The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-20
Suffrage Celebration in Colorado.

However disinclined to exertion the
intense heat made most people, the Suf-
frage Club at the Springs did not share
in the general laZiness, but were inde-
fatigable in their efforts to ensure sue
cess for their celebration. When the
train arrived from the north, the scene
which greeted the passengers was most
pleasing. The railway station, the pri-
vate houses, and the school building
were all gay with the national colors; a
military company in unique uniform
awaited the in-comiug friends, while
brass band discoursed inspiring strains.
In holiday procession we wended our
way into the village and toward the eX-
cellent banquet which the capable
housewives bad prepared for the hungry
crowd. At 2 o'clock the eommOdious
hall in the second story of the beautiful
schOol-hOuse was overtlowingly full
many being obliged to remain in the
vestibules and smaller side rooms dur
ing the exercises. The band gave some
good selections while the audience was
getting settled; then there was a prayer,
followed by song of welcome from
Glee Club, and graceful little speech
of similar import from Mr.. BlOdgett,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church. Then there
was more singing, after which Mr..
Wolff, who presided admirably, intro
duced Mrs. Margaret w. Campbell.
! She took as the text of her discourse the
memorable preamble of the Declaration
of Independence, and showed in the
| simple, earnest, straightforward man
ner that is so characteristic of her adj
dresses, how those grand utterances ap-
ply alike to men and women, and that
all that the friends of equal rights ask
is that there should now be removed the
invidious discrimination which really
makes our government an aristocracy
of sex. One by one the old disabilities
have been removed, until it matters not
what is a mans religious belief or dis
belief, his wealth or poverty, his color
or nationality, he is absolutely upon an
equality before the law with every other
man. 1t remains for Colorado to put
into the hands of her women the ballot,
which is the symbol of the fact of the
rights of citizenship, and thus attain the
proud distinction of becoming the first
State which carries to entire practical
and logical sequence the immortal prin-
ciples set forth by the Declaration of
Independence. Mrs. Campbell was
often interrupted by applause, and at
the close of her address there was
abundant demonstration of the pleasure
with which she had been heard.
Then was heard the prelude to "Amer-
ica," and, by the way, since we
"adapted" that air bodily from our
British sires' "God Save the King"
would it not be well for US to "adapt"
also the English custom of standing
during its recital? As nation, we are
so much afraid of showing undue rever-
ence for anything, that we are likely to
become fixed in the opposite extreme of
giving respectful cOgniZance to nothing.
What Englishman does not spring to
/, his feet at the first note of "GOd Save
the Queen ?" Dove revere our country
less than he does his?
The hymn finished, and Professor Ed
wards, of McKeadOn College, Illinois,
who, with many students and teachers,
is encamped near ManitOu, made brief
address. He spoke very warmly of the
high standing that the young womeni
in the classes which he is accustomed to
conduct, have taken during all the years
since McKeadOn opened its doors for
their entrance; and argued from that
the probable good effect of giving wOm-
en- political as we'll as educational free
dom.
, Supplementing this 'feast of reason" ;"
delightful banquet of strawberries, ice
: cream, etc, was served in Unity Hall
by the efficient ladies of the Suffrage
Club.
AtSP. NJ. festival was held on the
lawn surrounding Unity Hall. TOasts,
vocal and instrumental music, and
short, stirring speeches made the even
ing brilliant and interesting. Rocky
Mountain Ne,0s.