Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-30
THE HARRISON INAUGURAL.
1T WILL BE a SPLENDID PAGEANT,
But NOT Ar THE PUBLIC
EXPENSE.
BY Telegraph from a STAFF Correspondent
TO the Philadelphia Press.

BY Telegraph from STAFF Correspondent
TO the Philadelphia Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The
various committees that are pre-
pairing tor the Inauguration Of
Harrison and Morton have been at
work for several days and have
already made a coed deal OF prog
ress with the preliminary arrange.
ments. 1t is proposed that the
Inauguration of March 4th next
shall be surrounded with pOmp and
pageantry that will completely
eclipse all previous displays of the
kind. Private subscriptions will
defray the expense. Much anxiety
is felt here that the entire division
of the Pennsylvania National
Guard attend the coming Inaugural
ton, as they did that of Cleveland.
Ii is not believed that the question
of the cost Of transportation will
he allowed TO stand IN the way OF
/ their attendance.
4 great deal of money will be
spent on the next Inauguration and
/ Captain George Il. Lemon, the
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee. is working hard to raise it. He
estimates that at least SO, 900 Will
be required, but he believes that
enough will be realized from the
sale OF tickets and privileges to
ensure the return of this amount to
the subscribers. Captain Lemon
said today.
1--WE will have to make more ex-
tenslve preparations than ever
The crowd present will be consider
ably greater than any previous
time and public expectation will re-
anire more than ever before. There
are millions more people in the
country than there we're at the last
Inauguration and they are more
accustomed to large and splendid
demonstrations. Every year sees
us doing everything of a public
nature on more extensive scale.
The people expect that their chief
magistrate shall be inductel into
his great Office with ceremonies
BETTING its dignity. Then, too,
the long and exciting campaign
aroused, everybody's interest, di.
rected all eyes to the successful
candidates, and begot IN the minds
of millions feeling of personal
pride in their success. A public
ceremony of this nature requires
money and a great deal OF 1t. The
necessary and unavoidable ox.
penses arising from the mere pres
ence in the city of so great a crowd
are very large. The public comfort
must be cared for, accommodations
for the press provided, and build
ings, street and other decorations.
Examinations, fireworks, badges,
clerk hire, stationery, telegraph
ing, etc, demand great sum in
/ the aggregate. At Garfeld's
inauguration the street decoration
account was over $4,000, fireworks
and Examinations $4,000 and other
expenditures raised the total to
/ $50, 0G6.G0. At Cleveland's inaugu-
ration the disbursements were $685.
! S49.66. Taking the last as a cri-
terlon, and | think it Is very fair
one, for, while everything was
done well, there was no waste or
extravaganza, | do not see how we
can get along with cent less than
$4,000. We should have more
rather than less"
GLOW do you propose to raise
| The money y
A GUARANTEE FUND.
"All that we want now is
guarantee fund which will protect
those OF us who take the RESPONSE.
billty of making necessary con-
tracts. This Is the customary way
OF proceeding. We do not expect
that the subscribers to this will in
the end have to pay dollar, as in
all probability their subscriptions
will be returned to them. This
was the case four years ago and
also eight years ago, and think
has been the rule. The committee
placed IN charge of the affair are
all solid business men, and we have
no doubt of our ability to manage
it with as much financial success
as our predecessors. The receipts
from the sale OF tickets to the ball
and to the stands along the street
and for privileges, etc, will, with
out doubt, fully cover all the out
lay. They have done so in the
past, and the unusual demand al
ready being made for these tickets
and privileges justilies us il going
to create expense than our prede-
cesSOrs.
Though we feel sure OF return.
ing the whole amount of the
guarantee fund, it is necessary to
have it III bank before we begin
operations, in order to base our
contracts upon it aud secure them.
The fund is purely bipartisan, as
all the matters connected with the
Inauguration are. Men OF all par.
ties participate actively in the
ceremonies and the preparation for
them. A considerable part of thu
subscriptions to the fund for Mr..
Cleveland's Inauguration came
from Republicans, and Democrats
subscribed no small portion of that
for Garfield. The citizens of
Washington are subscribing lber.
ally, and within few hours after |
opened my books they put down
their names for $4,000, and to
date they have given $4,000 in
sums ranging from $1,000 down to
500, the higher figures prevailing.
| think, however, that for an event
OF such national interest, the sub
scriptiOns should not be confined
to the Capital, but share be al.
lowed to all who desire to partIci
pate. | would like to have public
spirited men in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore