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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1880)
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'" Tlie heuvy Bilow-torm, which hold us in thrull In Ja (irande at the lakt writing, contlnuel with unabated rijr untifTuemlay, the 6th Inst, when the weather duddenly moderated, with every indi cation of u fepwdy briklug-up of the, Wluter King's reign-.-The eUlrns of Iji (Jrande and ylclplty turned out n'mntme to the lectures in spite of the storm, and ou Babbath evening the Methodist church' was again crowded, the clotdng discourse, : "The Centennial Year," lelng the theme, of the hour. Jtey. Mr Eade, the pastor in charge, very kindly gave us the use of Ids pulpit, And a choir of ladies and gentlemen furnished ex cellent music for each occasion! - - : 7 " . lion. M. Kaker, a leading Eastern Oregon law yer, nsldes here, and has Jone much in times past to make Woman Kuflrage jiopular. 'ills 'interest I ing family are also leaders in the causer and we " shall lSe our- guess if Miss Jesle Ha kur doesn't make a platArnrtar. Mrs. Ellis, Mrs, Chaplain, ; Mrs. Crtndfllj irs. Alison, Mrs. Akloy, Mrs. -rValtoccMrs7t?ra assisted us much in our work by their kindly In fluence; and a large number of young ladles and gentlemen 'who. attend the University', evinced. their interest in the cause by their nightly qttond ncg andjiearb' cooperation. , .- The '.deep, snow retarded our work socIallytoTi ' 'grease x tent, but we ventured forth a little In the business pnrt of the town during the daytime, and found MrsAnson8 well-fllletTami well-jmfttmlzed dry gooils. store, 'Mrs. Akley's variety storey'tlie large men-antlie house of Knodgrass A Miner, the furniture stre of Mr. J. AV. Oray, the Land Office, " lnwhich'Mr. Dwlxht is lteklstar and Mr. Chatv lain Itecelyerranl the onicfeof the 1'awtern ) the editor and publisher, a little Englishman, who thinks women ought not to vote-bwause.theyUo' not fighiT tfnd yet, If the conscription actwere to IgoIintoIeflL danger of Uie draft, for he isn't tall enough for military duty but lie vote. This little. editor, who lias all his life prior to.thls been a suliject of Queen Victoria, and who thinks the English gvv ernment the grandest under the sun, is also afraid that .Woman Huffrage will take Amerl.can women """"ourofllieTrsphere. He took occasion,-' du ri ng ou r 1 visit, -to print a column of what he doubtless Thought was argument, to prove that all laws that 'recognize the Inalienable rights ofmarried worn- en to liberty and property are ''unconstitutional.' Hl attempt at argument la ton shallow forEefatfr little house was full to repletion, but in the coun try there is ajway room-ftr iiore. "Mr.:Hhoe- maker found refuge in the barn, and the- under- jelgnedjhared zihe iJahdlady'icouch, llehlnd ja frieiHlIy curtain. About two o'clock in tne morn ing the stage came over from La Grande, and the good woman anwte from her bed and math? pallets all over the.tloor for. the chilled and sleepy travel ers, who dumped themselves 'down with their boots on and snored lustily till morning. ' 5 After breakfast, Mr K returnetl to Grand Ronde, and we took a seat leside a gentlemanly Dutchman In the great Concord "coach, which was lashed full of mall bags, inside and )ut, with more valises, baskets and trunksjjn addition to bump our heads, against than we cared to take note ofr The "chlnoak!lhad made the descent of the moun tain muddy, slippery and dangerous ; but the careful driver rough-locked the Under wheels, and we reached the valley with only a half-dozen hair-breadth escape from the danger of overturn ing, '- A dozen miles farther on, in a sink in the up lands, Is the thriving town of J'endletoii, which, like all other frontier places we have visited, is growing rapidly. We were soon at home In the new and excellent hotel known as the Yillard Housed IJvermore