Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-07
THE INAUGURATION.
GRAND CEREMONIES AT THE IXsTALA-'
TION OF THE NEW PRESIDENT
TEXT OF THE INAUGURAL

monies The city was gaily decora-
ted for the occasion, both public and
private buildings being handsomely
ornamented. The parade was the
grand feature of the day. 1t was five
miles long and consisted of both civic
and military organizations. The mill
tary turned out 10000 men, the civic
organizations II 900, while brass and
cornet bands aggregating $50 men
furnished the music. Upon reaching
the senate chamber the arrival OF
Cleveland and Hendricks was an
nouneed and applause, clapping of
hands and cheers welcomed them.
Hendricks was sworn in by President
Pro Tenn. Edmunds, of the senate.
Mr. Edmunds adjourned the senate
without day, and Mr.. Hendricks took
the gavel and called the senate to
order in extra session. Prayer was
offered by the chaplain, following
which the vice-president made a brief
address The new senators were
sworn in, and after reading the mes
sage of the president converting the
senate the procession was formed and
fled its way toward the platform on
the central portion of the capitol,
where the oath of Office was admins
tered to President Cleveland, after
which he delivered the following:
THE INAUGURL ADDRESS.
Feilow-citizens- the presence OF
this vast assemblage OF my country
men, am about to supplement- and
seal by the oath which | shall take of
the manifestations of the will oil a
great and free people. In the exercise
of their power and right of self-gov-
eminent they have committed to one
of their fellow-citizens supreme and
sacred trust, and he mere consecrates
himself to their service. This I'M
pressive ceremony adds little to sol
emnize the responsibility with which
contemplate the duty / owe to oil
the people os the land. Nothing can
relieve me from anxiety lest by any
act of mine their interests may suffer,
and nothing is needed to strengthen
my resolution to engage every facility
and effort in the promotion OF their
welfare. Amid the din of party strife
the peoples choice was made, but It's
attendant circumstances have demon
strated anew the strength and safety
of the government by the people. In
each succeeding year it more clearly
appears that our democratic principle
needs no apology, and that IN It's lear
less and faithful application Is to be
found the Surest guaranty OF good
government. But the best results in
the operation of a government, where
in every citizen has Il share, largely
depend upon the proper limitation of
purely partisan zeal and effort. and a
correct appreciation OF the time when
the heat OF plrtisanship should be
merged into the patriotism OF the citi-
zen. To-day, the executive branch OF
the government is to transfer to new
keeping, but this is still the govern
ment of all the people, and it should
be none the less an object OF the sollc-
itude. At this hour the animOsities of
political strife, the bitterness OF partisan
defeat and the exulation of partisan
triumph should he supplanted by I'M
grudglng acquiescence to the popular
will and solely conscientious concern
for the general veal. Moreover, if from
this hour we cheerfully and honestly
abandon all sectional prejudice and DIS
trust and determine, with manly conf
dence in one another, to work out har-
moniously the achievements of our
natural destiny we shall deserve to
realize all the benefits which our happy
form OF government can bestow.
On this suspicious occasion we may
well renew the pledge OF our devotion
to the country which, launched by the
founders of the republic and conse
Grated by their progress and patriotic
devotion, has for almost q century
borne the hopes and aspirations OF Il
great people through prosperity and
peace, and through the shock OF our
foreign conflict and the perils OF do
nestle STR ie and vlGlSsitudes. BY the
father of his country our constitution
was commended for adoption us the
result OF IA spirit OF amlty and mutual
concession. In that same spirit it
should be administered in order to
promote the lasting welfare of the
country. and to secure the full meas
uFe Of its priceless heReits to rs and
to those who viii succeed to the bless
ings of our national lite. The large |
variety of divers and competing inter
ests subject to federal control, persls-
tently seeking the recognition OF their
claims, need give no fear that "the !
greatest good to the greatest number"
will fail to bR accomplished, if, in the |
halls of national legislation, that spirit |
of amity and mutual concession shall |
prevail in which the constitution had |
It's birth. If this involves the surren- |
der or postpOnement OF private inter
ests and the abandonment of local ad-
vaatages, compensation will be found |
in the assurance that thus the common |
interest is subseryed and the general |
welfare advanced.
In the discharge OF my Official duty
| shall endeavor to be guided by just
and unstrained construction OF the |.
constitution, careful observance of
the distinction between the powers
granted 10 the federal government
and those reserved to the States, Or to
the people, and by cautious appfe-
cldJlOn OI JuOSc juilCLlOhS NtllcllI ny /
the constitution and laws, have been
assigned to the executive
branch OF the government. But he
who takes the oath to-day TO preserve,
protect and defend the constitution of
the United States only assumes the
solemn obligation which every patriot
ic citizen on the farm, in the work
shop, in the busy maFts OF trade and
everywhere, should share With hinl.
The constitution, which prescribes his
oath, my countrymen, is yours; the
government you have chosen him to
administer fag time is yours; the
suffrage which is executive Of the (
will, freemen is yours; the laws and
the entire scheme of our civic rule, ;
rom the town meeting to the State
,apitoIs and the national capitol, is
yours every voter, as surely as your
chief magistrate, under the same high
sanction, though in different sphere, I
3Eeroises a public trust. Nor is this ,
III, Every citizen owes to the cOun-
nv vigiIant watch and close scrutiny
Of it's public servants and Il fair and I
reasonable estimate Of their fidelity {
md usefulness. This is the peoples /
will, impressed upon the whole frame
work OF our civil policy -municipal, $
State and federal and this is the price (
If our liberty and the inspiration OF /
al. ~,