The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1871-11-24
INTERVIEW WITH MISS ANTHONY.

The daily Herald of November 18th
contains a lengthy report of the local
editors interview with Miss Anthony,
which we regret that we have not space
To give our readers in full. There i
throughout an evidenceOf candor and
fairness in the report, tinctured, il is
true, with a par1onable effort on the re-
porters part to make himself appear
sometimes to get the better of the argu-
ment. We confess that we should be glad
to see the Herdlds so-called editOr-in-
chief give half as much evidence Of fit
ness for the place he occupies as does this
reporter, who is not too timid or idiotic
to speak or comprehend the truth.
THE SUFFRAGE CONVENTION,
Held in the Orc Fino Theater, on Tues
day, had for its object the procuring of
the right of the ballot for women; they
did not claim it as Il charity either, but
as an inalienable right, bequeathed to
them by the founders of the Constitution.
The Convention was merely nucleus
around which would assemble the wom-
en- of this State who desire their rights
and are willing to struggle for them.
The women composing the society pro-
pose to march To the polls at the next
election, offer their ballots for the va
riOus candidates, and if the Judges of
Election refuse them, they propose
TO take the matter before the Courts,
and spare neither time nor money i'm Sc
curing that right which the laws of this
country grant to every free man and
woman born in this land, and who are
She stated that the Judges of the Su-
preme Court told her in Salem that if a
case came up before them they would
decide il promptly, which we inferred
meant in favor of women. The COnven-
/ tion was merely
TO SECURE COOPERATION
Among women, and to encourage each
other to struggle for their freedom from
slavery. All persons who signed the
/ Constitution adopted, propose to march
| i'm body TO the polls, and if refused the
right of suffrage, to make il hot for the
/ tyrants who rule them with an iron
hand.
Reporter-When women get the bal
lot, what use will they make of it, what
good do they propose to accomplish?
Susan-They propose to do away with
vice and immortality, to prevent the
social evil by giving women remunera-
tive employment; to forbid the sale of
spirituous liquors and tobacco, and to
teach men higher and nObler life than
the one they now follow.
Reporter-Then suppose you will do
away with the grammatical distinctions
which express the genders of the sexes
also, and we shall not know whether il
is a masculine or feminine who is in
. IL 4. -.
Susan-ro be sure we shall; we shall
do away with such words as editress,
pOetess, doctress and other such expires
sions which are absurdities. We do not
call Rosa Bonheur a paintress, though
no man can equal her in painting cattle;
we call her an artist.
Reporter-But she used all Others en-
inent in her profession, and those allied
to il, such as music and vocation are
termed artistes.
Susan-We shall do away with these
absuplities.
Reporter-HOw will you distinguish
between the Christian names of married
men and women; will the wife call her.
self after the Christian name Of the hus
; band?
Susan-No; n woman is as much en-
titled to her first name as u man, anC
Siie Hiiou'i Itldlll llf anu loI lildif ne
r surname also. Hereafter, instead o
. calling n married woman Mrs. JOIN
: Smith or Mrs. Thomas Jones, she vii
be know as Mrs. Abigail Smith or Mrs
I Sarah Jones.
: Reporter-DO the women who signe,
4 the recent constitution believe in tina
mode?
Susan-Of course they do; did yol
not seathat they signed their Christian
{ names
Reporter-I saw one or two exceptions
, where | thought little vanity was dis
played; instead of Mercy, or Patience
. or Susan Maria SaxtOn, / saw one mann
e called Mrs. General Saxton. / suppos
military titles are exceptions to the gen
eral rule, and that Mrs. Sergeant Ram
rod, and Mrs. Corporal O'Casey will b
the proper mode of signature for tn
/ spouses of the followers OF Mars?
v Susan-Not at all; that mistake wa
made, but the cause of il was that he
christian name was not known. Sh
was appointed a delegate to act in con
= junction with me at the National Con
\ yention, to be held i'm Washington, il
January.