The Portland daily press., 1884-10-06
Mrs, Livermore Again.
Further Reasons Given in Favor of the
Republican Party.

In recent letter to the Union Signal,
organ of the W. @. T. Union, Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore says:
Either Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Cleveland will
be President. The time has not vet come
when it is possible to elect the candidate Of
the prohibitory party, although that candi-
date be Governor st. John, spotless and
stainless, Chevalier Bayard, without fear,
and without reproach." As between the
two, one of whom will be elected, l prefer
the former and his party, to the latter. For
the uplifting of women, that has glorifed
the last 35 years, has come through the Re-
publican party. Under its administration
and influence, most of the uljust and
tyrannical laws relating to woman, that de-
faced the statute book thirty years ago, have
been repealed.
About the time republicanism began its
career, there were not dozen employments
open to women, now there are nearly three
hundred. Only one college was open to
women, and that was grand old Oberlin,
now there are 153.
Women have full suffrage in three terri
tories, and partial suffrage In twelve States.
The medical, legal, and to large extent, the
clergical professions are open to them. So
also is the lecture platform, and they are
serving 10 post offices, on boards of health,
charity and lunacy, on boards Of prison
commissioners, and filling various appoint
ments under government. All this has
come about through Republican influence.
The same is true of the cause of prohibi-
ton. Whatever gain has been made in tenn
perance legislation, and it has not been in
significant, has been the work of Republi-
cans. That both reforms have moved too
slowly, and received too little help from the
Republican party to suit our righteous de-
mands, and ardent desires, admit. That
the evils OF intemperance are so vast and
dire that we should welcome any agency
that may deal them death-blow, is my
creed. And it is because fear that al
lance with any political party will, in the
present stage of our progress, binder rather
than help our work, that counsel caution,
deliberation, aud common sense,
There is day after to-day. The fourth
of November will soon be passed and the
political madness that now rules the hour.
will soon be spent. Again, we shall turn to
legislatures for aid in obtaining constitution
al State prohibition, compulsory education
in the physical effects Of alchohol, local pro-
hibition, and other like enactments, Shall
we stand better chance of obtaining these
needed measures which will give us won
derful advantages, if we work fori the defeat
of the Republican candidate as we shall this
year If we work tor the success of the pro-
hibitory candidateP Is it light thing for
women to propose to aid in the defeat OF the
Republican candidate, knowing that his
competitor, who will then be elected, is
man who has committed fragrant sins
against women, which are admitted by his
friends, and condoned as ''little irregular
tiles" aud the "natural sowing of wild
oats?'
Not more widely and certainly does in
temperance blast the nation, poison the
home and curse woman than RIGHTEOUSNESS,
They are twin evils, which have dug the
grave of nations buried in the highway of
the past They are the joint foes Of govern
ments, the perpetual menace of woman and
the home.
The motto of the great jurist, Sir Matthew
Hale, was "Festina lenter' s'Make haste
slewlyP' Goaded by the memories and suf
fering of the past, spurred on by the mighty
anxietes concerning the future, impelled to
work for the worlds salvation by the great
motherly heart that beats in every woman's
bosom, let us take the motto of Sir Matthew
Hale as ours-"Make haste slowly"