Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-01-08
The country is sick of the female
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The country is sick OF the female
snohbcry at Washington. We are for
the isrgest protection TO the fullest
rights Of ladies, bu, we do hearth,
dsarise the punctilious etiquette laid
down by the aristocra,ic female world.
Rank ansng the wives OF officials IN
Washington lst leas, some OF them)
is becoming 30 arbitrary that il weighs
iSssnst the merits of men for place.
II Is simply putting in practice the
esiss OF nobility withon; the name,
which Is iorhislden. There j. NO DIFF
fcsence practically Ia being protected
20 rank arising frou. birth and in es-
tAhiishing Aranni,,al rule eitecting
the same purpose. The laaiee Of
Washington, instead OF worrying and
snd plotting for rsuk, a positive evil
aad disgrsceful to them. better make
il; point 20 scr who can best relieve
the wants OF the poor snd elevate the
condition oftaprHsed society, promote
Christian love and charity. aud not
least, most eseetually sttena 10 their
trac domeasic homo duties. The eti-
queste aud ,unnner Of the kinglv courts
Of Europe are no. to be transplsuted
into cnr national oarital. The Minis
tars, Plenipotentialies and Enhassslors
OF kingdoms and empires come to this
country h. conform Ia American cus-
tome. At least they srs not to require
of observance Of coart etiquette,
THE fooiisi,, pe.iicoal tom. ioolery and
es'ary grabbing should go together.
Touching this subject an exchange re-
marks jocessiy IS follows:
Military rank is established by CuIf
gressi0nal ensctasnt In this country.
When Congress convencs after recess,
would it no; be well 10 settle social
rank In Washington City, aad Let us
know whether Mrs. Vice President,
Mrs. Senator, Or Mrs. Chief Justice is
Srst lady, since Mrs. President lie
counted out, every lady being required
to call on her, while she has none TO
make In return? Just now this aues-
ZION threatens 10 determine, rather
than the Senate, who or who shall not
&c Chief Justice. A correspondent
says:
'There have been cooler thugs
about many tables here than the ices
because soma aspiring wife Of Sens-
tor was obliged to see lady OF The di.
psomstie corps led on, Gr-. he dinner.
In all other parts of the lend where
women meet, The if,: thing each set,
ties for herself ia what MI The res,
have on. Here the dreaded question
OF rank arises next after that pt idcati-
", aud eyes Hash with salts faction. or
isps take tirmer set, as each recog-
nizes her place then cOmas the
question: "What is the thing wear
irg?'
The democratic pre-s is .abating
zsalously to ccnrinre tho pubic that
the existing ..hard times is solely IN
consequence oil Republican rnpreu.
4,y in the c0,,ntr.. They appear to
havs fofgotte., the panic OF ~ when
specie Payments were suspended
throughout HE country and when
there was n universal depression
everywhere such Is has
eeen rarely experienced. Then the
National Government wa, admins
tered by Democrats and Buchanan
was President j, Is well 10 bear this
FACT in mind, and s.isl aBottor thing.
shat the enrcene. in 81 was the very
isst thing anybody ~anted to keep. rs
IL was more Liable 10 spoil than
fresh meat without salt, III August
Now bow siifferon. with the currency
4s1d therefore, how different The nanin
IN IT'S duration and severity 49,.