Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-07
With characteristics playfulness the New York

With Characteristic playfulness the New Yorl
Sun il engaged In . sstiricsl effort to excuse
the somewhat intoxicated condition Of a num-
Der O. its subscribers who attended the inaugu-
ration and who when they returned to the
bosoms Of their respective families found II
disBcult to offer suitable or satisfactory e1pla-
nation a. 10 the evident expansion Of head and
thickness Of speech. Some of them being in
terviewed by the Sun complained bitterly
that the Washington bar rooms being tightly
closed, they could not get sandwiches
after midnight. and our scintillating neighbof
evidently accepts this explanation for II insists
that the visitors drank because they could moi
get anything to eat-were victims of inadequate
provisions for their proper refreshment rather
than pitiable examples Of chronic vicious ten
denotes. That statement. il true. would disturb
the good people Of this city more than q little,
but ss . matter Of fact the character Of refresh
ment with which men loaded themselves during
the inaugural period was settled by the prefer
ercesof each individual; and whether from
force Of habit or other cause there did seem TO
be . tendency among some Of the visitors
toward the liquids which foster in mankind
those wobbly tendencies which, in this matter.
seem to afiict the esteemed SUNS accuracy Of
detail and argumentative logic. People who
desired to eat had ample opportunity to pur-
chase and devour as much a. they wanted, but
in several instances the opportunities were.
sadly enough. neglected. To supply those who
were in the parade with suficieney Of
clean. wholesome food. peripatetic vendors
bore around huge baskets Of sandwiches and
elephsntine cans Of coffee, but in the crowds
that surrounded these Observation-Disclosures
there were but few Of The SUMS constituents,
for sandwiches and coffee may not have been
in harmony with the appetites Of men who had
breakfasted in the comfortable apartments or
the luxurious cafes Of washington's leading
hotels. Some Of the returned New Workers.
great humorists-complsined a. already stated.
that thew could not procure edibles a. any Of the
bars after midnight, and they might, with
equal propriety, have made similar accusa-
ton as to the hours which precede the darker
twelve O'Clock. When Washingtouians have q
mind TO eat they do not seek satisfaction in the
midst Of glittering mirrors, countless bottles,
self-acting corkscrews saucers Of cloves, baskets
of lemons and such like pa-aphernalia; they
make no effort TO gather figs OF thistles. The
Sun IL willing to believe that the hilarious
democrats were hilarious because thes we're
victors Would u not be more reasonable to
suppose that Tammanv became doubtful as to
the recognition it might receive from the presi-
dent In whose behalf The Sun. in season and out
Of season, has labored so industriously. and
thatN the Generalization which IL depicted
sprang from the doubt
But seriously. Brother Dana. why should you
say such harsh things Of your disciples? They
were all right when they left here and IL they
were all wrong when they landed in Gotham
something must have happened en- route. Men
who did not get enough to eat in this city were
either foolish or too poor to purchase food
The inaugural committee had in readiness for
instant use. availsble upon request. unused ac-
commodations-board and lodging-for fully
one hundred and fifty thousand more people
than came here. The facilities were ample and
the spectacle Of New York throwing stones at
Warrington for such . cause as The Sun calls
attention to could easily be regarded a. ludi-
eroua