Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-26
WASHINGTON.
A Wall FROM ATKINS MANA
GERS.
The Woman's Labor League-A Trick OF
Montgomery Blair's Lieutenants-FoI
ger an Elephant.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-Mahone is not the
only man in the South who is besieging Law
Hubbell's committee for money and more
moHey. Very urgent appeals for sinews Of
war are being received here from the Republi.
cans In the First Georgia district. The appeals
say that unless money is furnished Mr.. Atkins
cause, he cannot be elected; but that with
more aid from the Republican Committee he
can surely be returned to Congress.
NEW CRUSADE.
few months ago number of the female
sex VINO were unable to get places in the sew
eral departments gathered themselves together
and protested. From that gathering sprang
what is known as the Women's Labor League.
now 10 active operation. This league now an.
noupces, through its President. thar one OF its
OBJECTS Is to procure the dismissal from the
government departments of all women who
are are NOT strictly what they should be, or in
otner words, as the President OF ths league
puts IT, lt IS the Intention to turn out all the
rsmale favorites OF Congressman and other
nale specimens. The league has certainly
MADE new departure Nobody elsa
ever undertook such a reform No.
body ever thought of serious action in
that direction, u is matter of too much deli
caey and fraught with too much danger to be
handled with anything like vgor. It is evident
the league is tackhng subject which is alto
gether Of too gigantic proportions for them.
rms Will be soon discovered and the crusade
gether too previous. 1t would OF course be
good thing to rid the government service of
improper females as it would ne to rid II of
unworthy males, but under the present sys-
tenn, u VIII be millennium before either is at;,
compushed.
SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
Hon. Montgomery Blair Of Marylan5, is run
nlag FOR Congress in the Maryland district
contiguous to Washington He has but a small
republican majority TO overcome, and is doing
good Work In that direction. It is more than
probable that the tall lean figure of Mr. Blair
wlll again become conspicuous in public af-
Iairs. clever little scheme that his cam
palgn managers have been working is pro-
Quelng great effect among the oolored voters
Blair was a member of Lincoln's Cabinet when
the emancipa alton proclamation was signed A
picture showing Lincoln in the act OF signing
the proclamation surrounded by his Cabinet
nangs In the capi oil. Mr.. Blairs managers
haVe had thousands of fac SMILES of this pic
ture struck OF. They have distributed them
broadcast throughout The district The col
ored people are told what Mr. Blair did for
tnem. In fact, have heard 1t said that many
Democratic speakers, holding aloft one of the
rsc slm1es, boldly tell their colored hearers
that had 1t not been for Mr.. Blair the emanci-
patlon proclamation would never have been
signed and they would never have been free.
The effect OF such arguments as this can be
readily conceived.
WHAT IS TO BECOME OF FoLGERS
As has been repeatedly stated in this CORE
0ROnoOASOs CNOu IL secretary roger Is not
elected Governor of New York-of which there
appears to be not the slightest probability-he
Will not remain in the Cabinet. He may stay in
until the end of the year, but not longer He
Is TO be provided for, however. 1t is learned
that the President, in case Folger is defeated in
New York, will recall Minister Lowell at Eng
land aud send Folger there to succeed him. It
would not do to let the old man drop alto.
eether and so suddenly as to bounce him from
public LIE Just because there are more Demo-
Cratlc IMAM Republican voters in the State of
new tork. PoFoMAG.