Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-20

The success Of the celebration Of neI, fourth
~ March. % Tar - the crsdi; Of tho city Of
Washington h concerned vii dsF.ud upon the
sv'snt % which hose Who happen - Gnd them
selves ntrus.sd sith The drty a! conducting
The customar. ceremonies rscognize the fact
that thIs city. and not thev themselves or the
iocHl representative" % any polItcul party OF Of
snv particular faction Of a political party.--is
the host - he occasion. In irsugurations. as
IN eucsmpmeuts. cOnclave- aud other gres,
Eathsring- % people At the capital the public
spiri'si people q a non-psrti.An city contribute
larre Gums - money. Witch they plses In the
hands u body 81 rsrrs-ont.fiy. citizens whom
they trust % spend IN the customary msthods
Of municipal hospitality. According a. this com
mit,s- representing the contributing citizens 10
fai,hsl 10 ~ trust and shows executive ability.
tse, snergy aud hu.tRs-s-liks methods, IN that
proyortioa the expenditure. are jzdiciou. the
sfiais veil arranged and wAshingtons hisa
reputation q. b. sutsrtainsr on such occasions il
preserved uu.iininished In respect to the in
sugu-.i bad e-pscialv the msnner in which 10
D. m.nsgei means either highly popular affair.
.t.rar,iv. 80 the nuiti,ude. etedi,abie 10 the
citv. and tightening the financial burden upon
ths directly -ub-crihing portion Of the commu-
tANH Nf y AaAlrS IN AArftA TeliA 70 most
- the occasion. and . heavy pecaniary drain
uPon thsinAuguration subscribers. II at either
q republirau or q democratic Inauguration only
Tho Wsshirg,ouians q the victorious party. or
only that small fraction Of the community
which l. active In politics on either side.
should decorate houses ard pIscos %
business entertain guests contribute
~ ,hs Inauguration fund and invest in in
sugural ball ickot-. or IL he managers instead
- cooperating aud iaborinV un-eif-hly for
The lo-al welfare should act q. vrhngling,
jealous. hsckti'inE politicians. each struggling
81 essl' himself and deprsciAte hl- colleagues,
The result FOR the city could not fail TO be a
dismal and usrtifyiug failure. Washington
sutertAin-, Washington spends lie money. and
Wa.hington has a practical busiu es- interest
g. suggesting sho shall conduct it, entertain I
msn'. how it. guests are TO be entertained. aud
how he money Is 10 be spent.
az course the national committee of tho pre-
vailins political party IN anv election has no /
more in reason 90 Dc with the affair than the |
King q slain By common consent, however |
in recent in4agurAtious. the chairman Of that /
committee has been recognized a sort of /
necessary arbi'er % quiet di-sensions among 1
citirens ard 10 designate a nucleus about which |
the inauguration committee MAJ form Some /
good aud no special harm may result from a /
continuance Of this practice. II both the ma
tiousl committee and the citizens appointed By |
10 recognize the strictly limited capacity in 1
which tbs chairman of the national committee I
acts, and proceed IN AL matters broad local |
lines. and not on political or rolitco-factional |
lines. Otherwise nothing but unniixed evil !
can follow.
With that tact and fine discrimination which |
charActsrtle the skilled entertainer Washington !
will always put cOa-picuously TO the front re- |
publican representative citizens IN The inangu- |
ration Of republican president and demo- /
CsE.i~ representative citizens In the Inaugural I
ton u democratic president. Blu; they are to
b designsted primarily a. representative citi- /
Eons not a. politicians, they are appointed to |
plan and work and spend judiciously trust
money FOR the glory Of the city. not TO cut a
hgu-e before the incoming president ard to
di-Tsnss FOR him the local patronage. And il ia
vel To- reunember that there Is more than one
case % record where men have worked ably |
and snsrEete-lly in Inauguration proceedings,
the false assumption that the incoming
president and not this community was to In
spsCt Judge and reward their exertions. and
have found the fruits Of their labors 20 be Dead
Sea apples.