The Washington critic., 1888-02-18
"OLlVIA'S" COLUMN.
She PaySlIer Respects to the Clti-
zenS' Committee of One Hundred,
MARRYING FOREIGN COUNTS.
The sad and Singular Fact That
Few Matrimonial Matches
Are Made at the National
Capital.

An unconsidered proposition omanates
from our sclfelected Committee of One
Hundred that startles our citizens like
an unexpected rocket in the clear sky of
n cold night From the fact that the
germ of unlimited "manhood suffrage
is concealed in the harmless bomb is suil-
cient not only to lill the bill, but over
whelm its authors with distrust as TO
their ability and statesmanship. The
time has already come when the power of
the ballot will not be thrustinto the hand
Of a human being simply because he diff
fers from his superior in physical con-
struction. That kind of legislation died
with the monster that was conceived and
brought forth amidst the horrible throes
offs bloody war, and, thank God, it per-
ished with the demon that gave it birth.
There is not statesman i'm the land but
realizes that all the wrongs under winch
the Nation groans spring from the licensed
crime and ignorance OF unlimited man
hood suffrage. When some protective
restriction Is thrown around the ballot,
the womanhood of this country will de.
mand voice in making the laws. II
only needs the "still small voice to go
up in each household from the palace
to the cabin and the thing is done.
Suppose IL should appear that Congress
was about TO open the door again to man
hood suffrage alone in the District? lit
were possible, before the dawn of day the
Capitol would be thronged with the
women propcrty-holders, demanding the
same privilege, and for their defense car
rying only those terrible side arms bare to
the shoulder, the arms more potent for
right or wrong than the ballot or any
other contrivance that man can invent
the arms before whose courage and in
vincibility the greatest warrior and wisest
statesman have fallen. The Almighty
has so constructed the world that the
weakest shall be the strongest that
equilibrium be not destroyed. 1t is about
time for our Committee of One Hundred
10 learn that "the hand that rocks the
cradle rules the world"
PRINCE, BARON OR COUNT.
In recent newspaper article long list
Of the names of American women APP
pears, who have married so-called noble
men abroad, with the full name of their
titled husbands, but no description of the
picture galleries, parks, castles and other
accessories which are supposed to accom-
pany such exalted social positions, and
this reminds the writer of one of her
numerous experiences during q brief So
journ on the Continent.
One morning while lingering at Paris
hotel the card of an unknown person was
brought up, bearing what appearedto be
an English name. The original of the
card soon followed and proved to be a
large, shewy, handsome English woman,
most elegantly arrayed. The writer laid
down her guide-book and arose at once
to greet the stranger and learn the mean
ing of the distinguished visit, but before
there was any time for words on our part
this yoluble dame began: "And so you
have come abroad, a rich widow from
Washington (poor people never Gomez.
Now, don't deny iii No usel You want
a husband-every woman does-must
have one, if she dies for it; don't laughl''
holding up fat, chubby, dimpled hand
ablaze with diamonds and other gems
Whilst daintily tapping each finger with
her other gloved hand, she ratified on:
Yes count You will want ten thou
| sand year TO secure him-hap,ssoTN fell
low'-good old family-a-f TTitasE. Hikes
ag" time; too -" 1hefe,s N,ld
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