.
ho curses himself, and vows never more
to sell his manhood; he Is penitentbut for
a momeni,tuen leaves tue room anu seeks
his comforter. Drop the curtain; tiie
residue of sorrow we will not rehearse.
ance." From the reports of our Police
Commissioners for the last five years,
we learn that 4CS5 persons have been ar
rested in tho city, aud that 352J of them
were under the charge of "drunk and
disorderly;" aud it is estimated that
032 of the rest are attributable to intem
perance. Now, it is a query in my
mind how many of this total of Aloo
imbibed their inspiration at tills man's
"place of business."
A. Well, this much is certain they
have no more right, to sing and pray be
fore a saloon, tban tbey have 'before a
boot aud shoe store.
B. Morally, they havo a much better
right; but legally, I presume they have
j not; yet they have a perfect right, so
women didn't pray aloud, and couldn't far as tho Jaw- j8 concerned, to sing and
reporters.
have sung had they wanted to,
A. But you must remember this:
They wero obstructing the side-walk,
and were there annoying a man in his
place of business.
B. The evldcuce was, that tho ladies
remained all the time on tho outside of
the walk, between the posts of the
porch, and of course were not obstruct
ing tho walk; besides, they were not on
trial for that offense. Now, you don't
believe that those ladles went there to
annoy Mr. MofTett? Their motive, you
must confess, was a much better one;
yet, even if they had, was that in itself
sufficient to make them liable to a
criminal prosecution? You know that
I can annoy you in a thousand ways,
aud still you can have no legal right to
assail me or have me punished.
A. 1 Know nil that; but they were
damaging Moflett's business.
B. Mr. Mollctt does not seem to
think fo. But suppose they were, his
remedy was by a civil action for dam
ages, aud uot by criminal prosecution.
No; the simple truth is just this: The
ladies were peaceable and orderly, while
the minions of Mofiett, fired by the Iiq
uor which he either sold them, or cave
to them, until they became perfect de
mons iu human shape; and when thus
frenzied with fiery spirits, and their
fiendish yells and bedlam of discordant
noises of gongs and tin cans and wheezy
organs had drowned tho ladles' voices;
and when insult after insult had been
offered by men void of reason, and
made so by the poisonous distillations
stored in Walter Moflett's "place of bus
iness;" and when all orderly citizens
were disgusted and shamed at the sight
that met their gaze In the principal
street of Portland, what wonder is it, I
say, that somebody in all this melee did
get hurt?
A. Ob, hut the women were the pri
mary cause of It all. Had they stayed
away, no row would have occurred, and
pray even before boot aud shoe store,
if they choose to do so, however much
we might deride their folly in so doing;
Just as much legal right as a band of
musicians to stop before a place of busi
ness and serenade the proprietor, unless
there bo some special ordinance against
it To me this verdict looks too much
like tho result of passion and excite
ment, more than cool, calm judgment.
Li:gis.
woman, no matter how well behaved or
well educated, went anywhere in their
own right, "a strong oder" was at once
perceptible. They were kicked out of
hotels, cars, coaches, and places of wor
ship, education or amusement
The same principle covers both cases. '
It is the assertion of equality that
rouses the latent tyranny in those ac
customed to rule, aud that provokes an
tagonism. The troublo fs not iu the
suirrage question, or its representatives,
for in point of education, virtue, refine
ment, morals, manners, and appearance
they aro as a class superior to any
women iu the nation, and the demand
they make Is a just one, maintained by
every -argument that secured our Na
tional Independence. i
JohnStuartMillsays "thegencrality ,
of the male sex cannot yet tolerate the j
idea of living with an equal." Hence
any movement among women that
tends In that direction connot in the na
ture of things command the hearty sup
port of most men.
Many an abolitionist, who worked
and prayed earnestly for "equality" on
a Southern plantation, struck it tlown
at his own hearthstone.
When did any class of rulers with
loud huzzas ring out their own dynasty
of wrong aud opprcssiou, and willingly
extend tho boon of freedom to those
from whom they could withfiold it iu
safety?
