The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-24

itself outside the walls of the city celes-
| tial long after negative, errring women
have, though fiery trials and severest
discipline, been permitted TO pass into
those upper kingdoms Of God to put on
robes of beauty. Sainted sisters, We who
are safe from terrible temptations, be-
cause moving in circles above penury,
and walking in the sunlight of noble
souls, be sparing of the stones YOU hurl
at those who fell, through miserable
wages, psychological influences, and q
fashionable worlds crushing eoldnessl
Efforts of blagdalene Societies, in this
country, have done something; but the
midnight meetings of London" have
done more for this class in England. A
living writer tells us that
''TO one of these meetings an afflicted
mother sent her own daguereotype, in
hopes that her erring daughter would
recognize the face, and be won by its
mute pleadings to a better life. The
picture was passed around in several
meetings, until at last it met the eye for
which it was intended, and the guilty
girl burst into tears, and set off for the
home of her childhood"
The evil is patent. Where and what
is the remedy? Centralized into a SEN
1COmdR! Make her, or help her 10 make
herself, socially, maritally, politically
and financially independent, and you
have laid the axe at the root of this
deadly upas tree. SystematiZed, the
method will bear this general statement:
a full recognition of woman's primal
equality with man.
Ignoring such specials as "wOman's
rights" "man's rights,n "freedmen's
right" Indians rights" "Chinamen's
rights" "children's rights" we prefer
that better term, at once broad and
comprehensive, HUMAN RIGHTsi As
related to woman, they may be classified
in this wise:
l. The right to vote, hold office, and
select that life vocation best adapted to
her glowing genius.
ii. The justice and moral necessity of
paying her the same wages paid to men
for the same amount of labor accom-
plished.
III. The exercise of the same privil-
eges that are granted to men in such
civic advances as look to friendship,
cOurtship, love and the marriage rela-
ton.
". The creation of such a high public
sentiment as shall gladly guarantee
NlNsAA AAGAtto w illf Win AlO StlNt
that which would strive to build up,
beautify and bless the most souls.
The constituents of our social edifice
should not be cemented by the force of
interest, habit or circumstance, but by
virtue, integrity, purity, justice, SYM
pathy and lOve-the mightiest princi-
pies in the universe of God. Society
constituted of individuals, should look
after the highest interests of each MEM
ber, remembering that whatever bene-
fits even the least, benefits worldwide
humanity.
Theorists must make their REFORM
theories practical. "What have YOU
done?" is the question the angels ask.
To gossip, tea-party fashion, about these
"unfOrtunate women upon the town."
to nothing. Up and do some
thing! To talk about their condition
to pray for them devotedly,
To think of them tenderly, to shun them
in the streets gracefully, to speak of
them sisterly, is talk-cheap talk! moth
ing more. Away with this silver
hypocrisyl Do somethingI
Redeem them, and the blessings of the
angel world shall be yours.