The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12
Washington Letter.

The inauguration of the millionaire's
president was pulled off in a manner
gorgeous enough to be in keeping with
cost of electing him, which is said to
have exceeded SIG 900, 600. Everything
was conducted on the most lavish scale,
from the personal escort f ON Cleve-
land, Ohio, with their black horses, foi
which $4,000 was spent, to the ten
thousand electric lights of varlegated
colors used in Illuminating the costly
decorations for the inaugural ball In the
big court of the Pension building. Ii
was millionaire's event from start
to finish, and the talk of the million
aires agent, otherwise known as King
Hanna, indicates that 1t Is to be
millionaire administration, notwlth-
standing the Dlatitudes of Mckinley :
inaugural address Never before were
there so many private railway cars IN
Washington at one time and never oe-
fore was so much money spent at anc
upon an Inauguration. 1t is very evil
dent that the miIlionaire's expect Nc
Kinley's administration to bring them
prosperity, whatever it may do for the
poor When they invest their money
they always expect, and they usually
!
get. return in dollars and cents.
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, who spent two
DAYS in Washington this week, divided
his time between conferences with lead
ing Democrats and social intercourse
with his extensive circle OF personal
friends. but declined to remain for the
ina 4guration of his successful rival,
said to those who proffered him their
support for 1900 that he was not think
ing so much about the next presidential
campaign as about the condition of the
people, between now and then. He al
so expressed his sincere regret that the
promises Mckinley Prosperity had
not come to the country. 1t is a re-
markable fact about Mr.. Bryan that his
hold upon Democrats has increased since
his defeat, instead of diminishing, as is
usual in the case OF defeated candidates
of all parties.
The silver men are not surprised at
the failure of the Fifty fourth Congress
to admit Arizona, New Mexico and Ok
lahoma as states, and they expect no
better from the Ffty-ifth Congress, as
the edict has gone forth from the Re
publican bosses that none of the terrific
ries shall be admitted, because it Is
known that they would all send silver
senators. But the silver men expect to
control the house that will be elected in
NOvemberlS9S, and as they will cer'aln-
ly retain control of the senate, to have
the territories all admitted to statehood
before the opening of the campaign OF
1900.
Ex-Postmaster General Wilson left the
fraud charges again St. John Wedder-
burn x Co. and the National Recorder,
| their paper, which were filed with the
! pOst-Office department a few days age
| by fifty-five of Washington leading
patent lawy ers, to be acted upon by his
| successor. The head of the!firm of Wed
| derburn IL Co., is the man who started
| the Examiner Claims Bureau and the
Press Claims Co., both of which, during
| their existence, had extensive dealings
! in suits in court.
Senator Teller thus stated his opinion
/ of the relations of Mr. Mckinley to-
ward the monetary conference bill
! which passed with the house amend
ments: eff the new president has any
| sympathy for an international agree
ment, 1t must be judged from his votes
| in the house, and not from anything he
| has said since his nomination, for, ex
cepting the prefunCtory acceptance Of
| platform, his every utterance has indica
ted that he has gone over to the golC
standard, and will remain there"
Senator Tillman was the central figure
in the most dramatic incident of the
closing week of congress. He charged
in impassioned tones that the two cor
vorations which have monopoly O
making armor plate for the government
have agents in the senate and when Sen
atOr Hawley, of Conn, protested agains
the charge he repeated it, and intima
ted very plainly that Hawley was one o
the agents. There was time wher
such a charge would have resulted il
trouble outside of the senate chamber
but senators no longer fight with any
other weapons than their tongues.
Mr. Cleveland vetoed the immigration
bill, on the ground that it was depar
ture from our national policy tina
would impose hardships upon deservin,
people. The house passed it over tn,
veto, but the senate did not try.
1t is noteworthy that the harshes
criticisms of the manifest weakness
both from a business and political pom
of view, of the men IN McKinley's cab
met, have come from those who ar
classed asiRepublican leaders. Ofcours
this criticism is as yet only privately ex
pressed, but it indicates that unless Me
Kinley walk the chalk line he will sool
find himself confronted by formidabl
Republican opposition.
Mr.. McKinley's little bluff about 40
taking up the question of appointment
for a month or so, intended to kee
some of the office seekers away from
Washington, did not work worth cent
They have turned up in swarms and ar
making things lively for King Ham
as well as for Mr.. Mckinley. The onl
prosperity they see ahead lies in the pub
lie trough. NJ.