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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
HOW WOMEN ARE PROTECTED.

The annexed is from an article pub
lished by the New York World on the
poverty and suffering among the women
children in that city:
"The streets are full OF pinched, wan,
half-starved, half-clothed women, girls,
and children, wandering hopelessly
about, hunting work, hunting food, and
hunting shelter. One Of the most pitt
ful sights that can be seen is the han
drefs Of women turned out Of employ
ment, who go TO the Free Labor Bureau
on Eighth street in search of places rs
servants. Not trained to service, they
have not the first qualification for it,
and their very appearance precludes
every hope of success. There they SO
day after day, and return evening after
evening disappointed. In the mania for
reducing expenses many families have
reduced their servants from five to two.
In consequence, the applications at the
Labor Bureau have greatly fallen off,
while they have GOO and 700 applications
day for situations. The most they are
able to supply is eighty, and these are OF
course old and experienced servants.
Many of these girls have homes, and
fathers and brothers are also idle. Such
terrible poverty does not cultivate the
family affections.
"All the region about Baxter, Mulberry,
South and Cherry streets is the abode OF
all that is desperate and terrible which
poverty can bring about. Women and
children die in the face of starvation,
and children are born into the world
when there is not penny left to build
fire, when the physician is kind
neighbor, and swaddling clothes a rag
or towel. Many women cannot go to
the Lying-in- Hospital on account ol
their little families at home. In any
case it is the last resort. Fortunately,
degrading as the tendency of poverty is,
il cannot eradicate all kindness from the
human heart. In sickness and death
the poor spare neither their slender gift
nor their attentions, and the last respect
they can pay is never wanting. For one
another they do great deal more than
is done in charity for them. Women
after days of labor, find it no hardship
to spend the night with the sick, and .
poor washer-woman will lend her last
quarter to neighbor whom the grocer
will no longer trust.
"Of the moral degradation, of the
heathenishness which dweils almost un-
der the shadows of Trinity, it would re-
quire much more space TO tell. But i
exists in its most appalling form and I
not the least sad feature Of the train
Of evils that follow the footsteps of th'
working women of New York"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
THE TEMPERANCE oRusAnR.


There has been much feeling exhib-
tied in the different Churches this week.
concerning the Temperance crusade.
What will come Of the efforts being put
forth by the people remains to be seen.
We doubt, however, whether our minis
terial brethren will be able to exhort
the women of Portland up to the nee
essary fervor required to get them into
the saloons to sing and pray. But we
are much pleased with the movement,
inasmuch as it is opening the eyes Of
men to the fact that no great moral
work can be accomplished without the
cooperation and leadership of women.
Ministers who have heretofore felt
that it was ga shame for women to
speak in the churches" are now urging
them to prophecy aud quoting Scrip
ture in substantiation Of their demand,
all Of which inspires us with firm belief
in the invisible agents of God, whom
He sends by legions to permeate the
minds of humanity with their elevating
influence, and thus awaken the people
to a broader conception Of their duties,
temporal and spiritual.
We have no faith in prayer alone TO
accomplish anything. Prayer is simply
form of expression Of humanity's de-
sires, and while it is an agent so great
and powerful that by its combinations il
may be brought to accomplish anything
seemingly impossible, yet without works
it is dead. 'Trust in God and keep
your powder dry" This is the watch
word, and if you abate one jot or title
of its meaning you make your prayers
abortiye. ..--
Wether the women shall be aroused
TO invade the saloons in Portland or not,
time will tell. But this we know: they
will see that all the prayers of women
Will be of no lasting avail unless
they shall be empowered with the
ballot, the only instrument with
which it is possible TO remedy the
unjust legislation which has filled the
land with prostitution and drunkenness.
Let prayer open the way TO proper leg
islation, or rather, let it open the way to
make such legislation possible. This is
the work before the women. Let them
shrink not from the task.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
PORTLAND, DALLES & SALT LAKE
RAILROAD.