A Ellis, proprietors -Hee, greatly to our delight, we met Mfs. M. J. Hall, a 1 well-kuo wU' d resjsmaker-of rorUamlr- ml - were suddenly reminded that we were sadly in need of repairs. A dress was Hirchasetl from the store of the Ilium Brothers, also formerly of Portland, and several Itours were spent In matching trimmings, buttons and the like. What a great blessing it wmkl-be' for,bur-y,mTiFn-1f "thry-mUl-- clothiers' and get an outfit ready-made,TrmThave the agony off of their ml mis. A good bath and sound sleep prepared us for the forthcoming lec tures, two of which have , been given at thlswrlt' ing,: ami have beeaweU--atteudetllnjpltLif the shocking condition of the-ntreets. The "chlnook" has melted the snowrand tneSmud and slush re nd us of ajanuary thaw in Imnols. There is fisiderablersicknessr- tiereiTOing mainly to-the want of prolKT-dnilnagoaVe flnr old friends upon every hand, and hot a few new ones. . The Trihunr.' a live weeklv. Republican natter, is frlehdly to our mission, but the if Orryonifirf Jrllfynier'a-faperr is on therampage afterwr as usual, with the classic vernacular of the liar- bary Coast. The good citizens are ashamed of the thine that thinks itself an editor, and whicfi, with the sublime Impudence of the puppy that barked at the moon, sent ir a copy of its iaHT containing Jt9scurrllity with-it compliment. It la easy enough, to furnish unanswerable arguments dn favor Of, right JnH, but. t U impnanlhla in. tlon7 butit goes t(Tprove how hard thendoctrinrof masculine sdpremacy Is dying in some quarters, and how far-fetched are some of its excuses for vA little longer lease of. unlimited power over the "mothers of men. J v One evening, durlngthe progress of the lecture," everybody who wanted women to have equality with men before the 'law, was asked to rise. Everybody got up and was astonished to see every- body "else da likewise. - There -wa - no negative vote, and the affirmative was declared unanimous. Monday 'evening came, nd we were ready to pursue our homeward way, but the staged which -ameby fitmr Unlotimrunneiwraa full to-w and who of course bellevea that flowing, and we were compelled to wait till morn' lng. But we got paid for waiting, for we engaged the escort of Mr. J. II. Hhoeniaker, a gentleman Well known in Portland, and on Tuesday came every the Blue Mountains with him. In a cutter. The roads were excellent. The four-horse stage goee oveMhe route each way dally, and freight n to speak again; subject, " Lesson of the Cen teams are constantly passing, keeping) the snow packed and In splendid condition for 'sleighing. In many places the snowaslireerjfouxJeet deep, but In others not deeper than at La Orande, where we Judged the average fal to have been fifteen Inches. Took dinner at the old Meacham station, not far from the camps of the railway surveying jwrty.,.. It e will not be many months before staging in the Blue Mountains will have become a thing of the past. At nightfall we reached the last mountain sta tion,' but not before the now grew wet under the cutter's shoes, apprising us that the "chlnook" was In the air and upon the land, and the slelgh "lnf on our route at an end. The "chlnook" is A warm soath wind that melts the snows like the blasts otjijlmooalts breezes are as pleasant as the- breath: of May to the traveler and no snow an live In them. They had' played all day upon the southern and western slopes of the mountains, laying bare the muddy earth, and of course our sleigh could go no farther r Mrs. Luney, the bright and obliging, little .woman wio keeps the station, consented to keep us over night. The " ,f'r '' '. '. x ' . ' ' t r- ; ' ' . .r i -f . . ' furnish those voters who lack understanding with sufficient brains to comprehend theml If Mr. Turner wants any, more apologies printed in the TiKW JioKTHWKST, we'd advise him tu dismiss "that io6r afsSTogy for' an editor or" lake Jils Own name from the columns of his iuper. We are so worried because of the Ice blockade that prevents our return to PortlamLthatl we scarcely know which wajrto turn. :But the pre ent mi Id weat her wi 1 1 su rely bu rst- tlie-dce-1 n-t he Cascades of the Columbia and Tear the way for steamers before Christmas. r A. 8. 