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THE NEW SOUTHWEST, THURSDAY JUNE ., i88L
A' BETTER ELEMENT NEEDED.
HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A TESTIMONIAL
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PORTLANn, ORfXJOX, THURMDAY. 4UWE M, MSL
THE CITY ELECTION..
- A stranger In Portland would conclude, after
reading thenietropolltan press during the past
week, that the people of Portland were o notori
ously corrupt that not enough honest men could
be found tq hold municipal offices. Particularly
wouldlie Wstruck with the thought lhat nobody
but a Jobber In patronage would accept the chief
position In the gift of the city. The papers up
porting the Republican ticket assailed In a forci
ble and Tlolent 'manner the character of the Citi
zen' nominee, and hit Journalistic alllea retaliated
Y casting atl aorta of reflect Ions on the candidate
of. the former. Each party freely charged the
other with putting up men known to be In the in
terest of rings. Each declared that Ita opponents
had a monopoly of the vice and corruption that
endanger the city. Each predicted that the elexy
tlon of the candidates of the other would result In
giving the city up to the spoliation of a gang of
tricksters. In short, each shouted much more
loudly the faults of its opponents than the virtues
of Its own nominees. The right was aggressive on
both sides, each neglecting to show why It should
bejuccemful, anil trying to-prove that the other
should be defeated. & ,-,
Well, the agony Is over, and he fever heat will
Abater" Neither party has accomplished victory,
though both claim success; but In unenthuslastlo
,tone.4IIononrareiasy.'!. The offices are di
vided. Each faction will prove a check to the
mother. The result will probably be an excellent
administration; Mr. Simon (Republican) defeats
MrrTbompson (Citizen) for Mayor by nine votes.
This does not give the friends of the former much
eatIsfactlon, and . the adherents of the latter are
uncomfortable, thinking a little more work would
liave changed the result.'-'-Mr. McKerchejr.CBe?
publican) defeats Mr. Bachman (Citizen) for
Treasurer by a large majority. Of the four coun
cil men, one Is Republican: Mr. Chittenden, of the
Jteoond Ward ; the others are citizens Mr.
Raleigh of the FlrsMr. llolmau of the Second,
. and Mr. Honeyman ofthj
IXPThomw-oiTnas made an excellent Mi
te has given much time to the duties of the office,
and has performed them to the satisfaction of the
general public. We trust Mr. SmonJlLd?:
.Uallyelt.Thercha rgeLalTbeen " f req uently
made that he Is In the ha nds of n n principled. p.
eaftOfiaTomlclaiiv whof would use hi m
The scenes around the noils In this cltvonMon
day last were often disgraceful. -.Though saloons
were supposed to be closed, plenty of the ardent
could be had by those who wanted, It There Is no
doubt that the customary number of saloons left
their back doors unlocked and. enjoyed heavy pat
ronage behind drawn blinds and screened front
doors. It seems that a large amount of money
was used by one or both sides, 'and several arrests
were made for bribery and vote-selling. This
Illicit traffic was carried on openly and-ehame-
lessly. The "sack" does not appear to have been
located In any particular place, but the bribers
were stationed around the polls, and they easily
led to one side Individuals who appeared to take
no Interest In the election and "induced" them to
vote. Who furnished the money, we cannot say,
and the amount expended may have been no
larger than usual; but certainly lens caution was
displayed In "putting it. where It would do the
moat good." A species of rowdyism was aUo In
vogue at: thaTpollihgTplaces. " There were few
lights, but gangs of roughs notably the crowd In
the First Ward made It difficult toward the close
of the day for staid and respectable citizens to
roach the ballot-box.