Mr.. Mitchelrs Bill for an appropria-
ton for the Portland, Dalles & Salt
Lake Railroad is now the principal
theme of conversation in business cir
cles. Given, this outlet to the rich and
sparsely settled region east of the
Mountains" thus opening up a mart
for the inexhaustible resources OF the
broad area embraced in that comprehen-
sive term, and Portland will continue
to be to the Pacific Coast what Phila-
delphia is 10 New York.
Millions of acres of Government land,
now used only as an abode for the wild
cayote or the willy Indian, will thus be
brought into market that otherwise
must lie idle for an indefinite period.
The Northern Pacific railroad, were it
finished and in running order, would fail
to tap this great reservoir of commerce.
There is no other public improvement
projected which is Of such vital need to
the Pacific Coast as this.
The o. S. n. Company, like all other
corporations, is on the alert, aud is now
busily engaged in making improve
ments in the Columbia Pass which it
vainly hopes will secure that great nat
ural highway as a monopoly to its heirs
and assigns forever. The people Of
Idaho, Montana, Eastern Oregon and
Washington Territory are without any
means of communication with the Pa
ciic Ocean during several months of
every year. To remedy this they must
have a railroad. The road proposed by
Senator Mitchell, and known as Col.
Chapman's Portland, Dalles & Salt Lake
road, can be built and run upon the an
nual outlay now sustained by the Gov
ernment in transpOrtingacross the coun-
try. the Indian supplies and accoutre-
ments, ammunition etc, etc, needed for
the various military companies that are
stationed on the Northwest frontier.
We hope our citizens will rally en- Bldsse
TO the consideration OF this subject, and
that Senator Mitchell's lowest enemies
will forget themselves aud be decent
enough TO aid him to bring to bearupou
Congress pressure that it cannot afford
TO resist, that the needed appropriation.
may thus be secured, and thousands O
men at once employed in constructing 9
path for the iron horse across the prime
val solitudes OF the great Northwest
that are yet to TEEN with life and home.
and happiness.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
THE "oREGoEIAN" EXERCISED.

The OrcgOaidn of March 9Th contains
some far-fetched rumors, unsupported
by any sort of authority, regarding the
recent thearing uponthe Woman Suffrage
question, as discussed tefore the Massa-
chusetts Legislature.
Because one "spunky young lady," a
Ia Mrs. Dahlgreen and other would-be
panderers to mans most vulnerable
vanity, made the silly assertion that the
"ballot represents a soldier, and so long
as it does woman ought not to have it,"
and because some Of the listening
Suffrage women present met the
twaddle with "a storm of disappro-
bation," for which the leaders in
the Movement were in no way response
ble, it now occurs to the OregOnida that
''such intolerable and unwomanly con-
duct is not calculated to advance the
cause of Woman Suffrage"
1t is possible that some stormy dissent
was manifested among Suffragists when
women thus arose to combat their own
bestinterests, taking sides, as the weak
and silly always do, with what they con-
sidered the stronger and more popular
party. At any rate, the OregoRidR says
so, and wen take it for granted. But
that journal will please note that all
over this Union are to be found women,
who may be numbered by millions, to
whom this idea of human liberty has
become so dear that il is the one para
mount theme of their thoughts. THESE
women are not accustomed TO public
speaking, and have no intention, many
of them, of ever becoming speakers, but
they are human, and it naturally arouses
their inbred indignation when women
act the Arnold or Judas for little cheap
notoriety, vapid newspaper praise or
silly fiattery from weaker men.
We contend that the honest indigna-
tion OF true womanhood which asserts
itself in STORMY opposition" when has
no other way of finding vent, is caleu-
lated to advance the cause Of Woman
Suffrage among that class of men and
women who are only able to see upon
that plane. Consequently, though we
should like very much TO see Suffrage
women so perfect that none could be in
dueed to notice, angrily, the Arnolds in
their ranks, we should much prefer to
see all women so intelligent that not
one of them could be induced TO
place herself in opposition 10 Human
Freedom for little faneied glory.
But our brother needn't worry. The
work of Woman Suffrage is advancing
with a steady tread. The anniversary
of the Nations Hundred Years will
find the cause victorious, and the Frosts,
Pierces, Dahlgreens, Warmers and Others
. who have fought it will then see the er-
} ror of their ways.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
A REroRMTR,s ACHIEVEMENT.

