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" '' t r"-" ..' - '" F BnifH .Faaa Peehs, Free PicorLK. -- . .7 ... ' ' '":.. " rr 1; . VOLUME NOkrlpJ'J. ' : ' I yl. ,;,;,, PO RTLAN D.l-QIiEGON, T1 IUfogjA yTNO V KM H EU 24, 1881.' '. '- TER VEAn-t 00. THE CAUSE IN YAMIIILLF THE BKNIoiTRETlTRNS FROM OLYMPIA AND YISIT8 ' V NORTH 1 YAMHILL AND HILL8BORO "... WQSfAN'S CAUSE BOOMINQ. r- 'Portland, November 22, 1881. "T TrtB Readers, or the New Northwest i '. The officers of the. Yamhill County Woman Suf frage Association honored the undersigned, some - weekV-ulneer-wlth an-lnvltatlonte-visit-th and takes commendable pride In her-pupils, with all of whom she Is a prime favorite.- ' " .T Train time came round on Friday, and we were hurriedly despatching" a - noqn -lunch - atIrs.. Laughlln's and waiting for the hack to come by, when Mr. Laughlin came in with the Information that he had failed to catch the driver's attention and we were left. ..Hlllsboro friends were looking for us and we couldn'jt wait, so our obliging host, nothing daunted by the abounding "mud,-brought out his elegant baggy and spanking1 team, and driv ing at double .quick througl0he sloppy thoK oughfares, landed us 'at the depot on time, well bespattered but happy. We're glad we didn't have to wash that buggy or groom those horses. Mr. Laughlin ought to go to Congress. A man who could keep his temper under such circum stances would-be-an - Invaluable : auxiliary In breaking a "dead lock." If one plan wouldn't work 'he'd try another and succeed. Two hours, and Hlllaboro. . The day Is damp and chilly, and the Yamhill mud adhering to our clothes and wraps suggests reminiscences of .the -In:aehTounty:4oel- Thomas Handly, above-named classic shades "(where'all the great j , 1 men of the State have from time to time 'got their start") for the ,purpbse of participating In the deliberations of the seventeenth quarterly convention and enjoying the whole-souled hospl-. - tallly'oMlie friends of liberty. The minutes fur j"1'. olshed by the secretary are so full and complete that we have cause for little further comment ex ' " cept to urge upon the women of gtber counties the necessity of like active, organized and thorough work. One woman like Mrs. Loughary Is needed auxiliary meetings quarterly in connection with the State Association. Why can they .not come -to. the fronttJftheyould-know,how, tlredlwe get, and how large the area of Oregon and Wash, ington seems to us, and how rested and encour aged we feel when-women go ahead. In county as sociations and do the preliminary work, surely Esq., to his pleasant home, where an hour is spent In agreeable chat with his happy wife, who want4 to voteWeahengrt'paItjQjIr?t Tozler'swhere we spend llie night Jn theenjoj'mentof the genial hospitality of wide-awake Woman Suffragists. We wish the member of the Washington Council who said that working women do not wish to vote they would not wait, as they so often do, till we could see Mrs. Toiler's frult'dryer, and note the apparJirthelrTOldstefore making iwpara :.-t - for meetings. We are glad to say that Yamhill is not the only county where meetings are regularly held whether we are present or not, for we recall pleasant memories of Grant, Raker, Union, Uma tilla, Wasco, Marlon, Polk, and formerly Linn and Clackamas conventions, excellent reports of which have from tlihe to tlnie been furnished the columns of the New Northwest but Yamhill is the only county that has held seventeen quar terly conventions. '' k Think of It, friends In the different counties, and go to work, we pray you. The people need educating. A little thorough agitation of the question In Washington Territory would have placed her ln. the lead and settled the crown of liberty upoh the" beads of lrIFomen forever, Her opposing legislators, like those In Oregon whoyote "no," were Ignorant of the facts con cerning the general defnand for their affirmative "votes', or they, would have rendered a .wiser ver- ctTOTtrmeTilIiTOttesnrltln the work of these conventions to make our plea so plain that he who runs for the Legislature must " reulf whether he will or not. ' " Nor must we omit the gallant aids we have in Yamhill county among the gentlemen. To Hon. Lee Laughlin, our able