Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-06
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9th, 1881.

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The revivalist, Moody; the joui-
nqlist, Geo. Augustus Sllu; tie
divine Rev Mrs. Olympia Blown,
and the sterling old war mares OF
woman's rights, Susan b. Anthony
and Cadv Is. Stanton, have been in
Washington, durin. the week, and
Yet people say there is nothing go
ing on.
vt Il session of the .womuD's rights
cv:.yrn'irn, las; evening, Rev. Oiyin-
pia Brown chose for her text the
woids "Ali are created l!ee and
equal" / hope Bible readers will
be able to find the text. | will not
give the verse or chapter, l.ut sue-
gest that the reader comnt~uce at
the first chapter of Genesis and
read until he fluids it. ! t Rev.
OLYMPIA said: "The ariatn-rscy in
power is that of TIE mouslachc,
whose insignia is the spittoon,
whose home is the smoking car,
whose outward ign is the curling
tobacco smoke, and which is Deepen
dent upon an accident of the body
Ii is such silly talk rs this that
makes tie at.voca.es Of woman :
rights uaduced Among thoughtful
people, aud if woman ever attain
the elective franchise it will be ia
spite of the prtnia factc argument
of uniitness that every woman's
rights convention presents.
In letter on the same subject
written three years ago, / referred in
complimentary terms to Miss An
thOny and Mrs. Stanton as the
cold war mares" of the cause. BY
an accident my letter was sent to
the organ Of woman's rights i'll Ore
gon. By an accident it escaped the
eagle ego of the editress, and her
paper was mailed to several hundred
subscribers before the awful insult
which my letter contained was OBJ
served. The editress heard from
her subscribers, and l heard from
the editress. As an orgumcntun ad
multcrem, translated, ga clincher, >
she asked me how l would like to
have my mother called an cold war
mare" l did not reply. 1 some-
times know when TO stop. But
what made them SO angry? I had
frequently referred to Thurman,
Edmunds and other able men as the
" old war horses" of their respec-
tive parties. The language belongs
to the patois of journalism, and is
understood to be complimentary.
If had called these distinguished
women "war horses" the metaphor
would have been false in respect of
sex. There is no approbrium in sex.
In the name of sex, Of femininity
in its broadcast and widest range, l
protest against the invidious pro-
tests Of the editress and the enfran-
chised women of Washington Terri
tory, and when they object to the
words "war mare" 1 arise to de-
fend them against themselves.
Mr.. Moody had crowded houses to
which admission was only by ticket,
and thousands were unable to hear
him. NJ. Moody is not profound
or brilliant. He is not even sramat-
ical, and lie uses slang. l heard
him while preaching an surrounded
by fifty ministers use the expression
" ] can't catch on but he is SIM
pie. sympathetic, earnest, and there
fore eloquent. No one can hear him
without being impressed with his
absorption in his cause. The secret
OF his success, I think, is in the fact
that lie breaches christianity without
dogma, and without ism. Purity of
life, with benefcent work seems TO
be his creed, and no one can tell
from his sermons TO which sect he
belongs.
There has been little doing in
Congress this week. An entire day
was devoted to eulogistic oratory,
the subjects being deceased Sena-
tor, Anthony of Rhode Island, and q
member of the House, Mr.. Evins of
South Carolina. The Indian appro.
priation bill was passed, and the
Senate spent some time in secret
session discussing the Nicarauguan
treaty. 1t is believed that the treaty
will be approved by Congress.
The work of preparation for the
two great pageants of Feb. 22d,
and March the 4th, goes bravely on.
Such procession, such fireworks,
such an inaugural ball as are pro-
jected were never before seen in this
country.
Proposals have been invited by
the Washington Monument commits
sion for the erection of stand On
the southeast terrace of the monu-
ment TO accommodate l $40 persons
besides the speakers. a reviewing
stand will also be erected at the east
front of the Capitol. Livery stable
men have been inv;tod IN ,o,J -