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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1881)
.t-fp. 1 1 THE NKW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1881. $lt '$w $foriltwf. A Journal or the Itople. -Independent in Poiuiee and Religion. Alive to all Ut luuet, and thoroughly Rmtieat in Op- w peeing-and Erpoeing the Wrong of the Mauee, .::' subscriptiox rates (in advance! On Year, bit Jaiif...- J.. -'.....-......... .11 GS Hix .Xlrmlks, .......-. rree Month, m ............... Vf JtfonM to Ctfy iWron delivered ' - ' AdvertUemente will be Inserted at keatonable Prfee , ' " ''AlTCvrrttpondence intended or publication thould bead- dretted to the Editor, and aU bust net Mitre to he : - ' DVNIWA Y PUBLISHING COMPANY, No, ft Washington street, Portland, Oregon. 1 W POUTIANP.OREQOJf.THUIwpAY, DECEMBER 15, 1MU NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. t "'The dale printed -after the address of your paper denote the time of the expiration of your subscription. I, CHRISTMA& NUMBER mzzas. :netTJUmlin&fhe"NEwNoRTliwE8TrM. announced last wet, win comprise sixteen page of this le, prepared with special reference to ine holiday season,'. It literary feature will render It unusually Interesting to the reading public, while It 0ecrlptlve article will make It a val uable paper to send to friends In the East It can be bad at the publication office or of the leading booksellers. - ' DEBATINO.THE QUESTION. Consideration of the Womaa Suffrage question by debating societies Is an excellenttnean of arousing thought on the subject and spreading a knowledge of the principles of the cause. It also affords opportunity to state the alms of the move ment, and to foretell the good results that are des tined to follow Its advent. - Furthermore, It often leads to the publication of a summary of the argu ments In papers that would otherwise not be dl posed to mention the question;- " , , Woman Suffragist neeTKav.no fear as o the results of such debates. Their cause Is ofsuch manifest Justice that they should be able to suc cessfully maintain It under any circumstances and-against all speakers, and 1o gain a favorable decision In every Instance where the chairman Is hot blindly and rigidly opposed to the measure; nd even If they fall to get a favorable decision, they win do much good by bringing the subject to "the attention tit. persons whcTprobably have never given It any study. The man or,voman is yet to be discovered who, having once become a suffra gist, has been led to doubt the Justness of women claims to equality before the law, and there Is no danger of losr of friends by discussions of the H,bHsawJav' f - 1 " 7j . If opponent of Woman Bun7ageare-atpointed on the affirmative in debating the question, so iuuch the better, a they must necessarily study the causes and objects of fife moyementt if they Ljum JioljdejlllutejOfUeuambJ tlojojtolnthalii supposed to animate every debater. To be able to properly and effectively present the claims of women, they' must examine the fundamental principles of the reform, and when these are found to be substantially the same as those enunciated in the Declaration of Independence, their convert slon will follow soon, unless, like one or two 'members of the Washington Legislature, they are 6L mulish that they "never change." It should not take them long to discover that the customary " . i declamations against Woman Suffrage are only specious objections against imaginary results, not valid arguments against the right and expediency of the reform. Requests not Infrequently reach this office for nJoTmatioTTTnirioTniTb be used In debate on ' the Woman - Suffrage question by persons who have heretofore thought nothing about the reform and have always. dismissed It when It came up In Conversation by curtly and dogmatically asserting their opposition to It. Though our time Is neces sarily much occupied, jre always endeavor to pare a few minute to reply to uch request and indicate the most conclusive style of reasoning to usethat which maintains woman's right to elf government, wblch Is exercised through the bal lot, and whlck can be sustained by every argu ment that upholds the revolt of the Colonies in 1770Tenow-nhtnrrae-' IhuinspenrirTrarto , gooU use, and that the Inquirer will be started on a line of Investigation that will bring him to a Just understandlngof woman' position and needs. From the Jacksonville Times.'