champion in the Legisla ture in the House of Representatives In 1880, more than to any' other man, may be ascribed the suc cess of the late convention. Mr Laughlin secured .the valuable services of Messrs. Draper and Lelser as lecturers, furnished a free hall, and. secured the band for the first evening and vocal rn us ic when ever wanted. Mrs. Laughlin royally entertained a crowd of visitors In their "elegant home during - the con ventfon, as also-dld-our venerabte friendT Mrs. Higglns, and our wide-awake allies, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds. ' ' Tlie convention concluded Its labors on Thurs day evening and adjourned amid much enthusl amTULlarge audience adopting Woman Suffrage by a rising vote with' only one negative a lady who voted "no" for "the purpose of showing how ridiculous is the assertion of our opponents that women must vote against voting to prove to the world that they do not want to vote JVYe declared the vote unanimous everybody having, voted and "brought down the house." Excellent order - prevailed -throughouU-iheentIreprocedJngs Cries of 'No I no !" were heard from many voices when the' President declared the meeting ad journed, and the multitude slowly dispersed to their homes, happy In the conviction that ' r The good tlm coming la almost tijgf." Business Is brisk In North Yamhill this AVlnterT Mr. Laughlin has bought the stock of merchan dise lately owned, by Mr. Fryer (who has gone to Independence) and largely added thereto with everything' adapted to the country , trade. Mr. Reynolds has enlarged, refitted and repainted his excellent variety store. T Senator :V. JrMcCon-. . hell, who baa removed hla Immense mercantile business to Moscow, Idaho, is still a semi-occasional resident here, and. Is engaged with Mrs. McConhell In the laudable work of rearing Woman Suffragists, of which they have a bran new and very superior specimen on hand. The NnrthrVamhin hand, tinder the able teaching of Professor L. C Thompson, of Carleton, aided by TrKr4ilrAuderuii, leader; has reacheiLA- mar j Inar perfect and the music difficult ana well exe cuted. Miss Bedlak has proved herself an accom plished teacher of vocal, piano and organ music, store as trophy of herprowess In reducing ton after ton of applet, pears, plums and corn to a con dition of, combined durability and esculence. He'd find that she could converse Intelligently on ariy subject, too, from molecular action to polltlos" and from the vicarious atonement to baked pota toes. , - . ; ,' J Brother Judy was holdlnga protracted meeting, and we did not wish to interfere with lectures; so we spent the evening aCchurch," and the next forenoon In making business calls upon enterpris ing subscribers to the People's Pajper. "Met Mrs. Leathers, another capable and womanly suQra gist, In.the well-ordered Tualatin Hotel, up to her eyes In business, but as genial and social aU ladles are who prize the boon of liberty. - Callel at Mr. Pittenger's pronperous and extensive mer cantile Establishment and found a bevy of bright eyed clerks of .both sexes, as buy as so many bees, among them the pretty and accomplished daughT WrjbrTIonJrWrir.are of Customs at Astoria, and the Misses Brown, one of whom-1 the efflcrent rKislmastfrnof-HlllBboTOrWe-also enjoyed a pleasant call at the office of the County Clerk, where we found Mr. Luelllng busily eii- gaged among deeds and mortgages, though he is never too' busy to speak a good word ior the en franchisement of women who are debarred from the privileges through which he reached his posi tion because denied the "equalprotectlon of the laws." But then7Kwlse man couldn't help bdng an advocate of equal rights when his wife Is as bright and capable as Mrs. Luelllng Is. Next called at the home and drug store of Dr. and Mrs. Brown, where we found another happy and pros perous equal rights couple, who eminently deserve the success they enjoy, the former as a physician and druggist, and the latter as an amiable and affectionate wife, and .home-keeper. .'Mr. T. O. Waters, Jeweler, keeps a corner In this building, where he may always be found In business hours, ready to wait upon his numerous customers. . A pleasant Interview with Mrs; M. F. Parrlsh at her first-class millinery. store