New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-04
of the most fortunate and memorable in the
history of the country.
JNAUGUR1TION DAY.

Il
inaupnrated under as suspicious circum-
stances as those which surround General Gar
field to-day. The country is peaceful, pros
perous and hopeful. Its credit is the best Of
any great nations. The only open question
concerning it's finances, now that the mis-
chievous features of the Funding bill have
been killed by the veto of President Hayes
ia whether it's bonds can be sold at par with
interest as low as three per cent Ii they can
be. even England with all her great accumu-
lated wealth and her worldwide COM
merce. will be less fortunate than we.
All our industries are active, and our
labor is fully employed at fair wages
General content pervades the whole land
There is no sort of question as to the fairness
and decisveness of the election of the new
President. He had plurality of the popular
vote in spite of the suppression OF the RepuD-
lican party in many States, and his majority
of the electoral vote was unusually large. Not
even the most bgoed partisan can cavil
at the suliiciency of his title or dispute the
validity of the mandate by which the people
have called him to the chair of executive
authority.
There Is complete and cheerful acquics-
ccnce in the result of last NOvembers contest.
With admirable good sense and q soldiers
loyalty to his Commander in Chief, tho late
candidate of the Democrats Will take part in
the inaugural ceremonies by thus throwing
aside all feeling of disappointment, General
Hancock we'll represents the sentiment Of the
better portion of the party which recently
supported him, and wins new title to pub
lie regard as an unselfsh patriot.
But the happy auspices under which the
new President takes the oath OF Office to-day
by no means arise entirely or IN large part
from the fact that his title is beyond the pos
sibilty of dispute. They come chiefly from
the confidence of the people III his ability and
his personal character. The plain, intelligent,
Woodworking common people like tins broad
shouldelcd, largc-braned farmer from Ohio.
They believe he is one Of themselves
"A man chosen from their own ranks
by reason of his s'lf-carncd leader
ship, his intellectual force and his en-
lightencd patriotism. His sympathics, they
believe. will always be with the honest,
right-thinling patriotic masses. They are
glad that he is not rich. They rejoice that
he was not reared among mOney-chan,,crI and
that he did not make his way in politics by
the devious routes Of rings and trek ,tcrS.
With hi, moral nature nuTturrd IN The whole
some atmosphere Of rural life and g;hcncd
by the trials and struggles of twenty-five
Yeas Of public service. they are confident
that he will yield to no temptation to neglect
his great opportunities for making Wise anu
brnriicrnt administration.
So there is feeling of citation and con-
idcnce throughout all the land To-day,
and it finds its expression nj WASH
ingtOn III the largest throng ever assembled
to witness an Inauguration, the finest street
pagcantry and the largest parable OF volun-
tccr military and civic ORGANIZATIONS. The
immense conc0uIsc Of people that Will linc
Pennsylvania-avc. and surround the great
marble cdiicc on Capitol Hill, and the
many marching compaui"s with their banners
and emblcms, will only iecbly typilv the good
will of the millions Of stay-al-home ciZ"rS
who would gladly hc present if they coud,
AMI who, with their whole lcartS, if not wth
their lip~. are saying this morning, Success
TO the new President"