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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1881)
' A . J .' 4- - i -irr THE NEW NORTHWEST, THUftSDAY, NOVEMBER 10,' 1881. AN'UNANS WERABLE PAMPHLET. ANAPOLOOETICrXETrER, SEW Tllll WEEK. - 4 U Journal for the People. imninianu in jtmumv aw aniymii . , . ) vtftw Itall Lire Issues and Thoroughly Radical in Op- poring and Exposing Ikr Vi'rong of the Masses, 6 VB8CKI PTIOS RATES rV ADVANCE) t One, Year, by Muil Ml Months, Three Month. l"r Month to City lStfrons idriivmd J 1 (W Advertisement will be Inserted at Reasonable Priees? , . All Correspondent intended for publication should be ad dressed to the Editor, and all business letters to the " - s ' fvsriWA r PUBUstiipa compass l; Ao. I Washington street, Portland, Oregon. PORTIMJTD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10,'iMl JtOTICK TO SUBSCRIBERS. I - The date printed after the address of your paper denotes the time of the expiration of your subscription. . ALMOST A VICTORY. foCWomaCSaffrage blltTWM the Washington Territory Legislature ou Friday last by the following vote : " - Ayes Allen, Clarke, Holeomb, Klneald, Knhn, (Well, Preaton, Rajinend, Rmm, Smith of King, 8mJtU l Whit man. Rteen, Taylor IS. '" . "" T Noes Alexander, Catlln, Cornwell, Dillon, Freeman, Judaon, Karr, Smith of KUckltat, Van Eaton, Warman, Speaker Comegya IL j The vote was at first a -tie; but one gentleman (Raymond) moved a reconsideration and changed from the negative to the affirmative, thus passing the bIlL,Clarke proposed three cheers and amid such a scene of enthusiasm and confusion as was never before seen In the legislative balls the House adjourned. 1 ' ' "i But the bill was rejected by he Council, the vote standing: Area Calhoun, Evans, Keroa, ftharpeteln, ITeeldent 8tratton & - Noes Oraden, Hoover, Hovey, Hunter, Long, Miller, Wallaoe-7. .. ., . : TheeclsIon-ihe-CouncIl-Ia-bUterly-dlsap- pointing, and yet there is much cause for con gliuTatId10nbstrengtb the -bill developed. Oo Joint ballot, the friends ot the measure were numerically equal tojta-opponents, while those who are familiar with the publlo men of Wash ington will readily acknowledge their superior ability r ' The result shows a pleasing growth of public sentiment In favor of equality and Justice for women and gives ground for the belief that In 188Sfthe measure cab be successfully carried through the Legislature. "The large audiences that were present during consideration, of the bill,, the close attention accorded to speakers, and the unbounded enthusiasm after its passage by the .House, attest the popularity of the woman . movement and the Interest of the people of the Territory In Its final triumph. Under these circumstances, the advocates of Woman Suffrage feel no sting of defeat; only The Council's action on Saturday did not dis pose of the woman question.' . The telegrapbio re port to the Oregon km of this morning states that Vbill was before the Council yesterday, to confer the ballot on the women of Thurston county (In which Olympla Is located), and Was lost by a- tie vote, 5 to 5; Calhoun and Hunter pairing. This Is a gain of one vote for the suffragists. "TOBACCO GIRLS ON A STRUCK -1 7 The "strike of, fonrhundred glrlsj Id a Jersey City tobacco factory has been the occasion of much comment In the press of late, and many papers ", have endeavored to give the Impression that the. cause of it was the discharge of a foreman whom the girls admired. The truth Is, the girls quit work for the reason that the new, foreman was exceedingly unjust to them In various ways, and they were continually fined for fancied faults. . -rln an. Interview, the firm's agent held that the strike was based on matters trifling to the girls, but serious to the company, and' that the em ployes were attempting to dictate to the employ ers; while the gljfle.beld that the turns deducted from their wages were trifling to the firm, but v serious to