The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12

seems curious to the recipients that
news OF Mr.. Wilson's reply to an
american organization composed
largely of exporters, has not yet
reached the inner outposts."
Consular Service Is Safe.
The Representatives OF all parties in
congress seem to have come to a mind
finally 70 except the consular service
from the field of spoils. The posi-
lions held by consuls general are
tempting to the men who would like
few fine plums to give to prominent
ones among their needy constituents.
The consuls general are well paid and
some of them have ''traveling commits.
sions. 1t is their duty to travel
along the lines connecting the various
foreign offices of this government and
to inspect each office in it's turn
and to make recommendations for i'm
provement and also for promotion or
demotion.
Mr.. Wilson's word on the wisdom of
keeping the consular service out of
politics is accepted in Washington as
being an expression of a final de-
termination. There was a thought
here for some time that because the
civil service law does not cover the
foreign service, Mr.. Wilson might
open the field to the political spoils-
men. Another thought has come on
the subject and the governments
agents throughout the world who are
now making trembling inquiry prob
ably can rest certain that they are
not to be disturbed. The good news
seems to have been a long time on
the way to them
Women Rule in Capital.
Dispatches from Washington have
told in part the story of the purpose
Of the women who are interested in
suffrage that their big parade in this
city on March shall prove to be not
only an educational object lesson, but
an affair OF such commanding proper
lions and of such attractive pictures
that 1t will hold the attention not only
OF the visitors to the capital. but of
the people OF the entire nation.
Woman, although suffrage in full is
not yet here, is ruler today in the
capital of the nation. The committee
or men which has charge of the plans
for the Wilson inaugural ceremonies
is the only Washington body which
has not yet accepted completely the
new order, and it is showing symp-
toms OF surrender
Washington has as many women's
clubs as any other city in a country
OF the same population. 1t is said here
that if a suffrage parade had been
planned five years ago the proposal
would have been condemned by ma
jority of the membership Of every
woman's club in town except the one
organized for the promotion Of equal
rights. AS it is now 90 per cent of
the women in all the clubs have shown
their sympathy with the movement,
and it seems to be virtually assured
that every woman physically capable
of marching is going to do it on
March 3. Those who can get outdoors
but cannot march are going to ride
in automobiles.
Congress Yields to Them.
There has been further proof within
a day or two that when woman wants
anything congress gives 1t, or must
be furnished with an exceedingly good
excuse to get out of giving it. The
Wilson inaugural plans were held UP
in congress until a committee of WON.
en- was given a chance toNtry to prove
to the lawmakers that while the pa.
rade OF March is to be an entirely
non-partisan affair, 1t has every right
to be considered as part of the in
auguration ceremonies. The women
either wanted to use the grandstands
which will be erected for the Wilson
parade or they wanted permission tc
put up grand stands of their own
They won the first named concession
The result of the present doing in
Washington is certain to be the ap'
prevail Of the women of plan to es,
tablish permanent suffrage headquar.
ters in Washington for the purpose OF
keeping in touch with congress and
supplying information to leaders
throughout the states The women
want a change made in the constitu
ZION Oh the OQlJeQ states, anu DSSiiE
ming on March the suffrage cam.
paigning will be national as well al
local
There have been at least hun
dred meetings of women in Washing
ton within the last week for the pur
pose of making preparations for the
great suffrage pageant" A score OF
these meetings have been public while
the rest of them have been in sense
private, having been held in the homes
of prominent club women. These homo
meetings have been attended by mem
bers of the various uplifting organiza
lions. Thousands of women have
signed marching pledges and sprinkled
through the thousands of names are
the names of men.
Every marching woman will be.
given a cloak, or, rather, will buy one.
There will be blue cloaks. gray cloaks.
brown cloaks and possibly red cloaks.
for the desire is to give variety OF
color to the marching body. Soft hats,