Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-10
THE INAUGURATION.
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONNECT.
ED WITH IT.

lfnOus NcfulcJ on The Inauguration
is that il was the most brilliant and
successful occasion Of the kind in tb'
history Of the Government. Natur
did all in her power to furnish II
lovely day TO contribute TO the sue
cess Of the occasion. The multitu u.
which faced President Gle velan
When he delivered his inaugura
was Ojably the largest gatherins
Of human beings ever collected in
lc spot Some estimate the mum
b r al 100000 while fully quarter
of million flaiked the procession.
There were no mislaps and not a
speck Of trouble to mar the univcr-
sal joyousness of the day.
CLEVELAND AS AN ORATOR.
Mr.. Cleveland was a surprise as a
public speaker. Ills voice is flute
like in It's clearness and penetrating
power, and his lungs proved stron,
enough yesterday 10 send it TO So
great distance that some of his ut
terances We're applauded by men
who seemed city block away. His
enunciatlOn was distinct, aud he mod =
ulated his voice 10 give force TO his
sentences. His position while speak
Ing was easy aud was not at all un.
graceful. IL showed him TO be 10
only AZ ease but very confident.
PRESIDENT OLEvELAND's ADDRESS.
FELLow-C -CITIzENs-In the presence
OF lhls vast asselnblage of my c0un-
lrymen, am about TO supplement
and seal by the oath which | shah
take the manifestation Of the will OF
Il great and free people. In the rX-
ercise of their power aud right of
sclf-gOyernmen', they have committed
10 One of their fellow citizens SUI
p enc and lcred trdst, and ne here
cOts ales himself to their service.
rhls impressive ceremony adds little
To solenllize the responsibility with
which | contemplate The duty owe
10 all the people of the land nothing
can relieve me from the anxiety lest
by any act of mine their interests
MAY suffer, and nothing is needed TO
strengthen my resolution t. engage
every faculty and effort in the promo
tiUn OF their welfare.
Amid the din OF party strife the
peoples choice was made; but it,
attendant circumstances have demon
strated new strength ami safety of
government by the people. In each
succeeding year IL more clearly appears
that our democratic principal needs
no apology, and that in its fearless
and faithful application is to be found
The surest guaranty Of good govern
lnent.
But the best results in the opera
ton of government wherein every
citizen has share, largely depend
upon the proper limitation of purely
partizan Zeal and effort, and correct
appreciation OF the lime when the
heart of the pratisan should be merg-
ed into the patriotism of the
citizen.
To-day the executive branch of the
Government is transferred TO new
keeping, but this is still the
GOVERNMENT OF ALL THE PEOPLE,
and it should be none the less an OBJ
ject of their ailectionate solicitude.
AT this hour the animOsities of poll
tical strife, the bitterness of partisan
defeat and the cxultation of partisan
triuml Ii should be supplanted by UNI
grudging acquiescence 10 the popular
will and so, by conscientious concern,
for the general veal. Moreover, if
from this hour we cheeriully aud
honestly abandon all sectional preju-
dice aud distrust and determine with
manly confidence in one another TO
work out harmoniously the achieve
ments of national destiny, we shall
deserve to realize all the benefits
which our happy form ofgov, r1ment
can bestow
On this auspicious occasion we
may well renew the pledge OF our
devotion TO tue Constitution which,
launched by the founders of the re-
public and consecrated by their
prayers and patriotic devotion
has for almost century borne the,
hopes and aspirations OF q great peo-
Pile through prosperity and peace and
through the shock offoreign conflicts
and the pcrils of domestic strife and
yicissitudes. BY the father of his
country our constitution was COM
mended for adoption as "the result OF
II spirit of amity and mutual cOnces-
sion." In that same spirit it should
be administered in order to promote
the lasting welfare of the country
and 10 secure the full measure of It's
priceless benefits TO us and to those
who will succeed to the blessings OF
our national life.
The large variety of diverse and
competing interests subject to Fedora
control, persistently and seeking the
recognition oftheir claims, need give
us no fear that "the greatest good tC
the greatest number" will fail to bt
accomplished if i'll the halls ofnation
al legislation that spirit of amity anc
mutual concession shall prevail il
which the Constitution had its birth
If this involves the surrender ol
poslponement of private interest'
and the abandonment of local advan
tagesi compensation will be found il
the assurance that this, the common
interest, is subserved and the genera
welfare advanced.
CITIZENSHIP A PUBLIC TRUST.
In the discharge Of my official duty
l shall endeayor to be guided by I
just and unstrained construction O.
the Constitution. a careful observance
to the Federal Government and thos'
reserved to the States, or to the people
and by cautious appreciatio,
Of those functions which, by thl
Constitution and laws have been es
pecially assigned TO the Executiv,
branch of the Government. But Ii,
who takes the oath to-day to preserve
protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States only assumes tn,
solemn obligation which every pat
riotic citizen on the farm, in th,
workshop, in the busy marts of trad,
and everywhere should share will
him. The Constitution which pre-
scribes his oath. nv countrymen. il