The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06
Prom our Regular rcofrespondsnt-l
WASHINGTON LETTER.


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The Washington Monument has been
turned ovee was the startling announce
menf on the street yesterday at IL o'clock.
This did not mean that II had been over
turned, but that IL had been turned over
transferred from the monumental
who have had IL ia charge
for 36 Years. 10 the people OF the United
States. The ceremonial programme has
now been completed, and the monument
stands alone In it, peerless grandeur,
divinely tall and most divinely fair. the
noble a tribute to the noblest man
The six thousand who composed the
civic and military procession. and who
were out from 10 q. m. until 2 p. m,
standing inr most OF The time massed IN
Ia square about the monument, had =
Ifoieiasle OF the horrors of war. II Was
bitter weather aud manv, chilled 10 the
bone, were prostrafed with cold.
The procession from the monument O
the Capitol was well ordered and impos-
ing. have seen many professions
move along Pennsylvania avenue. but
never before have seen the police sue
cred ia keeping the streets clear. Major
'Dye. the chief Of police, received letter
of thanks from the President for his sue
cess In managing the crowd
First came General Sheridan in full
Uniform. mounted on black horse. He
was followed by four aids, and large
body OF mounted men. Next in order
came the II. T.. infantry and artillery,
aud then tie volunteer military and civ
ID orga-izations. These were followed
lby long lire Of carriages, decorated
with the stars and stripes. in which were
members Of Congress and Justices Of the
l~npreme Court The President sat in .
drawn BY four horses Con-
4 spicuous ~ the head Of the southern Wis
liting military companies was Gen Fitz-
hugh Lee, mounted on . superb dark
Ibav stallion
The ceremonies NJ the monument were
very brief The weather was SO cold
That not even the speakers uncovered
their bald heads. and the audience sat
with their hats on and moved their be-
Inumbed feet constantly Atthe Capitol,
from which all but q favored two thou
lsand we're excluded. the ceremonies were
lproiracted. The speeches were longer,
hut were endured by the audience with
lfor'ifude. The first oration was written
lby MIR. Winthrop who was the orator
'rhirfy-seven wears ago when the cornei
stone was laid II was in the somew hat
heavy and reduudan, style OF rolling
ireriud- that was considered fine rhetoric
lior,y wears ago. Mr. Gladstone. Mon
lsicur Gamhelta. Lord Macsuley, or Mr.
Villas would have said more Ia half ~
A. many words The oration was read
lbv Mr Long. of Massachusetts. the writ.
Ter being too feeble 70 be- present.
The oration of Col. Daniels. ~ Virgin
lia. was flowery and brilliant, sophomor-
lieal and porientious. The best orators
lof tile day practice different style. and
The orators OF the future will not tne
models in the orations of last Saturday
Except Of some faults they should avoid
Lite il TOO short. and modern common
Isense and culture Is too practical 10 b
lcheafed and iickled bv words. words
words. This view docs not exclude
le!oquence. hut il does exclude grsndilo
'lquence. which vaunis itself and suhsfi
ltuies gaudy sentences for chaste and
.l-imple expression Of thought. II ols
lMr. winthrop and young Mr.. Daniel
Twill take care to revise their orations he
fore delivery. and carefully cut out al
the fine things they have dotted on, the,
may vet make pretty good orators. bn
the old stvle Of soaring the American
eagle until she IL out ~ sight. aud msk
ling the larks sing Al the gates Of Parsdis
will not do for these times.
y G. A 8.