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THE NATION'S AFFLICTION.
President Garfield died on Monday evening" at.
BrancTirQrrotindedl5T
and attendant, lie nau oeen iowijr iuiu8
' twveral daya,-and ,bi death was not' unexpwted.
M 10 o'clock he fell Into a peaceful lumber,'but
fifteen minute later awoke and complained of a
taln over hU heart. Colonel Rockwell summoned
Dr. miw, who found, the patient, aubstantlally
without pulne and the action lof the heart almost
Indistinguishable. The surgeon Immediately said
death waa near and directe! that Mrs. Garfield be
--alled. Tle lresldent llagerttl a few minutes,
when his spirit took IU flight. His fctrong con-
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itltutlon and courageous, ueari. aner a niruggir 01
Ic-htv ilars. had rleldel to Injuries that wouia
hk ve sneedily corrlfHLawav maji whose habit
Of life bad beeu less temperate and correct A
Tlve nation mourns thjs,,great sorrow with no
. loud lamentatTonsTluTthe deejeHt grfef"a grief
'mingled with shame, and Justly touchel with'
! righteous wrath," that once mor&Ua chosen head
t... taiLn . victim (a the atrocious crime of asitas-
ainalloiK Kadi-da jrhjrt ngs-atfd e-d-proof -of -1 he4
; love and esteem in which the President wa held
Wy the people of all portion of the-Unions. The
ieadlngjournala of.the North, tle 8outh,the lUutt
and the West unite W paying high tribute to bU
' character, wisdom; and worth a a President, a
atatesman, a aoidler, a citizen,' ami a man. There
. la a un'l versafexpresalon of the deepest respect for
his honest and spotless life. ' ; - '
A special train yesterday conveyed the remains
. from Long Ilranch to Washington. The body
will lie In state to-day and to-morrow In the ro
tunda of the Capitol, and will then be taken to
v Cleveland for Interment In , the Lake View Cem
etery, In compllanoe with the wish of the Presl-
v dent Preparations are being rapidly matured,'
uhdef the direction of Genefal Sherman, for the
funeral obsequies on Tuesilay next, and ceremo:
nlea will also be. held in the varlous cities of the
ountry. Governor Thayer of this State has is-'
-gued proclamation designating that day as one
There are In he laud-many women of strong
wills and self-asserting dispositions, who go
through lire In determineil way, resolutely ruK
Ing.thelf husbands, and demanding their rigbu
with a pertinacity of purj)ose to which their bus
bands long ago learned to,;y!eld without protest;
capable women rJri their sphere ; glib of .tongue
and Imperious In manner; swaying their scepter
with" "royal - power ovef a contracted realm, and
perfectly Jpontent with the exercise of their indi
vidually .acquired liberties Hulli women are to
be fouuil in country-hotels and city, boarding?
houses. .Tlielr husband are IIke; Mr. Too.Hes'
wftlr"tandy4o have In thejipuse;" but that Is
about all, -When not found the above-named
places, these women artTof ten the fulfng spirits
on farms, or In stores, 'and sometimes in sheep
Dens and cattle-vards. They are met at the stock
iexehange, as horse fanciers, or as the real mana
gers of. retail stores in country towns. They are
nervous, sharp, angular and-Jinick-witted. Their
hustaiidi are their, echoes. Buch women are In
variably opposed to the equal rights woveffieat
VTlfKySS. ofwomau sphere.'' -They
of mou ruing.
ritEtfiDKNT Airriiun. , r
. 'Acting hi accordance ; "with the suggestion ot
inertibersof.4he Cabinet Vice-President Arthur
took the oath of office a the natlon'a Chief .Mag
istrate soon after the announcement of President
Garfield's death. It was administered at his
home In New York by Judge John It Brady In
the presence of Justice Donahue, District Attorney
Rollins, Klihu Root, and Mr. ArthuT eldes son.
The new Prcsldent comes to the office under a
tdiadow of dlstrustj cast over him by some of the
leading newspapers of the country, which have
lost no opportunity to vilify him for remaining
true to his-frlend. But.it I confidently hoed
apd believed, even by his political enemies, that
he will give ail administration not dissimilar to
thai Inaugurated by his mourneil predecessor.
