National Republican., 1885-03-05
THE PEOPLE on THE PLAZA.
Acres OF citizens Assembled to See tho
Inaugural Act Accomplished and
Hear tho AddrcRa.

In.uyur,i Az, Aocompiished and
.,,
INV
Acres upon acres OF people, surging
mass of humanity of oompacted democ-
racy, as far as eye c0uld reach-this was
the spectacle yesterday noon at tho east
front or thu nanitol ne tho oood naturod
,,,I,;,,,do on,oi,od tha odvo,t ~ Tho
"u'''s"No S""''U '"' "u
presideht-elect 10 assume the uutles anu
take the oath of his now office. Tall and
short. obese and thin, dude aud rustic had
come from every quarter of tho land as
though Iris had slid down the rainbow
and summoned them
PROM CITY, FIELD, AND TOWN.
Jtwas a vorv sober well.bebavod crowd
with Tar lcss iarring or wrangling tban IL
cnstomarv 10 suoh occasions. XII wero
wreathed in smiles, and whiled away the
moments Of delay by good-natured
puns and facotious remarks. The old joke
Of Columbus pitching ball to George
washington was made TO DO duty again,
and the other pieces of statuary were made
to serve various figurativo purposes by
those who thought the opportunity too
good to let pass. The magnihcence OF the
capitol building aud oonjectures as to its
sizo, proportions, history ana internal ar
rangements, the general beauty OF tho
metropolis, the grandeur OF the streets,
parks and buildings weTo most frequent
topics of conversation among all classes OF
the assembled throng'
AFTER A DELAY or TWENTY MINUTES
or so after tho appointed time the haul
ing down oil the senate nag announced
the coming oil the actors IN the great
euevt about to be consummated. The
seats arranged Tor senators, representa-.
tives, generals. diplomatic corps, and
other distinguished guests were speedily
occupied, and an air oil expectancy set
tied upon every countenance' An un-
pleasant and repulsivo feature OF this
interval was tho dissertation oil the stat
uary by bad mannerod persons VINO used
them as towers oil outlook until driven
down by tho
CRIES OF THE OUTRAGED CROWD.
II was universally felt that nothing of
the sort should have been permitted
by the cspitol authorities for one mo.
mont.
A short pause epsued when President
Arthur, Presidcnt-elect Cleveland, the
members OF the supreme court, and the
cohBresslohai cohiihi''ee lu'e"y mau. u'.
.hoir ny W 'nY seaVs Aesknou mem vi
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az .h'S nlonn9nt, 'ho 1naCs Doink fomaln n,
aoie. Ireslueas hrsnuI aria nIsiIs " @ puS
oh MS osoio1ae , was soiHeu upon
asa psoteAe ior saylns JessinR'y' Aho
rfe''ueh' 10 eo'"E ouU anu
AFRAID he MAY oAioh OoLp'
p Every eye was s'iaIneu 70 no u'inoSs ss 40
Trosot Niove'ahu quIot'S alo'o ia .ns 's
place, ior nonohs In run n,s oyo onst 'to 40
K lhIohK " SoVoieiEns' aII ptoooeueu ~
ueil'er his ihausuiai; ne Was nsasiy Hty
anu PIa'hIy uressou Az oinoA, anu nIS
manneI petoheneu case anu CON
groas many GApEe1I,us VI ,,a t "ere
u.seIeu uPon sno nv ~ - " nia neau, ouS
ance and manner was highly favorable.
He spoke In q clearly audible voice,
with little or no gesture, emphasizing
certain portions of the address with mo.
tions of the head. The manner of speak,
ing was forcible aud manly, and will
occasional reference to the notes he helt
in his hand. The matter, free from un
1neoo which scanned 10
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