The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-05-18

the police. The crowd pore OOWn upon
them, and some country visitor who had
been painting the town red the night before,
and was full of good old rye, would say
some mean thing that would have exhaust
ell the patience Of a saint, but the police
stood it with the courage of martyrs and
let she ruffians escape with an uncracked
head to relate to their country cousins when
they got home, how they sat down on a
New York policeman. Order was every
where; peace and security reigned supreme.
The thieves who were at liberty gave the
city a wide birth, for they knew from the
fate of q number of their friends that If
they made their appearance on the streets
they would be quickly Gagged behind the
bars. The Superintendent was everywhere;
while ostensibly at his Office in Mulberry
street, his personality was felt in every
portion of the city, There were hundreds
of thousands on the streets, but there was
no disorder, no violence. Thousands! Of
houses were left ungarded by their owners,
but every one of them was looked after
and protected by the police; visitors from
the country saw nothing of the bunco-
steerer, or the pickpocket, aud they got
back home in safety. For this, all honor
TO the police. And now, will say a word
to Ave Centennial People," If you have
any spare change left after paying all the
bills. give a good big gold centennial medal
TO the man who, of all others, contributed
most TO the success of the celebration,
William Murray, Superintendent of Police
Of New York.
There were many things took place that
it is impossible to pass in silence, and one
of the most notable was the sermon of
Bishop Potter at the services in St. Pauls
church, on Tuesday. ST.. Paul's Church is
he only revolutionary landmark left stand
ing in that part of Broadway. 1t was here
that Washington knelt and prayed just be-
fore taking the oath of office, and it was
resolved that President Harrison should go
through the same forms there. st, Pauls
is very "hgh church," on the front OF tue
pulpit, surrounded by a golden halo Of
light, is the sacred legened found on every
Catholic altar, l. Ii, s." Jesu Homtnun
SdlUdtor--Jesus, the savior of men. While
examining some of the tablets, on Monda +,
a Young man stepped up to me and asked if
it was Catholic church, mo wonder that
he thought so. The Bishops sermon was
shock to the more respectable portion OF
the community; II was not only in exceed
| ing bad taste to insult the President and
his Cabinet by his broad and spiteful i'm
plication, but his differences were false and
| his so-called facts untrue The age oil
| Washington was not an age of purity or
republican simplicity. The republican
court was given 10 pomp and grandeur and
show as far as it was able, and the pluto
crat was more of power in social life and
politics in 1889 than he is in 1889. Votes
we're publicly bought and sold; riot and
violence characterized their elections,
which then occuped three DAYS, and The
obscenity aud indecency of their political
literature finds no PARALLEL in these latter
days. The Bishop is pining for the sim
picily of our forefathers, and he repre-
sents and controls the richest and most
plutocratic corporation in America; he
lives in magnificent house, surrounded by
the most costly Injuries that the earth can
produce. Fine paintings, statuary, bronzes
and multitudinous articles of vertu and
ornament costly hanging greet the eye
everywhere, the rarest wines sparkle on
| His Grace's table, and this is the way the
Episcopal bishop of New York illustrates
his belief in the lowly Nazarine who said
The foxes have holes, the birds of the all
have nests. but the Son of Man hath nSl
where to lay his head" 1t was the stumr
speech of a clerical cad and snob, who TOOK
occasion to Insult the city's guest, on the
most memorable event of the century. Ht
speaks of Jefferson and jackson as vulgar
| This will be news to the States that honoreC
them in their day and generation. Thoma!
jefferson was Virginia gentleman of thu
old school, of high breeding, large expert
ence and courtly manners. Andrew Jack
son was plain blunt man, but gentle
man nevertheless, who would have consid
cred himself eternally disgraced To nav,
done as vulgar and indecent and cowardl'
a thing as Bishop Potter did in st. Paul
a little over week ago.
There was good deal of talk about tn
behavior a, the ball. 1t was expected tha
about six thousand people would be there
about ten thousand actually got in. Free
wine is grand mistake, and 1t is not at al
surprising that in such a iscellaneou
crowd some should be found who violated
all rules of decency and order There wer
several people who behaved very badly ant
the grand Centennial QGadrille, which wa
) the cause of SO many heart-scalds, was on
of the direst failures of the celebration
Ward McAllster had his revenge, and Fisl
, who ousted him, has been busy escaping
the reporters ever since.
There was terrible financial leak il
the sale of seats. The legitimate return
would have given over ninety thousan,
r dollars-only thirty-three thousand founC
its way into the treasury. The gatekeeper
waxed fat on the Centennial plumber, AM
: | look TO see some of them buying brow
| stone houses within the next thirty days
One of the surprises of the last days pro
cession was the magnificent turnout mad
by the Italians. They were brought side >
side with some of the finest organization
in the country, and under the pitiless ligh
} of the MONDAY sun they lost nothing by tn
comparison. The man who passes judg
ment on onr Italian population by the poo
and wretched creatures that he sees clean
ing out streets or searching our ash barrels
, Isl In IN mr. Of
day. In an aggregation of nearly on
hundred thousand men, the very best tha
? this nation could turn out, there was II
single bod, that surpassed the Italians il
| tneir soldiery appearance. the splendor O
their uniforms, ot in the magnificent civi
D parade, which was hardly second to th
military. Ii was proud day for the Italians
2 and surprise and revelation TO eyer
| body else.
One of the unique features of the Celebra
= tion was the Loan Collection displayed a
the Metropolitan Opera House 1t wa
contributed by various institutions ar
private families. and was, as an historica
compendium, worth a whole library c
books. Here was the fami' plate of tn
! Van Renssellaers. the Livngstons. the ID
! Lanceys, the De PeN sters, and hundreds q
J other old families who,e names are equal
famous. Here too, was Hamilton's cour
and sword, John JAWS knee breeches an
: coat, shoes, buckles and all, Old Goyerno
Stuyvesant's wooden leg, Lafayette's snui
box and miniature, Hashington's arm
suit ana camp equipage, and one of harth
Washington's silk dresses, for which an oil
! clothesman would hesitaIed to give seventy
{ five cents. Portraits of Washington wer
there by the dozen, and no two of then
exactly alike. Gilbert Stuart's picture @
D Washington, the portrait which is the on
+ accepted b. posteritv, held conspicuou
place. The collection was perfectly be
wildering and the visitor departed in doubt
asking himself, "What did Washinglo
. look like9" For me this question is de
initel settled 10y little picture about 2
D by 80, painted by Col. Trumball of Con
2 necticut as a present .from Washington t
: Martha i'm commemoration of his bril-