Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-03-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Number of Interesting Items
From the National Capital.
From our regular correspondent

ARLINGTON, Marc1 b, 1873.
The Republican party has turned the
Government in all it's departments. except
the judicial, over to the Democratic party
in accordance with the verdict rendered at
the polls last November and it can now
afford to calmly await the result hoping
for the best, and prepared to admit that it
was wrong if the new Congress and Adj
minlstration can carry out the platform
adopted by tho last national convention of
the Democratic party without causing u
serious shock to the commercial and
i1dustrial interests of the country. But
l. Is already apparent that the pledges OF
the Democratic platform will not be
carried out, certainly not the one relating
u the tariff There will be no tariff
smashing, only slight shake up.
A COLD RECEPTION.
Mr.. Cloveland's Inauguration was quite
a freezing affair. Icicles were more plen-
tiful than cnt 1usiasm Seats on the street
stands which were int ,nded to be filled
with people-at from 81 to SIS a head
were covered by two or three inches of
snow and swept by cold northwest winds.
which gave the participants in the parade
a stiif and half-frozen appearance. The
only real enthusiasm your correspondent
saw displayed during the day was aroused
in the southern contingent. which il is
needless to say was numerous. by the
appearance of Gen. Fitz. Lee of Virginia
who commanded one of the divisions
That enthusiasm was particularly bois-
ferrous when Mr.. Cleveland nearly bent
himself double TO return the naughty bow
which was given him by the proud Lee as
he rode past the Presidential reviewing
stand
TIT FOR TAT.
Gen, Harrison took Mr.. Cleveland from
the White House to the Capitol and back
again in his carriage, but he declined
accompanying Mr.. Cleveland upon the
reviewing stand, because, for one reason,
he had previous engagement to attend a
farewell dinner given to himself and the
members of his Cabinet and their families
by eN-Postmaster General Wanamaker at
the close of which he took a special train
for Indianapolis. 1t is perhaps true also
that Mr.. Harrison being human. like the
rest of us, had not forgotten that Mr..
Cleveland declined to stand with him upon
the reviewing stand on March 1, 1889.
MAD FOR THE sPoILs.
There is one sentence in the Presidents
inaugural address that has carried conster-
nation into the ranks of the Office seekers,
who are more numerous in Washington
than ever before. The language is en-
phatic and they have taken it as intended
to be personal to them, as il doubtless
was, Following is the sentence referred
To. which is as interesting to Democratic
Office seekers in your section as to those
here to present their claim in person:
One mode of the misrepresentation of
public funds is avoided when appointments
to office, instead of being the rewards of
partisan activity, are awarded To those
whose efficiency promises a fair return of
work for the compensation paid to them
To secure the fitness and competency of
appolntees to Office. and to remove from
political action the demoralizing madness
Tor spoils, civil service reform has found
place in our public policy and laws One
OF the direct results of this plain talk was
the determination of the Tammany bosses,
before they left Washington, that no Tam
many man should become an applicant
for Federal office, although they stand
prepared to furnish men to fill as many
Offices as Mr. Cleveland may offer them.
but they must be offered without being
asked for, s ~ the bosses.
NO MONEY PANIC.
Senator Sherman is admitted by all to
be high authority on financial matters;