The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

but he went to the United States Senate
for sixteen or eighteen years.
I am going to stand by your cause
whether it Iooses me the support of the
Democratic party or nOt-whether it
loses for me my friends or not. For he
who fails to keep step with the music OF
this age must fall behind and eventu-
ally lose his power and influence. 1t is .
no time to halt. He who would halt
will sink, and others more worthy will
rise in his place. There is no sexuality
of intellect, and women have a God
given right to the exercise of that power
in the same direction that man has.
am glad have the eourage,to stand
up for right, if 1 stand alone. [Ap-
plause1. 1 do not espouse this cause for
the benefit of the ladies here present
who have pleasant homes and ''all the
rights they want" The poor factory
women in the East must be up at half
past five in the morning and promptly
in their places at six, also from one till
six at night, after which they may
gather 20 or 80 in little room, aud per-
haps read the record of this meeting
here in Salem. Suppose they ask for
eight hours labor; their request is coolly
laid under the table. Do you suppose if
they had the ballot they would be so
powerless to regulate their laws, or have
} as little influence with men?
1 would rather helpthe poor and weak
of the earth, the downtrodden and the
oppressed, than sit in the seats of wealth
and grandeur! am willing to give to
woman the right of suffrage, and /
knew she would always be on the side
of the right. In the raid on liquor in
San Francisco, the greatest power was
little, frail woman, no larger than some
of you, Miss Sallie Hart. She was
small in stature, but giantess in intel
. lect and influence. I'd raise my hat to
+, her any day.
, Mr. Bradshaw was called for, but the
! strength of the suffrage element was too
visibly manifest, and he felt that his
i time was not yet come. He was
an invited guest, and the hour was
i late, and besides, said he: "I have
D neUer on no occasion entered upon this
subject but somebody got mad, and 1
e don't like to see the ladies mad ZAP
+ plause in the back of the room1 My
e friend from Lake county has given the
e history of the movement from the origin
of the world to the present time; there
e therefore it is time to close. L hope
d you'll excuse me from making a
e speech"
If Another gentleman begged to be ex-
e cused, but said few words on the mot
l. toes, twisting them around to suit him
d self [If he had walked the narrow.
l. plank at the top of the curtain that we
,r women who pinned them up had to
u walk, he would have been careful how
J., he twisted.-REP.l
e. The Convention was adjourned to
lie meet at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
't THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.
>, Called to order by the President.
u On motion of Mrs. Roork, the Secre-
C tary was instructed to draw an order
D upon the Treasurer for the sum of three
= dollars, to be forwarded to the NEW
t, NORTHWEST to defray the expense of
III printing the petitions.
" On motion of Mrs. Cooke, an order
20 was drawn on the Treasurer for twenty
le dollars to be paid Mr.. Reed for the use
u of the Opera House.
On motion of Mrs. Roork, the money
I. ~ remaining in the treasury was ordered
y to be paid to the acting Corresponding
y Secretary for stationery purchased by
" her.
. On motion of Mrs. Roork, vote of
thanks was rendered the Hon. Mr..
y Cheesman, of Lake county, for his earn
W ", est words in behalf of woman's highest
vi interests.
~ Mrs. J. DeVore Johnson offered the fol-
- lowing resolution, which was adopted :
:" ResOJUed, That the hearty thanks of
IT. this Association are due and are hereby
to rendered to our faithful and tried friend
er and able advocate, who has rendered us
~ services past and present at much per-
sOnal sacrifice, Col G. A. Reed.
Mrs. Carter moved that a committee
Of three be appointed to present a copy
- !. of this resolution to Mr.. Reed, together
y with the money due him. Mrs. Carter,
- Mrs. johnson, and Mrs. Mallory were
- appointed to that duty.
= On motion of Mrs. Cooke, the vote
81 that fixed the next meeting of the AS
sociation at Salem was reconsidered
and the place of the next meeting of the
h Association was fixed at Albany.
he The Association then adjourned to
in meet the second Tuesday in February.
hO REPORTER.
or Salem, September %, 1876
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