Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
WASHINGT0.5 LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Feb. 15
Though the session is narrowing
down to close, limits the outcome Of
the tariff discussion, which now oc-
cupies almost exclusive attention, is
as much in doubt as ever. Randall
and Carlisle are having beautiful
struggle for democratic leadership,
and the prospective speakership.
The daily exhibition is watched
with considerable interest, not only
from the floor and the galleries, but
the country as well. Carlisle"
says an old observer, ''has the best
of it at this stage, and if the people
could see him with physical eyes
they would be compelled to admit
his vast intellectual superiority over
his Pennsylvania rival; but, unfor-
tunately for him, the very aggres-
sivenesS which has forced him into
prominence in the tariff debate is
liable to hurt him in the long run.
Randall would like to let himself
out, but he is handicapped by high
protective constituency and COM
PEELED to go slow and take the mid
die ground. This hurts him now,
but it will be apt to help him in the
end.o Some think that Carlisle is
too outspoken in his free trade tenn
denotes and that the power of the
protection element will be combined
against him when the tug of war
comes, or that any rate the demo-
cracy will be afraid to take chances
of elevating an anti-protectionis to
the speakers chair. However it is
prrbable that the majority of them
will be equally reluctant to see
known servant of monopolies elected
to the place, and the next house
may escape from the dilemma by
throwing both Randall and Carlisle
overheard, and taking up a man
whose record is less pronounced.
AT the adjournment of the Wo-
mans Rights Convention Miss
Phoebe Cozzens and Miss Anthony
remained in town. Miss CoZzens
gave a female suffrage seance in the
dining room of the Riggs House the
other night. 1t is reported that
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has weaken
ed considerably, and thereby spread
dissatisfaction in the household of
faith. The woman suffragists here,
on Miss Anthony's sixty-third birth
day, gave her very handsome set
of point lace. The Woman's Labor
League is out in a red-hot manifes-
to against Mr.. w. w. Corcoran.
They hired a room in the Corcoran
Building, one Of the finest business
buildings in town. Having occa-
sion for the room Mr.. Corcoran no.
titled them that he would want it at
the expiration of their lease. This
modest request was met with a
storm of indignation. The ladies
INDUCED in much sarcasm at Mr..
Corcoran's expense and vacated only
on compulsion. The Woman's Tenn
perance Union, still another active
organization, is perfectly delighted
with the reception it got from Pres
ident Arthur. They marched 200
strong to the White House to ask
the Presidents co operation in their
design to Danish wine from dinner
tables. The President received them
most affably, asked to be introduced
to them individually, gave each one
of them flower and unlimited taft
fly, lodged the main issue and sent
them away effervescing with pleas
ure. The very next day he gave a
State dinner with six wine glasses
at every cover. The President UNI
derstands the sentiments of life as
we'll as it's logic, Here is one of the
ridiculous tale that one hears That
Mr.. Arthur asked Miss Frelinghuy-
sen to marry him before he was
President and has asked her twice
since, and that his carriage stands
before the Frelinghuysen door every
day. How this delicate information
was obtained by the public nobody
knows. The President grieves the
disciples of high art very much by
the way, in which he persistently
avoids tragedy and such. 1t would
seem to these aesthetics that after go
ing through with an harassing day,
seeing half "a dozen delegations,
shaking hands with hundred peo'
pie and wading through piles of pa