Some good soul will probably be alarmed for
the purity of womanhood when he learns that we
would send his mother wlfe ndjlaughtera to. the
polls among the motley crew described ; but that
Is Just what we would do. A better element Is
needed In our political affairs is needed badly
and women-must furnish It. Their purity is real
not false, and It will destroy the odium now at
tachlng to election day without suffering In the
least. Ho man becomes too debased to respect
true womanhood, and Woman Suffrage will ren
der the dreaded and excinngejectjojiayi .jwace
furaudpTeasantTDoes anyone fall to notice the
difference between school and municipal elections
The former pass off quietly, the latter boisterously.
rrue, the ballot Is wielded by a more cosmopolitan
class in the latter than lif'the former. Dut many
roughs may alsbbe found around the.pollsat school
elections where they are quite subdued. Any
person who has used his eyes need not be told that
a goodly percentage of the noisy rowdies of Monday
last were quiet and orderly workers at the school
flection In April, owing to the refining Influence
of the ladles present. Not taking Into cousld
eratlon the light of. women to the suffrage, a wise
regard for the purity of the ballot would dictate
that a better element Is needed In our general
elections. Women will furnish conscientious and
unpurchaaable voters. JL
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HOW MUCH THE WORLD HAS MOVED.
The? death of Mary Upton Ferrln, the first
m pman who Detitioned the-Massachusetts legis
lature for Just laws for women. Is reported. ' Hhe
for
Tnerceiiify purposes if elected. We hope he will
so deport himself as to silence and refute the mut
- terlnge-and-1 nrlnuattonr" t hat" ha v" been so r
. eatedly beard since Ms noiitttiatloii on Thursday
last. .;, ;''"...:; 'i
, LATER.8lrice the above was written, a clerical
vtivt ninaaing returns rrom me nuni waru itas
been discovered, by which Mr. Hlmon was glveu
Instead of 57S votes. Tills will afford Mr.
Tloropsoit a majority of-one, cjThe Canvassing
Uoard Is considering the matter as our forms go to
the press, and In the meantime there Is consider
able excitement. " ' " : i
; "THE HOUSEWIFE OF THE FIXTURE."
A selected article, beaded as above, which ap
peared recently on an Inside page of this Journal,
-contained these sentences : - - --.c
Method and rpgnUrltjr ukall ftlmpllty licn-umi, nnd rrh
d)r ah will make IcUur lor ijrown Improvement, both,
for hr own ink and for other whoe lnlellet ual prof reu
uliall bo wlir an lnUreat to her. j Not only the phjralcal
hut the menial tratnlnf of her rlilMren will be under her
watchful eare,
The PortOrford iW Is led by the above to say:
JL:Jowt r,B' '"rr, and at the rl uf bvlug 4ued impertK I
neat, wrdealrv to aok thU aim pie queatlon, vis I What
time will the "houaewlfe of the future" have, owing to her
multiplied and manifold eareS liA-hlent to voting, office
, aeeklnc, ofllce-hoUlInf , Jury duty, rte.,etr.f to give to the
world Children" f -
We heartltv Mtnmie'fn Ua itrofatnrv iHmluInn
of our contemporary that this question Is "sim
ple." It Is best answered by one equally ,4sl tn-
jleH What time does a merchant have, owing
to his multiplied and nianlfold cares Incident to
votlnfflcescgklngflkeUioldi
etc., etc, to give to business ? . ;
appeal to. the legislature by learn
Ing that the laws of the State gave to the husband
the property of the wife, and that she could not
keep' her silver spoons or any small valuable.
She besought different Judges and "honorables" to
wriUjerj! iipet U Ion JoruiJgmituresljutl n val n.
She was told wifrjiqAUlnpt (ak ng
care or their prop: rty ; they never ought to bave
control of It." This ungenerous and uncourteous
treatment cannot be attributed to the lgnanc
of the dark ages, for It happened, as the. JJiddle-
town Stntlnel remarks, "In the year of grace 1848,
long after many of us were born and grown to
annmdTrd'hWinresf
laws of,, to-day with those of thirty years ago will
show how much the world has. moved and how
great have been the concessions since the' lady
mentioned first made her demand for Justice Tor
women. ; :'
- With pleasure we read the announcement that
"Mr. Fawcett, the blind ' Postmaster-General of
England,' has decided togiVe, employment to a
number of deaf and dumb persons In the. depart
ment devoted to the sorting of newapapers'
This Is a step In a worthy direction. By reason
of their misfortune, this class of people are heav
ily handicapped In the struggle for subsUtence,
and all of us must rejoice that their sphere of use
fulness Is being extended. - . . ; - -" -
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Women are very well represented In the com
mittees having In charge the coming celebration
atJacksonvlller MrsT J."Ylymale and MIm
Maggie Linn are members of the Committee of
Arrangements. The Committee oir Finance ,1s
composed exclusively of young ladles. Mls
Fannie Dowell and Miss Cora Linn are members
of theCommlttee on Programme. The dinner, as
a matter of course, Is also In the care of women. "
Tlie preliminary meeting of citizens was. held in
the Court House on the Hth InMant, and the
consplcuousness of women was a pleasant feature.
