St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03

This is the last day of the Republican add
minstration of the government and to-
morrow will usher in the beginning of DEM
ocratic ascendency. The Inauguration cere-
monies will oe the same that have marked
the introduction of all the presidents of
modern times into office. President elect
CLEVELAND and President ARTHUR will be in
the senate chamber little before noon on
tomorrow. In that room also will be as
sembled the judge of the supreme court,
members of the house, members of the
diplomatic corps and officers of the army
and navy with other prominent official per-
sonages. At noon procession headed by
Senior Associate Judge MILLER, acting in
the absence of the chief justice, and the
president-elect will walk through the capitol
to the great portico on which seats will be
reserved for the persons gathered in the
senate chamber. The oath of Office will be
administered to Mr.. CLEVELAND and he will
then address the assembled multitude of his
fellow citizens. The crowd will probably be
larger than ever before attending an inaugu-
ration ceremony. 1t is most probable that
the inaugural address will by brief and
patriotic, and will unite reform spirit as will
please the people with such an explicitness
of Democratic principles as will crafty and
reassure the party. 1t is said that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND easily commits to memory and grace
fully delivers the public utterances, which he
is careful to write out. On the conclusion
of the address the civic and military process
sion will move from the capitol to the execu-
tive mansion, and after general public re-
ception in the afternoon, the day will close
with grand ball in one of the public build
ings.
The official proceedings are under control
of committees of congress. The civic cele-
bration is under charge of committees of
citizens of Washington city and of citizens
of states resident in Washington. With the
preparation of the ceremonies the president
elect has nothing to do except to cheerfully
conform to them and bear his part in them.
The arrangements have been criticised be-
cause of their elaboration and the scale on
which they are to be carried out. Most of
these criticisms are due to an excess of dem
agogy or lack of good breeding. Precedent
has settled the matter, for precisely the
same features have marked all inaugu-
rations for the last half century. The dis
play will be on a more magnificent scale this
year because of the immense turnout of peo-
pie who desire to witness the occurrence
which stamps the restoration of the constitu-
tional party to power in the Federal govern
ment-
Tomorrow will be the beginning of an i'm
pOrtant era in American political history.
The election of CLEVELAND was a victory of
business principles which marks real and
lasting era of honesty and common sense in
governmental affairs. 1t makes no differ
ence which party succeeds to the control of
the government, the presidents of the future
will represent the reform and not the spoils
element of the country. Mr.. CLEVELAND is
young man, and his political critics sneer
at him as novice, but, notwithstanding all
that, many men much older ami with more
experience in public life have reason to envy
him for his success in satisfying both the re-
form sentiment Of the times and the alert
expectations of partisans. That he will bear
himself splendidlY in to-morrow's ceremon-
les there can be no doubt. He will comport
himself with ease, dignity and circumspec-
ton. He is q gentleman of culture, possess
ing thorough knowledge OF the convention
aities and etiquette of large affairs, public or
social. His bearing will be equal to that of
any man who has ever been called to the
presidency, and the Inauguration ceremonies
of tomorrow will be marked by an impress
iveness and good feeling worthy of great
people.