The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-12
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sufficiently to know its
course as to the parties in politics, but ]
understood that it advocated the cleo
lion of the Republican nominees. or
course, was not disappointed in this,
Is knew, in company with thousands,
that such would be the case. Ofcourse,
also, do not complain of its doing ac-
eording to its own opinion Of right and
duty, but / do not think it had any
right to misrepresent me by publishing
that am shGky on temperance or
equal rights. do not believe that you
have any evidence Of that averment and
consequently will tell you frankly that
1 have lost my faith in your candor and
truthfulness. Your relations to the
powers that be are such that l never
expect to see you extricated from their
debauching influences, and therefore 1
shall be obliged to part company with
you.
Be pleased to consider this note
strictly private, and forward to my ad-
dress at SilYerton the statement of my
account with the NEW NORTHWEST,
which I will settle Immediately.
Yours ETC.,
#. w. DAVENPORT.
Home Hill, June 9, 1874.
HoN. T. W. DAvExPORT-De Sir
AS have no "private" political busi-
ness with anybody, you will please con-
slider me too ''good'' to allow your note
to go down with you into oblivion.
Therefore to answer the closing clause Of
your communication first, l will state
that you are not in arrears for the NEW
NORTHWEST, but that you have yet to
receive ten numbers before my part of
our mutual obligation shall be can
selled.
What l said about finding you slidky
about looming out on temperance and
Woman Suffrage" am compelled, my
dear sir, in sorrow to repeat.
went to hear you speak in Portland
on purpose to get an opportunity TO
hoist your banner, and do what l could
to help you to Congress. 1 listened pa
tiently, in the hope that you would
come out boldly for the great issues of the
age, but alas! you were ''as shaky as any
of 'em," and not morsel of aid or COM
fort did you give us. Then / invited
you TO call at my home, that | might
hear from your own lips a favorable
word which I was painting to watt to
my readers upon the NORTHWEST
breeze. You appointed certain hour
10 visit me, but alas you neither came
nor sent excuse, land consequently, |
will tell you frankly, that I have lost
my faith in your candor and truthful
ness. Your relations to the powers that
] would like tol be, are such that never
expect to see you extricated from their
debauching influence, and shall, there
fore, he obliged to part company with
YOU"
How do you like TO take your own
medicine, good Timothy? You know
that that is the most effective remedy
that ever give for these spells of mas
culine rabies.
think, however, that upon due re-
Election, when you have gotten over the
disappointment of a defeat, which /
knew was inevitable, and from which /
would gladly have saved you, that you
will admit that / had Sufficient evil
dence of that averment" and that your
"faith in my candor and truthfulness"
will be so greatly strengthened that you
will be ready and willing to continue
your patronage TO the only paper in the
city which is owned and controlled by
one person, and that too person that
has no relations" in any way "to the
powers that be" or would like "tO be-"
except such as its editor and proprietor
can honestly and conscientiously use TO
advance the great principle Of Human
Rights, to which she has devoted her
life, her fortune and her sacred honor.
Jealousy of any man who holds an
humble position in any of the depart
ments of Government is beneath an as
pirant for Congressional honors, friend
Timothy; but your idea that ann en-
tangled in "debauching influences" be-
cause my husband conscientiously per-
forms Government service for a very
reasonable compensation, could be born
of no other motive; and really pity the
man whose ideas of integrity are so
badly warped that he imagines that a
woman could be bought for paltry
sum of few hundreds Il year, which her
husband receives as n salary, and which
she never handles or NEEDLES with and is
in no way responsible for. Such insinua-
tions, repeat, are beneath you, friend
Timothy and do no credit to your head
: or heart.
In conclusion, allow me to say that,
judging you from my standpoint, hav,
not "lost all faith in your candor oI
truthfulness." believe, ay, kRo'c,
that you have been used by crafty men,
who are full OF political guile, aud who
deceived you by the "stop-thief' cry
into taking votes enough from Con,
gressional candidate who favors Woman
Suffrage, to elect another who is it,
avowed enemy.
am charitable enough to hope tha
you forgot to call upon me according tC
promise and give me an assurance from