The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-15
FURTHER CONTROVERSY.

UhIHGh AOA 4 NJ A4A- 4
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
a careful perusal Of ''H. H. Ms" last
efiusion, which your native charity so
far got the better of yosr Judgment as
to cause you to designate as "thoughtful
and dispasslouate," to my mind clearly
reveals the ambush that hides the enc
my's gun. I fail to find one word in
either of his letters to convince the
reader that he is a friend, much less an
advocate, of Woman Suffrage. He
must know that the "Greenback Labor
party" has no power except it be to di-
vide the vote aud thus elect an anti
sufiragist That / am Republican, ]
freely admit. Will al. II. NJ" deny
that he is a Democrat? Now for the
facts: There are two great parties-and
no other-befOre the country, demand
ing power aud place. The Republican
pariy-based on mans supremacy, and
therefore deserving defeat, if it. were
possible to DO better-is one, aud the
stronger faction. The Democratic party
based on slavery and disuuion, and,
because Of its past record aud present
friends, demanding defeats the other
and weaker faction. The party of the
first part is not a good party, because it
is one-sexed, and consequently incapa
ble Of attaining 10 excellence; but it is
the best We have, aud the only hope we
have for preserving The Nations exist
ence. The party OF the second part is
also one-sexed, in addition to its we'll
known opposition as party to womau's
rights. That one Of these parties is to
be successful, ''H. II. NJ" well knows,
and there is no difficulty in deciding as
to his preference, for he has built an am-
bush and called it "GreenbacEs," with
which be hopes to decoy few votes
from the Republican candidate, to form
half votes for tue Democratic nominee.
BY talking to the Woman Suffragists
through the Peoples Paper about the
semblance to a "plauk" which he in
yiies them to stand upon inside theam-
bush, well knowing the while that if
they accept the invitation the plank will
sink, be expects 20 DO good service for
General Hancock.
I an not oLly a Republican, but a
Woman Sudragist. 1 know the party
will never do its duty till it has eufran-
chised woman; but I also know that
the Democratic party viii not only
never eufranchise woman, but viii re-
eusiave the colored man if it ever gets the
power. believe the Republican party
can aud will be compelled, by stress of
public Intelligence, 20 accept this next
great phase of human progress. Ihave
no such hope for the Democratic party,
hence my desire TO warn the Woman
|SufIrsgists to steer clear Of the Green
back ambush. trust that 7 am now
understood.
III. II. n" asks me to tell him who
the enemies Of human liberty are. ]
answer uuhesitaungly-Eyerybody, in
dividually or collectively, who Is op-
posed to the enfranchissment and equal
ity Of every other human being under
the sun.
/ made no attempt 20 be'ittIe or dis
parage the Greenback party. I simply
told the truth when I called 10 a "booni-
erang." And I only make The argu-
ment yet more emphatic when I pro-
nounce it an ambush.
"H. II. NJ" says truly that au upright
man when leading a band Of robbers is
robber himself; and in this sense all
men are robbers, for we have robbed
woman Of her natural right to equality
with Us before the law. Until we de-
mand The restoration OF her rights, and
demand them in such a way that our
claims and hers may be made effective,
We have no right, while excusing a
Hancock for being a robber and glory
ing in it, 20 attack a Garfield, who pro-
tests against a like robbery.
With ali my heart, I wish the Green
back party was Of a nature that IL could
command national respect; but, vs.-e
it works hand in glove with It's prs lt
leaders-cOmposed Of the kickel-o ers.
fanatics and dreamers Of the rag. abv
stamp, whose chief claim to fina siaI
leadership consists in their inability 10
earn their own livelihood-you will ex-
cuse me If I prefer better company.
y. z u
Portland, July %, 1850.