The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
FACTION WAR RUMORS
A Precursor of Political Hostill-
ties.
BUT THEY MAY NOT MATERIALIzE.
Prospects of Fine Inaugural Parade
Mckinley Is a Man of Peace-Coionel
John Hays Souvenirs of LincoIn-some
Valuable Bronzes.

valuable Bronzes.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24.-[Special I'm
few days the Inauguration of President
Mckinley. Now, for the first time Is it
apparent that the inaugural parade is to
be up to the standard of past years in vari-
ETY. and interest. For u time it looked as
If the procession which is to march down
Pennsylvania avenue after Mr.. Mckinley
takes the oath of Office was not going TO
be much Of an affair but the managers
now assure us that 1t will be as fine
thing of the sort as we have ever had in
Washington. The Pennsylvania troops
are not coming, at which there is n feeling |
of mingled regret and pleasure. They |
have made q great show at recent inau-
gurations, but they are little too numer-
ous Two hours of solid marching columns |
of dull gray Is too much of good thing.
A Rumor Only.
One of the amusing newspaper stories |
| of the past week was the effort of a west |
| ern journal, and Republican paper at
that, TO make 1t appear there was a con
| spiracy on the part of senators who are not
| friendly to Major Mckinley to break down
the inaugural parade and reduce it to "A
small potato affair." AS the ingenious
journalists would have it, Senator Quay
had combined with Senator Elect Platt,
and between them they had kept the
| Pennsylvania and New York troops away
from Washington on this interesting occa-
sion. Other senators were doing what
they could in quiet way according TO
the same authority, TO prevent Mr.. Me
Kinley coming into Office with splendid
pageant at his back. OF course there was
nothing in the story. The Pennsylvania
troops do not attend because there is no
money available for their expenses The
New York troops have never made prac-
tice Of attending inaugurals, though for
tic first time the governor OF New York is
coming to the capital to help escort tho
new president to the White House.
AS usual, the newspaper correspondents
and political writer's are borrowing trouble
, about the success of the Mckinley admin
istration very carly in the game. Some of
them will have it that Major Mckinley
will soon DO confronted by conspiracy of
prominent senators and others, whose plan
3 it is to bring on a faction war in the party
and prevent the Ohio man being his own
: successor According to the pretty theory
which these gentlemen have spun for their
own amusement, the situation in Ohio Is
the beginning of the war; They affect to
: see in the attitude of Senator Elect Fora
S ker and Governor Bushnell u precursor of
0 hostilities all along the line. They claim
Foraker and Bushnell are encouraged by
9 outside influences to turn Mr. Hanna
down. They think Platt and Quay and
Reed and others are laughing in Their
l sleeves at the fine manner in which they
: are preparing "a pickle Tor tho new prcsi-
4 dent If war comes on in Ohio, these
i seekers after trouble aver, and the preSi
e dent tries to give all The patronage IN The
e state to his friends and Mr.. Hanna
% friends, thgs turning down Senator Fora
!. kor and his people, there will be war IL
"a -he senate
No ono.csil5ing.r'or Harm0ny.
things VIII coma to i i;Isssaei .il6alc al thes
~ rather curly 70 be borrowing trouble 0Bo'no
them What the future viii bring fort
= no one can say, but thoie arc not as yo
u any signs Of war between factions in III
% Republican ranks SO far as l have becI
Is able to discover, the prominent Republic
If ans who did not favor MAJOR Mckinley
j. nomination last Summer arc disposed t
II give him n fair chance. The success O
! the party depends upon his success. The
:. do not wish to precipitatc war that ma,
cost the party control Of the next congress
.u and OF tho presidential election at the en-,
n of the century. AS l have already an
BIT nounced, it is we'll known to be Majo
McKinley's policy to maintain harmoni
GUS relations between the White Hous
and congress, and, with his rcmarkabl
D. faculty for smoothing out difficulties an,
n bringing men together, the chances are h
- will succeed
10 So far as is observable here the peopl
~ of the country are not in any mood to toll
crate faction wars. They want tho hand
IL of the new president upheld. Even Demo
ID Gratis talk this way. The silver men, too
10 say with earnestness that all they hav
e been working for is a return Of prosperity
n They thought it could be best secured il
- the way which they pointed out, but tn
- country weed against them and chose an
10 other way. Now they want to see that wa,
II fairly tried If it succeeds, well and good
Il If 1t fails, then perhaps the people will
a listen more readily to them. There appear
g to DO feeling among men of all parties
r. so far as have been able to gather it her
ut the national capital, that President Nc
~ Kinley should not be annoyed with faction
Ia tArs; that the senate, which Is almost
- and thesep Republicans on the one sid
8, the others. sn<ar Democrats elements OF
III way of a passage ofaace no obstacles in tn
I'd prevailing sentiment is fhasit bill. nh
the Mckinley policy should be faiassues
t. and then let the country judge accordingf!
i'm A Few Relics.
NJ II Colonel John Hay Of this city goes
London as ambassador to the court Of S
James, no will carry with him two of Il
most valuable and interesting souvenirs
President Lincoln which this country col
tains. One Is the famous Gettysburg orr
10 ton in the emancipator's handwriting,
- :, treasure which Colonel Hay CAREFUL
q guards and values as the chef d'ouvre {
d his collection. The other Is the second II
N augural address OF President Lincoln, ais
1t in Mr.. Lincoln's handwriting None
could not buy these splendid souvenirs {
the great war president.
Senator Bacon of Georgia has on III
n mantel four small husts Of Washington
:. Webster, Clay and Calhoun which hay
. attracted much attention. They wcI
:, - made many years ago by famous Freno
artist atthe instance of our minister
= France A limited number Of sets wei
3 cast and sold at t700 set, and one {
these was subscribed for by forms
wealthy citizen of Georgia. The war ruiz