New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-07
SOME BOSTON TOPICS.
THE GIsT OF A FEW MILD ExCITEMENTs
GOVERNOR AMRs As MAN AND MAGIsTRATE-corY-
RlGHT-MR. LOWELL AND THE TARIfF RE-

FORMERS.
fFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TIE TRIBUNE
BosTos Jan 5.-we have Just LEFT orr inaugurx-
tlon. The ceremonial is digniHed and retains good
many traces OF the old days when we had royal Gov
ernors For Sam Adams and John Hancock and
James Bowdoin not above stste and ceremony
Alas tho Governor and the General Court no longer
60 to tho Old South to hear sermon. For the pro-
prietors Of tho Old South Nee ing House, whom they
left that venerable pile. sold It subject the con-
don that for twenty years religious exercise
should 10 held there. L. therefore tho only place
In tho United states and probably In the world
where services Of religion prohibited by law
say, by law for In this think the courts would
ratfy tho contract
For some reason not known to me, the old ceremony
OF firing salute at the moment when the Governor
iooF the oath also to-day omitted. Even I'LL
recent days stood the piazza I'm front of the
S,aio House. and waved handkerchief. so that, %
soon as sound could travel so far the thunders OF
artillery mingled with the voices In the State House,
nf or the Secretary of state had proclaimed the Gov
crnor 10 tho assembly there. Whether there Is hut
li;tle powder now or whether the discharges fright
cncd he horses, ] do not Nnov. But do mo- let mo
dwell omissions. for the ceremony 'lsoh ~
well worth wori to readers as distant rs yours.
Tho invitation, are issued from the Governor, not
simply % the head. OF deparme and other persons
connected with the executive administration. but 10
tbe udccs OF I'll The courts the heads of all important
pnblic societies. the clergy and. In short, to all mo
pconlc OF leai IN tlfs nfghborhood There IL sor.
OF eiauere with dispose the bot people 10 CO. anu
Won therefore in the oinc chamber and It's ah,e
rooms the most marked assembly that you SEQ III uio
year The Governor Is attended by his full mill airy
staff IN unlf,rm, the NOM erS Of the Executive Conn
oil are present, and with great punctuai'y' n''i'
rroc.sson Is formed, with the scrgeanta'-AmS
going first which passes into the Representatives
cha mher. where he senate md Hone have area"
been assembled Hero the oath = adm'ns'crcu W
the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor ana t.o
Governor reads his address Every F"" VI ''o
ho,.se or galleries where person can and or 81 -
euo1 ana tho antnroons are crowded with people
waiting their chance to 60 in
Governor Ames isd'scrvody favoriie with cV'rs-
body. He has brought TO tho executive o'''' vac
ha,its OF an immense private business anu a' '"'
Same time tho corilaty and simplicity OF ihah
broueh I'D in tho midst of a hard working community
not AFRAID 10 put his own hand to the WORK. anu CUT
dial in his addrc-s with everyone co"'o NV
he,, thinking as him STAINING
in the midst of this throng, where every s'neo i
son respected him. that he had passed through 'u9'
the training which the theory OF republic rciui'S.
For North Easton whcre the great shower iac,olo,V
the Aneses are, IL place which you Mis" '",'i'Oo
as an ideal manufac turing town 90 ho' hn"
how many people the pay roll OF The shoNoi
company, but there are certainly seVcFn nuiu,ou
you GO TO tho little town, of which this Is inc choi
industry and you find everywhere, no' Simply 'no
ncatnoss of barrack village but the prettineSs'
with the comfort which you ask icr In Ideal country
life. The village church Is ono OF 'hc piu''lo
churches you can see snywherc; the town han anu
nnbc library arc models for anybody 10 s'uus anu
behind all these there arc funds ioi in'n'A''n"s
lectures and concerts and entertainments anu lor
keepIng the schools up 10 the highest grade. Inc
town ~ course votes dead against liquor, so that
Won see simply prosperity every Side ana you ny
To vourself "somebody has administered this place
wcI.'
II IS one of these administrators whom what We
call the horse sense" Of community Ike ours chooso'
TO have for its executive Once in onice' Governor
Ames has shown that the people understood their
own business In choosing him such messages ~
his would he model reports If the president Oh great
business company presented them to tho people VINO
had nut him in charge. He is evidently acquainted
with the details OF administration ana approaches
each subject without any fuss feathers, In the lev"
est words to give decision In tho ciearest way
think the historians would say, indeed
that with Governor Ames the Governors
speech ceased entirely to have any
resemblance to the crown speeches from which original
Iv governors speeches were studied Governor Amess
messages 10 tho Legislature are always Ike the cers
of a man Of business lis trusted correspondents lie
sent down a veto last year, with this Charming SEN
tencc quote tho idea, but have not the words al hahd
al am so dissatisfied with both psrtes' ihat' a' 'no
iudre said / would ccrlde against both II could"
Tbi direct met hod of al ress Is very satisfactory In
government where we arc trying to get ON as promptly
as
Tbere was round of cordial applause today at
the passage In the address relating TO paroch SCHOOLS
on which he bore very hardly and spasmouc Chaps
from tho ladies' gallery when he pronounced again In
favor OF woman suffrage. His recommendation OF
constitutional amendment with regard TO prohibition
was thought iukewarm by the extreme temperance
people but Governor Ame5, IN that alter, means
simply to hit head wherever he sees 1t, and ne mas
never prcrried one method AIT ther If he couic Only
accomplish the thing. Tho whole ceremony lasted
hardly an hour. Everybody took occasion to shaho
hands with him, aid to congratulate tho Common
wealth Oh another year of his administration
am so old fashioned that read with certain
regret OF the good old days, when the LlhcohS an"
stronss held office Of Governor for eight ten OF lor
aurbt | know, for more years There are no" 50
manv neope who want to be Governor that they
manufacture a little public option, which pTetends
that the Governor must be changed with every 'hrec
years As IL Is simply hard working post, requiring
great knowledge Of details, this Is one OF The absurd
tiles chargcabe, not demo crazy, but on wbat inc
Germans would call bureaucracy. Foo think that
the different depAI uiepis of administration are always
we'll pleased to have man put In who Is not
acquainted with their methods.
The meeting of authors, copyright lawyers and pub
tsb.rs held at Parher's very Interesting
gathering on every account. We are think, rainier
exceptionally fortunate about our publishers here
The old epgram L. certainly not true, That puDsncr
IL the only tradesnan who knows nothing vi the afu-
Gle. be sells such men as Mr. Niles, who Is
Eoberts brothers. a. Mcssrs. Deland and Bartlett,
of Little & Brown, Mr.. Estes, Mr. Azariah SMITH,
Mr. TIcknor and dozen others OF the publishing com
nunion are gentlemen whose opinion you are siad "
have Oh the most reconcile matters oi literature
Many OF these gentlemen were at the mectss ~ lar
ker's There was good showing Of authors Oo'-
ernor Long, of our Congressional depntation, was
there and several lawyers who understand about
copyright You have already printed the newspaper
account of the meeting, but that hardly gives you no
feeling think OF the drift OF the conversation, ZOE
IL was very informal. Mr.. Lowell reminded pcopio
that they had better take what they could get isiea
OF battling, each for his own particular iad
Whether this was the text each man carried 10 inc