The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-12
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to ms requesting that we be very careiui
how we say anything in dispAiAeuie" ,n
of tbe Oregonsa,fs political COURSE
cause il is the only paper IN the state
tI,ot sneaks a word in favor OF our
cause"
We once knew man who had seven
sons. The father was an inyeterate to-
baeeo user, but he always spoke favora-
bly-when induced to speak at all upon |
the subject-of the grand virtue of alb
staining from the weed. One day he
saw his eldest hopeful with cob pipe
in his mouth, putting away most vigor-
ously.
''Peter," said he, "haven't I always
told you that smoking was bad, filthy
habit, and that total abstinence was the
proper thing? ?"
EYES," replied the logical scion, "but
Jim and John and Ike and Reub and
have been holding a conference, and
we've decided that your example is
stronger than your precept, and so we've
agreed to be governed by the stronger
party"
Just so with the Oregonian's exam
pie. The editor, assuming a virtue that
his conduct viii not sustain, says occa-
sionally a word in favor Of Woman Suf-
frage; but he knows that the Democratic
vetoing power in the State, which he
alone is responsible for foisting upon
the people for another term Of four
years, Ito say nothing Of the fossils
whom he has, through acting the traitor
to his party, elected to the next Legisla-
ture), is bitterly opposed to Woman Suf-
frage; and we, knowing this, have just
as much confidence in the reality OF his
Woman Suffrage proelivities as we had
in the integrity of his motives when he
used the OregOnidn to foist Nesmith
upon the shoulders Of the people rs
Representative in the name Of political
REFORM" i'm lieu Of man of pure princi-
Piles and Woman Suffragist.
Actions speak louder than words, and
We charge that the OregOnidn editor is
the worst foe to political reform, and
the meanest enemy TO Woman Suffrage
that the State possesses to-day.
Mr.. Hill well knew that by disinte-
grating the Republican party through
sham 'refornr" cry, he could elect the
enemies Of Woman Suffrage. Purposely
to throw dust in the eyes Of the editor
of the NEW NORTHWEST, friend OF
Woman Suffrage was induced, against
mis- better Judgment, to become his
cars-paw 10 rake chestnuts away from
Mr.. Williams, and thus elect Ia Dow,
an open enemy to Human Rights.
Men in the Oreqonian or "Independ-
ent" interest set up hybrid temper
ance ticket for the same purpose. Every
device which might decoy the votes OF
stolid men, whose thinking had been
done for them by the Oregonian before
il fell among thieves, and to whom the
name Of that once sterling paper had
become n talisman, WAS TesOrted to for
the sole purpose of defeating the only
men through which the Woman Suf-
fragists had any hope to secure equal
rights in the State.
We are not partial to the Republican
party or its conduct. That party has
not acted in good faith through many OF
its representatives; but we know from
patient watching Of the political neces-
stiles OF that party, that through it
must Woman Suffrage come to the peO-
. rla inf fl,a n ,F
gress.
The Democratic party, being In a mi
nority in the Congress, could not en-
franchise woman if it would. The same
party being in a majority in the State
of Oregon, cannot, if it will, because Of
the determination of Governor Grover
to veto any suffrage bill which the
Legislature might pass during his ad
mlnistration.
Mr.. Hill is man of remarkably acute
Intuition. He calculated well upon the
stolid honesty Of many OF his readers,
whom he knew could not be led away
from Republicanism to join Democracy
and these he used, our good friend Dav-
enport included, 10 further the schemes
of the Groverites, by crying out Justify
from day to day and week to week,
urging the people to vote for his decoys.
How well he succeeded let the DemOc-
raey answer, and the betrayed confu-
siOnists be taxed 10 prove. How well
he Is pleased at his success let his jubi.
liant exultstlons, which he was at frs
so indlscreet as TO allow for the nonce Il
overcome his cautious judgment, attes
To everybody.
No, good "friend," we want no sucl
aid TO Woman Suffrage, as that which
stabs it in secret through combination
with mercenary political rings, unde
the "stop-thief" cry Of "reform" an,
purity" aud then seeks to conclliat
the friends OF our cause by an Occasiona
unimportant paragraph in its favor
Time was when We were verdan
enough to be caught by such chaff, bu
that day is gone forever.