revealed a handsome stock of goods, of superior quality and latest styles. Our last call was at the happy home of oil r effi cient agent, Mr. L. L. Williams, and his wife and children, where we sank down from sheer exhaus tion and enjoyed a lew onutes'-refrehlng leep, from which we were awakened by previous order In time to catch the afternoon train for Portland and home. If anybody thinks our work Is easy, let him try it. -ArSrDr- " The raclfte ChrUltari Advocate, speak I ng of the defeat of the Woman Suffrage bill In the Council of the Washington Territory Legislature, said : "We notice that such meu as Evans, Sharps teln, and Strattoti, among the ablest in the Territory, spoke and voted for It." ' - Mr. Thurston Daniels has changed the name of the ructflo Censor to ihe RegUer, and will make It an exponent of the business and life of Vancou ver and Clarke county. It will favor temperance, but give attention to other topics. It Is enlarged to 4 28-column paper. . " " Mr.-T. M. Draper, editor and proprietor of the -fftssee S wof-The-Da41ee, was la the elty-oa-Mo dMLAnLglXfiJLhe tew NfRtHgEarACftll. lit AmZit lk wmfV, 1J Publication of his Journal as a dally. . . JJruhii.J. ?Z ?tZi uZ11Z? The Albany Herald has commenced Its third volume. It Is a creditable paper. YrC W. S. A. rROCEKDINCIS Of THE 0,17 ART K KLY CONVENTION mr THE YAMHILL CX)CNT Y EOMAN , rSSrFJiAOE ASSOCIATION The Yamhill County WoroanTVuffrage Asnocla tlon met, . pursuant to adjournment, In the town hall at North Yamhill on Wednesday, November 16th7 at 2 o'clock m M.', to hold Its seventeenth quarterly convention. - - ' ' " Called to order by the 'President, Mrs. II. A. Loughary. - , Minutes of previous session read and approved. The President submitted the following quarterly address; I l ilrmbrrt and friend qftKe Yamhill Count jj Womnm-Suffmo AuociaUonfM no former meeting of thl Aaaorlation baa the outlook for our enfrnrhlament boen, brlgbter than to day. And jrel, our work la the asme ; our bopea, our feara and patient waiting are the aatne. 1"e bare tbe aame an-anawered-argnmenU to offer, the aame object Ion a to meet that have been met athduaand times. And yet all tbla la not enough to aatlafy a prejudiced and mlaeducated people. The woraT tx-roWTU H liot an Mjr or "pteaaant one. It would be far more dealrable would tbe men of tbla nation aaaume thla reaponalbilltjr and proaerute thla work, and by the right of the power In.them lnVetd tbruat the full and free ,uae of the ballot upon ua aa they did upon tbe black men. ,'llut alnce they have not done ao, notwithstanding the conaUnt and urgent appeal a from ua, It only remalna for the wronged and nnrepreaented women of the country to aaaert tbe right to theae, rlalma themaelyea, and labor and waif', patiently bearing all the acorn, calumny andnn Juat aoeuaaAlona that bave bees burled at tbf in by a praju diced and Ignorant rlaaa of .peraona. In all theae atrugglea we have endeaorM o maintain auch a high atandard of IntHllgcnce and morale aa cfnnot be dlacivdlted. We' are rejoiced t" beUevia that the prlae ao long con tended for la a1) most within our grasp. One fact we are aa aured of, at least we have arrived at that point where the majority of tbe better class of men are allowing themaelvea willing to atep on to our platform when Invited and render auch eld aa only men can give, . it la a qneatlon that our law-maker expect to meet In all our State and Territorial Legislatures, and In every aeaelon of ha United Htatee Congreaa. - .--v.-.vr--' A prominent young politician In tbe elty of Portland, In ihe recent aufTrage convention, aald, The moat promising feature of the movement at present la the wllllngnesa of the young men of thla nation to take a bold atand fur tbe enfranebfaement of wonaaa.' Tbla we believe to be tree to a very great estenL The., yung man of an average degree of Intelligence who baa any ama or asplratlona for bla fu ture that will Ignore woman'a clalma muat be a very ahort algbted man Indeed. For the women wilt vote In tbla government' They will vote In Oregon, will vote la Yam hill county, and that ere long. SN 1 Young men ofyainbllCwe appeal to you especially to give Jhla jaestlondue consideration.