., 'The Woman Suffragist have again received a black eye this ttma-at ihe-ltandofilig awrm men- composing iimw-an.na innnim ,wiui tuii.n.8 the Legislature of Washington- Territory, who " annihilated the attempt to give me siroog-mmueu females of that region an opportunity to exhibit themselves ml the polls." Jubilation over the " " ; " defeat In Washington Is to be expected from men whose' understanding of the value and power of " the bailot is so meager that they regard It a an xcus for exhibiting themselve on election day. The above Item la one more Instance to prove - that the elective franchise should be In the pos session of women, who would roak uch good ueof It as to prevent unseemly exhibition by, drunken and Ignorant men at the poll. N principal of the Btatf Normal Schoofat Jan Jose, Cal. Thererdlct for $1000 damage in the uoei It brought byJIIssDlxon against him does not to agree with him. - TWO LETTEIW. - ' Occasionally this Journal receives such Insolent and uncalled-for letters from those In whose behalf It is published that the proprietors are almost tempted to lose heart In the work and seek some calling In which there I less vexation and Ingrat itude; and yet, for eachjof these unwarranted In sults there are dozens of encouraging letters from high-minded and conscientious women who com prehend the magnitude of the' work we are doing and appreciate Its value. , One of the annoying notes comes this" week fromAVashlngton, and we shall contrast It with another from the same Ter ritory, , '' ' ' -. ' ' ,The first Is from a woman of EUensburg, whose name we suppress In that unbounded generosity which she claims of us. She Is quite Indlgnaut that we should ask pay for this Journal, and thinks that as the senior editor personally paid one year for her, she should; continue to be a'sub Ject of charity. We sent, her ji statement of ac count In September. She waits until - several months hare passed before objecting tothe dun;! wltneftsy bur aud wants this period also Included In her alms taking. Of course, like all newspaper 'beats,1, he "received the paper only for part of the time," and "had no thought" that e would "expect money'for It," although there weekly appeared after her address the date of the expiration of her donated subscription, with an Italic notice in the. paper calling attention to it f and when we decline to longer send ll to Tier in charity, she promptly orders It discontinued."' Very well; all right. There are a large number of people In this world who subsist on charlty7and why 'not she its well as others? We contribute to many, and may' as well ' Include her : In the list. We shall take pleasure in sending her this week paper, with out charge, postage prepaid a, lisual.'.wlth a nice black mark over this. column, and hope it will teach her to construe the maxim that "beggars must not be choosers',' Into the apothegm that people who wish to beat newspapers must not be too-Insolent In-thelf-demandsr4etthey-get more than they stk. She escapes lightly. ;. .- . It Is pleasant to turn from- this ungrateful note to the letter of Mrs. S, 0 Waldrlp, of Marengo, one of our. most efficient agents, who sends name of new subscribers, with more- than sufficient money to pay them for a year, accompanied by promises to do further work to extend the paper circulation, and with kind words for the success of the movement. She lives In a "new country money Is where money is scarce,'' and where ''chickens, eggs, and butter are the only purse the farmers' wive have,"Jt)iit she accepts these for use In her boarding-house and sends the currency to pay their subscriptions. JXs the overplus Is placed to her cred 1 1., we feeLihat If one wpffllu in twenty wduld take an enual lnterest IA the causewhlcht Is forthe benefit f alt, and would endeavor to widen the circle of readers of the suffrage Journals, and spread the principles of Justice and equality, the movement would come to Its fruition in every The Woman?! Jour nal says It Is designed to bring together, at a reg ular monthly dinner, all sjiades of temperance opinion." Postmaster Tobey Is Its President, and State-ofhe-UnlonHbetCFre-thetghtf