The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-27
A FEW FACTS.

We call the attention Of the croaking
few who are half frightened out of their
wits because we do not choose to pass
sentence upon Senator Mitchell upon
anonymous reportorial evidence, though
we are willing and ready to convict him
upon legal testimony, 20 the very sensi-
bic letter from Lafayette in this issue.
And while we are upon this subject it is
well, perhaps, to say, once for all, to
those timid ones who never subscribe
for the NEW NORTHWEST, nor seek in
any way TO assist US in its arduOus Ia
bors, for which we neither receive nor
expect personal remuneration, but who
constitute themselves public and pri-
vate censOrs over our journalistic acts,
IL we don't work in the Woman Move
ment to suit you, go ahead yourselves,
and We promise, il We do not indorse all
YOU do and say-whieh of course we
shall nOt-that we shall nevertheless
subscribe for your paper, and contribute
our own opinions 10 its columns il you
will let us, whether they coincide with
yours or not
The immaculate purity which some
women affect who declare they are
Woman Suffragists, but don't want the
ballot at all, except upon their own
terms, Is too ridiculous for serious con-
sideration. Says one, Mrs. Duniwsy
you work iu politics just like man.
Very well, dear woman, we have tn,
greater hope then that we shall snccee,
in securing the ballot, as did men
There were plenty of wise ones in KIM
Georges day who were Mortified owe
that historic Tea Party in Boston har
Dor, but if the new Republic had waite
until those same discreet savans ha
acted, taxation without representation
would to-day be the burden of the song
OF men as well as women. We are no
working for personal fame, nor fiattery
nor society, nor emolument, nor nOtori
ETY., but TRUTH. We are working {
aCii, too, and those puny masculine pig
mses who refuse TO take their wives ps
pers from the post-office because the
find that we are sure TO win, may quie
their souls with the sweet consolatio
that every effort Of that kind whic
they make TO suppress our work bring
MS new subscribers and new friends.
The great trouble with croakers VIII
profess TO be our friends, but who a
ways accompany their professions wit
an "if," is that they have some persons
and political AK to grind, which the
have hoped to use the New NoRTHwEs
10 accomplish. In short, they wish
make eats paw Of us TO rake out the
own peculiar chesnuts from the fire
politics, and when they fail, as they a
ways will while we know Ourself, the
get frightfully shocked! Mrs. Duniwa
has disappointed their pet ambition
and they're Mortified because, as the
say, "she panders to corruptionn' Tn
accusation comes every time from ju
such persons, while those who hOnestl
desire the success of our mission, al
have no more personal aspirations this
we, are content 10 judge our future
our past. 70 our thousands of reade
who lay aside all selfish consideration
and who devote themselves 'assiduous
10 the one great work to which we ha'
devoted whatever OF talent, integri
and energy we possess, we say, our eau
is not our own, but Humanity's. Y
are personally no more deeply interest
In il than yourselves. Will you not ;
put shoulders 10 the wheel and help
through our sea Of financial diffieul
into the safe harbor of security? Pc
sonally the battle we are fighting
easy enough. We care nothing for L
fault-findings, OpprobriOus epithets al
willful Misrepresentation of enemie
Let them scoff and jibe and writl
But our bills payable are far in advan
Of bills receivable, and il is your dnty
see that all are honorably met. W
you do your duty?