Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-27
THE INAUGURATION.
President Cleveland and Vice
President Hendricks.
The inaugural Ceremonies Witnessed by
an Immense C%oncourse of People-The
Presidents Address-The Great Pa
rade-Fireworks-The Ball.
THE NEW ERA.

LOuu 1xOUCoo vi LAG UAAA "a ~AN SAS
ing of thousands of troops in long process
sion attest this. The weather was very
fair and pleasant. From early morning
Pennsylvania avenue and the grounds
around the Capitol were crowded. Along
Pennsylvania avenue especially and
throughout the city generally were decora-
tions, flags and banners and streamers and
garlands and devices of all sorts to well
come the arriving President. Among the
most elaborate of these are those upon the
fronts of the Pension Office, where more than
q thousand dollars was expended by the
clerks in tina Off in decorating the build
ing. Around the two fronts OF the great
six-story building is q network of red,
white and blue bunting fastened at the in
tersections with golden stars and colored
rosettes. Some idea of the extent of this
is given by the fact that over 1,5W yards
Of this material were used for this
purpose. Along the top and lower por-
lions Of the building are shields with the
names of the States, and on the Pennsyl-
vania avenue front others with the
PORTRAITS of the Presidents. Along the
front are the Roman "fasces," surrounded
figures of Peace and Liberty, while paint
ings of the Capitol at one end, and of JUS
tice with her books and scales at the other,
complete the great picture, which, with its
luttering flags and banners, is the hand.
soonest upon the streets.
In front of the White House a huge stand
was erected at a cost of $500, covered, pro.
rated, from which the President and sew
eral hundred invited gentlemen and ladies
reviewed the procession. Just opposite it
was another grand stand crowded, of
course, long before the procession reached
that part of the route provided for it. 1t is
estimated that seats had beenprovided for
%, 1000 persons, and that 100000 persons
viewed the procession a. it passed down
the avenue after the Inauguration cere-
monies had taken place at the Capitol.
At ten O'Clock Senators Sherman and
Ransom, who were to be the escort to
President Cleveland, repaired to the Ar
lington Hotel, where the President-elect
was quartered, and escorted him to the
White House. Senator Hawley at the
same time visited Wizards Hotel and
escorted ice-President-elect Hendricks
to the White House. After q short time
spent there, they took carriages
for the Capitol, being escorted thither by
one division of the procession, consisting
Of the regular army, the marine corps and
the District militia. Arriving ut the Capt.
toll, President Arthur went to the Presi-
dents room, where he found most of the
members of the Cabinet waiting to trans
act the last work of the Administration, the
discussion of the bills being passed by Con-
gress in its expiring hours, and the an
proval by the President OF those that were
thought worthy of approval. The Presi-
dent-elect was escorted to the Vice-Presi-
dents room, where he was followed by
Mr.: Hendricks and his escort, the two re-
naming here until the moment should ar
rive for their entrance to the Senate
Chamber.
At eleven O'Clock the diplomats, who
We're entitled to seats on the floor of the
Senate. began to arrive. They gathered
in the Marble Room, adjoining the Senate
Chamber, and marched into the Senate
OF the chair. They were followed by the
heads OF departments, General Of the
Amy, the Admiral Of the Navy, the
Amy officers and others who have been
thanked by Congress, by name, for
meritorious services; Governors and ex-
Governors OF States, Judges of the Su-
:reme Court of the District and of the
e'so of the District, the Assistant Secretaries
ct the departments, the Commissioner OF
Agriculture and the Supreme Court. The
members of the House arrived during
prayer and while the new Senate was be.
ing sworn in, and with the utmost diff
Guilty made their way to the seats assigned
them IN the rear of all others in the Senate.
@AS a. "S4O " Oily pdCkou,
Shortly before twelve the President and
the President-elect and Vice-President-
elect entered the Senate chamber, and were
escorted to seats reserved for them. Vice.
President Hendricks was sworn in as Vice
President of the United States and Presi-
dent of the Senate, and proceeded to ad.
munster the bath Of Office to the newly
elected members OF the Senate, thus by this
simple process completing the reorganiZa-
tlon CT the body in q very brief space OF
time, and the Senate of the Forty eighth
Congress passed away, and its place was
filled with the Senate of the Forty -nintb
Congress. The new Senators sworn in, the
procession formed, for the purpose of es.
cortlng the President-e elect to the platform
sworn in and deliver his inaugural.
The procession moved through the Cap
ltol from the main door Of the Senate
Chamber to the rotunda, and thence
through the main door at the east front OF
the Capitol Building to the great platform
that had been erected, upon which the
9ath OF office was to be administered tc
front of the building was packed
with a mass of people, thousands
on thousands, from whose throats
came q mighty shout as the procession
and the President, to be, appeared,
Marching forward to the platform, upon
which the members of the press had al
ready been seated, the President and Vice
ffesloent-elec took seats at the center
we'll IN front, assigned them by the com.
nllttee, those following filing right and
ie1C TO their seats as assigned. When
silence was obtained President Cley, LAND
began his inaugural address, which was ne
follows:
FELLOW C~ITIZENs-In tho presence of thi,
VAST assemblagc OF my country men, I AR
ABOUT to supplement and seal by the oati
when Shall take the manifestation of thu
WIN OF q great and free people. In the exer
else OF their power and right of %sclf-govern
m,ent they have committed to one of their lei
low cltlZens a supreme and sacred trust: and
ana ne mere consccrates himself to their ser
wee. inns impressive ceremony ndds little tt
the solemn sense of responsibility with which
/ contemplate the duty J owe to ali the peonla.
OF me land. Nothing can relieve me from
anxiety, lest by any act OF mine their interest,
may suffer, and nothing is needed tf
stfehg.nen my resolution to engage every
faculty. and effort i'll the promotion of theil
welfare. Amid the din Of party strife tho
peoples choice WAS made; bur its attendam
circumstances have demonstrated a new
strength and safety of the Government by tn,
clearly appears that our Democratic principl,
NEEDS no apology, and that in its fearless ant
faithful application is to be found the sures
guaranty OF good government.
Bnt the most results in the operation of {
government wherein every citizen has ,
share largely depend upon the proper limit
alton OF purely partisan zeal and efforts. nnG
q correct appreciation of the time when tn,
heat OF the partisan should be merged in tn,
patriotism OF the citizen. To-day, the Ex
ferred to new keeping. But this is still tn,
Government Of all the people, and il shonL,
be- none the less an object OF their affectionat.
solicitude. At this hour, the animosities o,