The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-28
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ernment, and one open to improvement
And now prejudice is yielding to the
dictates of reason in the interests of
woman, and, per consequence, of all
mankind. The silly prejudice that now
rules men and women in regard to wom-
ans inability of self-dependency has re-
ceived its death warrant, although it
still survives among the unjust and un-
thinking communities where they allow
the clergy to think for them. Now, as
then, we see men who are fearful of be-
ing ruled by a petticoat government,
who would much prefer to hold their
daughters subjected to debasing depend
ence, rather than allow them ennobling
independence, and for this reason
woman must not have equal political
rights. She mustsbe subjected to Gus
tom, the same as though fathers kept
their daughters, one and all, most safely
housed and we'll protected from risk or
privatioD! All, is it not the height of
folly for mothers to sit calmly down and
see their daughters subjected to mans
rule, while fathers constantly fail 20 Sc
cure competency for themselves, much
less for their daughters, who must be
self-sustaining or starve, or do worse!
Fathers and brothers speak of their
protection to daughters and sisters as
though they secured them a competency
from cradle to grave. Just as though
no daughter ever was neglected, and
not one was ever compelled to work in
factories or workshops, the victims of
monOpolists, disfrauchised, and therefore
helpless. Men and brethren, if the pro-
lection of woman is your chief care and
delight, why dosSou allow them to la
bor in rich mems kitchens, for the pitt
full sum of one dollar per week, and
often for less? Why allow them to be
houseless and homeless and compelled
to toll for scanty living? and all this
in free America, where the sovereignty
is vested in the fathers and brothers of
all these helpless women, whom you de-
clare that you delight to protect?
But how is this? Do women not pay
their taxes and labor for their own sup
port? Yes, but they must humbly sub
NIT to their husbands and own naught
of this labor; amass property, but the
husband may squander all at his pleas
ure and leave the mother and little ones
to suffer on in this protected state. They
tell US that fathers are always able to
protect their daughters, and no need OF
them having political rights; for did not
Eve eat the apple? and the curse must
be fulfilled. They can work in the
churches where there is no pay. They
must not teach in the pulpit, for there
| by men would lose their salaries as min
listers. They may pray in the street,
and preachers may applaud them; may
plead in the saloons with the licensed
vendors of poisoned liquors, but must
not go to the ballot-box, for on the way
is pollution.
Where are the justice, common sense,
and reason which allow sons at the
verdant age of twenty-one to rule their
mothers when at the ripe age of forty
Wecan'tshut our eyes against reason and
stultify our self-respect to thus submit
to be ruled by verdant youths whom
men teach that women have no rights
men are bound to respect. Mothers oI
forty rear boys to the age of twenty-one
to walk up to the polls to vote taxation
and oppression upon them by filling the
land with all manner of vice to annoy
and wrong and cause them heartache
When we survey the wretched condi.
tion of society and the deplorable mis-.
management of governmental affairs, il
becomes evident that change of sys.
tenn should speedily take place, and rea.
son teaches that this One-sex rulershiE
] is both unwise and unjust. The idea i:
Ythat woman must obey; that she is al
inert creature, devoid of understanding
classed with idiots as an inferior hu,
man being, subject to her own sons
ruled over by ignorant and immora
men, who are liable to fill the pulpit
and judicial, Senatorial, or Presidential
positions. And to-day, among the
protestants, those who oppose woman:
freedom are entirely ruled by prejudice
and selfshness. The belief in the ole
Mosaic or Hebrew mythology is the
principal cause of the Jew and the
Catholic denying not only woman:
freedom, but the freedom of the masses
This priest and prejudice ridden sci
have but a very small liberal element
among their vOtaries. But all liberal
lists must grant woman equal rights oil
fail to sustain the principle of justice
But creed-bound people have ever beer
exceedingly fond of Inconsistency in the
extreme, hence they worship whom
they in their credulity say was the
mother of God, or Savior. And thi:
Mary, woman, they believe gave birth
to a Redeemer of all mankind, or 'as
many as his saving grace could reach"
And yet these creed-bound people think
it quite right to ignore the injunction OF
this woman's son who taught the
golden rule. Verify, they are fond o
Inconsistencies. Here is one woman fiji
to worship, and all others fit for moth.
ing better than to be subjected to de.
pendency. When men are unjust
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