The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-26

Portland, oregon. June Is. 1909. aud by
rcqucst wnH read before tho Pioneer Az.
ISOLATION Of tho same yoarl
Ladloa OF tho womnn'n Suffrage Aano.
citation und congtona OF Orcgon.-
II glvrs mo great plaHurr to meet you
here today Ia this splendid pioneer city
uf our great Northwest I nee many
taecS that have been familiar 10 me
nearly all my llfo and knowing how
faithfully. how honestly ana how por.
ulatontly you all have worked In our
great cause, I fool thai this In the time
Tor mutual aud hearty congratulations
upon tho wonderful success that has
crowned the efforts ~ tho womnn'n cause
~ America, Ana nuw Madam prrsi.
dent wish 10 say that my fow brief
end somewhat dlsjolntod remarks wero
brought out by your leior which read
NJ follows Your paper muHt be- upon
some phase of womans' work or ambl.
ton"
Ny minds cyr cook In Tho circuit Of
this great universe at ono glance. then
stopped ami reelected Then I asked
myself lis thoro any difference between
mans work ANA wnmnn's work. In there
anything uwi-r the sun that muscle or
brain can do. that the urw woman cannot
accomplish" We have no fear but the
new woman" viii nni plaos In tho
posts theme an we'll aH a place In his
heat Rhu viii not cua-o 10 be- the min.
in'ofihs ahEcl the very inspiration oi
song Like tho purr gold that romeh
from the furnace aho viii como form
clothed IN an tho b,auty and strength
OF her putr womanhnui. for she will have
been elranu~i ~ the truaa of dependence.
helplrsHness ana prriudiccH OF past aRes.
Indeed VI a. the present time. what has
man done that woman could or has not
done equally an we'll Her muscles and
her mind arc Just ns susceptible of being
p,rrnE thonod al cultivated as hfr those
OF man We have tu, tn reflect that 90
enable M 90 realize that this II ,nd0ubt.
cdly true, h0lio,u the champion marks.
man Of the wurh ia young iads The
press Of recent date tulln ua that tho
Champion swimmer and diver IL young
woman ahc Jumps from swinging
lraprEr 70 frot down. down into the water
bvlow, The p0prrH also toll us that the
champion iift"r lu woman. n years OF
aso T,o rco, ani four inches In height
aud wplshH isi pounds
nul now No hear that old familiar
question can a woman nght7' For Hn
aHsNrr J,,u have but 10 turn your eyer
TO cuba api rrad tho startling accounts
og courage and daring exhibited on the
battle nrh by iiOo brave women who
have enlisted a.. soldiers TO defend their
homca and country.
II you can ~ to tho circus you will see
rrats of strength and daring equally sH
wonderful whom performed hy woman as
by man once saw a woman play with
a cannon hall. tossing It up and catching
Il ~ her hands AMI upon her bare arms
and shoulders as nchlld would play with
a toy hail II required tho united strength
OF two strong men to M thAt cannon
bali Yr she Was no, glnntcsa bo, a
strong muscular woman we'll developed
by long yrhra ~ syHtcmalir training
This hrinEa q" my mind very remark.
nblp young woman Miss Ann ltohron.
a sister ~ the late John ll"hron pio-
ncof or - She deserves chapter AMI
a full siEs portrait tn our pioneer history
She could row or sail u hpat equal 10
Columbia river fisherman She could
manage cnnoo with all the SKIN or u
Chinook Indian She could ride and
swing a hnsn equal 20 a COW boy II
those days We had only Spanish cattle
nni "a Huhduc them required great cout-
ngc and tact They wcrr possessed OF
wonderfully long and sharp hornF-dc-
horulng wnA not heard Of In those days.
Ann tinhson whn fully equal 10 the innk.
I have seen her riding at full speed,
swinging tho laHso round her head In hot
pursuit Of a viii COW that would not he
driven into tho corral Whom near enough
away new the lnHso. and the COWS head
or foot was certain to be- caught In the
moose. n by chance tho lnrict escaped
hor grasp she would continue tho chase
md when near enough catch II from tho
ground and tho next moment u was
wound around the pommrl of hci strong
Spanish nsddlc and the COW was brought
to a atnudsull, There was not young
man I'm Cntanp county In those days
maj could cauni Miss llohaon In riding
or lnssolrg. | wna q little girl In those
dnyn and was Miss lIobson's special pet
-p,rhnps h,causr | admired and loved
ber so much. Many \ time did she pick
mo M from the ground aud placing mo
either In front or bchlnd her. Put spurs
In her horse. and away wo would go Ike
IN, wind across and over 'hc prtiric. Her
,ynmpl,. OF coumEc ana daring have
bcon blessings to me through nll my lltc'
pnd | gladly pay thla tribute To h'r
strong. vigorous and fearless glrlho"d'
We nlNt UltAllN 'N'N'hl''''
endurance and marked ability among tho
Oregon pioneer women, Many have
posscd ON TO the better land. but some
aim remain TO tell the story OF the good
work accomplished and to give grand
living examples for those bright young
minds that must take up the work ana
cnrry It forward. There is your pres'-
Acnt knew her before she made her
Arst suffrage speech. I assisted her 10
ntnrt the first suffrage paper In oregon
md was a constant subscriber through
out ,ts natural life. wns converted to
oouol suffrage by carefully reading 'Tho
Revolution" the pioneer woman's SUI
,r,pc naper edited and published by our
,ooU honorcd and best beloved mother
luss Susan II. Anthony, who now sl's
upon this platform. I owe mueh Oh '"e
suecoss OF my life TO the brave words ana
acts o, the foster mothers. and take
groot Measure now in doing them nom
ogo Away back In those days when
was struggling not only for an educeuoh