Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-05
Fhe Fonrih oT Marcll.

Tue Fourth OF March.
Favorine skiss look ,lowh on Adsy which
VII be ever memorable in American :
,iasOTy.
Many thousands Of people from all SEQ.
lions OF the country; east, west north q
md nouth, gathered at the national
,Apital 10 witness whA! comparatively
lew Of them have ever beheld-the in {
Au5uraiion Of Democratic President.
For twenty-eight yesrs have rolled away
since James Buchanan stood on the
eastern porch OF the Capitol, took the
ofiOiAl cath and delivered his inaugural,
ami = generation OF vOters has grown up
who were born after his retirement from
ofioe,
Thirty three years ago the old Wing
party died with the defeat Of General |
Scott. Four years later the Republican
party made its first appearance, "a a
national organization, with John c.
Fremont "a It's standard bearer. Four
years thereafter, in 1860, II nominated
and elected Abraham Lincoln, who was
induoted into office on March 4th, 1861,
and since then the Republican party has
held continuously the soeptre Of
authority. 1t came into power in an
hour OF terrible trial 1t accomplished a
work which time has convinced every
reasonable man was IS good
az II was great; 1t lad its
necessary mission and 1t fulfilled IL.
Called into being merely to prevent the
extension Of slavery, 1t was impelled by
the tremendous issues that that conflict
evoked to go on TO the utter extirpAtiOn
Of slavery, and the elevation Of tie newly
liberated slaves to the status Of American
citizens. And, looking back over the
record Of the past quarter Of q century,
there are probably no thinking people
who do not now admit that In doing this
the Republican party did for the most part
we'll and wisely, thing that must have
been done sooner or later by some politi-
cal organisation. The change in Ameri-
can sentiment has been 80 immense since
the days Of President Buchanan that We
hear now Of no class Of people in our
whole broad land who wish to see slavery
restored, or the negro deprived Of the
ballot.
But the lust Of power snd the forces Of
corruption that so long . lease OF authority
brought dnAlly aroused the people to a
protest against the continuance Of the
Republican party In control which oul
minated In the election Of TiIden and
Hendricks. True the voice Of the people
was stihed for the time being the ma
jority submitted to the unjust domination
of the minority to avoid the horrors o.
another civil war; but time has vIndi
Gated the right and Mr.. Hendricks tods,
takes his seat, with the approval Of tn,
whole country, as the honored Vice
President Of the United States, while tn
men who allowed themselves to be use,
as the usur oers Of positions to which the
were not ohosen-Rutheriord B. Kaye
and William A. Wheeler-have lapse
into such obscurity that their very Mans
are seldom mentioned.
The President who retired ysstedAy
Mr.Arthur, goes out OF office with the envii
bic reputation Of greater man than b
entered II. An untried man, with
record which did not encourage the nAtio
to hope much from his administration, b
was elevated into ths chief msgistracy b
the Asssssin's hand; he rose to the ems
gsncy and showed himself to be at least
safe President. Few statesmen OF b
party and in his position, could ha'
held the rsins Of government more oret
itRbly than he has done. He has mao
mistakes; bat he has shown himself Il
big man for what Senator BayArd stylt
the mercenAry element Of his party
control or intlmidats and he returns
private lie with more honor than
emerged from it.
The new Democratic President, n
Cleveland, comes into power under So
roundings generally suspicious. He com
into power as the choice Of the mo
honest and reputable elements Of Il
American people, not only Of his own b
Of the Republican party, and be h
called around him as a cabinet some
the best and most conservative and
seeing statesmen in the land.
goes to Washington fresh from
position Of great power in viii
he has borne himself wi
ability, oircumspsction and an unwont
degree Of political catholicity, TO make
honest government for the whole COuntr
20 be the entirely unsectionAl President
SthorOughly reunited nation, knowing
eAst, no west, no north, no south, but
grand democracy which takes in eve
seetion Of our land. And we feel 81
that the wish Of every true American
that his administration may be the m
prosperous and productive Of good II
the nation has ever known.