St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Cur Regular Correspondent
MARCH 8, 1885.

% relate tuG cFSuLS Va IhS pas" "SSN
in the space allowed for letter, am
afraid will require power of condensa-
ton that your correspondent does not
possess.
The President was inauguTated with
we'll ordered pomp and pageantrys IN
the presence of a crowd unprecedented
| in number and responsibility. The
weather, attributed by some to the ar
rest of Gen. Hazen, the chief OF the
Weather Bureau, was as perfect as IT 1t
had been regulated by thermometer.
The inaugural address was delivered I'D
the presence of at least 80, 900 spectators,
and owing to the strength of the Presi-
dents voice, a large proportion OF them
were actual auditors. The parade that
followed was such as has never before
been seen in this country, and it was
reviewed by the president, and many
distinguished personages around him,
as we'll as by 100000 people who covered
the sidewalks, temporary balconies,
stands and house tops of Pennsylvania
avenue.
At night the sky was painted red,
white and blue, with fireworks, and the
great ball attended by the President
and nearly ten thousand persons, was
the brilliant and frivolous finale of the
day. l gazed upon Mr.. Cleveland's
pale, strong face as he rode to the Capt.
tOl in the forenoon, and wondered how
he would be able to bear up through
the trying ordeal. The mental, physic-
al and nervous strain must have been
intense. To go through the preliminary
etiquette at the White House (; to drive
slowly to the Capitol, the exposure of
hundreds of thousands of eyes; to ap-
pear the observed and criticised of all
amid the distinguished thrOng in the
United States Senate Chamber; to de-
liver without reading, an address in the
vast presence East of the Capitol; to
stand for four hours while line of 3d.
900 uniformed men passed before him,
and then, at eleven o'clock at night, to
appear in sitting ball room, amid
mob of aggressively curious women
this was the gauntlet with which Presi
dent Cleveland commenced his admin
istration on the fourth of March. He is
alive! and thank heaven human in
genuity and pageantry has done its
worst.
Since the fourth the White House has
been besieged by delegations, but the
president manages to find time to eat
and sleep.
The Cabinet has qualified and gone to
work. With the exception of the Cabi-
net of the late administration none of
the rascaIs have yet been turned out,
but quite number have with the in
stinct Of Davy Crockett's coon come
down (gone OUT of their own accord.
The majority however, will wait until
Mr.. CT veIand shoots. They expect to
have to come down finally, but will
defer their tumble as long as possible.
The new president has given ont that
be will not personally hear or person
ally consider applications for Office, IN
less they shall come to him recommend
ed by the Cabinet officer in whose de-
partment the office is sought. It is be-
lieved that Mr.. Cleveland will literally
adhere to this rule. At any rate it will
be a literal impOssibility for him to con-
slder one tenth of the applications he is
receiving. Each mail brings an i'm
mense load of petitions which Col. La
mont and his clerks look over, acknowl-
edge with prepared blank forms, and
refer to the Departments to which they
belong. The President does not see
them, and no persistence on the part
of the applicant will secure his atten-
ton.
Miss Cleveland held the usual recep-
ton on Saturday afternoon last, and
hundreds went to the White House who
had not been there before, to pay their
respects to the presidents sister. Miss
Cleveland is not what is known here as
q society lady" She is wanting in the
sauoir fare, the graces, and the je ne
sais quoi which are characteristic of
great social leaders. But she has what
is better than all these, in plain demo-
cratic country-an air of sincerity and