Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-03-12
TIE INAUGURATION

The scene in Washington on the Attn sur
pa.sed description. The weather 50 long
5i.sereeable and cold hrd suddenly become
delightful. and the sun shone brightly upon
the advent of President Cleveland as 1t did
noo, that of his last democratic predecessor
tren-v-eirbt wears before. The city, Penn
sy.yania Avenue especially, was grana'y
decorated nearly every house glowing WIN
IN. rsinbow hues of innumerable hagS'
obiIs, portraits of the President and Wee
pr.,iirnt-elect appeared at frequent inter
walls The crowd was immense. We do not
3 ink the estimate of hundred thousand
i'm addition 10 the various organizations
and the residents OF The city an ezaggera-
ZION tar not only were the sal walks all
most impossible, bnt tie carriage ways oi
tnea avenue. one of the broadest in the world
were as thick with people As the pa'emenN
,f broadway. Like the decorations, the
crowd MAJ, duar.sd 6y lis width and showed
20 nr le., advantage than it would have
done In other ciUe. The procession was
one of the longest and finest eger seen.
The regular troops were .ew, mere guard
OF honor. aud The President was escorted,
as WAS meet. by regiment after regiment of
citizen >o.diery, men from the farm, the
workshop and the office, who stand ready
at moments warming % protect any state
against invasion " of domestic violence,
should he call upon them as authorized by
the Constitution. Gov. Pattison, with his
eight thousand sp,endidly equipped Penn
slovenian. showed that the Keystone "
wa. ready TO do her part while Virginia
and New York. Rhode Island aud Georgia,
Connecticut and South Carolina, North
Carolina Ohio and Missouri. sent each her
quota 10 show tnat shey TOO are loyal 70 the
Constitution and ready TO protect Plese7Te
and defend" it. The negro military or
carnations we're accorded honorable rec
IGNITION and conspicuous place among
the militia of their respective states. Their
number. much exceeding that of amy for
m.r occasion. aud their handsome appear
ance and excellent drill must have aston
isLei ,bs Northern visitors and shown them
how much the negro has improved under
democratic rule i'm the South. The long
lines of handsomely equipped political or
eanizatious. too. lall from the North and
West for the South sent nonel. and evil
IDENTIFY composed of the most substantial
citizens of those sections. gave earnest Of
their desire TO restore i'm the government
the honest and economical administration
ofour fathers. Over three hours, line AFTER
line fled past the almost dazed spectators
and Dc seemed as if there was TO be mo- end
.1 the display Che address of The Presi-
dearclect was q very model, and ifs good
taste ana conservatism. have. we see, forced
approval even from hi, political opponents.
We believe he has both the honesty and the
nerve Co make his words but the earnest Of
hi- actions. The closing scenes of the day
were in keeping with the rcsl The dis
play OF fireworks WAS the finest ever seen
u Washington. and the streets were throng-
cd with people and professions, prominent
among which was tha, ofthe Flamboau Club
orTopekl. Kansas who made the air re
-r'cndcut with q beautiful display Of rock
IT'S. a- they marched We mus, not omit
one feature of the day-thc pcr.ec, order