The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-11


southern duck hunting trip. Presi-
dent McKinley's inaugural address
more than came up to expectations. |
1t was scholarly y, 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 inaugerate the
greatest era OF prosperity this coun-
try has ever known.
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Vice-President Hobart, who was
sworn in a few minutes before the
close of the Fifty fourth congress,
and before President Mckinley was
sworn, in order that he might call the
extra session of the senate, called to
act when President McKinley's NOM
nation, to order, acted his part with
all the ease of veteran presiding Of
fcer.
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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: "The honor
of this country must never be lower
ed an inch" ut should be the pur-
pose of the government to protect its
own citizens wherever they may be
found" It must be pleasing to ev-
cry man who loves the honor and
good name of his country to know
that a man who holds such senti-
ments is now in charge of the de-
partment of state. Such policy
does not mean war, but peace, be-
cause other nations will take good
care not to give an administration
which announces such a policy cause
for war.
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One of the first things called to the
attention of tho new postmaster gen
eral will be the charges fled against
the firm of John Wedderburn & Co.,
and the National Recorder, a paper
issued by that firm, by ffty-fve of
the most prominent patent lawyers Of
Washington, including four ex-com-
missioners of patents. Wedderburn &
Co. are charged with conducting a
fraudulent business, by receiving
money under false pretenses and by
violating the postal laws by sending
their paper through the mails, and
posto&ce department is asked to put
the paper and the firm on the fraud
list.
II 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 month to come.
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One of Mr.. Cleve]and's parting
shots at congress was his veto of the
immigration bill, which shut out IL
literates. He held his veto back as
long as possible, although the close
vote by which the bill passed the sen.
ate made it certain that it could not
be passed over the veto by the senate
The house promptly passed it ove1
the veto.
The Bible upon which President
Mckinley took the oath of Office wal
presented to him by the A. M. b
church. through committee com
mittee composed of Bishop Arnett, O
Ohio, who made the formal speech O
presentation; Bishop Grant. of Penn
sylvania, Bishop Salter. of South Car
DINA, and Bishop Gaines of Georgia
The Bible, which was made for tn
purpose, is very handsome one ant
is very highly priced by Presiden
Mckinley.
Mr.. Olney kept up his obstinancy
to the last, by declining to furnisl
dence concerning the case of Dr.
Ruiz, an American citizen who diet
in Spanish prison in Cuba, givin!
instead statement of his own. Tha
sort of tomfoolerv is happily over
and Secretory Sherman will SEE tina
: senators and representatives are Civ
en- all the information they may de
.. sire concerning the foreign relations
, of this governm ent.
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> It is a coincidence that the mothe
: of the last Ohio president, the lamen
) ted Garfield, saw her son inaugerate'
president of the United States, jus
as Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley saw
her son take the oath of office an
heard him deliver his inaugural ad
dress. Few mothers have the priv
lege of enjoying such proud AM
, happy hour. Long may she live t
: enjoy the honors gained by her sor
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