1). P. 8. Sunday; i a., M. Another L ffrie audience last t liigni ; . sunjeci, "ine ssew lspensaiion." Put the questlonof Woman Suffrage to a vote with a satisfactory result. Put the negative, and a man whose excellent wife lsahousekeeier-at women aBoisupported by men, arose promptly. Called for others, and a boy got up. Asked the sovereign citizen if he could tell us why women oughtn't to vote. There was no answer, and the merry applause that followed was as universal as enthusiastic. To-night, by unanimous vote, we tury." To-morrow, at two o'clock, a Umatilla Count jjfl'oman Suffrage Association Is to be or- ganIzedlTheweathercontlnues warm and sul try, too warm for health or comfort But the "chlnook" has dethroned the, Ice king, and we have little fear this morning that we can be at home for the holidays. A..8.;P, A CHANCE V()R Wo.IEX. i 8me days since! three young women enteml tho nfflce of the Brookfyti-'iWj7e,to- work as Iwhk posltors, whereupon thirty men "struck," and re fused to, work another hour unless the women were sent-awayt One of , tlje strikers, speaking for the rest, said they quit iecause It was'degrad- Ing to work with Women at the printing trade, a remark which he afterwards modified by saying they meant It was degrading for, women to work with men. Of course this explanation Was an after-thought, as the real cause of the strike wiw a selfish desire to keep women out of an Important department of industry, and maintain a monopoly of It baei, on sexiir ylass distinctions. But either way it y as a direct slur on all women, em- lis m t aW t lil. pnasiKeti oy inereiusaioi uie men 10 wora wun them. Woman is not an Inferior Udng, to be put off with lowest 4mpl.oyments. She Is" not on a level With the Chinaman, and her comietition therefore does not degrade the noble white' man. The .men who refused to- work'with.w.oinenlu the Brooklyn printing office simply affected the "Ifig Injun" style. This Is one of the cases which are constantly occurring to weaken and destroy that beautiful theory that men represent women -and take care of their interests. It Is one of the. In stances that go far t prove- tliat while- men- In thelrafter-dlnnerTemarks and sft sjMeche, In song and story, may wax eloquent, and in glow- Jng phrases exalt womenas suKrlor. ltings and endow them with angelic qualities in the highest degree, yetwhen they -.come down, to real prac ileal ever'-day business da not allow women who In atiyjtfay come Into emTfTTrX?mw klmr of fair play. All such say In ctlect that women should not Is? allowed -to choose their ' Own way of making a living, nor 'allowed a chance to make it."" The assumption is based on the mean Instinct surviving from the times of tarbaritn that woman should be kept as a drudge in ji Urn ited range of employments a6 small pay, and that tfldiewirtrtatoflo out of her sphere." The Brooklyn Incident Is but one among a multitude of sImIUf onesof!aHy oc currence In which this chivalrous and knightly protest against giving, woman, a c.hanco to help herself Ja 1 made.