The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-11
WHAT OUR FRIENDS THINK.


We have received i long letter, in
tended for publication, written by our
friend and eO-worker ia Human Rights,
the widow OF Hon. G. w. Brown, in
which she gives US particular ''fits" for
not believing that Senator Mitchell is
the only man in the United States Sen
ate whose early record is clouded by
woman's wrongs. She firmly believes
that all the sensational scandal about
the Senator Is gospel truth, and that
there Is no show for the people Of Ore
gon to retain q shadow OF personal re-
spectability unless they gouge and tear
him. While we are surprised that she
should expect the NEW NORTHWEST,
which rates scandal mongers with
adulterers and bigamists and abortion
lists and murderers, TO lend itself to the
same acts which il so seriously con-
demns in others, we are pleased, for the
sake of Mrs. Browns uncontaminated
''respectability," to say to the world
that she is dreadfully displeased with
us because we do not at once forget the
inalienable rights of all other women
and spend our energies in the future in
elevating "Sadie Hoon." Can't see our
duty in that light, dear sister. If wom-
ems opportunity for success in life were
equal TO mems, there would be no Sadie
Hoons. Then both men and women
could be pure and true.
a man, who, by his own confession,
is suffering the natural consequences
entsiled upon him by the inequality of
the sexes, is now in a position to do
more than any other ten thousand men
in Oregon to place woman on the plane
of independence and above victimiza-
tiOn. He will do his duty if women
who desire justice in lieu OF sympathy
will not pOunce upon him like so many
vultures to tear him in pieces with in
dignation. We deprecate this spirit in
woman. 1t arises from the narrowness
of her sphere. We would say to men
who err, as our great EXemplar said to
the woman, go; do your duty, and sin
no more"
We care not to stoop to refute the as
sertion of friend or foe, that We apollo
gize for the misdeeds Of anybody. Our
own life is a daily refutation Of the silly
charge, and with the personal record of
this daily life We are content to rest our
case.
Providence has placed Mitchell in i
position where it is TO his personal in
terest to do a duty that man has rare
opportunity 10 do for woman. We hold
him TO the performance of that duty,
and by his deeds in this regard the world
will judge him.
We thank our friend and sister for
having written us her views 50 plainly.
We should publish them had not the
points been given, though in an angry
spirit, wholly unlike hers, in letter
published last week. One other Wom-
an SufIragist, who has written us, agrees
with these two. More than fifty have
written i'm favor Of our own views. Our
friends can see that the publication of
so many letters upon one subject is i'm
possible. We are anxious that the opin-
ions Of all shall be known, but our space
is limited, and the dear public, whom
we serve, gets tired Of too much upon
one theme.
We are laboring, honestly snd ear
nestly, to the end that all women may
be made pecuniarily, personally, social
ly and politically as independent as all
men. This accomplished, and mems
dark records will by degrees die out, as
generations pass away. This is our only
nope, o women! Buckle on the armor
Of truth and work valiantly for the
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