spasm or alarm ana inuiguaiion passes away. Women are doing what they can In their feeble way to hasten the work, for their sex are the greatest sufferers by polygamy. i i "Women can't keep a secrei," Is an old saw, which does not accord well with a story that coluerTrom Banta Barbara, Cal. Twenty years ago, Mrs. Blanco of that place gave $20,000 In trust to her most Intimate friend, Mrs. Del Valle, charging heraolemnly to keep Its possession a se cret until Mario Blanco, then a babyi became 21. Mrs. Blanco had no faith In banks or wills, and died satisfied that her daughter would receive the " GApfilNO TIIE PRESS- The press of California Is dbcusslng rather freely the surprising action of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Santa Clara county (sitting In bank) In arresting and fining Mr. Owen of (he Mercury aud Mr. January of tlie- Herald for con tempt of court In publishing matter relative to the libel suit of Mis Dixon agalU'st Professor Allen of the Normal School. The action of the Judges, It seems, was without legal process. -They had not the slightest Judicial knowledge that the persons fined were the publishers of the i papers' 1 'nwhlch the objectionable articles appeared, and no show ing of contempt was made. .Amotion to postpone action for one week, to enable the attorneys 4or the publishers to learn their right in the case, was even-denied p-and though they drsclalnied any lack of respect for the Court, they were fined $50 each, fronvwhlch decision they have appealed to the Supreme Courts The alleged contempt was this: After the testimony was all luandjthe case closed, one Clayton, who had not been called as a Dixon, published in the Herald a card highly in Jurlous-to ier; whereupon the Mercury printed several affidavit showing that Clayton had made HTcontrary declaration previously,. and. therefore must have 'made a mistake. or been untruthful, at one time or the other. '' - mrt1tri rt tha 1 a A tram la onndom nml tin I I li .11 A A ' J usual anu arourary an aiiempt w kb irvv press, an effort to stifle liberty of speech. The Stockton Mail holds that they had as much right to fine the proprietors of other papers which circulate in San Jose and happened toexpress opinions on the suit A Judgemay-properly In struct Jurors not to read anything In relation to a easel and hot to listen to talk on the subject, and. may punish them for not obeying his Instructions. But all statements In the papers or on the street are too remote for his notice and without bis Jurisdiction. If the Jurors'do not disobey him, no offense is committed, no contempt shown, and no damage tloneby-printedtatemerittr oral rasser tlons; If they do disobey him, they are the offend-, ers and the persons to be punished. , ;,',. j- . It was bad Judgment on the Herald1 part to publish Clayton's pard, for Jils' testimony would doubtless have been secured by the defense if it was of any value, since he was so eager to give It ; but we agree with an Oakland paper 'that the Mercury was "morally right and ought to have been honorably applauded ror Immediately undo ing a man IfestwrongMid that $50Bhouldnot be wrung from the chivalrous and kind-hearted man who thus camejo the aid of a girl in deep trouble and partial disgrace. - ' i Standr, of this city, bluntly and pointedly i: "Inasmuch as women' can't vote,-Arthur The statement' is authoritatively made that the President will -nominate no women for office. The . says: announces that none of the gentler sex will here after be1 appointed postmistresses . or ' pension agents." - ' - '- r5T , . The .National Woman' Suffrage Association ha j assigned Itself a definite task to be accomplished , at Washingtqu this Winter, viz:-' To secure" from Congress' the appointment ofTt standing committee to .attend to women's appeals and the passage of a proposition for a Sixteenth Amend-, ment, " . . . -.