The circumstances that have called him to the
exalted position will undoubtedly Influence his
line of action .greatly. It la not Improbable that
the members 'of theCblnet will he asked to re
tain, their portfolio, though nothing definite Is
known of his Intentions, and possibly will not be
until Congress meets. In the meantime, the press
and the people have respectfully and courteously
reeel ved hlmAUd-WlllUSpeuOJUOIirroentJiDiii
his course gives cause for approval or coudemna--ttou,
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After reading the Nkw Nokthwwt last Thurs
day, Mr. Geo. II. Hlmes handed in a dollar from
the "Hlmes family' to add to the Han Jose Mer
cury' five-cent fund for""j'liying;the fine of Chris
tian F. Mack, the Kan Francisco barber, who waa
taxed 30 by a stupid Court for knocklngjlown a
cowardly wlfe-teater and saving the woman from
jierloua harm.. ' -- , ' ', . '
SERGEANT MAQNv
Some zealous but misguided person, filled with The people of Oregon and Washington well re-
rim nt I nMon. has mcmlMr the treatment accorded the senlbr eilltor
Jhorror at one wretch's crime of assass inaction, lias
Inconslsteutly. Inaugurated a mWement to raise
by five-cent subscriptions a fund to defend-anotherj a mob "burned her' In effigy" and tried to egg her.
wretch from punishment for a similar oflVcs, and
other zealous but 'mlsgVidetl persons' are with
equal Inconsistency encouraging the work. The
people of the Unlted'Ktatea should utter thef enH
phatlc copdeninatlon of rfthls "movement Any
laudation or commendation of murder or murtter-
hers U disgrace tdnhe American iiame arid a blot
0.11 our civilization-Our detestation of one mis
creant's r"a'wful deel should not lead u Into en
dorsing another miscreant's folly. : ' '
Gulteao trlel to take the life of President ;
horrlbTeand UlabolIcaT Mason triel ,to kill a
prisoner; cowartjly and cbntemptiMe. " Tie'one
crime does no't7alliate the other. The law does
not recognize any difTerenee n the-positions of
their victims, arid they mhouM both le punlslml.
The former's monstrous crime Is no excuse for the
latter's treacherous assault, arid no pretext to
creates futwl syeh aj haieeaJpejolLofledla L A. w. iiuwtwity w twuuwu,. iwian riLiaLMt.Mc&
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thin a"VomaTTwho comprehemis governmental
ethics Is "unsexed." They boast of being "sup
ported" by their husbands; and there la no deny
ing that their vplujble,'protest against Woman
Suffrage carries much weight among the shallow
men to whow'aniiy theypander when making
such assertions.
The husbands of this daM of women meekly
subside whenjhe wTVes 'are talking. They swell
with vanity wluTn their, wives boast of being
"prolecte! anl supported In theNiacred seclusion
of homef' They never contradict the transparent
He. They, occasionally steai away frbm-ebnjugal
supervision and take a lark on the sly. XBut. they
are In no sense men. They are'simply appendages.
They agree with their wives on the woinanxiues-'
tln tn adoL Thev talk volublv of . "woman s
spherejand brag about being the "head of the
famlly"-when the wife Is out of hearing. Tliey
get sentimental and sigh when talking wlthemd
LTe. Tlberty-lovlng women, tecause they are
'c6nlueallv mismate!." Wirtf are hen-pecked
hulxtiult and are to be comriilserated, because
their Case Is beyond cure under the present en
vlronmentt - ' '"
On the other hand, the wife who wiaries to vote.
who seea the need of the ballot and comprehends
Its obligations and uses, Is notwlf-assertlrig. She
is sensitive, sensible, and clear in her perceptions
of right. She recognizes her husband's equal
rlzhts with her own in all thirigs. But' she Is
stung to the quick when .be, In compliance with
the law and custom that have given blm.tne
Dower, overrides her individual aense 'of Justice,
and by astroke of the pen or an arbitrary counter
mand1 puts her clearly dennel caicuiationa 10
flhrht. and bankrupts her and himself, rather than
yield to her quiet eounsels, "because she Is a
woman." ' .. . rr ' . U.-'!
