The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-21
AN HonR R1TH OoRRBgPOEDENTs

A valiant little lady who began won-
an life long before child life should
have ceased, hence was without prepa-
ration to meet the ills Of poverty, or
fight the battle for subsistence for her.
self and dependent ones in case Of neces-
sity, finds herself, after months of wear
ing care and ceaseless toll, exclaiming:
"Oh, this terrible fight for bread; it is
the worst Of all" Why is il that so
many parents, in view of such unequal
warfare, continue 10 educate their daugh-
ters for home life aud household cares
merely? A trade or profession will not
make them less womanly, even if me
cessity's sharp pinch" never forces them
to earn their own livelihood, and the
possession OF one or the other is the
surest means of preserving their wom-
anly attributes and instincts in unsul-
lied purity, in case they, by the changes
and vieissitudes of fortune, are forced
to work for bread. The feeling Of utter
helplessness that results from being
forced into the great battlefield of life
TO fight for bread for self and children,
when no preparation has been made for
the contingency, is known only to those
who have shudderingly contemplated
the awful responsibility suddenly thrust
upon them, and cast about in vain for
means whereby to live. Pray heaven,
doting father and tender mother, that
your daughter may never know this
feeling, and supplement and render ef-
fective your prayers by fitting her for
the possible contingency OF self-supporl
before she leaves your sheltering care.
Mrs. Foltz writes: 81 am getting
ready to go out and work upon constitu-
tional issues. If the women would only
now see their opportunity We could
easily gain the day" We hope our in
defatigable friend will succeed in i'm
buing her sisters in the beautiful Golden
State with some of her own enthusiasm
in the great cause. We find some lines
written in 1919, by Arthur II. Clough,
that we quote for the encouragement oi
discouraged toilers in the great cause oI
human liberty. They come to US under
title Of Courage" aud contain a sub
lime exhortatiOn:
-" say not. the struggle naught avallCth,
The labor and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not, nor falleth,
And as things have been they remain.
" II hopes were dupes, fears may be liars;
IL may be. in yon smoke concealed.
Your comrades chase e'en now the niers
And but FOR you possess the field.
g." For while the tired waves, vainly breaking
Seem here no painful inch % gain,
Far back, through creek and inlet making,
Comes silent, flooding in, the main.
And not by eastern windows only,
when daylight comes, comes in the light
In front the sun climbs slow-how slowly!
But westward, look, the land is bright"
A friend writes from Baker City
"How far am with you in your ulti
mate aim have not taken the troubl,
to ascertain, but am certain you ar,
publishing that which is very rare, al
excellent and entirely unobjectionabl
family paper, and, perhaps, the bes
and most carefully edited one in Oregon
Place, therefore, the enclosed post offic
order to my credit, and notify me whel
another is due and it shall be forthcom
ing" 1t Is, we opine, scarcely neces
sary for our brother to take the troubl
to ascertain how far be is with US in ou
"ultimate aim," as his cordial supper
Of this journal is proof sufficient tina
his sympathies are strongly enlisted il
the cause of justice. Sentiments are eas
lily discoverable by the fruits they bear
The corresponding secretary of tn
Yamhill County Woman Suffrage Asso
citation, whose announcement appear
elsewhere, urges US, if possible, to com
up to the help Of the weak against tn
mighty at the coming session Of tha
/ society. This we will be more thar
pleased to do, if it is possible to leav,
home and Office cares at that time
This society has maintained an organ
ization for a number Of years, hel,
quarterly meetings, many Of then
meetings Of great interest, and thu
kept the suffrage ball rolling in ol,
Hamhill. The work has been done b,
a comparative few, but many are inter
ested in its issues, as is attested by ia,
attendance at its sessions. The presen
is busy time with farmers aud thei
ever-busy wives, so that it will, perhaps
now be difficult to get an audience in
farming community like that Of Nortl
Hamhill, but we hope all will make al
extra effort to be present at least through
two sessions.
For the information Of several CORE
spondents who have inquired concern
ing remittances, we will say that any 0
our accredited agents are responsible
but when there is no local agent due
may be sent, as advertised elsewhere
by postal order, currency, or coin il
registered letters. Express is only oh
jectionable when amounts are small
aud charges left unpaid. Our time i
greatly occupied this week, aud othe
correspondents will please bear with US
All shall shall be heard in due time.
A OHIVALR0Us DEFENSE.