Morris tribune., 1897-03-10
CAPITAL ITEMS.


The crowd was the greatest ever
in Washington upon a similar oc-
casion. The city was better and
more generally decorated than evel
before. The enthusiasm reminded
one of the campaign meetings, and
of the announcement of the cleo
tion of Mckinley and Hobart.
The street parade was the best
managed and most enjoyable ever
seen in Washington, and words of
praise for General Horace Porter,
the Chief Marshall, are heard on
all sides. If every organization IN
the big parade which deserved it
was mentioned, it would fill this
paper. but none of them received
more attention from the specta
tors than Troop A, of Cleveland,
with their fine black horses and
snowy uniforms, and the members
of the Twenty third Ohio Volun
teers, the Presidents old regiment,
which shared between them the
honor of being President Mckin-
ley's personal escort, the former OF.
which at the close of the inaugural
ceremonies also escorted ex- Presi-
dent Cleveland to the wharf, wher
he took the steamer for a southern
duck hunting trip, President Nc
Kinley's inaugural address more
than come up to expectations. 1t
was scholarly, conservative and
statesmanlike announcement of
what he hopes to do for the coun
try, with the aid of Congress.
Every participant in the inaugura-
ton believed that he was helping
to inaugurate the greatest era of
prosperity the country has ever
known.
Vice President Hobart who was
sworn in few minutes before the
close of the Fifty fourth Congress,
and before President Mckinley was
sworn in, in order that he might
call the extra session of the senate,
acted his part with all TIE ease Of
veteran presiding officer.
There were jewels of sturdy pa
triotism in the little speech made
by Secretary Sherman atsthe ban
quet given by the Ohio delegation
IN Congress, in honor of his transi-
ton from the Senate to the Cab
met. For instance, the following.
''The honor of this country must
never be lowered an inch. 1t
should be the purpose Of the gov
eminent to protect it's own citizens
wherever they may be found. 1t |
must be pleasing to every man who
loves the honor and good name of
his country to know that man
who holds such sentiments is now
IN charge of the Department of
State. Such a policy does not
mean war, but peace, because 9TH
er nations will take good care not
to give an administration which
such a policy cause for
war.
One of the first things called to
the attention Of the new Postmast-
er General will be the charges filed |
against the firm Of John Weder-
burn & Co., and the National Re-
corder, paper issued by that firm,
by fifty five of the most prominent
patent lawyers of Washington. in
Guiding four ex-Commissioners of
Patents. Wedderburn & Co. are
charged with conducting fraud
ulent business, by receiving money
under false pretenses and with
the postal laws by send,
ing their paper through the mails,
and the Post-ofice Department is
asked to put the firm and their
paper on the fraud list.
1t is stated upon apparently good
that President McKin-
ley will not seriously consider the
matter of appointments, outside Of
the diplomatic branch of the SER
vice, for at least month to come.
One of Mr.. Cleveland's parting
shots at Congress was his veto of
the Immigration bill. which shut