The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-22
SALEM.


About noon on the day of the 18th, we
employed bill poster and circulated an
appointment for the Opera House in the
evening. We did not expect much of an
audience. The notice was so short and
we were being so mercilessly slaughtered
by the papers that we would not have
been surprised if the attendance had
numbered less than fifty persons. But,
owing, perhaps, to the very fact of the
newspapers opposition, q very large au-
dience assembled and listened for an
hour and half to a review of the Bible
on the Woman Question. Beginning
with Genesis, going over to Solomon,
and from thence to Paul and Jesus, we
proved beyond all cavil the Bible recog-
milton of the equality of the sexes, refer
ring only to those passages which are
used by our opponents when they seek
to slander that grand old book by at
tempting to cast it as a stumbling-block
in the path of human progression.
Called at the close for replies and crit
icisms. Judge Thornton was disappOint-
ed. He was a Woman Suffragist, and
had come there hoping to hear Bible
argument on Woman Suffrage. Be
lieved in the Divine right of husbands
to rule, and so on.
! Replied that man suffrage couldn't be
proven by the Bible. The Divine right
of kings and husbands believed in by
Bible chroniclers was not recognized in
free America. So-called rulers in the
United States were but servants of the
people. AT best they can but erecute
the laws the people make. Would, how
ever, at some future time give the Judge
our views upon woman's political du-
ties.
Prof. Clancy was ready to prove by
the Sanscrit that woman did not sin in
the garden of Eden; it was the man that
sinned; that the Sanscrit was the orig
inal Bible language and had been mutt
lated by Moses. Challenged opposition.
Thornton grew sarcastic Clancy
didn't believe what he'd said himself
He had insulted that intelligent au-
dience.
CLANCY grew indignant and scored
him unsmringly.
We couldn't read the Sanscrit. Would
be glad TO accept Chaney's challenge
but didn't know how. Loved row, but
in order 20 enjoy it, wanted it to be q
good-natured one. Told the people why
we had attacked the early social life OF
the ''Silent Man of Destiny"
T. w. Davenport was satisfied. Had
thought he saw through the matter
from the beginning. Many Republican:
had been angry; but men and women
must learn to give women who have
once fallen an equal chance with meI
to arise and redeem their lives. Was q
strong, uneompromising Woman Suffra-
gist.
Mallory and Miller called for, but
they were on the fence, though favora'
bly, disposed toward the cause.
Meacham wanted everybody to know
that he was, and had been for twenty
years, Woman Suffragist.
Meeting adjourned till next evening
amid enthusiastic cheers.
SECOND EVENING.
Larger audience than before. Subjec
Marriage, or the social view of tn,
Woman Question. Speeches by Magone
Sullivan, Meaeham and others. Mucl
enthusiasm.
THIRD EVENING.
Very large audience. Subjeet-Tem
perance: the Ethics of License and Pro
hibition.
Meacham called for at the close. Mad
an eloquent and able speech, bu
thought nothing could be done for TEN
peranee or Woman Suffrage before 1874
when he would pledge himself to figh
valiantly for the principle.
Sullivan called for. Responded an,
for twenty minutes held the vast au
dience as by a spell. If Woman Suf
frage and Temperance were right for y
they were right for '72. Had never beel
a successful politician. Had alway
gone for principle instead of policy, an,
should do so through life.
We arose at the close of his speecl
and asked progressive citizens to vot
for P. c. Sullivan for Congress. Th
house came dorm. AS the hour wa
late the meeting adjourned. Many cam
up and subscribed to the NEW NORTH
WEST, and on Saturday we came ava,
from Salem, feeling that much goo,
had been accomplished in the cause o