Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. !

| w ASd1NGION, MdfCu y, 1OS(.-l
was great inauguration. The crowd
was the greatest ever in WASHINGTON
upon a similar occasion. The CITY
was better and more generally decor
ated than ever before. The enthusi-
asm reminded one of the campaign
meetings, and of the announcement of
the election of Mckinley and Hobart.
The street parade was the best man
aged and most enjoyable ever seen in
Washington, and words of praise for
General Horace Porter, the chief
marshal, are heard on all sides. If
every organization in the big parade
which deserved it was mentioned, it
would fill the paper, but none of them
received more attention from the
| special ors than Troop A, of Cleveland,
Ohio, with their fine black horses and
snowy uniforms, and the members of
| the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers,
| the presidents old regiment, which
| shared between them the honor of
being President McKinley's personal
escort, the former of which at the
| close of the inaugural ceremonies also
| escorted ex-President Cleveland to the
wharf, where he took a steamer for a
southern duck hunting trip. Presi-
dent McKinley's inaugural address
more than came up to expectations.
1t was a scholarly, conservative and
statesmanlike announcement of what
he hopes to do for the country, with
the aid Of congress. Every partici-
pant in the inauguration believed that
he was helping to inaugurate the
greatest era of prosperity this country
has ever known.
Vice-President Hobart, who was
sworn in a few minutes before the
close of the Fifty-fourth congress, ard
before President Mckinley was sworn
in, in order that he might call the
extra session of the senate to order,
acted his part with all the ease of a
veteran presiding officer
There were jewels of sturdy Amer
lean patriotism in the little speech
made by Secretary Sherman at the
banquet given by the Ohio delegation
In congress, in honor of his transition
from the senate to the cabinet For
instance the following: 1.-The honor
of this country must never be lowered
an inch. at should be the purpose
of the government 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 other nations will take good
care not to give an administration
which announces such a policy cause
| for war.
1t is stated upon apparently good
authority that President Mckinley
will not seriously consider the matter
of appointments, outside of the diplo-
matte branch of the service, for at
least a month to come.
One of Mr.. Cleveland's parting
shots at congress was his veto of the
immigration bill, which shut out Hit
crates. He held his veto back as
long as possible, although the close
vote by which the bill passed the
senate made it certain that it could
not be passed over the veto by the
senate. The house promptly passed
it over the veto.
The bible upon which President
Mckinley took the oath of Office was
presented to him by the A. M. E.
church, through a committee COM
posed of Bishop ArEett, of Ohio, who
made the formal speech of presenta-
ton; Bishop Grant, of Pennsylvania;
Bishop Salter, of South Carolina, and
Bishop Gaines, of Georgia. The bible
which was made for the purpose is a
very handsome one and is very high
ly priced by President Mckinley.
Mr.. Olney kept up his obstinacy to
the last by declining to furnish the
senate with copies Of correspondence
concerning the case of Dr.. Ruiz. an
American citizen who died in a Span
ish prison in Cuba, giving instead a
statement of his own That sort OF
tomfoolery is now happily over, and
Secretary Sherman will see that SEN
ators and representative are given all
the information they may desire, con-
corning the foreign relations OF this
! government.
1t is coincidence that the mother
of the last Ohio president, the lament
ed Garfield, saw her son inaugurated
! president of the United States, just as
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley saw her
son take the oath and heard him de-
| liver his inaugural address. Few
mothers have the privilege of enjoy
ing such proud and happy hour.
Long may she live to enjoy the honor
| gained by her son.