- The "publishers of the . Sunday Welcome have purchased the-JSunday Clironicth, and-will- merge IDfJatteiJntojiieiior "' "The Social Temperance Union" is a new polit ical-elub of BoslonyiCQni posed "of men and women on terms of perfect equality. Mrs; Mary A: LIvermore, anu other eminent men and women It already numbers more than one hundred members, and is likely to be a power loth for- temerance and the equal rights of woman. The first "banquet" was had on the 25th' ultimo 'In.. Westeyan Hall. The speakers were.Mr. Tobey, Governor Inng, Governor Little field of Rhode Island, Nea! DoW of Maine, Mrs. McLauthlln, Mrs. Lucy. Klone, Rev. Mr. Crosby, and Dr. Miner. , Mrs, Stone contrasted the attempt to exclude Antoinette I. Brown from the World's Temperance Convention In 185J wlibTihe respect now shown women In the temperance movement. dozen jears. Yet she is not alone in "making lurns lor vne goou 01 wiw reiurui nuu vuo uvucui of this Journal, for there are similar workers In other portion of Washington and In various parts ofOregon. . v ' . r ' , THE MOVE AOAINST THE MORMONS- The . entire country seems to have suddenly awakened to a knowledge of the great and grow ing evil of Mormonlsnv, and ta. have determined on vita suppression. Already several bills have been Introduced la the present Congress looking to that end. The speechet of Governor Nell of Idaho," the disclosures made in the Campbell Cannon case, the message of President Arthur on the subject, the letters and circulars of the Ladies' Anti-Polygamy Society of Salt Lake, and the rapid settlement of Mormons In other Terri tories than Utah, are having their effect It I plain that each year will render more difficult the work of "stamping out polygamy," and that the sooner the struggle come the better. The PresU dent boldly declares that "an assault must be made on this barbarous system with all the power which Congress and the Executive can wield for its destruction," and the press of the country up hold hlm. It Is to be -hoped that Congress will Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, an unflinching need hlewwls ami nacmrlngenMawsrt Suffrage, JThe Gulteau trial steadily grows more nauseat ing.. The assassin develops greater Impudence and-Insolence-each" day'K freely insulting and shamefully abusing witnesses, lawyers, and re porters."' Ills repeated exhibitions of temper, use of low epithets, and foul aspersion of the charac ters of witnesses for theprosecutlon, as well as shameless remarks about his wife, prove him to be a depraved and cunning miscreant,' not a lunatic. He has done his case great damage by his constant babble and vituperation, which will only serve to show the Jury what a wretch he Is. has done another act for which women will grate fully remember him. On Tuesday, so the dis patches state, he "reported back from the Com mittee on Rules a. resolution for a select commit tee (to be appointed by the chair) on the extension of suffrage to women Or removal of their legal disttbiUUrs, and asked - unanii present. consideration of the resolution." of Missouri, objected. Vest, ,Frora the Dayton (W. T.) Chron Me: "The question of Woman Suffrage cannot be said to de- cline as the years go by, but Is rather gaining 'ground with the thinking classes." There Is treasure, which wa In the form of diamonds. nothing unreasonable In the Idea that those Miss Dlanco was recently married on her, twenty- first birthday, and among the wedding presents were the Jewels. Mrs. Del Vail had kept the se cret from ven her husband, r"" The annual convention of the National Woman Suffrage AssoclatTonwITT 'City during the linrdWeeintt Jauuaryz It Is not probable that Oregon will send a dele gate, but It extend it beat wishes for a succea- ful and profitable meeting. 1 v ' i.' " mothers who have the early training of our statesmen, professional men and laborers should have equal right with those they rear and rain." ; In New York, at the late election, there were I returned but tWojfJlJhjM f?eiroT"helIfty-n1ne" A sse mblytHe tf wl ryfyrHcT ( We Woman Suffrage measures In the last Legis lature, several of them by much reduced majori ties, while a large number, of friendly member were reflected. - ' . ' s 7 LETTER FROM G R ANT COUNTY tto- Casvox City, November 4, 1881. TO THE EOITOS OF TH JiSW KOKTHWBSTt The Woman Suffrage cause in Grant is not " dead, but only sleeping, soon to awaken, we. hope, -.with renewed life and vigor. We realize the im portance of immediate efforts In Its Interest and will endeavor to better improve tbe time inter vening between this and next June than we have '1: done. In. the past. A meeting of the County A--, soclation was held last