The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-09
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


/ felt in duty bound to accept, left San
Francisco on the morning of the 2Sd
and i'm a short time reached the lovely
city of San Jose, where, arrangements
being made TO my satisfaction, 1 lee
tured on the following evening in the
I Opera House, with the usual California
acccompaniments of a fine band of mu-
sic and a large, intelligent and atten-
/ tive audience.
When reached the city l repaired tc
the home of my sprightly little friend
Mrs. Mcneil Yates, whom Portland
readers will be pleased to hear is pros
porous, happy and, as usual, hospitable
Her husband, a genial, sensible and in
/ fluential gentleman, took me in hi:
buggy to see the proprietors Of the two
daily papers, and also TO see some mem
bers of the Republican Central Commit
tee, who agreed to pay expenses Of hall
rent, etc, etc, and one gentleman in
vited me TO speak before the Tanner
Club. 1 was mentally weighing his
proposition, without having come to a
conclusion as to whether to accept the
courtesy or not, when the President OF
the Club came in, and being intro
duced, said, with an air of pigmy-like
Importance which would have guaran-
teed him a responsible position i'm Lilli-
put:
''To be frank with you, I don't think
it will benefit the party for you to
speak before the Club, or even in San
Jose. And if you have the success OF
the Republican party at heart-which !
of course belieye-I think when YOU
know the minds of the people here,
you'll be willing to keep still. Hoc-
cUeT''-and here he inflated himself like
an over-stufTed toad-''of course, if you
are disposed TO speak, there is nothing
to hinder you; but the Club declines tC
have anything to do with it-though
very probably ! shall attend he lee.
tire"
'Indeed, sir" | answered, ~ haven't
asked 10 address your Club. / didn't
know until invited to speak that you
had such Club. But do you speak fol
the Republican party ?"
II speak as an individual, ma'am
haven't yet seen the other members
but of course, as President of the Club,
am supposed to represent the public
feeling
''Never mind, madam" interrupted
the gentlemanly post master, ''rll set
that the hall is ready. Go on with you
lecture"
did ego on" and from the enthusi
astie manner in which my address wa
received by the gentlemen and ladies o
San Jose, I guess the inflated Celt VIII
felt called upon to tell me so pompousl.
of his opinion, only "supposes" he "rep
resents public feeling" I'd like L
make a speculation off that man. If
could buy him at his real worth ant
sell him at his own estimate, I'd hav
cash enough to run the NEW NORTH
WEST a long time.
staunch, progressive Republican,
Woman Suffragist and a man of mucl
influence with the people here. He is
great favorite with the ladies because o
his broad conception of the ethics o
liberty, and his paper is decided sue
cess.
Mr.. Murdock, editor Of the Patriot, i
another Republican, but, unlike hi
more fortunate brother of the quill
hasn't yet got his understanding suffi
eiently enlightened TO enable him TO ac
cept the inevitable without many de
murrers. His notice OF our humble ef
forts was very gracious, but he coul,
not forbcar repeating some OF the lima
tured comments that he professed {,
have "hearr' about the lecturer drag
ging into her discourse the evcrlastin.
topic of Woman Suffrage"
Well! well. we are living in won
drous times, And while wise Demo
Gratis are rolling Greeley as a nauseatinl
pill from one corner to another of theil
capacious political stomaehs, they may
console themselves that ignorant Re.
publicans sometimes act like they were
gnawing files when they are forced tC
admit the fact that Woman Suffrage i.
to gather an impetus from the present
campaign that will send the ladies tC
the polls in almost every precinct next
November. There is no denying that
the contest will be very close in Cali
fornia. All the ignorant, besotted ex-
cresences Of manhood who congregate
In the alleys and dens of misery and
crime in the great cities are going for
"reeley. The other day, as was walk
ing the street, 1 met a ragged, swagger-
ing hoo-earrier, be-plastered from head
~ loot with the debris OF his oecupa-
I'LL ana as tight as two bricks. Ha
.H5ol. 1Soupled SO much more of the sidewalk
ian Ian was his share in his perambula.
r,Ons ions mat l had to dodge him as he
passed Then he staggered nm oca;ns,
lamp post aud yelled iustiIv .,ff"~n,' Ts',-n1'