The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-14
FROM DECATUR.

Spring, am not at all acquainted with the
politics, ability or sentiment of its editor: but
receiving bundle from one of my neighbors
the other day it came done up IN Day Spring.
Curiosity led me to run over its columns
When / wish to get at the real animus OF n
publisher always turn to the editorial. When
did go in this instance, what was nv surprise
to find nearly column devoted to answering
and making fun in q sort OF scurrilous way OF
short article signed by Tree Toad, in the
NoRTHERNER OF January 18th.
read the editorial through, thought about
Its incongruities few moments then said to
myself, by the way that editor Hutters he
must be pretty badly hurt, II it is by tree
toad, or else he's under conviction and is try
ing TO brace himself up. To decide which of
the two conditions had called forth such long
and peculiar editorial, l few round, hunted up
the NoRTHERNER and Tree Toads article to
see what kind OF sentiments bad caused the
Day Spring editor to "blow his horn so loud
and long," and found, as he said, q short arti-
Gle which was not only "amusing and interest
ing" but full OF sound sense,-sense winch
would have folks live up to the golden rule and
be as generous to others as they would like
them to be to Themselves, sense, which would
teach Christians not only to pray God to purify
and revolutionize the world but to put their
own shoulder to the wheel.
In reply to man who thought that in order
to do Gods will we must think, act and vote
right" she made another man say, "Yes, but
what you would call voting right might call
voting wrong. For instance, when the prohi-
bltion law was before the people you voted
against that. You also voted to extend, in
stead Of cripple, the Godcursed institution of
slavery. Then again, when the question OF
woman suffrage came up you failed to do your
mother and sister justice by voting against
that" And says Tree Toad, " Was that right
The next time you vote just carry the question
to God; be governed by his laws OF universal
justice and right and you will be likely to cast
more righteous VOTE Now, who has any
objections to that kind OF logic? Why, the
Day Spring has, and the one sentence which
seemed to be the most offensive in the eyes OF
Ed. was the one in reference to equal suffrage.
That called out all his spite and indignation
and he Immediately shot off both barrels at
once, and lhe evidently thinks he has brought
you, Miss Tree Toad (for that's what he says
you are) down out Of your high perch, and
don't care if he has Such silly little toad as
you must be to inslnuate that men, one man
even, ever voted for wrong measure or op-
posed the right Havnt you the vision to see
that in speaking Of one, as he says, you were
casting slur upon all other voters? Besides
you were blowing your own horn," and such
selfishness is perfectly objectionable in lady !
Now don't deny tits Of no use; for who
ever heard Of woman advocating the cause OF
justice and humanity unless il was for her own
private Advancement We all know you never
would have spoken OF equal suffrage in the
most casual way unless you had expected that
right would be extended to the ladies as soon
as next year, and you would stand a chance Of
being elected ito the Office uf road commission
constable or some other position which your
opponent Emight be considered competent 10
fill, and in that case you might Lessen his
chances. Didn't you have the sense 20 see
that that would be usurpation? Why, don't
wonder that he crammed 30 much am mmunition
into that one editorial, and then fired il ct you
And now / suppose you are dead and buried
past resurrection And that ISN'T all You
have pulled down all the other. radicals with
Iyou,-all those noble men and women who
have been the first to advocate the night and
condemn the wrong. Yes, and its no matter
how soon this suffrage question goes into Of
feet. You and others like you, you who have
dared to drive the frst nail I" will never be heard
Of again any more than as though you never
had BEEN" while the conservative class, the
one to which Ed. belongs, who have stood in
the rear till the battle was fought and the VIC
tory won, are going to step in and wear the
victor's crown. They are the only reliable peo-
pie In the world-the only ones who ever have
or ever will do any good! At least the editor
says 90, and he is Q mana wise man-and ht
ought 10 know.
So, Miss t. T. you are dead, and can nevel
croak any more; and Mrs. Livermore is dead
and Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Stanton ant
Lucy Stone are dead; and Wendell Phillips ant
T. W, Higgnson and Bishop Haven and mul
titude OF others, whose names we had hopeC
would live for aye, are dead, and the Da.
Spring has buried them past resurrection
simply because they would see and adyocat
the right. and thereby blew their own horn"
And in their place it has lifted up the conserv
atiyes-those who when they see theirFneigh
bor's house on fire must needs take an hour o
two to decide whether It would be right or no
to belp put IL out-msn who when they see
murder about to be committed must take tim
10 consider whether they will be on the strong
eat aide or not n they interfere, and by ths
time the EdeedI is done. Women who wheI
.ov.. NOR sister. half starved and halfyclothet