Women understand tills so well that,
the moment they project any new thing,
tho first concession they make to the
men whoso assistance they ask, is the
declaration that they do uot believe in
"Woman's Bights."
A lady came on from Philadelphia,
uot long since, to interest the ladies of
New York in tho Centennial. She
took special pains, at the earliest mo
ment, to assure those she met that she
had no sympathy with the suffrage
movement
I suppose tbe mass of theso Temper
ance Crusaders, aud leaders of the popu
lar charities, would say the same thing.
All kind of slaves seem to have a blind
instinct, compounded of ignorance and
hypocrisy, that teaches them just how
to please their masters.
Those who demand tue civil, political
and social equality of women are, to-day,
battling against the last, and most in
sidious type of slavery that iias ever
cursed tbe race, and no one need expect
to enter this higher civilization
through the education, growth, and de
velopment of woman herself.
Tho Southern slave, In runnlug to
Canada, mipht as well have looked for a
"God speed" from his master, as may
woman In achieving her freedom look
for aid from mo3t men about her. But
those who break their own chains and
start out, determined to achieve their
liberty, conquer friends at every step to
.Men, as well as gods, "help
WOUNDED IN THE HOUSE OF HIS
PEIENDS.
We hope Mr. MofTett is satisfied witli
the result of his arduous labors in de
fending his right to do wrong. What
with twenty-five centS lo one boy for
gong-beallng, fifty cents to another, a
dollar and a half to an organ-grinder,
and two hundred aud fifty dollars to a
strong-mluded lawyer for prosecuting
five praying women, not to say any
thing of valuable time wasted in follow
ing tbe ladies about from place to place,
we judge ho must by tlris time be con
vinced that ho Is paying dear for his
(policeman's) whistle.
The other day the ladles started in
the direction of tho '.'Tom Thumb Sa
loon," followed as usual by Mofiett; but
as they did not stop there he finally
went about Ills business. Not long af
ter, returning that way, the ladies com-1
menced religious exercises before tlio
"Tom Thumb," and Good, Moflett's
creature, ordered them away. One.
pMptIv lnilv. fjillimwl with much fit.tml- victory
i .i. . !. .i r those who help themselves."
, V J77 , 1 t Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
the adjoining house, occupied by a Chi- j
naman. uood also ordered ner away i
from here: but refusing to -o. she nsk,l !" 11 wI 1)0 a malter ot surprise and re-
It is too much for mortals.
Does any say thia Is fancy ? We an
swer it is only a tithe of tbe truth; the
worst cannot be told. It would freeze
the blood in the veins and make the
cheek scarlet There, is not paper
enough on which to write the effects of
Intemperance, nor luKsumcieutiy uiacK
to represent its dye. No novel can fully
depict it It eats out tbe marrow and
makes ravening wolves of splendid or
ganisms. Tho once beautiful eye takes
on the glare of the demon; the firm
tread Is transposed into the palsied
limb. Prosperity, generosity, euthusl
asm, are converted Into penury, avarice,
Indillerence.
Our streets are dotted with its vota
ries; the cars and public conveyances
arc foul with its vapor; dwellings are
hiding-places, seething with riot, dis
cord, waut and ruiu. Health and quiet
aro sacrificed: the victims become
charges upon the community. Who can
wonder that from time to time some
prophet arises, crying iu tho wilderness
that women upon whom the cros3
presses so heavily leave their routine
occupation and go forth seeking to save!
Let them beware lest they, too, fall un
der the specious guiso of opium, chloral,
restoratives, whisky, and the thousand
nostrums recommended by thoso who
should read human nature better. Self-
control once lost we can easily prejudso
the future. Thoso who understand the
best acquiesce as easily as those mcftt
ignorant. It is a siren with a lasso, and
the loops are spread everywhere. The
temporary aid to professors, singers, ac
tors, orators, over-wrought artisans, is
evanescent, aud leads to a maelstrom
from which there Is rarely any outlet
It crowds hosDitais and alms-institute.
and is tbe prolific cause of eight-tenths
ofttll the misery in the world. It spoils
disposition, dlsentcgrates judgment, and
leaves melancholy wrecks to strew the
land. It is cancrenolenrosv. anil anv
epithet we choose to employ. Would
mat us savior might arise with heal
ing in Its wings. Then tho desert
would once more blossom, and roses
would be sweeter tban ever. With its
downfall would go tobacco in all its
forms, and so an immense expenditure
for that which is worse tban nautrlit:
which pollutes tbe atmosphere; provokes
malady; and so poisons the breath that
wc shrink from those who should be be
loved acquaintances, and shiver and
turn pale at the prospect of nearer and
dearer relations for our daughters.