The. ballot in woman's hand will gradually re-
ore oqnllH.rlum In fliowa lionifH. I t-wW-equa4
TiaffSTTneraT(tl(Mholder of this Stater-a
man who has leen both a Democrat and a Repub
lican; and therefore should lie able to view the
matter-from several jtolnts of observation pro
fesses to bXastonUhed that any. onei should claim
the suflage8 a right. He regards It as a "mere
privilege" tobVaccordedby legislative action to
such classes as may find favorwith constitution
writers or la w-gi veWTJiTsr "mere privilege" non
sense may be accepted In monarch les, wnere
kings rule "by divine Whtand Subjects- know,
nothlnir of individual freedom and sovereignty :
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but In a form of government like oura the Tight of
aunrage is regaraeu as miierem, oeeuuiw repuu-
llo implies the right of the peopietoruie, ana inai
rlghtcati only be made eftectual tbroirgh the free
exercise of. suffrage. Self-government "being a
"natural rleht." It follows that In a republic the
sutrraire Is, by virtue of the form of government
of the same nature, the latter being the rfcpresett
jtlsofthe former. If the ballQtJjiJLi!itrJ
Ize the 'bower between the hen-pecked husband
and tyrannizing wife by. placing her upon the
financial level with the non-asserting woman. 11
will equalize the relationship between the tyrani
ntcal husband and the self-sacrificing wife by In
augurating a custom which will make-his wife
the equal and active Instead of the silent and pas
sive part net! n the ma rrl age firm. ; '
That the woman of the first part cannotjcompre
hendHie moral scope of the mentality of the
woman of the second part, is not wonderful. Her
habits of life have made her a superficial thinker
and selfish actor. They have so contracted her
horizon that the cannot see beyond her Individual
Interest. She Is an outgrowth-of a falseyatem.
The politically recognized ejual rlghta of the other
woman wilt go far toward brlnglng her to he'r
proier senses, For she will , then see votes rule
instead of mandates, and Intelligence establish It
power over arbitrary opinion, regardless of aex or
tvrann v. The chance will benefit the hen-pecked
4nisbarid quite as much as 'thesubjugated wife,
and will have a salutary effect in like ratio upon
the self-asserting wife and arrogant or Inconsider
ate husband. - So mote It be. . , '' .' . .
ijtura De Force Gonion saja In a recent letter
to the Cincinnati "JZgUt. "Itch day I realize more
and more keenly the great need there is or tne
. a ft
.. The tenth annual meeting of the Oregon State
Woman SufTraire Assocoatlon will convene In this
H tv an October 18th and co
. Preparations are already being made to render the
aeaslona Interesting and profitable to the large
crowds that Invariably attend. - ' .
During her trying ordeal, Mrs. Garfield haa borne
herself with remarkable calmness and. fortitude,
keepl ng her emotions well under control ml show--Jog
little" outward atgn of her great aorrow.
juothet element In law. Wonianli Deeded e very
where at the . bar, In the Jury-box, and on the
tu.nnh TVhrvorhln1eM children and wretched.
Ignorant women are to be triel by human trt
bunals, thereshould the tender, sympathetic, jusi
and merciful spirit of womanhood ana mother
hood be allowed to temper human Justice. Mrs.
Gordon is meeting with success In the practice of
the law In San Francisco, ami has much oppor
tunity to know whereof she seaka.
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lUroness Burdett-Coutts made a little speech to
r ftwav iftmi arhool-glrls the other day," n which she ex-
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pressed the opinion, that mucn 01 wuai uaa iuue
England great, and would make her greater atlll,
waa and would be attributable to the grandeur of
her womanhood; "the womanhood of a nation,
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roenced IU second year. Mr. Parker haa made It
La live paperx "r"" ' ' , -:;'y;- :
awaylng IU legitimate Influence, would cause Ita
manhood to embrace each and all of the pure prin
ciples which go to make a people great and happy."
bnt It favors the "addition of a coat of tar and
leathers.
detestable act is more disgraceful to the American
people than Guiteau's, if such a thing be possible.
The assassin of the President committe his ex
ecrable crime with the knowledge that he would
deserve th -condemnation of the wliole peopleT
arid perhaps suffer Immediate and Ignominious
death. Mason betrayed the trust reposed In him
as a representative of law and order and endeav
ored to shoot down a prisoner placed in his tower,
In tbe belief thathe'wbuld be applauded.