them, andhaXplljbugirilieyoul(ln,l dictate, they didn't want to be docked. The support which has been given the striking girls by the press Is In strong contrast to that of '' fered to men who are endeavoring to better their condition. Instead of assistance and encourage ment In their fight against oppression, they have had. enly; ridicule,;. But Jthlt Jschaiacterlstlc. of the treatment which has always been accorded to women who have endeavored to gain better compensation for their toll and Increased freedom of thought and action. . :, ' ' -. - Mrs. Dunl way writes, from Olympla that she hardly knows which to more admire our magna nimity In giving the Y. M; C A. Janitor space to blame her for his act Inrltll ng the table drawers and rurnlngThelr contents while a committee of the 0. 8. W. S. A; iwas In session, or his Impudence In suggesting that she ought to have "watched him'1 to prevent his destroying the valuable Laetnet4heajtfjater she hsdjnldjcfc rhe might burnt hs papers acsttercd-cn Ibe floor : She thinks the members of the Association were Wonderfully considerate In passing over his act as an "Inadvertence," when in truth It 'was a blunder, unwarranted and stupid. 7 V - - The falsity of the boast that "taxation and rep resentation are Inseparable In this country," Is well shown, by a pamphlet. of statistics In, regard to. the number of tax-paying women In Massa chusetts, which was prepared, by assessors at the request and expense of Hon. Wm. I. Bowdlteh for use. In the Woman Suffrage cause. It wjll be largely employed this Winter In the canvass for municipal suffrage for women, and it speaks in auch decisive and positive tones that Its argu ments cannot be refuted. or evaded.' It sets forth with figures and facts the "gross Injustice that la done women In the single matter of taxes. Its returns are from more than onethir&of the cities and towns of the State ; but these Cities and towns pay four-fifths of the State's taxes. Mr. BoWdltch found that 18,685 women paid taxes ta.lhe amount of $1,955,838 au average of $105 apiece and were not allowed to vote, while 146,086 men-voted upon the payment of $2 each, and even this paltry sum was frequently paid by others.'"--.Boston, Chelsea," Newton and -Brookll ne paid more than half the whole State tax, and women paid more than one-teuth of that -an average of $159,'or 79 polls, for each woman. Each of the 7214 women taxed lrfBoston paid an aver age of $179, or the equivalent of 89 polls; and to gether they paid more than nine timer as much as the 66,414 men in the city who only paid a poll tax. There were six women in Newton who paid more than 3659 men In that city. In Brookll ne there were 921 men who only paid a poll-tax'; and one woman In town paid more than three times, and another more than ; six' times,-as much'tar as the whole of these 921 men. In MUford, 244 worn en were taxed, and i51Httir 1ald a poll-tax 6nlyTtSm!thI)wrr," nd very manJr ,n..ore of the most and the women paid nearly three times as much -as men. . In Cheshire. 26 women were taxed,. and they paid eleven times as mofbri52 of the men In town. , In Templeton, 14 women paid -more than 312 of the men. In Leominster, 13 women paid more than 628 of the men. In Barre, 12 womenpaldinwthairfrof the-menrIirWest-tijQ u Wfta coUected. Very truly your frleiid, boro, U women paid more than 505 of the men. I " J. L. Coixjsa, J, The' above are only samples selected from the pamphlet, and the list can be greatly extended. Knoll ir h fi vlvn. havvr. to frirrlhlv llluatri.ti the mockery of bombastic declarations about "no taxation without representation." A similar condition of affairs may be found In every State and Territory by anyone who will take the trouble to examine assessment rolls.. "NO LADY WANTS TO V'OTE,'Jt A young snob of this city-sad,a few days ago, n the presence of an Industrious, sensible and spirited girl, who Is employed in the same calling as himself, that "no 'lady