Surely this is legitimate labor for the
sex, and Heaven speed the course of any
who have a penacea to ofl'er, an antidote
for this terrible blight! Commonwealth.
An Imaginary Line.
Younsr wompn nn now admitted to
University lectures, at Cambridge in
England at tin. linu witli tho
K'oung men. Tho cirls come from a col
lege devoted to their sex, two miles out
of the city, and their presence in tha
icuniru-rooms is satu not to have been
made public by the nen-sninprs. AtlhR
same time, the students of lmih tM in
tho London University are beginning
to aueuu jeuiures logeiner. tor a long
timo tbo professors delivered their lec
tures first to tho men and then to tho
women, but finally they began to see
the absurdity of doubling their labor to
uphold an ancient superstition, and one
after another got leave, upon the plea of
"indisposition," toatiuress uom sexes at
once. iNO serious injury luiueuniisu
Constitution has resulted. &inngjield
Republican.
Last week, at Harvard College, L at
tended certain lectures and recitations
in "University Hall" on History, Eng
lish Literature, Rhetoric and other mat
ters. In each case the pupils or audi
tors were young men only; in -no case
was the room more than half full: in no
case was there any obvious reason why
an equal number of young women
should not be admitted. It would tend
to promote good manners among young
men; it wouiu save iue great, amuuui oi
monov which it costs to duplicate lec
ture-rooms aud professors for separate
colleges. There would seem to be every
obvious argument In favor of it; none
against it
"What a strange proposition," says
Dryasdust, who graduated at Harvard
Colietrc in 1800 or should have done so,
since there is no evidence .that he has
opened his eyes since that date. "How
awkward it woultr be for the young
women ! How unnatural and disturb
ing an influence for the young men !
Never, never will I consent to such an
Innovation I"
Innovation! My dear Dryasdust, come
with me a fnw steps through the yard.
Open the door of "Boylston Hall," and
you will find in full operation, under the
same University auspices, the precise
system which you reckon so perilous
and so impossiuie. nere, in xar. j. u.
Perkins' lectureroom, is assembled an
audience quite as attentive as the other
audiences, quite as wide-awake, taking
notes as freely, on the whole better-behaved
but composed of young meu and
women together. This audience to-day
consists of twenty-five ladies, thirteen
undergraduates, one middle -aged gen
tleman and the author of "Evange
line;" forty persons, all told, listening
to a lecture on Art. Not one of them
seems to regard the position as irregular
or unnatural or anything but very sen
sible and desirable. All these ladies
have come through the college-yard
with perfect composure, at the regular
hour of recitation; nor has it occurred,
probably to any one of tbem, that she
was in a menagerie of will beasts.
They have felt no more awkwardness In
meeting young men on these gravel
walks than on the side-walks of tho
Cambridge streets; no more inapproprl
ateness iu sitting by them at a lecture
than at a concert. The problem that
seemed in "University Hall" impossi
ble, insoluble, not even to be thought
of, is presented in "Boylston Hall" aa
solved, settled, triumphantly disposed of
without trouble.
If history teaches us anything, It Is
that such inconsistencies always indi
cate the decline of a mere prejudice, aud
the approaching triumph ot common-
sense. Js there any moral uiuerencc dc-
tween a lecture on Art aud a lecture on
History; between a room in one hall
and a room in another hall close by It;
between walking through the college
yard from North to South and walking
through It from South to North ? Why,
the proverbial difference between
tweedledum and tweedledee rises to the
dignity of a Chinese Wall in compari
son. There are, undoubtedly, somo ulterior
points of difference between the two seta
of lectures; the chief point being this,
that the exercises in "University Hall"
are supposed to be preliminary to ex
aminations, and therefore to throw more
responsibility on the pupil, whereas
those In "Boylston Hall" (the more's the
pity) are not followed by examinations.
