Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-15

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voted themselves $4,000 travelling
expenses when they had not Travelled
step. Why did not Uncle Joe in
his omnipotence scotch this business?
But there is an aftermath to all this.
In fifteen months there will be another
congressional campaign and a number
of voters for constructive grab act
will be pleading with their constitn
ents for denomination, But it is not
likely that the people will forget. Or
if the people forget it is not likely
that the opposing candidates will
forget Certainly these congressman
have by their cupidity furnished their
enemies shard edged weapon and
their friends d difficult situation to
explain.
It is said that the theatrical mana
gers account for the failure of Ameri-
can plays in England on the ground
that no play will succeed in America
that does not show man or woman
elevated out Of his own class. The
American people love to think that
there is no person too obscure to be-
come president if he should have the
right equipment and the chance. For
this reason the figure Of George Bruce
Cortelyou, one time a stenographer in
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral and now Postmaster General of
the United States, is one that pecu
liarly delights the people. Mr.. Cor
telyou was formally installed in the
cabinet Wednesday and took charge of
the postoffice department, the largest
branch Of the government service.
This department employees more men
than any other and is one that stands
most in need of Stropg and vigilant
management. If Mr.. Cortelyou main
tains the record for efficiency which he
has held in every capacity from the
time he entered the public service
through his course of private secre-
taryship to three presidents and his
management of the republican cam
paign, there will be such house
cleaning in the postoffice as some
know to be necessary. Reforms be-
gun by Bristow will be pushed to com
pletion and we may look for postal
service that will serve all the people
and ignore the express companies.
There is so far no indication that Mr..
Cortelyou has an eye on the Presi-
dents chair, but if he does the things
that are expected of him in the next
four years, the people may consider
the Presidency logical reward. For
the present, however, it is agreeable
: to many friends of the President to
know that there is another man in the
cabinet who is a respected and capa-
BILE adviser and one who has always
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ton.
In spite of the lnclemency of the
weather and the fact that the city is
much torn up with unfinished i'm
provements, the inauguration of Presi.
dent Roosevelt with it's attendant GER
emonies and pageantry was altogether
: successful. Your correspondent had q
point of vantage in the press gallery
5 and it was interesting to note the con
trast Of the different entries AS the
noon hour approached. the Sergeant
at Arms announced with much i'm
pressment The Speaker and the
House Of representatives Their
Speaker Cannon entered and was con-
Quoted to a chair beside the acting
president of the Senate. The Mex
: announcement was the Diplomatic
corps and as the ambassadors headed
by the dean, the Russian ambassador
: Count Cassini, entered, there was g
splendor and emblazory of gold braiG
such as is never seen outside Of the
t diplomatic corps. One could not helr
thinking how tame our American am
bassador must appear abroad amid
such pomp of regalia. The next an.
nouncement was the Chief Justice and
, Justices of the Supreme Court, and in
came walking slowly down the aisle tc
: the places assigned to them the nine
: justices robed like monks in long black
, silk gowns reaching to their toes. The
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