Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-20
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1885.

Never did the sun shine more be
nisnly on human pomp and pageant
nv than on the 18th of Mach, 1855,
when Grover Cleveland was inaugu-
rated President of the United States. |
The superb broad avenue Which |
stretches from the Capitol to the /
Treasury had been swept rs clean as
a floor and it was kept clear from
curb to curb. The sidewalks, win
dows. and hundreds of temporary
balconies were filed, it is estimated,
by more than two hundred thousand
SPECTATORS. Promptly at past
10 the Presidential cortegs started
/ from the White House to the Cap
itol. The President and the Presi-
dent-elect rode in a carriage drawn
by four bay horses, and were driven
at a walk the entire diS'H'ra.
The Inauguration cen 'nony passed
off smoothly. Mr.. CT, valand deliv-
cred his address in Il clear, strong
voice, and without other %esticulation
than slight motion with his right
hand. When he had concluded he
turned TO Tie Ch:tf Justice of the
Suprcme Court and sH0re that he
would maintain Tie Constitution and
the laws Of tie United States the
Bible used was one that had been
presented TO Mr.. Cleveland by his
mother. After President Cleveland
bad returned to the White House, he
took his position on the stand that
had been erected for the purpose,
and surrounded by cx-President Ar
thur and number of distinguished
personages, reviewed procession of
25 900 uniformed civic and military
military organizations. The parade
was the most imposing ever seen in
the city. The crowd was the largest,
best behaved and most respectable
looking ever seen here. The day
WAS the finest ever vouchsafed to pa
geantry, and President Cleveland
entered upon his arduous work IN
der the most cheering auspices.
l had never seen the President I'M
til he appeared in the carriage on lis
way to the Capitol. L was impressed
by his pallor, his expression of wear
mess and harrassment. lie looks
; older than his photographs. l saw
him again at the inaugural ball when
he was escorted around the densely
packed hall between Senator Pendle
ton, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Merrick of this
city. The scene, the enthusiasm OF
the crowd, the greetings of ladies
who did not wait for an introduction
was evidently new to the President
He was pleased, and did not know
how to conceal it, or rather did moi
:, try to conceal it. As Il result be wa.
p, perfectly natural, and the very oppo
site of blase. His face wore O large
uncultivated smile, such as might bt
worn by q healthy country lass at he
debut in the city, and in the surpris,
of finding herself au unprofessiona
attraction. But l do not think Mr.
Cleveland will prove himself wantin.
the Suaritcr ia modo, that is the IA
tural outcome Of candor and simple
ity of character. As for the fortdt'
IN ne, everyone knows he has it, an,
some good Democrats fear he has to-
much of it for practical purposes.
" The city is Overlooking with visi,
, ors, and so great is their enthusiast
,. and good will that it is feared tina
;s they will bore the President I
= death. His time on Tue day afte
Inauguration was occupied in shall
ing hands with delegations, whic
81 had no other excuse or object than
desire to meet and greet the Pres
m m Cent Of the United States. 1t wa
s. observed that the President shoe
ct hands without gloves. To hay
shaken hands with the President
p doubtless a very pleasant souvenir {
y the memory to those who come [
n' Washington, but those who wisel
o' and patrio'ically wish him we
'e will not take the time and enera
OF that does not belong 70 individual
~ but is consecrated to the interests
Sc sixty millions of people. Presidel
We Cleveland has great and appallir
~ work before him, and il he does n
no STORMY protect himself from Il
ne gush, and drivel, and importantly
ne pilgrims who come singly and
II bat'alipns, his four years will 90 o
d without their mead of accomplis
at ment. DFM
he
IS. 1T seems from letter written
n Capt. McFarlane, of the schoon
Mist, to the Inteliigencer, that NJ
Baxter, the Trader of the Neah B
10 Reservation, has been having a Sc
d. thing OF it in his dealings with t
he Indians. 1t is charged that the I