- On morning- ipers, where en durance and 'highest physical efficiency are re quired, it la but rare that a woman can be' found able to endure the continue! strain of a compos I tor's work ; but on afternoon "and weekly papers women can very well fill all requirements lu this line. In all parts f the country "large numbers of them -are engaging in It. One of the great jieetls of social refiinu Ja.cUhirgeiU4int ot-ile-nebi of Indeiiendent employment for women. If young women were shown how they could support themselves decently and In Independence, fewer ofttrem would bo driven 10 marry 1 worthless young meu llalflhe. marriages en tered Jnto.by young women who take this step because they can't do anything else, are. Imprudent and foolish in themselves and evil in their results. vWere young women taught to support themselves and shown ways to do ltthere would be fewer precip itate and inconsiderate marriages, a propcrre stratnt upon which would be the greatest of all possible social reforms. Tlie"' University College ': Coimclir Toronto Canada, has declined to admit a young laily who has passed with credit at least two examinations in the University, on the assumption that it would lead to a subversion of the moral order and dlsclpllne-of the institution." Ex. 'The young men attending that University must be an ex- cesdingly vile crqwd lf one girl's presence .would be so disastrous. Trom the Pendleton Tribune of December 17th t "Notwithstanding the scurrilous- article towards Mrs. Dunl way, published In the last Issue of the Enl Orrgoninn, the editor of that paper Joined the Woman Suffrage Association organized at the Court House on Monday everiingl'CnsUtecyji thou art a Jewel' " , B. Oratz Brown, of Missouri, in tlie three days' discussion In the United Htates-Senate In 1800 on Henator- Cowan' motion to tr ike "male'Lfrom the District of Odumbia suffrage bill, said t "Mr. President, I say here on the floor of the American Senate, I stand for Universal suffrage, and, as mattert)f fundamental principle) do not recognize the right of society to limit It on any ground of race or sex. I will go further, and say that I rec ognize the right of franchise as being intrinsically a natural right, I do not believe that society is authorized to Impose any limitations upon It that do pot spring out of the necessities of the social state Itself. Sir, I have beeR-hoeked,-ln the course of this debate, to bear Senator declare this right only a conventional and political arrange ment, a privilege yielded to you and me and oth era; not a right In any sense, only a concession I Mr. President, I do not hold my liberties by any such tenures? On -the contrary, I believe that whenever you establish that doctrine, whenever you erystalize that Idea In the piibllor mlnd of this country, you ring the death-knell of American liberties." .: - - . X, : i ..;.. . That women soon learn to effectively use the ballot, Is shown bylth fact that- thejaromen of Salem, Mass, (although school suffragejn the Bay State Is in Its Infancy) recently held a meet ing in the Interest of the reelection of the present Superintendent of Schools,, at which they agreed to give their support to Miss M, Creamer of Ward 1, Steven B, Ives. Jr., of Ward 2, James Donald son of Ward 4, and Emma B. Ird of Ward 6, ?7o nominations were made for Wards 3 and 6.. -'.: WOMAN SUFFRAGE UM ATI LfiA." (Fmni IVnJLctuii,Trltubih- Pursuant to previous announcement, a nutsbar tf tlie friend of. Woman Juffraije met la tlw Court House ou Monday, DcccmU'r 13tli, i w ganlze a Umatilla (Jou,nty Woman SuilVage Ass ciation. :' " ...... , $n motion, Mrs. Dunl way M-as ebt-ted PsesidciK and Mrs..Desaln Secretary pro truu : - ; Mrs. Dunlway briefly stated tlu obJeeto'oT the meeting, ami submitted the form of a rnstltu t Ion, which was accepted. A The ele'tlon of jermanent officers was next la ortier. Mrs, N. E. Desitaln was unaniniouslv - - v " 1 (' (- rf. Chosen President, and Mr., lit LIvermore was made Ylce-President by a simitar vote. Miss Josle liee was duly elected Reconllng Secretary, Mr. J. It. Turner Corresponding Secretary, and -Mrs. S. Seely .Treasurer. , , An Executive Committee of five was appointed by. the Chair,- consisting of Mrs. B, B. Blshoij,' M rsr-tV- Hexter, M r.