Though hating Guiteau' devilish villainy with
all the ardor of a grossly , and wantonly wronged
nation, the leople of the United States owe It to
themaelves an ! the world not to endorse by their
subscriptions a public officer's violation of duty.
In their frenzied grief oyer the death of the
nation's head," let Jhem not forget to uphold the
supremacy of law and order. ' '- .
IS SUFFRAGE A NATURAL ItKJIlT?;.
to be irran ted to-one person or another,
class or that sect, the object of a republic Is w
unattainable: the component people are not "free
Infix hv utate or national legislation, but not ar
bltrarllv denied. All rules must be general In
their application, and mustjeave thejrlght open
to all on the same terms or conauions.
Tlie fatal shootlnir ("accidental or otherwise) of
the young girl, Julia Clark, by a drunken young
man. Iiohtrt W. Imoert. In A.rooniOYera Sec
ond-street sahlon, last Sunday afternoon, conveys
a lesson, which should not be lost, upon ratHers
nd mothers: Tliat such haunts of'vice as this
place is said lo be cairand do fxlst In nievery
heart of Portland, where young.glrU are lured to
destruction (and with the kaowledge of the ati-
thorltlesttoo), Is a crying ahame, a travesty on
our municipal lawrand government, and should
arouse the good men and women of the land to a
knowledge of the terrible hold that licentiousness
and drunkenness are fast acquiring on the grow
ing vouth of the cities. When the fact becomes
patent- to all, as it surely will some day, that the
only way to prevent a recurrence 01 sucn acciueuta
1. f.i mnnvrr women "With the ballot, that they
may forever close auch places, and thereby in a
great-measnre-pTotect-their-aaTigTixerTrrom nucn
ssof lations. we shall hear less of the opposition
al rlo-hU' movement trom men and
women whoarebllnd to their own and their chll
dren'a InteresU and welfare. '
From the iRoseburg f aituleah i of last Satur
day 'That estimable and good-natured lady,
Mrs. A. 8. Dunlway, one of the publishers and
proprietors of that newsy Journal, the New
Northwest, called, n us this week, looking hale
n.iWrfv. and In the very best of spirits. 'She
(s on her regular annual tour, In the Interests of
her subscription llst She will visit Jacksonville
and Ashland, and will deliver a lecture on her re
turn to this nlace. on the subject of equal right
or rather, we might say, equal remuneration fori
equal services, regardless of sex."
' Tn addition to IU regular attractive, contents.
Amjlrrur', TXaxar tor September presenta superb
lithographic plate, representing Mrs. Garfield, the
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Tiie Wf" w" wtrJnan not nnlv wants EninreaM inf AHfttrU theflqeciLXiapa.lnt the Prlno
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A NOTABLE CHANOE.
of thlsjournal two years ago tn Jacksonville, when
has ever since been generally con
sidered as violently opposed to the woman move
ment, and many have exWssed the fear that it
would throw almost a solid vdte. against the pend
Ing Woman Suff&ge amendment to the constitu
tion when It should reacl the voters. The Nemt
Nokth west has not shared In this fear, kuowirig
tliat there are lawlesselements in every commun-j
ity, and believing that the outrage would gain the
i."iismanv friends amonethe better classes. That-
such .has been the case, there I little doubt. In ,
addition to the repeated assurances or prominent
n-KhlPiifa of Jacksonville, we now have the aver
ment of the Associated Prea.j dispatches to this.ef-
fect. From the telegram in Tegard to tne reunion
of the Pioneers' Society of. Kouthcrn Oregon at .
Ashland on the loth Instant, we clip thi para
graph :
cnlcd tbe llsfln)rnihwl honor of prfiM-lp! orator of the "
dy.--hewwaannonflcl..!r- the ITMein, ana wuuuuv -nrtn
tuinT,r nivi'mrHtion.ciiin forward and addressed
'the audlencw for nrurly an hour, and though whulljr Im
promptu. It was conceded to eoni of the uesi eer ueuv
ttriMTnfore-ihe mw-l-l v. Hh 'was-mlkxt again at the elona
of the exercises, and made many tellinic hits, the large
nutnlKT presi nt testlfylnir their apprw lation uy auernaia
hurst of laughter aa-rapplausev l"ul!lc sentiment Is rnp
i.iiv h.n.in hm lit wrnr.l o Wtnnn WufTntsr-, several
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peakera.oen)jr Hnd earnestly advocaUng It. -
This nleasant chance Iff ari Index of the growing
twnularltv of the movement wherever there is -
sufficient agitation to arouse people to careful and
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thoughtful study of the principles which unuer-
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. : PROHIBITION IN KANS.VS.
