The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-08
TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

If the Republican party, during the
present Administration, fails to fulfill
its mindful obligation TO the loyal
women of the country" and shall go
on to stultify its national record in Con-
gress as it has done in Massachusetts
and New York, there is no power in ex
istence that can proloDg its life. A
party that makes promises when it
wants Office, only to break them after it
gets possession of the coveted prize, is
unworthy Of the support of great peo-
pie, and will fail to receive it.
But our confidence In the Republican
party is not yet gone. 1t must have op-
portunity to do its work in its own sell
fish, one-sexed imperfect way, and
women must wait for its cumbrous
wheels of masculine legislation to re-
volve slowly because they cannot help
but wait.
But the party cannot afford, as Ma
tional party, to stultify its record, there
fore 1t will not do it. Its principal lead
ers are men of sense, albeit two-thirds
of its Legislators are monkeys. The
men of sense will realize the approach
ing dissolution Of the party unless the
vital principle of Human Rights be
acknowledged, and the defeat of the
party in a few of the State elections
within the next two years, will frighten
the masses into a realizing sense Of the
necessity Of unmistable recognition of
the principle of equal rights before the
law
The present political outlook for the
party is bad. Back pay steals, increased
salaries for men in Office, and a denial
of Increased pittances for women clerks
Credit Mobiliers, and social corruption
these are but few Of the acts of the
present Administration which womeI
are watching, and which will bring tht
party into disrepnte. But We see 1
Providence in all this. We see hard
ening of the party's heart, until its owl
reprehensible acts will compel it, how
ever unwillingly, TO make one grea
advance movement for its own existence
sake. This the Republican party mus
do or die. 1t is leading itself, In tn
onward march of the inevitable, to
condition that will compel this course
and this is why, from the present po
litical outlook, we see the work of en-
franchising woman in the hands Of tn
party in power. 1t is worse than useles
to demand our rights of parties that no
only do not exist, but have no disposi
tion or power to bestOw them. Sa.
what you will about corruption in offic
In the Republican ranks, there is m
more oft there than abounds in all one
sexed political bodies. To expect L
resussitate the dead Democracy is non
sense. 4 new party must take its place
We should be proud to be a recognize,
member OF new party in advance o
the Republican party as it stands to
day, but the Liberal Democratic affilia
tiOn that made break for the vaults O
Uncle Sam last Summer, proved to Tia
Nation the fact that the great mass Q
the progressive element among men, !
yet organized in the Republican ranks
True, we find many excellent Demo
Gratis, gentlemen of high moral wort
and progressive tendencies, but thei
adherence to the decomposed body G
their dead organization hinders thei
progress, and will continue TO hinder
until they shall no longer be able t
doubt that It Is dead.
The political outlook for Woman Sui
frage is favorable. Through the need
of the Republican party woman shAl
be enfranchised, just as that party en-
franchised the negro, because Of its nu
merieal necessities. Man-made politi
cal bodies are always selfish, and vii
make progressive moves from no othe
motives than self-interest.