Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. 1904.


When the Congressional roll is called on
Monday the unanimous response will be
s'present or accounted for y Almost all OF
the members of both houses are here ready
for business-or, at any rate, for talk. The
Virgin of the Capitol is seen upon her lofty
perch to touch her Liberty Cap to h r
guests and make observations concerning
the spec tacles ard the hubbub
Great preparations are being made for the
inauguration next March The President
has excited some hostility here by taking
the whole affair into his own hands, as he
did his election, turning down our most
prominent local Republicans and appoint
ing in their place his dear friend'' Col
John NJ Wilson, with whom he was
thrown in intimate association during his
membership of the Civil Service Commission
ten years ago. The appointment is regarded
as an emphatic announcement that the in
augural ceremonies are to be mainly milf
tary 1t will probably be the most snowy
and numerously attended Inauguration of a
President ever held Already scores of
State officials are here to make arrange
ments for regiments companies and civic
associations which will take part The
President will cooperate with his usual self
assertion to make it "a great show He
has ordered the battalion of four companies
of PHILIPPINE scouts mostly Maccabes) who
have been at the st. Louis Exposition. to
remain in this country and participate in
the honors to their President New pub
: lie buildings and tremendous local i'm
provements are going rapidly on and the
&citv on March will be in its most attrac-
hive holiday garb.
a The Presidents bulletin excluding a
Boston paper from news sources is felt to
have been inexpedient because about as in
II feetual as the Pope's bull against the
omet. The paper will get the news just
he same, perhaps more abnndantly than
ever, and the advertisement Is worth un-
bold sums. But its offense was gross one:
for Mr.. Chester A. Snow, president of the
Humane society here, says that the Presi-
dent is a champion OF kindness to animals
and always gives them abundant care. The
warn that he encouraged his children to
s torment a turkey was very disreputable
Invention conCe ming one who in recent
message to Congress appealed for the better
protection of animal The turkey that it
was said the Roosevelt children treated
with cruelty was never seen by the chill
dren until it was served on the table.
Washington is not proud to have been
the birthplace Of the woman, Macy Patter-
son. The action of admirers in writing to
her sympathetic letters, sending her bou-
nuets, four-leaf clover, food and wine, and
making passionate appeals.to be allowed te
serve ner, is enough TO cause doubts Of the
Avalue of our judicial system. Why are
men things permitted? A prominent
arist in this city proposes that prisoners
3)<hall invariably be tried by iuries Of Their
,wn sex, holding that the masculine elem,
: mt Is what prevents the conjunction oil
Lonno women charged with capital offences,
I 4 : alleged murderess would be more likely
e. S have ave Justice done her if her goo-goo eyes
sonnd themselves confronted by twelve
xvon,en insensible to her physical charms,
n male assassins were tried by Juries Of
women. would they not have far better
chance TO escape than at present.