The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-22

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sifed the effect of tse ghttsssss, I'M Np
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waiting the signal gtn which WIS % a.
the order to march
On the great platform. NAT maAs al =
tension from the cenirf itrtlco ohiy Il
few rich armchairs 'cm extra QUINN
and o-e or two reporter indicated 10 u
wa;,;ng multitude the place where 10
president elect w,uld ay)caT, ana All 'yS
we're bent on the .ofyfnni doorssu'"
;nr the front like grm fustodians.
Inst after nooa tbe greM bEonze 20
swung open AM abojl lily Peep ~
cinitated themselves hrpgh ift D00' \
and down on the plJ tun ~
There was a bout al lep s'R erred
laugh. Ii was onlY the Vi ance ard,
consisting of the Jress sno a y" %lem-
bers of Congress and son ia%ss vho
scattered about IL the 70 iSseats ne
crowd gatherd closer ord f5ore compact,
and waited in pf fleets necfor about ten
minutes. Their suddeoy the people on
the platform rose and .ulned round the
sea of upturnei faces el w changed as II
a ripple swept over il III the hat Went
off. tremendous deaening cheer rel
the air.
The two Presidents. followed by ne
Senate and The linom;tic. corps we're
coming down d v steps. la moment
more the Deua4raiic champion stood
DHHnr~oyercd, calnJ nd serene on the front
of the advance Ie stood silent tor some
moments after II shouts bad ceased,
and amidst he nense and thrilling
silence seemed to gathering an in
spiration from syDhthg of the multi
tude. His face is maiye and as firn as
a bronze cast, surmOUed bv q bald
crown ON which loneorelock ises
defiantly like jagged PINE an his
thick straight neck supports lis strit ely
attractive head Ike a grsite G. mn
resting on a powerful irrk thai )uld
look very portly and ia but fro its
aspect of strength and retiness.
The figure OF the new resident Ow-
ever, is pleasant and insires conf ance
in its undoubted exprSion of honesty
and hardihood His Dice is clear and
ringing, and the fir passages OF his
address had such an nmistakable favor
of true Democracy lat he reached the
hearts of the vast rowd at once He
phrased an admiral hit on popular free
dom, and the multitude checred He
delivered yerYinCiye blow on revenue
reform and hey heered still 'ouder:
while he gifsom Senator and S,preme
Cour Judge tround him sm aDpr0-
bation OF b hardy style o. c.atory
Whea h. cid, after q TIL unutes'
speech, with deyout inyoc-4. God.
Republicans 81 all were carried away on
the tide of enlsiasm, and the burst of
applause wasremendous. He al once
took the oath, hich Chief Justice Waite
admnistered,hd the next moment, as
the new DemCltic President was press
ing the eXtent hands of the Supreme
Court Justices single cannon doomed
and then at on the vast crowd BEGAN to /
!. break "a secolgun and all the troops
he first andcond divisions BEGAN 10 /
bye, humid bands filling the air
NTH music annie soldiers and remote !
croTds cheerinn all sides.
II the scene ore had been impressive .
It certainly noecame most imposing. |
long line of united police advanced I
lay the front the Capitol clearing
DV1way the crowsnd Immediately after
General Slocumief marshal, and staff .
at the head of limited States REGULARS
and District mil, the white uniforms
of the light infry i'm their tall black
shakos contrast with the bright red
capes OF the artly, squadron Of cav
airy in blue and low, and the buff and
Me Continental combining to make
beautiful milltaDicture as they march
ed by in column Companies, with bavo-
nets fixed and aIht right shoulder
Except the thiivision. all the troops
were now moving circle, so that the
column passing The front of the Capt.
toll the scene was losed in glittering
: srinl OF steel NOV in cadence, and all
en4gns, banners arms blazing in the
bright sun.-P19fcCarty, IN y. y. Pie