-' Don btleaa you will aoon t)f CTllfdTTpontoriurtTotefur or against the tlbertlee of your motbera, alstcra anl wives. Iare to do right, Iet this county secure auch a reputation In this matter, and in mlt other jwMteni of edwcatlonj aid rrformttat4 tha-fn. ture you will not regret nor be ashamed of It. -. ' We are already proud of what Yamhill has done for na.; In the last Legislature, every member In both Houses of both partlea voted for the proposed amendment Of no other county can we say so much. And, such Is onr faith In the fidelity of our voters, that w believe another set of legislator will be sent from among us who will ratify the amendment bill now pending.' Members of this' Association, permit me to orgs tbe Im portance of much bnlted, earnest wok daring tbe pending of this question. I won Id recommend the holding of special conventions la every voting precinct In the county, and thus by every means within our power keep this ques tion before the people 5 and )aat, though not least, let na not forget tbe pbwer of the press. 'Remember that "the pea la. mightier thaa the sword." Tbe columns of the New Nokthwemt, the great agitator of this question on tbe paclfle Coaat, are always open to ua. But that Journal Is not In every family aa we wish It was. Therefore It la not sufficient for our needs. Our county papers are both, we believe. In full sympathy with tbe movement, and win, we are assured, render us snch aid In,. publishing our proceed ings as will greatly facilitate the work by Introducing our claims from time to time Into almost every family In the' county. The Portland Orrgonittn Is ao thoroughly cosmo politan In character that It generously gives the movement valuable apace on every proper occasion. With these au lllarieswe have ample means to reach the public, and It will be our fault If tbe public Is not properly educated. . ; Let our cause be advocated strictly from a standpoint of Justice and right. The expediency and result "whether ail the women wlab. tha ballot at vouldnsaitJi allowed whether or not It would .produce any great changes In the- moral, social or political status of tbe people" are matters Which should not enter Into the discussion of the question. All such objections can wltb equal force be applied to men yet. no. one dares to question their right to vote because of possible results. They have an Inherent right to the ballot that no one can question 1 and thla aame Inherent right. Independent of all. resultsla our plea for ouf own enfran chlsement '- . Mrs. Dun I way suggested that, mention ought to have been made In the President's address of the other dally paers of Portlaud, tbe Telegram and the Standartl, '. which were both frlendly tlie movement and disposed to treat It fairly. Mrs. Loughary accepted the auggestlou, and It was ordered to be spread upon the minutes."""" Mr. T. M. Draper, editor of the HVwco Sun, gave a hopeful account of the movement In Wasco county.. ' v - -- Mr. Stillwell, of Tillamook, made a like report for his county. Ills people were not organized into an association as In Vamhljr, but the cause was pvpularr of Columbia county, submitted like reports. Mrs. Dunlway, of Multnomah, said that the SUte Association bad overshadowed the county soc!ety,but the cause was prosperous and perma- ' nent. ' ; v.;. . ,. - r.4 ,. . ThV President said It was pleasantly suggestive of the spread of the movement to note a represen- tatlon from' five counties In a little afternoon " meeting. - ; Hon. Iee laughlin made a brief address. ' Adjourned to 7 p. M. - EVENINtl 8K88ION. Mf.t pursuant to adjournment, the President in the chalrA very.large audience present. After-xcel lent - music- by- Prof.- Thompson's - North Yamhill cornet band, a bevy of little girls with Miss Bufflngton at the organ rendered a - pleasing chorus. Mr. T. M. Draper, the 4,boy orator from Wasco," was then announced by the President. This gen tleman's atldress was replete with logic, highly embellished with pictures of home power and mother Influence, as applied to tt national house-keeping. ' Excellent band muslcwas again followed by a. chorua of well-trained little girls. . . Mrslioughary and MrsttDuid way,, each gave a brief addreas the former dealing In logic that held the audience spell-bound, and the latter In illustrations thaj.Tj'brought down the house." After a third rendition of music by the band, the Convention adjourned to '1 p. M. Thursday. 