The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17
WHEREWOMEN REIGN
THE GEll1LE SEX t,AS BECOME a
POWER IN WASHINGTON.

Hundreds "a women IO!d Wording To-
sitions in the Various departments of
the National Capital without Losing
Their Social Standing.
Washington is getting 30 be woln-
ans paradise. There is no other place
in the wide. wide world wilcrn womcn
earn rs much money, are us indcpcnd-
ent and are as d~cfcrrntillly treated by
men as they are i'll Washington. The
influence of WonIcn in the affairs of this
mighty nation has been Il subject OF fire.
quont comment. Many interesting aud
highly imaginative stories have been told
OF the wona lobbyist until the discreet
wives Of most of our migratory States
men havC taken to travelling around
with them, and never under my circum-
stances let them remain alone amid the
temptations of the capital. This is a
palpable injustice TO the lawgivers, and
involves an unnecessary hardship upon
the anxious matrons.
In the place of an imaginary and TO-
mantle influence upon the lawmaking
of this free for all government there
has thus grown up the real and substan-
tial influence exercised by the ever pres
ent and jealous guardian of her hus-
bands morals. Meanwhile, from being
the member of her lords socks and torn
trousers, the wife of the statesman has
come to realize that she can occupy an
other and higher sphere in life. and feel
ing her power has begun by making all
around her fn.1 II ,rln -, ..,, ..
late her Independence. SO it comes
that from Il combination of politics. So
clety bobbinS and female domination
the women Of Washington have cstab-
llshed II status for themselves.
Should all the men be suddenly called
away from the capital for Il Journey
across the StyX there is no legitimate
business hat would be left without Il
rotary and no profession would fail into
decline. beyond the closing Of Il few
charitable institutions things would re-.
main rs they are. Lawsuits would he
10 fewer og loss sEiilfully conducted:
doctors and druggists world still Get In
thcir daily work; butchers and iaEcr,
and caudicStick Inu..yyS would still n.
sufficiently numerous; prru,lrr, and
merchants would equal the demand;
BARRIERS w11id ln mora ,1-,t. tt.n
boards: real o.iY,. o.,..t. vi.,,LI IN H..
forming pJ,is and combinations mud
specializing il city ANA suburban prom
crty. An undertaken j. about tn" only
thing OF Importance which would not
be found. Thus far tnclmrn bayr n.t.
business 10 themselves,
When Spinner opened III. d~ruar.rr,i,
for the cnply1ucnr Of women h, m,,,
them IN OBuu.tunitv fnl. anvaur.-n,,f
The thing has worked itself ont ROW. ana
the female clrrl; rs an established in.r
tuition, so to speak. in rood ,,auiipr
with q far iUCsmc-aud sruInri,po.
fair face a. wall-rero.ui2.l and nm
proved Of hv good society. and in
measure fashionable. lIrr social .t,ud-
ing as Il class comes pcrhau, from the
fact That She is more often in. friend Of
the wives 81 statesmen than ,r tbo
statesmen themselves. those v.,trLf,1
guardians exercising some di,,rctinn in
the matter of favors to their own sex.
Ont Of this has come the r~eco-uition
Of woman rs a sell supporfiur c,1atrrn
without loss If standing. and NOT ulI
being able to get into the d,Darruout,
or to always hold places once .ocnrrd
rley have invaded other occupatio2>aul
profession, once slcroJ tn Tho v,n,r.rs, r
trousers. OF course female f..
doctors and l,w,or. oro mo I,,. ,a,-'
city. and u great many have y,r. i,,,o
small private brok,rpor I'm .in... nr'