The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-28
A NEW SAVIOR.

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rightly as a class but they must not consider
that our State does not hold within its borders
some of the most bigoted unreasOnng and unpro-
gressve beings of the age For instance, the
East OregOniaR of Pendleton mot in any way
connected with the OregOnidH of this city Is so
far back in the dim past to be "disgusted" that
the Legislature has been "frittering away much
of its time" i'm the endeavOr to unloose the polt-
cal chains of women and grant them the privl-
Ieges now enjoyed by all men, white or.black ma
tive or foreign. The T.. q. is further "disgusted
that the intelligent gentlemen of the Legislature
''invited the editress of woman's rights paper"
to address them on subject which she had
studied for years. We have not heard that any
legislator is at all alarmed at this ebullition Of
righteous Indignation However, none Of them
may haveseen it, and reproduce portions, to let
them know that they have committeda crime most
foul. Here is one sentence:
We are opposed Woman Suffrage because we believe
have many evils and beneficial trait, and we
believe it that lady proper wishes TO
take any part or parcel i'm politics
This remarkable piece of wisdom would have
more point if the "many evilsn were specified.
The assertion that no 'proper person wishes to
take any part or parcel in politics." is compli-
mentary TO every oflice-hOlder from the President
down. If this statement is true, women certainly
have good cause TO demand that they have the
power to choose ''proper persons" Here is
another extract:
We have the highest admiration Tor in her sphere,
but submit that her lot intended To Doe cast
political arena intrigue trickery
eeconeerng campagnsfor while such is to DE regretted
yet be admitted that they the present
comitants Of political contests.
Evidently there is another individual beside
the editor Of the Jacksonville Times who has dis
covered that one class Of people has right to
make and limit sphere" for another class, and
we hope for a statement of it. But, while this
new savior of the human race is preparing def
milton of the term he uses so complacently we
will inform him that women can If men cannot
walk to polling place and deposit little slip of
paper without mixing in intrigue and trickery.
They will not stoop to the level from which this
censor scribbles, but, through their purity and
strength Of character will elevate the standard of
politics until proper persons" can enter public
life without the fear that men of the stamp of the
f. o. editor will claim to stand side 10y side with
them.
We repeat that we DO not believe any t 10
right would exercise Go II poSesscd-thoSe Of
Mary Walker stripe might and doubtless would do
So Eu we think such specimen female only
object of disgust to every one.
In this connection, it is proper to say that
every authOrcS~ OF any note every speaker oI any
celebrity; every woman of prominence in any de
partment of the worlds great works reforms
every woman who has competed with men for a
livelihood and found her sex AN excuse for being
paid reduced salary, is a Woman Sutfragist
The wife of our acting President the most notable
lady who ever reigncd in the White House, (the
only one who has had the courage to prevent
gambling and other vices within its walls and
stop the use of Intoxicating beverages at its din
ncrs and reccptionsl, is Woman Suffragist and
member of the Ohio association. The T.. o.
would learn lesson if it could read page of
names on our subscription book In its bigotry,
it has grossly and wantonly insulted the best
ladies and noblest women i'm the town of Pandeton.
We have no use for nor patience with this strong
minded" women; do not any possible advan
toge having them element i'm political world
and from country state governed 10y women in whole
i'm part only say. "Good Lord deliver us"
We have never yet heard of rogue or scoundrel
who wants women to vote. The important con-
Germ with the pirdted name has no use for any
thing but "weak-minded" women, and the people
of Oregon will incur its dispeasure by voting for
the adoption of the resolution. From a government
of women it may well say, Good Lord deliver
us" for women will condemn to the penitentiary,
where they belong, all murderers, rufians and
criminals
The Episcopal Church is compelled by the adj