Mrs, Muckle was elected President, and Miss
Caplea Secretary. In all probability Hon. Eu
gene Scrapie will deliver the oration.- "
We failed to receive a copy of last week's Hirer
S'ute. but hear that It has Kiveri un the task of
JrilP&LtQ de.rgrid. Jhe derelict-lndependenee post-f
master, W. L. Hodgln. INwtsl Agent Simpson
being on the way back, It wanted to let the affair
The Nkw Northwest, some time slhce sug
gested to the women of Oregon that they follow
, the example of their sisters In Indiana andlar
range for exhibitions ' In connection with tlie
State Fair, We now can report that on Monday
.last a number of ladles met at Salem and made
arrangements for adding to the attractions of the
approaching fair. Tit Is step will ultimately lead
1o ITieTofmsilonof a department under the msn
Agement and control of women, where the pro-
ducts of women's genius, skill atul jndustryn I dror aiiitprvbably thought i idlencwjuld'ei'Ml
ill dlrt'ctlon wlirbe thoroughly represented.
the matter. It will fall In Its purpose.
Tlie first volume of the "History of Woman Suf
frage," published by Fowler, i Wells, of New
York, has been received. It Is a handsome octaYQ
book of 878 Dares, and Is embellished with, fine
and accurate ateeLengravlngs of, Frances Wright,
Ernestine L. Rose, Frances D. Gage, Mrs. Clarina
I, nowara r icnois, rauuna yrignt iavis, latere
tia Mott, Antoinette L. Brown, Amelia Bloomer,
Susan B. Anthony, Martha C. Wright, Elizabeth
Cady Sta.ntpn and latllda Josly n Gage. The
chapters' are fifteen lit number. The first Is de-
voted to "Preceding Causes" of tbe-equal right
movement; and the second to "Women In Jour-
aallsm." The third recounts the proceedlngsof tbe
World's Antl-Slayery Convention, held in Lon
don In 1840, which rejected the "female" dele
gates. THe speeches of members are given,' and
show that while a majority ot them favored free-'
dom on Bouthern plantations, they were opposed
to It at their own firesides. -In the fourth chap
terthe history Is really. commenced, aajt gives
an account of the first woman's convention, held
at Seneca Fells, N. Y.,. on July 19 and 20, 1848,
and of the passage of the bill to secure the prop
erty rights of women of the Empire State. The
fifth chapter recites the formation of t'le first suf
frage society, called the Woman's Equal Rights
Union, In Soutti Bristol, New York, In 1848, Mrs.
Emily Collins being the moving spirit. Itdetalls
bow a Methodist class-leader whipped bis wife, In
the belief that It waa his duty, and has many val
uable arguments In favor of woman's liberty. It
concludes with an Interesting sketch of tbe Polish,
Jewess, Ernestine L- Rose. -The sixth chapter
deals with tbe situation in Ohio, during tbe early
Abolition days, and reports the .conventions hel
at Salem In '50, at Akron In '51, and at Masai lon
InJSiIi coiita!nsbeiadib-e8a.lo the wonienof
Ohio," a reference to the "Mohammedan law for
bidding pigs, dogs, women and other Impure ani
mala to enter
Mary;
a mosque," a
glowing
of
eulogy of
"Rev. Dr.
chapter Is devoted to New Jersey. It depicts
some of the noble deeds of patriotic women of the
Revolution and their Invaluable services to the
Country, and concludes with, a strong review of a
pamphlet in opposition to Woman Suffrage. The
thirteenth chapter is "Mrs. Stanton's Reminis
cences," and gives graphic accounts of many in
cidents In connection with the Woman's rlirhts
movement and the Abolitionist conventions from
Buffalo to Albany, which were mobbed at every
point. Tbe fourteenth chapter relates to New
York and the many, exciting times witnessed at
the women's conventions In that State. The fif
teenth chapter, by Matilda Jonlyn Gage, shows
the relative positions of. "woman, church and
state" under different governments and relltr-
ons. ' '.''."'
