Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our Regular corrcrpordcntl

siVe attention, II rs much III uOuDt Ms ever.
Randall and Carlisle nre having beautiful
struggle for democratic leadership, and the
prospective speakership. The daily exhi-
blion is watched with considerable inter.
eat, not only from the floor and galleries.
but the country as we'll. "Carlisle," says
an old observer, "has the best of II at this
stage, and IL the people could see him with
| physical eyes they would be compelled to
admit his vast intellectual superiority,
his Pennsylvania rival but, unforluntely
| for him, the very aggressiveness which has
| forced him into prominence in the tariff
debate is liable to hurt him in the long rum
| Randall would like to let himself out, but
he is handicapped by "a high protective
constituency and compelled TO go slow and
take the middle ground. This hurts him
now, but it will be apt 10 help him in the
end" Some think that Carlisle is too out.
spoken in his free trade tendencies and
that the power of the protection element
| will be combined against him when the
tug of war comes, or that at any rate the
democracy will be afraid 10 take chances
| of elevating an .protectionist to the
| speakers chair. However il is probable
that the majority of them will be equally
reluctant to see known servant OF monop-
olies elected 10 the place. and the next
| house may escape from the dilemma by
hrowing both Randall and Carlisle over
board, and taking up man whose record
| is less pronounced.
AT the adjournment of the Woman's
Rights Convention Miss Phoebe Cozzens
and Miss Anthony remained in town.
Miss Cozzens gave female suffrage seance
in The dining room OF the Riggs House The
| other night. 1t il reported that Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe has weakened considerably,
and thereby spread dissatisfaction IN tile
household Of faith. The woman suffrngists
here, on Miss Anthony's sixiy.third birth.
day, gnve her n very handsome set of
point lace. The Woman's Labor League
is ont in red-hot manifesto against Mr..
w. w. Corcoran. They hired room in
the Corcoran Building, one of the finest
business buildings in town. Having occa-
sion i,r the room Mr.. Corcoran notified
them that he would want II at the expira-
tion of their lease. This modest request
was net with storm Of Indignation, The
ladies INDUCED in much sarcasm at Mr..
Corcoran's exrence md vacated only on
compulsion. The Woman's Temperance
Union, still another active organization
IL perfectly delighted with the reception it
got from President Arthur. They march.
ell 200 strong to the White House TO asl,
the Presidents cooperation in their desig,
to Danish wine from dinner tables. Ths
President received them most affably, ask
ed 10 he introduced to tn m Individually
gave each one OF them flower and nnlim
l,ed tally, lodged the main issue and sent
them away effervescing with pleasure
me very mex DAY he gave a State dinner
WIN SIX WINE glasses nc every cover. The
PRESIDENT Understands The sentiments d
i'le as wen as It's logic. Here IL one of The
redicnious tales That onehears: That Mr.
ar'h,r asked Miss freiiighuysen to marry
nm bcl"re lie was PRESIDENT and has asket
her twice since. and that Miscarriage sland
before the trelinghuysen door every day
now thiS delicate information was obtain
Ell ny Tie pubic nobody knows Th
President erleves The discipl' OF high ar
very much by the way in which he per
s'S'en,iy avoids tragedy aud such.
would seem to these mstheies that afte
going through WIN nm l'nrassIng day, see
ing nan d0zem delegations shaking hand
WIN hundred people and wading throug
pies "i papers the President ought then t
IKE 10 sPenn ms evening witnessing tn
q ier'ures ol oiheiio or the misery OF Kin
Lcar-'nslend OF which he selects the mos
4 mir'h,rrovoking performance he can lin
7 when he seeks any at an.
! me dinner gwen The other evening b
Col C"rkhiil m honor OF General Shei
: mans sixty ''hird birthday was the occa
d sion Oh speech by Senator John Sherma
o whicn betrayed more sentiment and ;eel
ing Than he was supposed to possess. ii
1 s generally spoken OF Ms cold selfish mar
out there is no questioning the TACT tha
r the attachment existing between him an
e the General is strong, beautiful and toucl
ing; Senator Sherman they say is not
had dinner con'ptnlon. He has been !
Washington about twenty-five years, ross
t MY thlr'y. Ills ilnd or "reminiscences
O wonderful, and, with all his coldness. Ii
warns ~ splendidiy under The influenc
3 oil n glass OF warm burgundy. He
y Younger lhnn his brother, the General an
r is more melhodical. For example, SEM
1 Tor sherman has got all The letters he ha