The most we have been able TO do for the
public good was 10 induce her not TO wear her
ear-bObs. We feel rather proud OF that much.
-[Reformer Clarke. .rrr r-H
sam Clarke has at last accomplished some
thing in the way OF reform. AT last he boasts OF
having ridIculed Mrs. Duniway into throwing
aside her ear-bobsl- Estates Rights Democrat.
Where's Sam Clarke's Garrison? The
"incorruptible' is stealing his laurels.
But twas ever thusI No sooner does n
deserving individual like Garrison orig
mate brilliant idea than some literary
or "reformatory" pirate appropriates
his lightning.
The "publie good" that Sammy might
accomplish in the future is forever
eclipsed by the weighty, imaginary
achievements Of Garrison's stnpendous
pastl
Let US weep! l
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
OUR REASON.

Brother Gale of the Echo is informed
that Woman Suffrage is not the "twin
sister, but the mOtheFOf the temperance
problem. And the reason why We do
not so into a political scheme to form q
third or temperance party is two-fold.
First, it cannot succeed, and we have
neither breath nor money TO waste in
"buneombe;" second, if it should sue
ceed in getting few "reformers'' in Of
fee il would stop there and retard the
enfranchisement of woman, which is
the only effectual remedy for intemper-
ance.
We oppose the formation Of a politi-
cal Woman Suffrage party for the same
two-fold reason. Designing schemers
would thwart its legitimate aims and
prostitute the party to a base and selfish
purpose. We started in political life
with a different idea, but we have
learned wisdom by experience. Hope
to see the day when we can say the
same Of onr respected Brother Gale.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
MARION COUNTY WOMAN SUI
FRAGE CONVENTION.

The Association met Saturday after
noon pursuant to adjournment. The
President and Vice President being abb
sent, Mrs. p. L. Price was chosen Pres
ident pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Reeds motion to amend Article 0
of the Constitution, by substituting
eighteen for twenty-one, as the age at
which any person may become MEM
ber of the Association, was discussed and
final action postponed until the next
meeting. lls
On motion, Mrs. p. L. Price and Mr..
c. A. Reed were appointed committee
to prepare essays or addresses to be read
or delivered before the Association at il:
next meeting.
Mr.. ID. w. Prentice, Mrs. S. C. Adams
and Major George Williams were ap-
pointed n committee to revise the order
of business and report at next meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Prentice were ap-
pointed committee on music.
On motion, Revs. p. S. knight and
s. c. Adams were invited to address the
Association when convenient for them
10 do so.
On motion, the Executive Committee
was instructed to procure speakers for
all the meetings OF the Association.
The time for holding monthly meet
tings was fixed for the first Saturday in
each month, at o'clock P. NJ, at Reeds
Opera House.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING.


The regular monthly meeting of the
Multnomah County Woman Suffrage
Association was held at Good lem
plars Hall, Tuesday, March 10th. The
association was called to order by Mrs.
J. ;. Briggs, President, quite respecta-
bic number of persons being present.
The Secretary being absent, Mrs. f. +.
fictor was appointed to that position
PRO tenn, and read the minutes of the last
meeting, which were approved by the
Association.
BYLAWS. C1ItfO
The committee appointed at a previ-
Gus meeting to prepare set of Bylaws
for the Association submitted their re-
port, which, with some amendments,
read as follows, and was adopted:
ARTICLE l. SECTION 1.-Meetings.
Theregular meetings of this Association
shall be held monthly on the first Tues
day of the month.
ART. .. SEC. .. Special meetings
may be called by the President at any
time upon the request of three or more
members.
ART. 3. SEC. Quorum. Nine mem
bers shall constitute a quorum at any
regular meeting.
ART. 4. SEC. 1.-Fees and dues. Mem
bers in arrears for initiation fees oil
quarterly dues shall not be allowed tc
vote until such delinqueneies are paid,
ART. 8. SIC. l.-Speaking. No mem
ber shall be allowed to speak twice upon
one question, except by permission o.
the house (Association), and all speak
ers shall be restricted to ten minutes
unless further time is granted by the
Chair.
ART. G. SEC. Amendments. These
Bylaws may be amended by two
thirds vote OF the members present a
any regular meeting, after one months
previous notice.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion of o. b. Gibson, n com
mittee OF three was ordered, who shoul,
prepare an order of business for the AS
ISOLATION, to report at the next regula
meeting. The President appointed o
b. Gibson, Mrs. DIR. Sawtelle and Il. G
Duniway as such committee.
The Constitution was then read and Al
opportunity given to those desiring f
DO so to sign the same.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, Mr.. Duni
way was appointed committee OF on
TO secure hall in which meetings 0
the Association may be held.
Warrants were ordered drawn on th
Treasurer Of the Association in favor Q
the Good Templar Hall Association 70
s. and Mr.. Rice, 81 50.
On motion, the Society adjourned.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
UNEXPECTED.

