Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE woMAN's NATIONAL LABOR LEAGUE
wAsHINGTeN SOCIETY.

TIE WoNAN's NATIONAL LABOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From an Appeal Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 1S-But a few
weeks now remain for the work of the Forty
seventh Congress- There seems to be dis
position, however, 10 Improve each shining
hour" on the part of the Republican men,
bers, for "by their fruits" posterity will
judge them. As the Republicans are in
majority in The House, the country will hold
them responsible for the bibs Of commission
and omission, and more especially for the
failure to repeal the excessive tax on the alb
solute necessaries of life, which bears with
heavy burden upon the shoulders of the
poorer classes. The Democrats secured their
large msj ,rity in The Forty-eighth Congress
simply because the country was tired of boss
rule, excessive taxation, the Icing continu-
ance in Office and the abuses existing in the
Republican party. II was due to the spirit
Of dissatisfaction existing in the dominant
party, and In no way can it be termed fair
stand up fight between the two great political
parties. The conse quence is, that the Re-
publican party In Congress is on the alert
for the repeal OF obnoxious legislation, while
the Democratic party is on probation and ON
the Qui giue to so trim it's sails as to catch the
political breeze that shall watt its candidate
into the presidency. In either event the
country hiss been benefited, for the result of
the Last canvass opened the eyes of our rulers
and made Congress go to work.
The news in Washington is abundant. We
have the detec i've scandal, thssStar-route
trial, the usual department scand ais, the i'm
moral acts OF sundry congressman, the East
Washington elopemenf, the social gather
ings, the slsighing carnival, the coming and
going OF the Prince OF Japan and his splendid
re,inue. Beside all this, we are daily
cheered by the familiar faces of friends and
soqo sintanoes FROM home and DISTINGUISHED
strangers from all parts of the world.
To see Washington society in all its glory,
one should visit the Arlington Hotel. There
you will see the grandees and tourists from
other landr, for at the Arlington they make
their sojourn while 10 Washington. Very
recently the Prince of Japan and suite Wis
Tied the Arlington, engaged eleven rooms,
and for weeks accom- uodation paid the spug
little sum of 400, beside distributing $50
among the servants OF the hotel. Gen Grant
and vile, Col. Fred Grant and wife and John
Grsnt and wife, made their stay at this hotel
while on their recent visit here, and the din
ner rendered them, the costly viands and
splendor OF the entertainment, was the theme
of dominant .s-. =
Lsavipg the fashionable world for a more
extended letter, proceed now to speak of
an institution which is daily growing in i'm
portauce and known as the Woman Ma
tionsl Labor League, OF which Mrs. Char
lotte Smith, native Of the South and well
and favorably known in the Mississippi
valley, ia president. She lie the publisher
of the Inland Magazine, 80 we'll known
in the South and West for the signal
ability OF its contributors, and enterprise
zsal and energy of its publisher. The league
exercises quite power here, and having the
hearty cooperation of the Federation of
Labor, some 5000 strong in this city, consti-
tutes formidable engine in defense of the
rights OF labor. The real mission of the
league is 10 elevate working women and 10
dignity labor, but it takes within its scope
to redress the wrongs and grievances exist.
ing in the several departments, whose secre-
taries, especially Teller, of the Interior, looks
upon with dread and displeasure. One OBJ
ject The league has in view is to odst un-
| scrupulous women who have been employed
in the departments through the influence of
congressman not much, il any, better th an
themselves. Many of those disgraceful fe-
males have been dischargedand worthy ladies
appointed to fill their places. the league
numbers among its active friends and sym.
pathizers such gentlemen as Gen. Rose
Grams, the Hon. Geo. VIM. Curtis Gen.
Beauregard, Senators Butler and H ptou,
OF South Carolina; the Hon. Peter Cooper,
Of New York; the Hons. Proctor Knott and
Carlisle, OF Kentucky, Springer, Of Illinois,
and host OF others distinguished in the
| councils OF the nation. Such is briefly an
account OF an organic alton which is destined
to become one of the moving levers to work
justice for the poor man, add dignity 10 labor,
and elevate The worthy wom.n 10 place,
where once the daughters Of Baal reigned
supreme. DRIFT.