wanted to vote." She promptly and testily replied, with all the Indig nation that the gratultous1nsult deserved, that "no gentleman would make such a remark." The ustness of the retort ia undeniable. Such a reOHonwrwwrtW futurbr could not be passed by a high-minded and sensi tive girt.' She was known to be a firm upholder of the equality of -the sexev And his assertion was thereore a personal Insult. He is less Intelligent than she, and could not cope with her In an argument; and so descended to the level of. all ig norant blackguards and .shallow debaters who are unable to stand the strainfef a discussion began to Indulge In personalities. , ' ' " " ' Let us endeavor to discover the spirit which prompted the aggravating and Insolent remark. V V I 1- iL ' 1 i. . - . ' m i - rvuy ia ine wuuiau wuu wauia to yuie .no ady T' ' How does the astute young snob arrive at this conclusion? What method of reasoning does he employ ? Why Is It degrading for her to wish to give expression to her ideas at the polls? low does It show coarseness and vulgarity ? ' Is here anything wrong In a woman's having opln- ons? Can a woman of mind avoid having Ideas? s it unlad y-llke for her to state her thoughts ? Is she responsible for her honest convictions of right of wrong? Does a man's desire to vote, prevent his being a gentleman ? - . - ' This "no lady" objection to Woman Suffrage is advanced by men of no mind prejudiced snobs, Ike the young chap mentioned. It Is sufficient ndex of the. mental caliber of. jits authors, who jfjll nerec-iinderstand the basic, principles ofthe Woman Suffrage movement, for their natures will not permit them to grasp Ideas that were not engrafted on them In their boyhood day. - The address of Hon. J. LT Collins, of Dallas, before the Woman Suffrage Convention, which we print this week, should be carefully read by every one who has been led to doubt the consti tutionality of the pending Woman Suffrage amendment. We take the liberty of .printing also an apologetic letter which accompanied It, and must thank the gentleman for sending - what he feels Is an Incomplete statement of the case ; but we are, sure the public will find It clear and satisfactory. V - : : : The Journal of Commerce which was purchased byMr7Wi' iC jiootie a short time since, shows mDrovement -under his direction. It Is now printed on tinted paper of yeryflnequallty Mr, 8. H. Shepherd has sold his interest In the bencer6rthcdhduct thefSlper; - If IsThe paper In Grant county. onTy Democratic Senators will oppose the admission of Dakota as a State. . Dallas, October 25, 1881. To tiic Editoh or thi Niv 'orthwmt .. I have Just received your card, requesting my addres for publication. I feeh ashamed to go into print lnthe:crpdemaftner In which I was com pelled by the circumstances to deliver It, but I suppose I shall have to comply. 4Tr' My Intention was'to have made,' so far as I could, a pleasing, logical and practical application of each rule as I announcedJLLbut you know how I was compelled to abridger compress and change the whole plan of the address, at a moment's no tice, as it were. So I had to give It, barren of at traction as a skeleton, without adornment or illustration, and I was even compelled to leave Its application to the subject almost entlrelytolhoae J who heard. rlt . I should never have consented to deliver it, under the circumstances, had I not felt assured of the Intelligence and good sense of my audience. . There Was one circumstance that almost decided me to refuse to speak at that time : The name and address of Wm.-Lloyd Garrison awakened such a tralu br thought and reflection In my own breast that I felt It toLbe almost a wrong to Jhat audience for them to be disturbed by a word from any one else during the evening, after he had spoken. I cannot now offer you the address as I had In tended to deliver it. for that, you know, would be "a cheat and a fraud" ef which I would not be guilty ; but I send it to you substantially as it was delivered, with all Its imperfections upon It. The' elementary principles contained in It have the'l ndoraemeni-of-Vottel, Kentr-BlackstonerBur-f lamaqul, ; Domat, , Grotlus, Palay, Puffenderf, I OH ACCOUNT OF CHANGE IN FIRM, Fiohel & Roberta wi LiromB.