The Press., 1893-03-09

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 Thursday. Evening, March g. 1893.
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 IT is PRESIDENT CLEVELAND now, and we all salute him.
 ANYHOW President Harrison didn't al- low any twisting of the tail of the Ameri- can eagle. 9:s~
 IN common with many Stafford friends we are glad of the we'll deserved tribute given by an Ashford correspondent of appreciation of the life and character of Judge Baker, one of the new commission CTS of Windham county.
 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and every mem Der of his cabinet, save one, is Presby- terian. The exception is Secretary Car lisle, who attends Presbyterian churches, but is not a member. Ex-President Har- rison, asked to explain this affiliation, replied: "The Presbyterians believe in the doctrine of election"
 IT appears that the Hawaiian "Prin- cess'' Kaiulani, who has just arrived in United States, accompanied by her English guardian, and who has made a touching appeal to the American people not to de- prive her of her kingdom, has not drop of royal blood in her veins, and therefore her talk of her rights of inheritance are veriest humbug.
 RESOLUTIONS have been passed by the legislature appointing county commission CTS for Holland county. W. D. Holman of Holland, democrat, is down for the long term of four years from July, 1893, and Adolph Korper of Wilmington and Dexter C. Talbot of Coventry to serve from now until July, 1895. For Windham county, Edwin M. Hall of Windam, republican, and Davis A. Baker of Ashford and E. M. Marlor of Brooklyn, democrats, are ap- pointed, MT. Baker for the long term.
 THE democrats now control the |. S.. senate, having in addition to the vice. president in the chair clear majority of members upon the floor over combined republicans and populists. They will therefore revise the committees, and have given the republicans notice that their proportion of membership of the commit tees will be considerably below that which : has been accorded to the democratic mi nority by the republicans.
 SATURDAY was a bad day for inaugural festivities. The wind and sleet drove people from the streets, also very much diminished the number of hearers of the as if the idea of an outdoor address must be abandoned. Washington was full of people and the inaugural procession was a grand affair, though much curtailed, as stated above, from what it was intended to be. Those who saw the president de- liver his address with barred head trembled for the consequences to his health, but no bad results seem to have come from it.
 SENATOR SHERMAN has introduced a constitutional amendment making the terms of president and congressman to end April 30, making that the day of inaugu, ration hereafter. That is well. Last Sat. urday was cruelty bleak day for such hn aff Q nf l " posture. But the next tconstitutional amend ment to be acted upon should be the one making presidential terms six years in length, and no incumbent eligible to re- election. Everybody seems to favor it. why delay action?
 HARTFORD, aside from containing the legislature and it's somewhat eccentric do- ings, is greatly agitated by the temper ance work of the younger Murphy. His meetings are rousing in attendance and interest. Enough "blue ribbon" men have signed pledge cards to fill the city's quota in many calls for "three hundred thousand more." The profits of the sa- loon must be already abridged if all these men-many of them converted drunkards keep their pledge. Murphy is a power full worker, one who evidently understands human nature and how to reach mems in tellects as we'll as hearts. All his con- verts will not stick, but lasting good will result from his work.
 THERE are signs of another dead lock in the state. Insurance Commissioner Fyler is claimed by the republicans to be legal resident of that office until the general assembly by concurrent vote shall elect his successor. It is further claimed that the senate which on Friday confirmed ex-Senator Seymour upon the governors appointment had no right to do so, there being no quorum present, and one sen- ator calling attention to this fact, but be- ing over-ruled on points of order. Furth- CT, it is objected, that Lieutenant-govern- or Cady, being at the time acting gov ernor of the state, had no right to preside over the session at which the confirmation was made. Upon this point, however, Gov. Cady had taken legal advice in an- ticipation of objection, and is claimed to have exercised no privilege that was not his. But upon these grounds combined it is probable that decision of the courts will be needed to settle the matter of title to the office.
 PRESIDENT CLEyELAND's inaugural ad- dress, while not clearly outlining any pol icy, indicated that his views were un- changed concerning the tariff. He says
 The people of the United States have decreed that on this day the control of their government in it's executive and leg islative branches shall be given to polit- ical party pledged in the most positive terms to the accomplishment of tariff re- form. They have thus determined in favor of a mora iuct and anuita bla cUcfam of