The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-28
AN INAUGURATION PROGRAMMES.

Suggestions Which, IL Adopted, Will Present
Great Historic Picture.
New York Tribune.
We are sincerely anxious that the Inaugural
ton of Mr.. Cleveland shall be great poetic and
artistic success, and we have no sympathy with
those sodden Democrats. if any there be, who
cry out against making that event a gorgeous
spectacle. Recognizing the interest which all
good citizens of the country should take in the
Inauguration of its President, we venture to sug-
gest to the committee in charge programme
which, we doubt not, will commend itself TO all
true Democrats. 1t may possibly be improved
in some Of its details, but we think that as it
stands it is almost perfect
On the morning Of the inauguration all the
Democrats who want an Office will gather at
Washington. OF course the city will not begin
to hold them, but they can mass around it by
States in solid platoons. When the time for the
ceremony draws near, q mammoth procession
will form near the White House and will ad-
vance to the Capitol in the following order:
The President elect on a milk white charger,
preceded by small boy bearing banner on
which is inscribed, ''This is Jeffersonian Sim
plioity."
Vice-president-elect Hendricks, carried on Che
shoulders of one hundred Ho0siers, preceded by
transparency inscribed, ''Why should you
fearY You carry one greater than Caesar"
squad of Bourbon Democrats, gnawing some
old files of the Times Motto: tough, Tough
SO Tough"
Chairman Barnum driving seven trick mules
and holding aloft transparency inscribed
sSThe Only Greatest Show on Earth"
One hundred assorted statesmen who feel 1t in
their bones that Cabinetlightning will strike
them, preceded Ivy chorus of small tigers sing
De-. A~oN EaU
Ex-senator Doolittle drawing veil over his
lacerated feelings
George William Curtis, Carl Schurz and Henry
Ward Beecher, in their great tableau scene, 1.-THE
Mugwumps' Revenge"
Delegations from every State and Territory,
representing the applicants for postofices, 10.
900 strong preceded by banner inscribed:
"Turn the Republican Raseals Out Turn Us
In"
Dan Manning. HI. O. Thompson and Carter
Harrison, carrying an oil painting of the AugeaH
stables. Motto: I'VE Have Cleaned Them
Out"
Henry Watterson and S. J. Randall, carrying
a Shekinah inscribed: Democratic Tariff
Policy-The Great What Is It"
The man who expects to be collector of the
port of New York, 500 strong. Motto: LET
Me But Collect the Customs of the Country, and
Care Not Who Makes It's Laws"
The editor of the World, in the act OF writing
his celebrated article, mo Flummery," followed
by 100 sandwich men bearing on their backs a
statement of the Worlds circulation.
The Southern chivalry in the saddle, Sc, 600
strong Many bands playing Dixie. Notices:
1--WE Rule by Right Divine" and "The Niggalls,
by CAD, sah have taken to the woods"
Several deadly parallel columns of the Even
ing Post, on foot and 1imping badly. Motto:
1--WE are Little, but Oh, N.Y.
A regiment of mugwumps on foot, preceded
by band playing a dirge. Transparencies in
scribed: I'VE Kick at Everything" and 1--WE
really couldn't take an office"
Democratic workers. Motor I'VE want Re-
FORM but where do We come inF
One hundred picked Tammany braves, wear
ing Grape on their left arms preceded by trans
pareney inscribed: 'Ichabod."
Mrs Belva A. lockwood, one strong. on a ff-
ty-four-inch tricycle., waving aloft Handkerchief
inscribed, Gimme Fair Count"
St John and his apostolic legate, as he appeared
IN his great one-act farce, Spot Cash, or Why
RAN
One hundred thousand Democrats, very hungry
and very thirsty headed by transparency in
scribed Reform VIII Keep"
Five men in single file (the only ones in the
country who believe in the Democratic cry of
reform Motto: 1.-The Fools Are Not Ali Dead
Yet"
A solid phalanx of Democrats who know they
won't get anything, carrying a transparency
inscribed: "Butchered to Make q Roman Holt
day"
The Rev. DR. Burchard. borne along by allit-
eration's artful aid Motto: Last, but Not
Least
We hope that the managers will adopt our sug-
eestion in the spirit in which it is made 1t they
do they will present to the world great historic
picture of the Democracy as it is, the story of
which will be handed down to generations yet
unborn.