The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-27
WORK FOR THEsIXTEENTH AMEND
MENT,

To the Friends of Woman Suffrage in
the State Of Oregon I'm response to an
appeal of the National Woman Suffrage
Association, we call upon the men and
women of our State who are in sympa-
thy with the cause of woman's enfran-
chisement to aid the work of the proposed
Sixteenth Amendment for the protec-
ton of the rights of women citizens of
the United States.
1t will be remembered that more than
ten thousand names to Sixteenth
Amendment petitions were presented in
the United States Senate and House of
Representatives on January 49, 20, %,
%, and 81, 1877. These petitions were
received without objections, and came
from twenty-five States, and were pre-
sented in open House and Senate by
thirty-one Representative and twenty
nine Senators. The Congressional Rec
ord of January 25 records speeches and
words of encouragement in favor of the
measure from many of the ablest men
in the House and Senate, among
whom were Sargent, Hoar, Chrstiancy,
Dawes, Blend, Wright, and others,
urging an early and fair consideration
of the merits of the question, with
earnest pleading5 to Congress to submit
this question to the people, as is the
custom in such cases, "believing that
the people can be safely trusted to de-
eide it rightfully."
The women citizens of the United
States were urged to repeat their earnest
efforts in securing much larger petitions
for the new Congress, as not one-tenth
of the friends of Woman Suffrage had
the opportunity of signing the former
petitions.
In view of a general desire of friends
of the cause throughout the country,
and, in response to friends who have
counseled with members of both House
and Senate who intend to advocate a
Sixteenth Amendment in the new Con.
gress, another call for mammoth peti.
tions for the forty-fifth Congress, to be
sent forward by December l, 1877, is
made.
In response to this call, we once more
urge the many friends of this move
ment to promptly come to the front fol
active service in this work. There is ne
| laying down of arms while this war i.
being waged, and it a0iU and must con
tinue until Americas women are free.
We have already sent to headquarter.
in Washington for petitions and in
structions, to be distributed through
the State. Copies of petitions will bt
sent to Presidents or Secretaries of al
county or district associations. Individ
ual workers who are not provided will
petitions will please address the under
signed, and petitions will be promptly
forwarded. Sixteenth Amendmen
meetings should be held in all places, a
such times as are practicable for tn
more successful prosecution of the work
We suggest, farther, that each count.
or district organization at its next meet
ing take up dime Sixteenth Amend
ment collection, in addition to the in
structions of the blanks, for purchasing
and mailing blanks and petitions, an
the money be forwarded to my addres
as chairman of the executive committe
of the Oregon State Woman Suffrag
Association.
Again, We most respectfully ask edi
tors of the various papers Throughout
the State friendly to our cause to pub
lish this article for the promotion of th
work in our State.
II. a. LOUGHARY,
President o. S. w. S. A.
Amity, April %, 1877.