The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-02-13
PREPARING FOR
THE INAUGURATION
Especial to the Silver state.)

no nominations. save those in the
army, navy or diplomatic service. the
president continues to send in many
nominations to the senate. Little con
ISOLATION can be gained from this by
the persons nominated. and vet they
are as eager to be named as though
that meant sure acceptance bv the
senate. Fortunately the senate. hav-
ing made sure that compromise or
agreement was out of the question,
has abandoned its ineipient flibuster
and has buckled down to the transac-
tion of the vast amount of business
that remains for it to clear away be-
fore the 4th of March brings the ses-
sion arbitrarily and abruptly to
close.
Preparing for Inauguration.
The Inauguration of Gov. Woodrow
Wilson as president of the United
States will be different from any 9TH
er presidential Inauguration that ever
was held. Certain forms and customs
grow up around such functions, and in
course of time they come to be look
ed on almost as if they were written
into the constitution instead of hav-
ing no color of law at all 1t is
truth that many times our unwritten
laws are more vigorously enforced
than those which have the authority,
power and prestige of courts and the
entire government behind them.
The inaugural ceremonies, or at
least that portion of them which APP
peals to the public love of pomp and
display, have no greater authority
than custom to support them. The pro-
eession, the inaugural ball, the recep-
tion-all of these are the creation of
the citizens committee, and the chief
executive, with all the rest of the
government, has been in the habit of
gracefully aequiescing in them so that
the public might have a holiday and
enjoy a spectacle. But while it has
been profitable thing for the com
mercial interests in Washington and
for the transportation interests to
have a great assemblage of people,
congress has been in the habit of com
placentlv footing large part of the
cost. This year there will be less to
pay from the public purse, for the in
coming president has refused to sane
tion the inaugural ball or an elabor-
ate reception, so the chief spectacular
feature or the Inauguration will be the
military parade; and this will satisfy
the largest number of people and
please their love for pomp and dis
play.
For the first time the workers for
woman suffrage will occupy big place
in the proceedings. They are making
very extensive preparations, and
promise to do something spectacular,
albeit it will undoubtedly be in per
fectly good taste. SO fast has the
cause of "equal rights progressed
in the last few years that it seems
hardly necessary any more to argue
further for universal suffrage.
Democratic Simplicity.
1t may be a shock to some, and to-
more it may be a disappointment, but
there seems to be every reason to be-
lieve that President Wilson will usher
in an administration marked by JEFF
fersonian simplicity. Without in the
least reflecting on the administrations
that have preceded it, some persons
are frank enough to say that with
high thinking and simple living in the
White house, with fewer flunkies and
less gold lace in evidence, there will
be closer adherence to the spirit of
the constitution and more wholesome
example to a nation which seems to
have become literally drunken on
prosperity The spirit of Republican
institutions should not suffer under
this new regime. The prosperity of
the country should not even halt, but
possibly the expectations of the Dem
ocratic leaders that that prosperity
shall be more evenly and equitably
distributed win be realized. The great
commercial interests of the land do not
seem to be greatly worried over what
congress will do. The leaders in the
house and the senate have shown
ability and self-restraint 1t is un-
doubtedly best for the country to give
I its hearty support to the new admin
( istration and so enable it to begin its
work under favorable auspices.
Hosts Gathering.
! IT is long since Washington was so
full of people as it has been this win
/ ter The sessions of the various inves-
I tigating committees and of the WAYS
and means committee with its tariff
hearings, brought many persons here.
not to mention the advance guard of
job hunters. A good many new mem
4 bers of congress have come on to get
acquainted with the situation-to
4 learn the ropes-and to get settled in
family quarters Some of them
thought the cost of living was high at
home. but usually thev are surprised
to find out how much things cost here;
and with city having one-third of
its population wearing some shade OF
black or tan, they hold it strange
that domestic servants are hard to get
and harder to keep, while good SER
wants are not to be had at any price
fhap haul clarlx
in "the provinces Still. once in Of
fee few congressman retire volun-
tarily, although some do so.
About Patronage.
Talking about Office seekers. the de-
scent upon Washington has begun.
The money thev will paw out here for
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