Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-25


Administration was to ''act behind
glass DOORS" and was to have ''no Sc
crets." This, Mr.. Wilson said, was
courageous and the country applauded
it; but it had not lasted long. The
Administration nrnvnd RI IA. laadad
down with secrets and the glass doors
This debate will afford the country
fair opportunity TO judge of the in
tellectual strength of the two parties
in the Senate. The Republicans have
advantage in numbers and in speak.
ers.
On Saturday the debate gave way
for an impressive funeral in the Senate
cham Der, The Executive, Legislative,
and Judicial branches of the govern
ment, and the representatives of for
eign nations, united in paying a trb-
ute of respect to the late Senator Mil
Ter of California. 1t was just twelve
years ago on that day that Congress
and other public functionaries assem-
bled in the Senate chamber to partici-
pate in the funeral rites of the distin-
guished Senator, Charles Sumner.
As on that day, the chamber was
draped in black, in honor of Mr.. Mil
Ter, and the ceremonies were striking
ly and appropriately simple. No eulo-
gies were attempted, and the solemn
services for the dead of the Episcopal
church was tinished in less than half
an hour. Then the Marine band. play
ing funeral dirge, headed q process
sion of Senators to the depot, where
Pullman hotel car and palace sleeping
car awaited the family and Congress-
ional Committee. 1t is estimated that
the expense of transporting the late
Senators remains to California on q
special train and sending with it a
committee which will return in the
same way, will be $50, 200.
Washington society has just con-
cluded another fashionable season, and
the transition from CAV to pensi>e. in
the past week, has been absolute. 1t
has become the fashion to observe, or
to appear to observe Lent in this city,
and on last Wednesday morning many
bellies of the ball room, their hopeful
mamas and watchful chaperons, were
s,,1 Ai,nr hai
way to church. The places of wor-
ship are daily well filed, though the
congregations are made up largely of
women, who seem TO be more willing
than the sterner sex to make amends
for INDUCING in gayety.
The tendencies of social life in
have long been of
character to make the judicious, not to
say pious, grieve. and suggest such an
tetypes as Babylon and Paris. No one
who has spent a season at the Capitol
can have an adequate idea of the
and extravaganza that
prevades official and social life 1t was
not thus in the earlier simpler days
of the Republic. Wealth has brought
and the prevalence of an easy
has made the National Capt.
tai a winter resort for a species Of
wealthy pleasure seekers who bring in
their wake hordes of adventures and
resolutes, who, if they do not compose.
at least color what is called society.
Moral worth and character are not es
seHtial to social advancement. nor are
intelligence and what are called the
minor virtues. ALMOST anyone who
has wealth sufficient for the mainte-
nance of outward appearances can en-
ter society, and those who can give en-.
tainments can become leaders.
The secular press throughout the
country has correspondents here by
the hundred, who keep before the pub
lie rose-hued pictures of the insidious,
graceful designations of the seat of
government. Since the beginning of
the present Congressional session the
Presidential and Cabinet receptions
have been dwelt upon with ecestatic
rapture by the average writer of soci-
ETY. gossip, and have presented q be-
wildering glamour of diamonds, lace,
flowers, fashion, female beauty and
feeble statesmen.
One precious result of this feature
of journalism is to give impossible
youth false ideals in person and aim.
A sure antidote to this effect would be
to spend a season in Washington and
learn that those whom ELUSIVE CORES
pondents have represented as demi-
gods and goddesses a,e commonplace
mortals; whom without the accidental
distinction of official position would
not be first even in their native viii
lage.
The effect of the decision in the Joe.
Mackin case IN the supreme court will
not be To set aside the five year's sem