The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON SPECIAL.

resolution" has finally began, and there is
no telling where it may, and or how much
of clearing up" of party lines 1t may re-
suit In. do not think the leaders of either
party, outside Of few men like Bayard feel
like pushing the financial question very
much. Undoubtedly a majority of both side
incline to the "let-well-enough- alone" policy
but If discussion runs on the Democrats are
likely to suffer most by tin disorganiza-
ton, and demoralizing results. On the
authority ofone of the best informed and
most prominent Democratic Senators, it may
be stated that fully three-iourths of the
Democratic Congressman are opposed to the
financial policy Of Senator Bayard, and in
tended quietly to secure the defeat of his
resolution now pending. In the opinion of
Alexander Stephens and other gentlemen of
about equal prominence, the greater majori-
ty of the Democratic Representatives favor
an unlimited coinage of silver, such coinage
being upon the same basis as the coinage of
gold. They also desire the assaying and
sue of gold and silver certificates in denomi-
nations as low as one and two dollars. This
is to do away with the inconvenience caused
by the circulation of much heavy metal.
Holding such views, the Democrats are
naturally hostile to the measure proposed
by Mr.. Bayard, and, were it not for the
Presidential contest so close at hand, they
would at once commence the most aggres-
sive, bitter, and outspolten warfare against
it. They are silent now, only for the sake
of party unity and in the hope of securing
such unity, the present programme is to de-
feat the Bayard resolution with as little
noise as possible.
The important foreign missions so long
vacant have all been filled. Perhaps the
country would not have suffered very much
if the appointments never had been made,
at least there are great many who think
so, and it really is not apparent what good
the service does anybody. The difficulty in
filling the vacancies was not 50 much to find
somebody to take the appointments as to get
the kind of men suitable for them. There
are plenty of politicians who will take any
thing, especially a position oS such high
honor, with fifteen or twenty thousand
salary attached. But if the country pro-
poses to keep the thing up at all it is desir-
able to send representative men to the lead
ing European courts. Wealth and influence
are not the only qualifications, but degree
OF culture and responsibility is salso requisite.
The appointments made in these cases are
considered very good, especially that of
James Russell Lowell for the court of st.
James. For the Spanish Mission, from
which he is promoted, ex. Gov. Fairchild of
Wisconsin has been named. The latter is
not likely to enjoy the change, as it takes
him from Paris where he has been having
gay time in the society of Minister Noyes.
However, the Spanish bull fights may con
sole him in a measure. The promotion of
John W. Foster of Indiana, from Mexico to
Russia is good one; but it's quite change
of climate from turbulent and red hot Mex-
co 10 snowy st. Petersburg
Our annual poultry show 10 now in full
blast. The District of Columbia is some on
poultry. The exhibition is really fue one,
embracing q remarkable collection of every
species of the domesticated feathery tribe.
There are some of the finest specimens Of
pigeons and chickens ever saw. Among
other curious things is new patent incuba-
tor on exhibition in which are two hundred
eggs being warmed into active life. II is a
self regulating lamp of wonderfully ingeni-
Gus construction. The chickens are trained
to make their debut every day during the
exhibition. On seeing the light they will
be transferred to the tender care of an arti-
fetal mother, which finally turns them out
on the world only when able TO care for
themselves One great feature Of these
machines is that the chicks commence life
free from parasites, and if kept free from
contact with others, go through life without
their company.
A presidential boom has been started for
Senator Ferry, of Michigan. The old girls
of the Woman Suffrage Association, now in
session here, are working it. Senator Ferry,
introduced bill this week proposing a six.
teenth amendment to the constitution Civ
ing the ballot to women, and they now pro-
pose to make him their candidate. A rich
bachelor like the Senator is pretty sure TO be
a favorite with the ladies, and no doubt there
is danger to the other candidates in this
movement. But Washington paper says
they had better corciliate Mr. Ferry first.
He is SO strong in his bachelorhood, and, so
conscious of his marriageable eligibility that
he bolts and double locks his bed room door
every night in order to preserve himselffrom
imaginary feminine raids.
The Suffrage Convention embraces all the
well-known women engaged in the move
ment, and as many new ones as they can
muster. They are pretty smart lot of girls,
but with a decided leaning to the strong
minded. Susan B. Anthony, Sara Spencer
and Mrs. Lockwood are the leaders.
strolled into the room last evening, and no.
ticed the following among the notices pla-
carded upon the walls; "Women are voting
on Education, the bulwark of the State, in
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado,
California, Oregon, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts," "Women are Voting on
all Questions in Wyoming and Utah. Their
Vote redeemed Wyoming from barbarism to
civilization" "Rehring Greenbacks-Men
who cannot see the votes of ten millions of
Women citizens" "True Labor Reform
The Ballot for Women-The unpaid Labor
er of the whole earth" "The financial
Problem for Women-Equal Pay for Equai
Work, and one hundred cents on the dollar
"Not Wine and Women, but Women anC
Temperance" "Ring out the Old, Ring il
the New" "When a Woman Will, sh,
Will, and you may depend on, it, she vii
Vote" Your correspondent would only say
"Go in, girls" But the trouble with III,
movement is that they have more trouble
TO win over the better class Of their own SCI
than To get the consent Of the "lords of ere