This, notice of the history Is necessarily very.
meagefTWe cahitotlve "even an approximate
dea of the contents of the work. It Is full of the
telling points made by women everywhere In
furtherance of their demand for equality. ' These
are presented In such shape as to prove exceed-
ngly entertaining and instructive. The sketches
of the many noble women who have been identi
fied with the movement are keenly Interesting,
The people of St. Helens aud Columbia county prove constant inspiration to the
have decided, so a (correspondent of tht Orrgonian worKer or present time. I Heir troubles were
aysrtohoU!!- which
a a a aaa aaa a
mey bore tneir tnais plainly mirrors tne con
sclousness of right and Justice by which they were
sustained. "
The first volume deals with events up to the
commencement of the civil war.' The second will
complete the history up to the present time. Tbe
editors, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. An
thony and Matilda Josly n Gage, have done their
-wqrVronscieutlously and well. '
The Xatlonat Citizen, In an article showing the
extent to which women have entered Journalism,
remark-th at -I'lha N kw N oht h w kmt- evi nces
every sign of vigorous and healthy growth."
. A husband at Cape Girardeau, Maw. one of
the class who hold as ar sacred precept that
"wonen are supported and protected by men,"
and who comes about as near Its practice as the
generality of his stripe recently received such a
deep testimonial for his foresight in caring for his
family :ms" wilt probably be remembered till his
last day and prove a solace In his dying hours. '
His wife, in looking about for some means of re
warding him for his ever bounteous and thought
ful providence, at last hit upon an excellent
means of requiting him. She also thought It
would be well to have a number of his gentlemen
friends witness the presentation, and accordingly ,
traced him to a bar-room, where he was enjoying
a sociable game of cards with his companions.
She placed a covered dish on the table, saying In
a gracious manner, "Presuming, husband, that
you are too busy to come home to dinner, I have,:
brought you yours," and departed. With i
forced laugh; he Invited his friends to dine -with"
hlni ; but on removing the cover from the dish, he
found only a slip of paper, on which was written
'I hope . you will eidoy your meal, as It Is the
same your family have at home." There is little
doubt that the souvenir made a lasting Impres
sion. - 1
A frlendlit Tlie Dalles, writing under dateof
June r5thray;",rAt a .recent school meeting
held In this (Wasco) county, the Directors nomi
nated Miss Viola Myler for School Clerk. A gen
tleman waa the other candidate for the office. He
secured only one-ninth of the votes cast. Hence, ,
Miss M., being elected, was duly sworn In." We
hope to hear of morecasejs like this In the near,
future. Every electlonf a woman to a public
office Is a step toward the attainment of enual
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NEW;
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a Co
nkllng-aiKl
WolTslouecraft, an. account
Nevln pulling Mr. Garrison's nose," reminiscences
of Sojourner Truth, and much other matter. -The
seventh chspter, furnished by Mrs. Nichols, deals
with the Vermont property laws of 1847 and 1840 ;
recounts the holding of "men's rights" conven
tions in1 Wisconsin, because . "woman's rights
wouldn't do;" describes Incidents of the cause. In
Kansas In early days, such as speeches on steam
boats, formation of the first society, and the adop
tion of school suffrage for women; and gives a
concise account of early work.. In Missouri. The
eighth chapter Is devoted to-Massttchusetts. It
recites many heroic deeds of women of the Revo
lution, and states the facts lit regard to women's
voting In colon laljdaya. it Is replete with later
news about woman's cause, and contains Lucy
Stone's protest against the marriage laws. The
ninth chapter Urdeyoted to Indiana and Wiscon-
counts the services of women in the
Indian wars, showing that one hundred of the.m
were among General St. Claire's force when It
was surprised In 1791, aud that most of them were
killed "they died a soldier's death on the field of
battle In defense of home and country." It also
states the-ehange that have been made in Indi
ana and-Wlseonsin- laws for the benefltof women.
