The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-30
WASHINGTON LRrTRR
tFrom our regular sorrespondsn..)
WAsHiNaToN, JAN. 10, 1884.

~sssl 'ss~J NS"ks~tst"t9 HAtA7cAt Vh s"as
achievement. Last season he was at
deaths door with an insidIous disease,
and no one believed that he would
live to see the triumph OF his blu.
lie then said that he would be will
Ing 10 die but for the incompleteness
of tails work. There are few more
powerful, more ready, or better equip,
ped siebatcrs n the present Congress
than Mr.. Regan, OF Texas.
Tho beginning OF the New Year
has been characterized by n rcsump-
tlon for social entertainments OF
the season, but there Is lack OF the
splendor, the gayety, tho chic, Of
former years. Tho hard times may
have something to do with the social
depression, but hard times do not
pinch Office holders whose salaries are
as certain as taxation. The causes OF
depression are multiplex. IL takes
money to make the social machine 90,
and many OF the social engineers
lost their money in wagers on Blaine.
Then, again they realize Il Is prudent
to be provident, and save moneyto
buy tickets to Ohio aiter the fourth
OF March.
Col. Lamont has been Ia this city
for Two days; looking over tho field.
Very few knew that be was the prt.
vate secretary OF the prcsident-elect,
and he was not annoyed by Office
seekers aud lntervIewers. He wen
to the White House yesterdy after.
noon. and met President Arthur,
who introduced him 10 his private
secretsry, who In turn presented tht
clerks about the "thronen and ex
planned briefly the daily routinu,
of official work at the presidentia
mansion.
LAST plight llie Chairman Of the 10
auguration committee had a long
talk with Col. Lamont, who remark
ed that Governor Cleveland wa
averse TO show any ostentatlon, bn
that on the other hand he did no
wish 10 appear ostentatiously simple
or austere. The details OF the inaug
uraiion viii therefore be left entirely
TO the committee.
| Left TO the committee, The inaug
uration promises to be grand affair
with a grand march to the Cipitol IL
the forenoon, grand pyrotechnica
display In the evening, aud Crane
ball at night. Think OF ball room
OF capacity for twelve lhousan'
persons, with floor sufficiently spaC
ious for two hundred and fifty cotIll
ions "dauelng In tune" At Ligt
Pennsylvania Avenue Will be q
light as day with gas. electricity, an
calcium lights. A firm has offered
decorate the streets by suspending
line wire from the Navy Departmer
10 the foot OF the Capitol, and suspen
. globes OF different colors twenty fot
inches apart: the same line passir
up Louisiana avenue and arourd Il
: City 1taIl 10 the Pension buildip
1t is the intention OF the conmltt'
20 make on the occasion the grande
q q display of pyrotechnics and decor
;, tlops that has ever been seen
u America, and from the estimates !
O. ceived there Is no doubt whatev
: that 1t will be done.
The military parade will be {
largest that has been seen In Was
ington s'nce the war. General II
Lee will appear at the head of e.gt
= cen hundred men from Virginia q
North Carolina. All the Southe
States will be represented In I
procession. Two colored milits
companies, one from Norfolk, a
n the other from Baltimore will be
y line with the colored companies
this city.
- Some OF tho troops will sleep In
Pullman cars which bring them he
y others will be bileted in hotels q
balls where they have already eng
ed quarters. A few companies
be quartered in Alexandria, VIII
they will be within half an tiour
Washington by rail or boat. II
proverbial Inauguration whether !
walls on the fourth Of March,
d military will have taste of the
IL rors OF war.
O The last three Inauguration d
rat were extremely disagreeable. I
ng gress ought to pass an act extend
M the term of a President to ak "
iu- and inaugurating him on the fol
It's of July. Then the military con
az nies could have picnic and
.ss' Washington arrayed in green sw
he' foliage, fountains and Il ,wers.
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