The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-28
A VIGOROUS GR0WL.


Our brother of the Walla Walla In
on who is famous las far as he is known /
or never being able to entertain but
me idea at time, gets of the following
,rowl, which we publish for his accom-
notation:
Mrs. A. J. Duniway, who has just been run
ling for Congress in Oregon in the same race
With Messrs Nesmith and Smith and came ont
.hird best, went over 10 Olympia a short time
since and tried 10 run the Legislature Of this
Territory. She and her sister sufragists OF both
sexes, after holding Conventions, adopting res
olutions, etc, went before the Legislature with
q measure for comforting upon women the right
OF suffrage. They made il the special order OF
one afternoon, and, after Mr. Eldridge had
fully made that body acquainted with the
many ills and expressions Of the female por-
ton OF mankind, the vote was taken, which re-
suited in twelve for and eighteen against. SO
the female suffragists will have 10 suffer just
the same as heretofore for the next two years
But these suffragists claim that the influence
OF women as a voting and political element
would tend to purify the political atmosphere,
and make everything lovely around the ballot
box. But in order 10 show that women politi-
clans will toady and intrigue, we Will cite Mrs.
Dunlway's case as one in point. In the late
Presidential campaign she stumped the state
for Grant. In the late campaign in Oregon she
stumped the state for Smith. Now one would
suppose that she was pretty well Identified
with the Republican party, but when she turns
up at Olympia, where the Legislature is strong
ly Democratic, we ind her fathering, or per
haps we should say mOthering, a series Of resO-
lutions, in which she seems TO cut loose from
the Republican party and denounce Il as no
friend 10 the women's movement. This female
politician seems 10 he a Republican when she
deems IL advisable, but is something else when
she goes before a Democratic Legislature 10 ask
favors. In this one instance at least we have
proof that woman can be a demagogue just as
well as a man.
If our irate colleague would read the
New NORTHWEST more carefully and
keep himself better posted, he would
not appear before the public as he does,
in the role OF an obtuse blockhead.
1t is an easy matter to find many men
just like him, who are ready enough to
accept the aid of women to assist their
party to get Office, but who squirm and
growl and falsify when those same
women hold the party to its promises,
or, failing to do so, punish it for delin-
4uency.
"Your suppOsing' that we are "identi-
fled with the Republican party" or
any other party that will not recognize
woman politically is a mistaken under
rating Of our natural sagacity, which we
would think you were by this time well
enough acquainted with us to avoid.
Why, sir, are you not honest enough
to publish those resolutions" which
you so elegantly charge TO us in such
choice language? And why do you say
we iran for Congress-" when you know
better?
Isn't the Republican party proving
itself, through papers like yourF, "un-
mindful of its obligations to the loyal
women Of the country ," And can we,
as q truthful journalist, working con-
scientiously for the enfranchisement Of
woman, fail to commend parties when
they favor our cause and oppose them
when they do not?
Remember that we are not identified
with any party, and never shall be till
women are politically free and equal
with men. We shall not cease to
worry all parties all we can till that
time comes, either; and nothing pleases
us better than to succeed as We have evil
IDENTIFY done with the Walla Walla In
ion.
We are glad that we have shown you
that the influence Of women in political
affairs will not make Of them unscrupu-
lous partisans who will acquiesce in
whatever n party may do whether right
or wrong. This, indeed, is proof "that
woman's influence would tend to purify
the political atmosphere"
Women want Woman Suffragists
elected to the Legislature and to Con-
gress because they want their UOtcs for
their enfranchisement. Such men can
count upon our aid at any time, and il
any fail to keep their part of the agree
ment, we'll punish them for it il we can
whether they be Democrats or Repub-
licans.
We stumped the State for the Repub-
lican party in the Presidential Cam
paign because that party promised to
treat our claims for enfranchisement
with respectful consideration" 1t ha:
not kept its word, thus far, but Woman
Sufiragists intend to compel it to do so
and it must, or perish. We stumped
/ the State for Hiram Smith because he /,
a man whom women can rely upon tC
vote for woman's enfranchisement, anC
not, by any means, because we art
identified with any political party.
We would ask you to print this arti
Gle, and thereby treat MS as fairly as W,
have treated you, but former experience
with you as a journalist have sorrow
fully taught us to look upon you as al
uncandid demagogue, and so we don
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