We little expected when our last pa
ner went to press that this weeks issue
would find us in the hustle Of prepara-
ton for a journey to California on the
outgoing steamer. But advices from
San Francisco have precipitated the
matter and we shall be absent from our
Oregon post over a month, engaged in
lecturing in California under the auspi-
ees of the State Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation. We dislike very much tol leave
our home work at this juncture, but if
the cause to which we have devoted our
life can be advanced thereby, we shall
not mind the sacrifice of personal feel
ing.
California, Nevada, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana should unite
their forces and form a Pacific Coast
Woman Suffrage Association. This is
the feeling Of the more prominent mem
bers of the different State and Terrific
rial societies with whom we have CORE
sponded.
And now, dear friends of the NEW
NORTHWEST, we appeal TO you to sus
tain your organ. Many Of your sub
seriptions have expired and we are toe
busy TO notify you But send along
your renewals and get credit on the
books for them. We need the money,
We hope, too, that you will write fol
the paper regularly while we are away,
Our associate editor cannot occupy hel
post till the first Of June on account ol
other business, so the paper is left in the
hands of our boys, depending upon
what we can do for it, under the disad'
yantages of distant lecture field, until
that time.
We have 50 far complied, this week
with the directions Of the Executive
Committee as to get notices, petitions
and script letters TO Vice Presidents
printed which we will leave in the
hands Of President Gibson for distri-
button.
We do hope that many new Societies
will be formed In the State during our
absence. How solicitous and anxious
we are, dear friends, We cannot tell you.
We cannot leave this subject without
particularly commenting the example
OF Josie DeNore johnson, who has en-
Gagged in this work with a vim and
ability truly wonderful. Let her course
be emulated by fifty women in the
state and the car of Human Rights will
roll itself. We do not say this in dis
paragement Of Others, for there arr
many more whom We could name a
workers who have done much and will
we know, do more. But to ever,
woman who feels an interest in thi
work, to every one who feels moved t.
write or speak or labor, wesay in earnes
appeal, let your light shine in the darl
places in your borders, and let the infiu
enceyOu possess be welded with stead,
aim, and you shall soon see the result o
Your labOrs and be satisfied.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
A PROPHECY.

All over the State We hear the echoes
of political mutterings "CaITs" are be-
ing published in many of the counties
for an independent" party, TO be run, of
course, as all these movements are, in
the interest Of few wire-pullers who
want Office, and can't get it any longer
in the organizations to which they have
heretofore belonged.
To say that we enjoy all this i'm
mensely is to very feebly express the
truth. There is bEt one course left for
the Republican party Of Oregon: II
must raise he standard Of Human
Rights, and come out squarely for the
enfranchisement of women. Then, If il
does not gain the victory this year in the
State election, it well gain it two years
hence, when the Congressional repre-
sentation will be doubled, aud opportu-
nifty given for women to aid in the Sem
atOrial election. This is the only way
10 dispose Of Farmer Grover, the Liti-
CANT swindle and the Metropolitan Po-
lice.
The women have nothing TO hope for
from the Democratic party, and they
have sense enough to know it. They
have nothing whatever TO expect from
the independents" for they tried them
in the Greeley fiasco and found them
wanting. They have good reason to
censure the Republican party for its per-
seeution Of Miss Anthony, aud its gen.
eral failure TO keep its political troth,
hut they are not blind to the. fact that
whatever Of respectful consideration, en-
cOuragement and assistance they have
yet received, with a few noble excep-
lions, has come from this party.
One Democratic newspaper, the
Washington fOlympia) Standard, has
stood firmly by ns all along. This pa
per will be proud OF its record in the
years to come. II all other papers OF
its party had done likewise, then woman
might safely look to that party as its
Nemesis. But we have the unfortunate
example Of the Me'0s, Democrat, Guard
Enterprise, Mercury and many othel
journals Of like illl before us, none oI
which can be induced to look upon
woman as aught but a creature of mans
passions, prejudices or fancied physical
necessities.
Inc Hrange movement is helping the
temperance movement to help woman
to solve this great political problem
Three years ago, when we bagep on,
part Of this work, we made the doo,ora
tion publicly that five wears wo,,I,
eonsummate it. The eredulous lool-a,
wise, the anxious doubling, the bonof,
pleased, the opponents spiteful. but No
body imagined that we had guessed m
time within dozen years. But we no,
repeat the prediction, and ask everybod
to note the prophecy The Congress
the United States will enfranehi
woman during the winter of '75 and
and the Republican party will gain Il
next Presidential victory upon th
idea.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.


