The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-25
Republican Rally at Salem.
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spdclOuS Iueater last night. MIS-. DUN
iway was the first speaker. She had no
-apology, to make for appearing before
the world as q politician. She felt that
her mission in the world was to exalt
and purify the corruption of American
! politics. When she first heard of the
nomination of Horace Greeley she was
serene and calm. That serenity, that
unwOnted calmness induced her to offer
in the Womanis Suffrage Convention at
I New York resolution endorsing II. c..
4 But she was ignominiously defeated,
and is now firmly persuaded that Susan
/ Il. Anthony served her right. She
thought II. G.. had very little of what
politicians call ''backbone,r by women
called principle. A narration of her
visit to the Tribune sanctum followed.
Mr.. Greeley remarked that the June
election in Oregon-then impending
would 60 Democratic, "becaiise,u said
he, "out there you haven't many schools
and you have great deal of whisky and
Democracy" / begged his pardon and
told him that Oregon had good schools
and no more whisky or Democracy than
you had in New York; and by the time
/ have run the NEW NORTHWEST as
long as you have edited the Tribune,
there will be no whisky or Democracy
left. Since her arrival in Salem a
prominent Democratic State official has
remarked to her: "Didn't Mr.. Greeley
make that remark in a sort of facetiOus
style?'' Bless you, no; he is incapable
of saying anything funny. He then
asked: "Did Mr.. Greeley say anything
more" Ireplied: eyes; lots" ''Well,
don't tell any more now. have prom
ised to vote for Greeley, and it makes
d me so cOWOURcled sick" prolonged
applause.
Mrs. d. thought it was quite as easy
for camel to pass through the eye of a
needle rs for q measure that was good
for anything to pass through this Legis-
lature. She then read 4 communication
from J. II. Mitchell, regretting his ina
bility to attend. And so, after quoting
from a gentleman whose soul is pacing,
restlessly, the circles of eternity, Mrs. ID.
placed the Goddess of Liberty on the
pinnacle of progress, with the American
Eagle in one hand and the Stars and
Stripes in the other, and having called
upon Mr.. Meacham to bring down the
Goddess and Eagle from their dizzy
heights, withdrew. That gentleman
undertook the task with a vim and en-
ergy that won tumultuous applause.
/ The next speaker,
MRS. J. D'VoRE JOHNSON,
+ appeared and advocated the e-election
of General Grant, in n brief but elegant
address of fifteen minutes. The effort is
highly praised by all who heard. \ lit
tie more familiarity with an audience
would render MIS-. j. speaker Of rare
ability.
MRS. DIR. MARY +. sAwTELLE
was then introduced. In a few brief re-
marks, interspersed with caustic al
. lusions to "her friend Lish Applegate," :"
she advocated the right of women to
donation or homestead claims. Was
moved to engage in this good work by
seeing the thousands of women who
had lost husbands and lovers in the
, shock of battle, toiling, starving in
great cities, while millions of acres OF
valuable land lie unemployed. She
thought that every unmarried woman
? should have one quarter section of land,
r but despaired of getting the Legislature
of this State to do anything. II have
the idea that rs they so amended Mrs
T Duniway's bill out Of existence that
2 they had concluded to suspend the laws
of nature so as not to call women into
requisition in increasing the popula-
ton" ISensation.l She thought thai
. the noblest trait in Grants character
l was the prudent foresight and provident
, care with which he looked out for his
, household.
IN MEDIC TUTISSIAIUS IBIS.n
Mrs. ID. then introduced Gen. L. l.
Applegate rs her "friend and cham.
, pion." At this unexpected introduction
, Gen. y. stared in blank dismay for .
i moment, and then proceeded to verify
, the, advice of Jupiter to his waywarU
, son, by diving into specie payments
. Ihe ladies' were not content to let him
90 on, so by divers gentle hints they
brought him round TO the consideration
OF Mrs. Sawtelle's slashing critique
Gen. \. said he couldn't say much be.
cause he felt out of place-decidedly out
OF place. He had implored Mrs. ID. moi
; TO let him be called out, but despite his
prayers and supplicatiOns here he was
? The idea of a philosopher has ALWAYS
l been associated i'm my mind with a
grave lace and massive physique, and il
! has been difficult for me to conceive oil
a small man and a gigantic intellect. II
: seems to me like putting an immense
saw-mill into a cOTn-stalki Laughter.
mention this that YOU may see how
difficult it is to conceive of n delicate,
lalry-llke woman possessing any of the
attributes of craftsmanship and diplo-
macy. What l have seen here tonight
Z has had tendency to advance mo
: progress / hope you can sympathize
with me, when / say l can report
progress and shall, i'm few moments
ask leave to sit againn Laughter.
1--WE are tOld-it makes me weep TO
, think of it-that in the cities many
good women are all huddled uD in n
heap; starving because they haven't a
! quarter section of land Now they
ought to be huddled out Of there, and il
, it were possible to do this by carrying
, to each deserving female one quarter
section, / should leap to the job with the
dOwn-sandaled feet of Mercury. But
r here a distressing doubt strikes me: no
J matter how much gentleman loves a
5 lady, he would experience great diff
Guilty in Juggling so large piece of land
{ the enormous distance of three thousand
r miles, You see the dilemma; the wOm-
| an won't come out to the land, there
/ fore, according to Mrs. Sawtelle's scheme
the land must go to the woman. It's
I the same old story about MOhammed
i. and the mountain. Nothing ever did
t, me so much good as to see n woman in
a good, cold earnest. Laughter. Listen
e at me now. l see an individual over
there looking in another direction. The
! point is: Can a pretty woman have
= sense enough to be a statesman or sue
( cessful politician? / leave the solution
j to you"
THE REToRT COTRTEOUSli)
DIR. SawteIle filed her replication.
, She was aware it was difficult feat to
! carry a quarter section of land across the
continent, and yet it would seem as
though some gentleman casting her
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