The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND THE
GREENBAOKBRS.

As there has been much misunder
standing and some warm feeling among
the readers Of the NEW NORTHWEST In
reference 10 its course in the present pO-
litieal campaign, we-bave taken much
pains to look up all the evidence the
Greenback party has yet given that II
is in earnest in iis reported recognition
Of Woman Suffrage THIS Convention
numbered SCI delegates, anybody who
chose, as We understand, being admitted
as proxy member Of any State in the
Union until the quota Of representation
was completed. The following telegram
was received June lO,h 10y the Conven-
tIOn:
ISDIANAPOLIs, June 10, Issl
To TIE NATIONAL GREESBAcK CoNvEN.
TIOS:-The Greenback party Is a party OF adj.
vanced Ideas or Il is nothing. A new party
cannot succeed I'm an old field. The indorse-
ment Of Woman Suffrage and the hearty es.
pousal OF their cause will meet the warm an.
proval Of thousands OF falr-mlnded men, and
merit the respect Of all.
lSlgnedI ". F. RoBINsoS.
A. NJ. ALEXANDER
W. II. CARBALEY.
The three leading men Of this Conven-
tion were De la Matyr OF Indiana, Solon
Chase Of Maine, and Denis Kearney of
California. These men were all opposed
10 the rights Of woman, but Denis Kear-
ney was the spokesman Of them all.
They failed, however, TO prevent hear
Ing Of the Woman Suffraglsts, and, af-
ter the address OF Mrs. Gage aud its
favorable reception by all except the
LEADERS" IL was moved, seconded and
carried that Miss Anthony be invited TO
address the Convention. This brought
Denis Kearney to his feet, who insisted
on being heard. He said he had not
Travelled 1900 miles to fool away his
time hearing tDOnlen talk, and moved
that the whole matter be referred back
to a convention Of the daughters Of Eve,
to meet In Chicago In fifteen years.
Applause and misses His motion to
table the motion was voted down, and,
when Miss Anthony arose to address the
COhfSASioht ANSNAu uOg iSiN Tie uhii III
disgust.
The Woman Sufiragists prepared the
following resolution, the first half Of
which was referred to the committee,
but the second paragraph, without
which the first, as the reader will see, is
only Splinter" was not presented by
the gentleman having it in charge:
Resolved, That the right Of self-government
Is inherent in the Individual and the funda-
mental principle Of our government, and we
hereby pledge ourselves 20 secure, by Consti-
tutiOnal amendment, the right OF suffrage 70
the women OF the Nation.
And we further pledge ourselves that wher-
ever we hold the balance OF power we viii
maintain the principle OF woman IS right TO the
ballot, stsadfastly refusing all aniliation with
other parties unless they concede % this priu-
ciple.
The National Citizen says that this
latter half was regarded by Woman
Suhraglsts in the nature of al iron-clad
oath, such as the Government admins
ters TO repentant rebels, and was in
tended 10 guard against treacbery or
selling out" on the part OF the Green
hackers, and was deemed so important /
guard by Us that without its adoption, /
together with the first part, as q plat
form, there is nothing whatever TO be /
gained by afiiliating with the Green
back party.
The platform was finally adopted |
with the whole Of the Woman Suffrage |
plank left out. And the suflragists Of /
that party who have censured the NEW /
NORTHWEST because il has not seen
victory for woman under the Greeuback
banners are now Informed that the suf-
frage plank Of the party. which Was tel
egraphed TO the OregOHidR while the
Convention was in session, and copied
Into these columns, was only a blind,
a bid for the support of Woman Suffra-
gists, who were expected to fall into line |
aud train hereafter under the leadership /
OF Denis Kearney. That our readers |
may know little more about Kearney
and his wife, Of shom We had before
heard nothing, except that she is an un-
tutored Bridget OF the ensrsest stamp,
we append the following from the Na-
tionol Citizen:
The afternoon OF the second day. before the
Committee on Resolutions brought IN its re-
port, Mrs. Spencer, Of Washington. who is a
Greenbacker in principle, succeeded In getting
the floor, and spoke IN favor Of a Woman Suf-
frage plank. The Convention received her re-
marks with favor but Denis Kearnev again
interrupted, saying: Il viii state. for the
beneft Of the lady, that in all questions Of that
kind I consult my wife. I have aw.fe, and am
the father Of nve children, three Of them liv-
Ing; and my wife instructed me before I ler
California 10 have nothing 70 do with Woman
Suffrage. She says, Now, Denis, II you med
die with Woman Suffrage, instead OF meeting
You with a kiss on your return, Twill meet you
with a lat-iron-'"
Aud so, It seems, II has come to this
In order to save an ignorant Irish agita-
tor like Denis Kearney from the assault
Of an equally Ignorant Irish Bridget, the
and enlightened motherhood
OF America must stand between that
sovereign ruler aud his wife's flat-iron,
or be can get no kissesl o, the times,
the manners!
General Garfield is writing a book on ,
the woman question. It is said that he
oegan The work Tor the purpose Of fight