Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-11


to their ultimate citizenship; and that
polygamy in the territories, destructive of
the family relation and offensive to the
moral sense of the civilized world shall be
repressed.
The laws should be rigidly enforced which
prohlblt the emigration of a servile class
10 compete with American labor, with no
intention of acquiring citizenship, and
bringing with them the retaining habits and
customs so repugnant to our civilization.
Inc people demand reform in the admin
lstratlon OF the government and the appli-
caUlon OF business principles to public af-
lars. AS means to this end civil serv-
ice reform should be in good faith enforced.
Our cltlzens have the right to protection
from the incompetency of public employees
VINO hold their places solely as the reward
OF partisan service and from the corruptive
influence OF those who promise, and the
vicious methods of those who expect such
rewards and those who worthi1y seek pub
lie employment have thought to insist that
merit and competency shall be recognized
instead OF party subserviency and the sur
render Of honest political belief in the adj
mlnlstratlon OF a government pledged to do
equal and exact Justice to all men.
Ihere should be no pretext for anxiety
touching the protection of the freedmen in
their rights or their security or the enjoy
ment OF their privileges under the constitu-
as to their fitness for the place accorded to
them as American citizens is idle and I'M
profitable except as it suggests the necessi-
ty Tor their Improvement. The fact that
they are citizens entities them to all the
rights due to the relation, and charges them
with all it's duties, obligations and respon-
sibilities.
These topics and the constant and ever
varying wants of an active and enterprising
population may well receive the attention
and the patriotic endeavor of allw make
and execute the federal law. Our duties are
practical and call for Industrious applca-
ton, an intelligent perception Of the claims
OF public office, and above all a
firm determination by united action
to secure to all the people in the
land the full benefit Of the best form OF gov
eminent ever vouchsafed to man, and let
us. not trust TO human effort alone, but
humby acknowledge the power and good
ness OF Almighty God, who presides over
the destiny of nations and who has at all
times been revealed in our countrys his
tory; let us invoke His aid and His bless.
ing upon our labors.
Scenes and Incidents.
WASHINGTON, March 4-Before 9
o'clock fully 5000 people had congre-
gated on the broad plaza to the east
of the Capitol and on the terrace to
thewest. The approaches to the build
ing, both for carriages and pedestrians,
were black with strangers going to and
from the great structure. On the
streets north of the building military
companies and societies were forming
and preparing to march to the center
of the city.
Hundreds of people who had passed
the night in Baltimore and who had
arrived On the early morning trains
lined the thoroughfares. Members of
political organizations, who had found
quarters for the previous night in the
smaller hotels in the vicinity of the
capitol, stood gossiping OH the subject
of the day. Their conspicuous high
hats and overcoats of light Or dark
material and gaudy edges of red, blue,
or purple silk, were objects of curiosity
for the stranger. An occasional
rooster design decorated the head COW
ering.
People on the east plaza stood in
groups or promenaded the length of
the capitol. Occasionally a member
of Congress, whose WEAKNESS from con-
tinued sitting was conspicuous, strolled
with town or country constituents and
pointed out objects of interest. Many
of the strangers had been unable to
find a resting place during the night
and their faces and clothes were COW
cred with dust and dirt. Many of
them carried carpet sacks or valises in
hand, while a few had their visiting
clothes in q good-sized band box.
Talkative individuals related their
experiences Of past inaugurations. An
old, white-haired man, with beard as
long as Rip Van Wrinkles, entertained
many with his account of the burning
of the capitol by the British in 1914.
He said he was 90 years old and was
from one of the first families of Vir-
ginia. 'Little did I think" he re-
marked, ''when l saw that building
that l would live to see Grover Cleve-
land inaugurated in 1885,
On the east steps at the House side
OF the capitol 800 or 400 people had
seated themselves; few of the early
birds had reserved choice positions at
6 O'Clock, and had held them with
chairs which they had brought from
their own homes.
The western terrace was crowded
with spectators looking upon Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, along which the pro-
cession was to move That thorough
fare was filled almost from curb to
curb with moving humanity. Police
men who stood at the entrances
through which persons were to be ad-
mitted to the capitol, were vigorously
engaged in moving from the doorways
hundreds who had congregated about
them.
At the basement entrance to the
cast front of the Senate wing, both
men and women were using their ar
gumentative powers to influence the
officers, but without success. Through
this entrance senators gained admis
sion "Let the senator III" shouted
large-sized officer present. as he gave
a dozen or more men and women a
vigorous shove. Senator Cameron, of
Wisconsin, was the party to
enter. He was wedged through
and succeeded in aiding a
half dozen leadies who accompanied
him in gaining admittance. "Let the