But this dillerence has no bearing on
the sole point for which tbe comparison
is here introduced. Examination or no
examination, it is now clear that the
practical combination of the sexes in
the lecture-room of Harvard College,
under the circumstances of the greatest
publicity, and at the very times and
places habitually appropriated to the
young men, is a thing so free from evils
that nobody ever thinks of objecting to
it It is a most important discovery to
make; for those who write against co
education commonly begin by pointing
out tbatthiseomminglingof itself is dis
astrous. It is a great thing to have this
preliminary prejudice at once annihi
lated by so easy and agreeable a process "
as an attendance on one of Mr. Perkins
lectures upon "Raphael and Michael
Augelo," at 3 p. m. on Thursdays, In
Boylston Hall. 2'. IV. IFigginson in
Ilroia;' Journal. --
permission of the heathen Chinaman to
occupy his door-step, to which ho po
litely assented, inviting the ladles to
come in, and on their declining brought
chairs for them. '
Even Chinamen rebuke, the coarse
zret to many who have sunt:, Sunday
after Sunday "Sweet Hour of Prayer,"
and some of the other better known of
our liymns, that their author, Mrs.
Fanny Crosby, Is now living' in New
York with her husband under the triple
disadvantage of extreme poverty, blind
ness and advanced age.
A good lady of Columbus, Go., was
"struck all of a heap" by an old colored
woman she met, the other day. Sho
beamed all over her face as she said, iu
the most approved Georgia style:
"Howdy, Aunt Maria 1" The aged ne
gress raised herself erect, placed her
arms akimbo and remarket!, Ioitily,
looking sldewise, "I ain't yer ant, und I
ain't yer uncle; I'se yer ekal !"
A religious paper, commenting ou the
results of tbe Woman's Temperance
Crusade, makes the following senten
tious announcement: "Combined, wom
an aud tbe Church will prove' Invinci
ble."
Give tiie-Women a Chance. Un
der the above head the San Francisco
Alia, speaking of the law just enacted,
making women eligible to all positions
connected with our school system, ex
cept that of State School Superintend
ent, which, according to our State Con
stitution, must be held by man, says:
"We should like to see that restriction
struck from the Constitution. Man has
been and still is quite too anxious to
keep the lines in hi3 own hands, to make
himself by law the superior, and woman
In everything inferior. It is tho exer
tion of tbe tyrant's power, and it seems
a very difficult thing to induce him to
slack the reins. There are many voca
tions in which it is perfectly appropriate
a woman should engage, if she so
chooses. One of theso is that of teach
ing. And yet our laws have been so ty
rannical and unjust, that women, fordo
ing exactly the same amount of work;
and quite as well as men can do, gen
erally aro paid au inferior compensa
tion." What Girls Should Drink. Dr.
Dio Lewis, in ills book, "Our Girls,"
says:
I am astonislicu mai-s youug woman
who is ambitious of a clear, lino skin,
should drink tea. It Is a great enemy to
fair complexions. Wine, chocolate and
cocoa may be used without tinging the
skiti; but as soon as tea drinking be
comes a regular habit the eye of tbe dis
criminating observer detects it in the
skin. Tea compromises the complexion
probably by deranging the liver. Weak
tea or coffee may be used accasionally,
in moderate quantities, without notice
able harm ; but I advise voung women
who would preserve a soft, clear "skin
and quiet nerves, to avoid all driuks but
cold water. It is an excellent plan to
drink one or two glasses of cold water
on lying down at night, aud ou rising
in tho morning. If you have good teeth
and can help the food into your stomach
without using any fluid expect the sal
iva, it will iu the long run coutributo
much to your health.
A Chinaman has been naturalized in
Grand Rapids, Mich. He is considered
competent to help inake laws to govern
American women without their consent