The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-05
NO P0MP NOR SHOW
INAUeuR srIaNS or PRESIDENTS
CONDUCTED SIMPLY.
Washinnfcn Had His Coach ana
Forr stories OF IeEersanian
SBmrlicftx--John Adams Helped TO
InauEurafc Hf. son-1sreeantian
10 Guard Lincoln Just Before the
Rebellion.

WASHINGTON. March s-~SFsciai--No
saa,tioa e. the burden ef taxation viii "a
nsSe. no iivsv VIII - sacrificed tomorrow
When Wk.lisna Mckinley becomes the hest
OF thtS nation. TIC ruler 0f ever saessl.ss9
81 people. no costly offlcial riches. no poEise
and pNgeantry Of an unusual character
viii ec provided at the puhiie expense.
Invosuntariy the coronation Of the reiSn-
ing ear OF Russia comes 10 the mind While
Tire eys and ears take note 81 the rrepaTa-
lions FOR the time whfsn Grover Cleveland
viii Se succeeded by William Mckinley.
For years Russia viii stag1pr under tae
additional haraen or dest placed on
her by her ruler IN erdcr that
he might formally he invested
with the insignia Of his ofllcs
with becoming spsendor. and The relatives
OF those poor peasants who were Killed
while trying 10 set At the food given -
them ny their Little Father have their
bereavement 70 remind them of the fact
that another Romanoft has assembled ths
throne.
The inauguration Of the president At the
close 81 the nineteenth century Is IN a
way made tribute 20 ths commercial
spirit of tao times. Those who dance pay
the piper. The puhlfr treasury yields up
an insignificant Stfm in comparison VITA
the whole cast az the inauguration eer-
emonies. THE tTRdesHan " the Capital
CITY 0FftNN tAS commercial hte1kNtsk 8lNEd
the gathering 81 80 many neoQle There
fore. they bear the chief expense. These
who express their boy by dancing AT TIA
Inaugural bail Will likewise pay the Adder
After he Is paid the surplus MI be applied
20 the pas metat o. other expenses. lar
that reason the national treasury vii
spend directly not over $5ea 10 zee - il
that Mckinley Is atting.y inaaefed into
ofnce.
Tessa La dizziness ~ ths. ht~ vas,,s,tf. a. ,,N.
displayed in pageaRss 10 please the eye.
Net a dollar does Il spend on such an oe-
casion 20 impress the representatives af
the foreign governments With iis military
proves. or the vastness OF lts material
wealth. These gentlemen discover the cost
Of administering the government aud keep
ing up its civil csta hlishment. through thu
caustie references or the party ont Of paw
or 20 the extravagance Of the one In Of
fee. 4 few thousand regular troops. or
dered To parade on that day. In the omiy
show the government makes All The resi-
is done by tho party 10 which the preSi-
dent-elect belongs. Above even that rises
the commercial spirit The greater The dis
play. the more people are attracted. and
the more money spent among the hosei-
keepers and the business houses There
fore. 70 is to the business interest ~ Wash-
ington 10 make big a display - passi-
HE. II - easy 20 account for the ready
subscription Of large sum Of money by
the merchants.
Probably the first Inaugural ton los wears
ago. cost the public treasury as much as
the present one. II is interesting AZ such
a time as this 10 recall hoH Washington
set out from Fredericksburg Va, after
bidding HIS mother good bye and borrow
Ing S,eo 20 defray expenses. for the seat
OF government at New York city He
Travelled with A coach and four ac-
..ny nj hr IL nsk HuEe
ley will ride IN parlcr car 10 a style az
luxury far beyond the dreams OF the most
optimistic visionary OF George Washing
tons time. II rs related that the father %
his country was without the faculty Of
imagining what things might be. 50 thar
furnished conclusive proof that ~
imagined no mere luxurious mede OF tsav-
eliug than IN coach and four
Washington gave himself fourteen days.
time I'm which TO traVoi about 20 mics
Mckinley took that many hours 20 come
twice the distance. The peopie Of Alex
andria. the Old town where Col Elmer
Ellsworth was shot At the beginning az shs
war for daring 10 haul down a rehe, nag
eight miles below the swamrs that then
fTouted the capital city. turned out 20
greet the first president. They gave him
a dinner and made formal addresses When
he departed the mayor Of the town said.
Go ard make a grateful people happy"
That was before the time of party and
partisan feeling The people did not reai-
ize the opportunities for dividing tAsnl-
se.veE into parties "a be afforded during the
constitutional period they were then a~-
tabfshlng.
All tho way 10 Georgetown. the town
that r now part OF the capital the en-
thnsiastie people Of Alexandria followed
the great man. most - them on foot.
through the hifs that ile on the Virginia
eFA a of sftFs ErsF Haty
way the Georgetown folks met the Alex
andrians 70 offer the Distinguished travel
er the shelter of Is bospltahie roofs lsr
the night. SO II was sH the way IN Fai'@
adelphla, where there was = big military
display and where the crowd Was 80 great
that Washington had q send his carriawr
ahead and ride h9fse back Ete protested
against escorts hut the enthusiastic pess-
pc accompanies Elm auyhsm. The De.4-
ware fox threw srr5ea across tfsa road
and At number ~ Places his path was
sfrewn with flowers
White the story ~ fhsf travelling u tn-
taresfing and reminds one s34lewaat 0f
thu progress az f89narcas through ti3ssr
kJnEdc us. Il Is Iaore absorbing - mafs
how little this country wss tsousht of. Elk
years after England fully recognized the
indeps ndencs Of her FebeilouE colonies.
Thursday, when President NeKlnlay e. asss
the oath Of Office. tine eyes ~ f5ie reHFae
sentstivss Of thrive oYernmenfs vii prob
ahly regard him intently When Washing
ton looked into tae faces 81 BIS feliew
cnunirymeu r. New York France ant
Spain were the only countries officially
represented a. the cgeem8ufes. Those Lat
In countries we're e. presenfosf IN because
taey loved TIRE 81 fauf republic, but heeassss
they hated the British kiaK. Taa heads ~
fae houses OF Bourbon and HFagarzx sxs.
or "a least Thought taNg saw im the neA-
conner IN The family - nations an ally
against the nsgssy aseendsd sguse Of Han
over Taey 81 rot tSfnk Washington
woula advise bis cegnfryTnen 90 7oia siesf
from Ear pecan iuflueneas Or that Monroe.
thirty years later wou'8 incorfaTate tao
sdea in a state paper destined - hseoas@
the definite procurement o. oar foreign
policy
In these aags tbere were interminable
discussions 90 te tire etiquette 80 Do ef,-
sareed 81 fhe new government The aasr
eE8 revolutionary fathers had ret yet ges
g. ouf - their braftH tbat fhe government
ines ware esrs fs(tshtnw waa - hs wsfhest
great forms aue3 cerem0niafs- 80 they ax-
restea tae president 70 wear Is sword. ~ e
sort ~ emblem ~ authority. ard 90 ride
20 tbe Federal builiing Sc eoaea ~ stafe
Ora wn sY four horsas Whtle the senator's
asre waifing for the boise q rspre~ensst-
tlvez and she gsgesfaaus-eiset 80 apfsear
they had great discussion a. - gso~ th.y
should oshaVe ~ben tae HsennneFs - tns
fheH ard ROW #upHosesslw lower houss
should 2 ppear-~sEt1sta er ffzeY should se-
cetVe thefn standing. 10 indicate thesr
equality or sitting 20 shoS the represen-
fatfves thaf they. representing ofly a past
OF the people 81 she state. were inferior
Ia dignity 90 the senator's. the represents
ttves q each state III SIS character -