- t'nriLAsi vaut EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMCNTS ( ' t ' Fine Clothing : r y Furntdhihg: Co ; H atb and Capo. ie very Best Opportunity to Purchase , EXTRA QUALITY OF CLOTHING AT VERT LOW riirES. , Xf I S II E i &J K ODER TS ,. IHH Corn e r F J r.f C n C A I d e r ;' 8 1 r eet GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT - c MASQUERADE BALL I EIGHT LODGES ..Of TKL. i eminent jurists and law writers, both ancient and modern. I feel that what I send you Is extremely crude In Its arrangement, but I know that it con tains matter that at least a few men and women lu Oregon will be able and willing to appreciate, and apply, perhaps, to the working out ot very AT THE MECHANICS' PAVILION. On ThankigiTing Bight, Vor. 24, 188L FOUR VALUABLE PRIZES To be ImpartUlI swarded for Bent Sustained Cbarsoter ' and Beat COatumea. The beat mualo will he furnUhed arid the moat thor ougn arranfemenu made to entertain all admitted. I TICK rrTrr C-tUa aafcera My aiMktr.. peciaiar.. GENERAL NEWS.. President Arthur . has proclaimed Thursday, November. 24th, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. ; .--. . ', T During October, fires throughout the country caused a loss of $8,200,000, with half as much in surance. - The IT. R relief steamer Rodgers has circum navigated .Wrangell Land, without finding any traces of the Jeannette. . . A three-story tenement In New York fell yes- t Atarf a tnAWnltii rtiiavlnif a Inmsraa " U AWAr tuts. ciuaj iiivi liiut vuiy liig iuv s ss saaea vo bJV TCi sons were klllea and many Injured. ;.i The latest In regard to A. T. Stewart's body Is thst Mrs. Stewart has paid $370,000 for It to J'crooks" of the most desperate character. Elections were held on Tuesday in New York, 'ennsylvanla, Mississippi,- Virginia, and other States, but no definite returns have been received. SeveraLboyaof the-MoUoclrJbefJjndlaD sji aye. J been placed In a school of the r riends at Emlen, entyxylvama. ana are said to take Kindly to edu cation. - j ,: The bank, examiner's report shows the actual deficiency or the Mechanics' Hank, of rsewark to ue$2,4iuooo. Depositors win probably receive 60 percent.. " i Algernon-Sartorls and wife (nee Miss ; Nellie Grant) arrived In New York on Huuday and were driven at once to the new, residence of ex-President Grant. :. , -.-vt ' Iowa and other States want Whltelaw Reld and Mrs. J. J. Astor to stop sending New Yofk street wairs to the west, as JwmeitheninaYe.aireadv developed Into train-wreckers. Chas. Madden, a divinity student, shot and killed Miss Phoebe Bernard at Tiffin, Ohio, on ''rldav last, because she declined to marry him. With great difficulty the police saved him from ynchtng. - - -rrr - The arrearages of pensions bill allows Immense sums or money to be j obtained from the govern ment much greater than the advocates of the measure anticipated. The Commissioner of Pen sions reports a deficiency of $20,000,000 thi-year. and Congress will be asked by him for $100,000,000 for disbursement during the year ending June 30, 881. . r The fine steamer War Eaglewas badly damaged n a collision, with the drawbridge at Keokuk on Saturday last, and a pier of the bridge was carried away. The wreck was lodged a short distance be- ln n 1.. T . .vrw, .iiti vuii iwv'V, .iiiw . . v vio ivsh AJimn bridge company..$150v000.packet.company, $j0, 000. No Insurance on the former, but $25,000 ou the boat4 - i em war . FLOOR DIRECTOR: Frank O. Abell" DIVISION AIDS: :ire- - ae Ward S. Stevens, A. J. W.D. Palmer, Marahati, George C. Sears, Dr. O. E. 'ottaf. F. ----- li CASSEL, M. CoH!, " Chairman General Committee. 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