-Jr-K-StatlerT MraV J Hall and Mr. O. W. Walker. A Committee 011 Resolutions Was appointed as follows: .Mrs. J. Dcsjiain, Mrs. J. S. Statler and Mrs. A. I Crawford... This Committee, after a brief consultation, submitted the following report," which was unanimously adopt ed : - WnmSAS, It 1 a ttmcwh'rinHpl In AMcrtoa pol- XUt tliat rarcrnnnnl derive their junf povprs from tti oiiMiit of the fiivprnHl; inl, wIh-d-mm, wunien in n I'nlli'd HtMl srt UkpU tn mixlaln tht DoiTtrniiicnt mnt n&y Ha Iswa In llnel violarion of this right of rotnent; thf rrr, - v - .-. AVWiwI, Thst W hoartl'y nnr In lh -tn f lira !-f;Ulwliir of lrwo, In sutniilttlnv a nwtlnf ton for the rstlS- V ml Ion ifth I'KlMlnlnrtMir IHWj, for m wmfiulltut tu wto T'ot?SnTiTiTT!liStlTTi7 t 'tMtor 1 th elective fmnrhl" tipii th Women of Orvon In the Hil lH'llin f lXKi. . r . . Utmtltml, Thut our thank sit lu to the innmtivmufta Uirgon Hit aiil Houtte of RrprwntNtlvea ot wh VUm1 "aye'" on the Woman 8ufrrie r'olutln, for UifJr ct of aim pie JifkMctijowsrd ths mnthora of men. irmiimt. That we will u all honorable meana to eta-t iiomhm to the (-KlNlatureof 1XH whosro plwlgwlto rt If yjtha JH-tlon tf .1 he scMlomjf IH tut UntowlMg the tlw fmnchli ut wonri. r- - - r JJ1?.HJjo" NcTtrU "f ,t ..".".Tb. plea of the anti-woman suffragists is that the exercise of the eiectlvjcJranchlseis calculated to-lower the stanil--ar1 of womanhoodthat It would be degrading to women to mix In the filthy pool of polities. That argument Is answered by the fact that all of 01 Intelligent women mix more or less in ioHtIes now, espM?laIly- In all lmjortant elections. In Presidential elections they frequently become quite as enthusiastic as the men, and that, too, without any sacrifice of those flue traits that are fmptsei wost ie aiorn a uma l! jOjglT!lSPrljyt exercise of the franchise a momeijtary affair, and In the performance of which we can see no more. -.- Impropriety-for woman thnn ttrw u ip 1 unvellwl upon the street could not osslbly be any more degrading than the waving of a haQ kerclilef at a political procession, or occupying a front seat at a political meeting. . They would ex ercise the privilege with quite as much sound discretion- and Judgment as the average male votec, and. certainly with much less . corruption -and -whisky," - : Luclnda B Chandler, of the Margaret Fuller Society of Chicago, In a letter to the Inter-Ocean says: 'Will not women, every where, who realize the necessity of education upon questions of polit ical Interest, endeavor to organize women's socie ties - forthat- pu rpose ? The Margarets-Fuller Society of Chicago is established toedueate women In political economy and the principles of government. Such organizations should be mul tlplied.- I will be glad to receive communications -f ,-om any person, women especially, who sympa thize with the idea of education, of study, and discussion, as the method demanded for the exer cise of citizen suffrage and a people's government. If anyone would like further Information, or to I consult JfLreference to the .furtherance of such - organizations, please address-me at 16 Ogden av enue, Chicago, III." t f "What," asks a correspondent In Iowa, "wilt, stand out more prominently In the history ef 'the year 18X0 than the fact that 40,000,000 free people chose for - themselves - a ruler ??,' - To- thl4 Hhe Woman Journal answers t "In history the promi nent fact of this election will be, that out -of forty, millions of people, one-half, viz., all the women, were denied the right and the chance to vote At all, and that, too, after such service rnlhe war as allies of the party In power, as no other allies ever gave. These women are now the rtlltlml Jttl ; of Jeff Davis. . This Is the fact that will stand out most prominent In history." ... The Buffalo horror thF burning of a number of factory employes has aroused the Indignation of the peophC ' Tliey censure the city authorities for not providing fire escapee, and demand jt searching irivestlgatlon-l X 'i 'IN: r -A r- .. v . i, : . ; . V- t-.".-- -