The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-05

proceed in all kindness to give her some
evidently much needed information.
You say: 'There are laws in exist
ence which are opposed to the best in
terests of woman, and I think man
would be willing to repeal all such laws
and enact those which would be alto
gether efficient" Now the question
comes briefly, trhy don't they, them
You further say: 81 cannot believe
that my father, or my husband, or my
brother, would legislste TO my disad-
vantage; they are willing to protect me
i'm every possible way, and shall / say
to them, "A few of our laws are Oppres-
sive to me? / have no confidence in
you? Let me vote that / may make
them rightT No true woman would do
this" Now, my good sister, why are
you such an energetic Good Templar, If
it is not to lend your influence to make
a reformation in the laws? You are
surely occupying a false position, ac-
cording to your writings, for, while you
say emphatically that you are willing
to trust the men TO make such laws as
we need, and that you believe that they
will do it, you are known as an active
worker in the Good Templar Organiza-
tion, the object of which is to gain favor
with the lawmakers TO such an extent
that they will make laws, if not TO en-
tirely prohibit, to at least render the
liquor traffic harmless. If this is not
the object, why have they 50 often me-
morialiZed the Legislature to grant n
prohibitory law? Now, Mrs. Hoxter,
you are surely dabbling i'm politics, and
therefore saying by your actions that
you can't trust the men to make the
much needed reformation i'm this direc-
ton. One cannot doubt but that YOU
are aware of the object of this society
after reading your report as G. Wv. r.,
from which / copy one paragraph: 81
trust that every officer or member who
forms a unit in this assembly has come
with a heart imbued with brotherly and
sisterly love, with no selfish motives,
but with n desire, determination to
Iegisldte in such manner that our
work, rs an Order, cannot fail to be eff
cient i'm time TO come" My acquain-
tance with you as 4 Good TemplaT
proves that you spend more time in the
discharge of your duties TO the Order
than ninety-nine One-hundredths of the
men do in their political duties; and il
this is at the expense of the happiness
of your family, beg Of you to desist,
for one of the objects of the Order is Ia
restore families to happiness and peace,
and not by any means to cause disturb
ance.
Does it not SAVIOR little of ineonsist-
ency to be so sanguine in regard to the
reformation Of one law which affects
both men and women, and yet so seem
ingly willing to trust the men to make
the laws that are alone CALLING to wom-
ans happiness? l cannot see wherein
woman's happiness is more at stake
with the present liquor laws than with
the laws in existence, which give tho
man the power to use his wife's earn.
ings as he pleases, and to rob the moth.
er Of her children, and leave his wifi,
penniless at his death, Notwithstanding
that the property may have been al
hers at their marriage. Ny apprccia.
tiOn of the liberties of free press and free
speech, bequeathed us by our forefath,
ers, has prompted me TO write this, ant
l think as you become more enlight.
ened you will either withdraw from
your present public life, and let tn,
men make the much needed reforma
tions in their laws, or manifest you
willingness TO work valiantly for tn,
reformation of all laws that are opposed
to woman's best interests.
Fraternally,
A GOoD TENIPLAR.
! PORTLAND, Jan. ), 1872.