"Prohibition In'Kansas" is'a failure," It has Weil ""
rejeate(lly said, 'because public sentiment does
not endorse It." Inasmuch as the constitutional
amendment received ajarge majority, we are at a .
tosrtor-tmderstaiid jwsthat isnerded s-arrer
dorsement. Perhaps tlie papers 'and men which
have made the above statement would requJre the
unanimous vote of the entire populationsBut the
general public are not so exactl ng. Jtt them, pre-
hibitlon appears not a "taiiure, ; out a auccesf. .
It Is true that In one clty.'Toneka, there" was a
fiirht. but it is about overras Governor St John
explains in this crisp language; "The fthit .attempt
to enforce the law was the temperance eopie'i
Bull Run'; the second was a hungjury; tnemira
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a hung jury; the rourtn was a conviction, mw
fifth a convlctlorf: the sixth also, and we now
have a seventh law-breaker on the gridiron. and :
are making It red-hot for him. We have the
backTborie of the rebellion greatly weakened, anctr;
I tell you It will be but a short time until Ave.
break It" Outside of the larger cities the law Is . .
honestly enforced and obeyed.. Y" . .
PORTLAND'S WOMEN DOCTORS.
Mrs, Dr. B. A.Owens has recently returned from
Europe and located lnsthsclty for iermanent
inp..iri. 1 Tni. ".niuiiia la a afpikltifr BTmiila m
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and equal." The. right of suffrage may. be regu- ,uat m WOmari can accomplish 'in' working her
way, up from menial labor to a nigh place in tne
profession's. ; ' ." v ' .
Mrs. I)r. Murray's large practice contiuues with
out ahatpVipiit. In snlte of the attempts of certain
fdiysiclansf the "protecting'! sex to destroy her
usefulness,
Dr. Angle Fofel Is a successful practitioner aud
very popular anloW her patients. " , .
Mrs. Dr. J. L. Patrlsh enjoys a lucrative and
every way successful practice.
Mrs. FA -Loiran retsVU constiit success as a
magnetic healer.' ' ! "
From the Chicago 7ffcohfX"That women are
citizens, has been, decided by out highest Judicial
tribunal. As citizens they shareMn the right of
suffrage, subject to proper regulations. The Legls-
lature has no more right to prevent them from
voting because they are women than It has to deny
tlie risht to the other sex because they are men.
Nor have the men any rigldto assemble In con-'
ventlon and impose such a rule "upon legislative
action. It Is theit duty lo call Int6 the conven- 7"
tlo'n reoresentatlves from the whole body of cltl-
iemZ ToTfame a constitution without doing this,
is a mere usurpation of poft-exJl -. :
If the members of the New York Chamber of
Commercev-now desire to present Mrs. Garfield
wjth the projected gift, there Is no Impropriety in
their doing so, and the press of the ountry will
certainly offer rto objections.
-The dispatches report several more expulsions
of socialists from Berlin. These persecuted and
exiled gentlemen will probably seek our shores
ere long-and becoaie law-makers for American
.women. ' s '
John B. Garrison & Cx.rKoreT--Ttrtrd-street
rortiana, uregon; lAtiies' emporium ana lmc
House, ireneral aeents for Turkish burlap rug pat-
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Turn . nmrVr f.'g'i'.S luuilf Imn fu.lmi.r. fi.p
jr orltllra m es, cushions, a nd perfection dyes fo r
woolens. Agents wanted everywhere. Seiid for
circulars and particulars. -
Owing to the superior finish arid excellence of
..woxtVAbeU tanoa..4)jpomiin as a puetogiatnrrr
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The "New No. 8" Is the cheapest sewing machine
to buy.Wheeler & WJlaon MT gCrxi8S Morrison st."
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