8KCONI IAY AKTKKNOON 8KSSION. Convention met at the hour appointed. Minute f 11 cut lay-rat and -approved. - : - - -'Hie following . resoluilohs were offered and adopted, after considerable dlscuHiilou : . Wueream, Woman RufTrage meetings and conventions create the liveliest enthusiasm In all aecUona of the coun- ' try whenever and wherever held, every ad vance step being hailed wltn delight among thinking people; therefore,' tcaovedlTbat Woman HufTrageJa no longer regarded as an unpopular fern but la, Instead, a reoognlscd principle, which alt tovera of liberty are ready to accept with thank fulness. . Jtnolved, That tbe members, of this Association believe that If the question of Woman HufTrage should be submitted to the voters of YsmhUI to-day,. It would, readily receive a majority of all the votes In lb county. Jteaofvtd, That the progress of Woman HutTrage In Wash- -ington Territory Is balled wlla aaUsfactlon. . Washington, of all the Mates In the Union, should be the proper one to lead la thla great principle of equality and Justice. As General Washington was the Father of ls Country, the great Hiate of the future that Is to bear hla name should bo entitled to the no less glorious cognomen of Mother of her Country. And we hope ber law-makers will yet be eon-, at rained to dq their duty Jn tbls direction before their pres ent legislative session shall closeTbecaoee of the enllght ened pabllc sentiment that ws know la urging tksra forward.-. Rrtolvd, That tbe voters of Yamhill county will proudly do their duty toward placing the honor upon the brow of Oregon thatahoulUl, by right of name, belong to Waahlng ton, If "ibe latter ahiir fall through Its present Legislature ' to do their manifest duty. , . , Rnolvtd, That Woman Hnffrage does not mean woman's -"rights" orwronga," but tbe recognltiovnf the equal tighu of men and women, under government that prof esses to guarantee to every eltlsen the "equal protection of the laws," and yet denies; to half of Its cltlies the right to olo la making the laws which all are taxed to sustain, and to which 6acb sex fa held amenable. ' . - Mr. Draper offered the-following. resolutions, which were adopted without debate i Rtolvtd, Tbat.wS bold the Oregon Leglalatnre of IMS In grateful remembrance becanse of Its honorable action In proposing to so amend the Htate Constitution that women may be admitted to equality of cillsenehlp. x teaotvedVThat we look confidently to the Legislature of ItW to ratify be action of the Legislators of law, by submit ting to tlie people the proposition to amend tbe Constitu tion, and thus plac Upon them tbe reeponaiblllty of adopt ing or rejecting U. . . , Adjourned to 7 P. M. ' KVKN1NO BEHHION. . . Called to order promptly on time. A packed audience present. I - Vocal musk of a spirited character was rendered by Miss Sedlkk,'sclassof elghtcharmlng little girls. Mrs. loughary again announced the "boy ora tor,", who gave a second address, full of historic paraIMertdlh much investigation of the subject . ' , . This address was followed by another well-rendered chorus, and this In turjg. by a lecture fron.. Prof. W. II. Iielser, of Forest" 0 rove, which was delivered In that gentleman's happiest vein. Tlie addles wm at once hlstorcLclaMlo and practical, and evoked the profoundest attention. More music by the choir of little girls was fol lowed by more logic from Mrs. Loughary,, and more Illustrations from Mrs. Dun I way. -' . :itevvMr,. Morgan then delivered a brief address The little girls sang concluding song and cho rus, entitled nVonian'a Itlghta," to the tune of Not for Joe." " Votes of thanks were tendered to Mr. Draper, of the Woaco County Sun and Prof. Lelser, of the . Forest drove public school, for lectures; to L. C. Thompson, leader, , If. Anderson, director, and all members of the cornet band, for instrumental music ; to Misses liuftlngtoh and tJedlak and their cliPTO-ofttle-gltit fnr voca!4ntiteratrd to Htmr jawgfailetWree wse-esll-aTrdtrervalws- ble services rendered the convention. Adjourned to meet In McMjnnvlIIe In Feb ruary, 1882. . v ...... Nancy Martin, Secretary. . V