Tlie tenth chapter deals with Pennsylvania, and
notes many events during- the troublous Ilevo-
utionary and Abolition periods and the part
women took therein. The eleventh chapter Is a
sketch of Lucretla Mott. with tbe eulogy dellv
j'.rtLEllzsbetbXy-nteTtheVasht y thar
ton Convention InrJanuarv laaLTh twlfth " TOUn'? " given oinn to
Tlie dreary vote for successoral
i'latt shows little change.
The 100th anniversary of the battle or
Hill was celebrated at Boston on the 17th.
Xm ' .a a i
uenerai liraiu is mentioned as a comnro
a . a mV a . a .
canaiaate in me jew vprK Keoajtortal ngh
The Miami oil and-soap works, at Cincinnati.
were burned on Friday evening. Loss. $250,000.
Pitney. Custodian of theTreaurviias been dla-
missed for his peculations, and President Garfield
has abolished the office. . -
Thomas Garfield, an acred uncle of the Proa!.
dent, was killed yesterday near Cleveland, Ohio,
his buggy having collided with a railroad train.
The Tombstone Mining ComDanv I Arizona!
claims to have developed the largest body of ore
ever uncovered. There la great excitement over
the strike,,,.. .' : .
General Grant lawllllng that the corresnond-
ence between himself and the President concern
ing Badeau and Conkling be published, and has
so written to. Garfield. . - -
BunkerX .
mise
There are hot enomrh vacancies in the armv for'
the warriors bold that are being manufacture! at
West-Point, and some of them will have to earn a
living In civil pursuits.
John I. Davenport is mixing In the New York -
Senatorial fights. He claims to be :"In with Oar- -
field." aud offered State Senator Strahan a Mar- -
shalshlp tojiesert Conkling. r
All the indictments acalnst II. CI Pal ire. of Pen-
41eton,harging blmwith robbing Wells, Fargo
a io i treasure oox, nave been dismissed, and the r
defendant Is released from custody, ;
An abducted child, which' was stolen from the
mother in San Francisco by the father and taken
to Washington Territory several months ago, has
ueen recovered and restored to tne mother.
seven girl babies. They weigh from four to five
fund, and are healthy and well developed.
Two or three members of the Grand Jury that 4,
s to look Into the star route frauds are said4o
lave formerly been connected with the Post Of
fice Department, and it Is feared thev will not do
their duty. ..,;, :...;. .
A KansaaT!Itv ritarwteh hava? Th nnmlior nt -
dead bodies found In the Missouri River at this
point recently has given rise to a suspicion that
there is an organized band of thutr at work at
some point on the rlverabove here.'' '
Conkling delivered an address on Tuesday even-
ng to the stalwarts, in conference at Albany,
lis remarks prove him a better and more con
scientious man. In every respect than the crowd
who are fighting him because they cannot control
mm. ' ,
Tlie plucky wife of the Sheriff of Grand Ha ven.
Mich., on Tuesday nlirht caDtured over a dozen
farmers who were trvlmr to Ivneh a murderer.
She locked the Jail, on them after they jejfected an
entrance, ana tuen aroused tlie citizens by a fire
alarm. , -v.:-... .
Mrs. Nellie Ingram, of Battle Creek. Mich., has
tved for eight months without anv nouriahment '
other than baths of beef tea. milk, and other nu
tritious liquids. She has suffered from Intense -pains
In the bowels, and cannot retain food, being
subject at short Intervals to retching, whether she - i .
eats or not. Her sickness develoDed iust after -:
laving a tooth extracted. She then weiirhed 180
pounds, but now she Is reduced to NO.
Auditor French Is to be removed on account of
a letter he recently jwrote to Iceland Stanford, of 1
tne central t'acinc Jtal road Comnanv. Last
Winter he commenced suit aural nnf the comnanv
for money which he clalmetf should have been
paid to the sinking fund, and was very active In
lorcing it. jnow he writes to Stanford, virtually
withdrawing his case. The Government authori
ties received no notification of his change of base
until they saw the letter In print: - ;..
Another Tlchborne . claimant appears. He
comes to the light In San Francisco, amf tells
such a stralghtforward.story to W. II. L. Banies,
ajrominenuitwypr, wnnubjeeteq hlm-for tlsrs-
To a rigid croHs-examlnation, as to convince that-.
gentleman that he Is eltlier the; true heir or a
moat adroit swindler. However, his explanation
that he remained "unknown for veara throufftr'a-
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