Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-09

WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHINaroS. d. c. March ,oo,
From our Regular corresponden,.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March s, 1901.
President McKinleys second inau-
guration is now history, and very
brilliant chapter in history it was.
Like everything connected with the
public life of Hon. William Mckinley.
1t was strikingly successful. The ar
rangements were unusually well car
ried ont in every respect. The parade,
both in military and civil features, was
interesting from start to finish and the
street decorations were more tasteful
and artistic than ever before, especially
those in the Court of Honor, as the two
squares of Pennsylvania avenue from
Fifteenth to Seventeenth street, was
called for this occasion. The great
court Of the pension building, where
the inaugural ball was held at night,
could not possibly have looked better.
If it be fair to judge from the success
of his inauguration, President McKin-
ley's second administration will be
even more successful than his first, if
such thing be possible. The Presi-
dents inaugural address will take rank
among his best state papers. 1t was
open, straightforward and patriotic,
like all his public utterances and acts.
Vice-President Roosevelt received the
ovation of his life from the thousands
who thronged historic Pennsylvania
avenue, as he rode to the Capitol to be
sworn in. His first official duty, after
taking the oath, which was admins
tered by Senator Frye, president pro
tenn of the Senate, was to swear In
thireteen new senator's.
The Congressional Legislative day Of
Saturday was extended through Sun
day and until nearly noon Monday,
and with it died the Fifty-Sixth Con-
gress, which, whatever its failings may
have been, has a heavy balance to it's
credit on the right side Of the public
ledger.
If it were possible for his comrades
Of the Civil War to feel an increased
admiration for him, President McKiu-
ley's action in securing the Union
Veterans for his personal escort from
the White House to the Capitol by
personally requesting that assignment
for them from the grand marshal of
the inaugural parade. Every veteran in
in the parade, from Gen. Daniel Sickles,
in command, down to the humblest
private, looked the pleasure and
triumph he felt at being there, and
that pleasure and triumph will be
shared by their comrades all over the
country.
Pettigrew, Allen and Lentz are lead
ing the push on the toboggan slide
which runs into the lake of oblivion
Their fate should be a warning to
tratorously inclined men who happen
to break into Congress.
The dignity with which Vice Presi.
dent Roosevelt is presiding over the
extra executive sessions of the Senate,
now being held to confirm Presidential
nominations, must jar the readers of
the yellow journals.
The establishment of line of steam
ers between Chicago and Europe re-
calls the fact that Capt. c. ID. Pierce,
about twenty-five years ago, loaded a
vessel at Chicago and took it directly
10 Europe.
Neither one of the thirteen new
Senators sworn in by Vice. President
Roosevelt, just after his own inaugura
tion, believes that the "hoodoo" APP
plies to him.
The attendance at President McKin-
ley IS second Inauguration was record
breaker, which shows that the people
appreciate a good thing when they
have It.
Imagine the feelings of John T.
Dovey, who found out a few minutes
after enlisting in the navy that nc was
one of ten heirs to fortune of S4.0OO.-
900.
Sensible persons are not worrying
over the authority Congress hag given
President Mckinley in the Philippine
they know it win not be abused
President McKinley's second imam.
gural address would be bard 70 Nea.
either as a common sense bns.ass
speech or a patriotic talk
We have educated our ratrors ta OK