10 THE EDITOR or THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The dark clouds are giving away,
and we can see the light in the dis
lance. Never was there 4 time when
women were more interested in the
race than now. They dare to do in the
temperance cause that which is now at
tracing the attention of Nations; that,
indeed, which the lords of creation are
afraid to undertake.
This seems TO be the set time to favor
the cause Of Woman Suffrage, and
would suggest that there are thousands
in Oregon who have not yet interested
themselves in this movement who, II
approached properly, would fall into
line and at once throw their Influence
on the right side. And now, in order to
teach these thousands, let the proposed
clubs be organized in every town and
city, as well rs in every village and
neigiiborhood, and let us deal kindly
with our opponents, believing that
everybody will sooner or later espouse
our cause. Kindness wins in every
channel of life.
Let Freedom, Improvement and
Righteousness be the watch-w0rtls OF
our Nation. In all great reforms there
have been those who were ready to de-
nounee them as contrary to the word of
God. As in the slavery question a few
years ago, 50 II is with Woman Suffrage
at the present time. Eminent states
men and livines, both in England and
America, are moving in this cause and
it is gaining ground rapidly in both
countries, and if rightly looked after
through these United States, it will not
be long until the triumph comes. For
my part wish to lend helping hand
in this great work. 1t is the keystone
to Satan's kingdom that we would
grasp. BY the aid of woman intemper-
anee will be overthrown and then his
cause viii totter and fall. We say then
let the cause of Woman Suffrage roll
OH, and with it the cause of temperance.
/ Let the dealer ih whisky be driven to
some other calling. He, like the rest
! OF us, can engage in some other bus
iness, and theseountry will be saved of q
great curse. y.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
THE BALL ROLLS.

The lower houses Of the Legislatures
OF Michigan and Iowa have each passed
bill, by handsome majority, for
striking the obnoxious word 'male''
out Of their State Constitutions.
This is the work which the women
will demand of the next Oregon Legisla-
ture. We cannot too strongly urge upon
the people the necessity of electing Rep
resentatives and Senators who are sound
on the great principle Of Human Rights
We have an ambition TO see Oregon leaa
the van in the work. Shall We be dis
appointed?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13

Senator Mitchell has presented Bill
Tor the relief of the sufferers by Indian
depredations on the frontier, and made
speech upon the same, which for con-
c'se and yet exhaustive argument, logic
proof and unmistakable craftsmanship
we nave never seen surpassed anywhere
Mr, MI Nesmith is also working for tn,
BIZ in the House of Representatives
ana we sincerely hope 1t will mas.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13
HOME AGAIN.

Ex-senator II. w. Corbett aud wife
are home again and per consequence the
OregOnian is assuming tone Of health
and decency to which it has long been a
stranger. We knew all along that the
owner of the OregoHidn would stop the
high treason against his party, which
has marked that Journals course in his
absence, just as soon as he could get OPP
portunity. Hill, as man Friday, over
served COrbett, just as O'Meara over
served Holladay, in the same capacity.