Friday evening It being . the ;first . slnceJune. ; Although but few" were present, much interest was manifested, aU expres-'." sing a desire to continue the meetings and a ' willingness to aid In advancing the cause f equal rights In Grant. ' ' -; So you may rest assured that your visit to this place was not In vain, and thattl seedsyou cast" among us still llve7" That they may continue to-" live and abundantly reward your earnest effort In behalf of all women, is the sincere wish of. all who realize the importance 'and Justice "'jbfjJtfe.ft.V' cause of woman's equalltyjwHherbrotherm among whom I wish to be remembered. Yours very truly, M. L. Douthit. nisheti much light and vivacious matter of late, and Is a readable paper. It has also come out on the right side of the woman question, -w The Jacksonville Timc$ has been enlarged. . Its knowledge of the , motives . ani "ejects of Woman Suffragists is very limited,-but It is a good country paper, Its. local page showing much , industry. "r ' - - ' ' ' SPECIAL-BUSINESS -NOTICES.-- - - Be sure and call at Ackerman's Dollar Store. Note the change in the advertisement of the Northwestern MarrlagfLXnsurance Co. on page 7. Bronze Clocks and Statues, at the Dollar Store. TheClty Dry Goods Store tlifffweek make a new.announcemcntLwhlch will be of interest to all intending purchasers ofTstapIe andfancydry goods. Read it. - One thousand Sliver , Butter Dishes, a dollar each, at Ackerman's. - AttenMonaJohetiyTrti!emTO tlew This Week" of K. ASwoe & Co., book and job printers, No. 109. Front street. ' All kind of work in their line neatly, and promptly done. Handsome Work.Boxes new In great variety', at Ackerman's. ' i . "Christmas slippersin afmost endless variety . have Just been received from the East by Wm. Gray A Sons. No. 149 Front street. They buy di rect from the manufacturers, and sell at the low est possible figures. Hee new advertisement. . Terra Cotta -Ornaments, at" Ackerman's Dollar Store. . ; "...i- " - . ..... - v ' A fine assortment of Russia leather "goods, gold pens, Christmas cards and novelties for the holi days is now being displayed by McKercher St Thompson, the well-known booksellers and sta tioners at No. 105 First street Before purchasing: such articles for Christmas presents, everybody should examine their stock. - Handsome Albums, from 25 cents up, at the Dollar Store. - - ." 6rfM to MsaMfhsMll.. Some time ago, Messrs. Hodge, Davis & Co., of this city, read in a Massachusetts paper that Hon. , Charles R. Ladd, Auditor of that State, was af flicted with an Incurable kidney disease, and had been obliged to give up work and return to his home. They immediately sent him a box of their celebrated Oregon Kidney Teat, and from time to time sent him other boxes. A few days ago they received from him the following letter; Commonwealth or MAssACiifsnrs. 1 Auditor Iiep't, Hnwrnn. Ncr. II, lt. f Mtnyn. Md!T.f" t Ihrtrfftrt r f turvr-Ttn-tiPstt" tion fn snylnic Hint I have been much fxnefltl hr the ua of the On'Rou KlilnerTcs m remcJy for m kldnr jr dlfB cult.r which ha trouble! me for tlx or .rlifht rears. I ran heartily rt-romraemt It to (hoa who are similarly afflicUl a a anfi ami aicreeablo rrmedy. I shall t-l Its Virtues further, for I have creat fulih In it as a specific fur man Ulaeax' of the kidney. ltepertfully yotira, t it as. R. LAPb. The original of this letter can be seen by calling oh Messrs. Hodge, Davis A Co., Portland, Oregon, : and the OregivhJneyTea can be botighLoLan.T tlruggVt or 0eaTer In Oregon or Washington Price, $1 00 per box. T ! raklle. N . Having transferred my agency of the New Home and Crowu Sewing Machines to Mr. John B. Gar rison, 167 Third street Portland, Oregon, I take' this .method to Inform my patrons and the general !ublic where these excellent machines may be ound hereafter. II. T. Hcdsox. nj1. i 1 -j a a i in n-ii Garrison's Sewing Machine Store; 167 -Third ' atreeLJs the-heat-place. in Oregon to get sewing machines repaired. All kinds of neeifes, sewing. . ; a machine oils, attachments, silk threads, etc- Young man; the most appropriate Christmas TOacroryrnrtttirTOra 11 r ,.".'.41 hat. Woods has an aUgant Uclu.-- . .. For an elegant assortment, Ackerman's take the cake. Ebony and Velvet Frame, at Ackerman's. ( . .... ' '. ' A -.1 V