The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-29
TEMPERANCE AND WOMAN SUP
FRAGE IN OREGON.

Under this head the San Francisco
Pioneer, one of the ablest papers on the
Pacific Coast, or indeed in any country,
a paper. devoted with the most fearless
and untiring zeal to the promulgation OF
the same human interests which form
the NEW NoRTHwEsT's specialtiesi
copies the proceedings Of the Oregon
State Temperance Alliance, prefaeed by
the following description of our highly
complimented self:
Oregon has a mine OF moral and Intellectual
wealth in the person OF Mrs, A. 4; DlnIMag
editor and proprietor OF the NEW NOftfitWfssf
newspaper, published in Portland, oregon le-
voted 20 woman suffrage in particular, ana the
advocacy OF human rights in general. \
mother OF five children, ON the sunny side OF
forty, above medium height, blue, soil ana pen
etrating eye, rather high forehead anu very
wide in the region OF ideality, cOmpleAloh DOT
dering on the blonde possessed of a varied and
extensive business and literary experience,
self-reliant and self-poisedi rlch IN NaIie1
mental resources, quick to perceive, prompt 10
execute, ready and rapid with the pen, huent,
logical and persuasive on the rostrum, an
earnest refOrmer OF a liberal type, glowing with
enthusiasm and blending in admirable proper
tiOns business tactw extraordinary Abilities
Mrs. Duniway possesses in herself numerous
elements OF power which admirably nj her foT
II is hardly a wear since the first number OF
the NEW NORTHWEST was issued, and already
she has forced nearly the entire press OF oregon
and also OF Washington Territory, into the dis
cuSSiOn OF the question Of woman suffrage.
Failing TO silence her by false statements and
ridicule, those who sought 10 Vanquish her IN
the field OF reason and argument, came out oi
the conflict second best
On the 22d of February, the Oregon state
Temperance Alliance held its second anniver-
Sary at Salem, at which about two hundred and
forty delegates were in attendance. Mrs. Dun
iway was one OF this number. The morning
and greater part OF the afternoon sessions were
consumed In the election OF permanent Officers
for the ensuing year. \ circumstance trans
pired while the nominations were being made
that called Mrs. Duniway TO the floor, and
with all the strong prejudice of that large body
Of opiniOnated maSculines against woman TAX
ing leading influence In public matters, she
fought n great battle, won noble victory, and
came out OF the contest with flying cOlOrs. We
copy portion OF the proceedings, as we find
them in the ''Oregonian," of Portland, which
indicate the tact, ability, and magnetic infiu
ence OF this remarkable woman.
Our sirh child, n boy weighing forty
pounds avordupois, aged two and hal
years, decidedly objects to being ignored
in your catalogue, dear Pioneer; and the
''blue, soft, penetrating eye" you SPEAK
of, is in reality dark brown, almost
black, and more sharp and fiery than
''soft and penetrating" The editor oi
the NEW NORTHWEST is not pargOn
by any means. She is iii earnest, how
ever, and is succeeding beyond her best
friends most sanguine expectations; yet
she is not blind to their good opinions
and is pleased to return the compliment:
Of the worthy proprietor of the Ponce
about everything except the children
and here, dear sister, is our hope thai
you may yet have half a dozen.