Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-05
HARRISON PRESIDENT.
As Usual, the National Capital
is Crowded.
A HOST OF STRANGERS.
The President Delivers His
inaugural.
A STATESMANLIKE ADDRESS.
The Burning Questions of the Day
Calmly Discussed-No Word
of a Second Term.
A HOST OF STRANGERS,
A sTATEsMANLIKE ADDRESS
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.l |
WASHINGTON, March 4.-With simple
and solemn ceremony, in the presence
of all the wiseom and authority embodied
in the coordinate branches of the Gov
ernment, surrounded by representatives
of all the great nations on the face OF the
globe, Benjamin Harrison was to-day in
Quoted into the highest Office within the
gift of the American people. Never was
such crowd in Washington before. 1t
is estimated that half million strangers
camped in the city last night, filling
every inch of hotel and clearinghouse
accommodation, and drawing to the full
limit on private ospitality. Even then
many were forced to sleep on floors,
and some on billiard tables. Even the
welcome recess of an occasional bath-tub
was not despised.
Harrison, accompanied by the Inaugu-
ration Committee, was taken in a closed
carriage drawn by four gray horses to
the White House about half past 10
a'clock. The rain was pouring down in
torrents and drove many off the streets
and made sorry work of the decorations.
Arrived at the White House Harrison
was received by Cleveland and the Cabi-
net in the blue parlor, where they were
soon joined by Morton.
THE PRESIDENT IN THE CAPITOL.
AT IL O'Clock Cleveland, Harrison and
Morton took carriages for the Capitol.
The first carriage, an open landeau, con-
tanned Cleveland, Harrison, Hoar and
Cockrell the second, Morrison and
Cullum. Mrs. Cleveland witnessed the
departure from a window. Then the
carriages moved out and the 10Th Indi-
ana veterans formed a guard of honor,
One section before and one behind.
marched out to Pennsylvania avenue
and took their assigned place in the pro-
cession, which took up the line of march
to the Capitol amid a mingled storm of
rain and applause.
At IL :35 the head of the procession
reached the Capitol, and at IL 80 the
Presidential party alighted at the SEN
ate portico amid great cheering, though
the rain was pouring its heaviest.
Cleveland proceeded to the Presidents
room, Harrison and Morton to the Vice.
Presidents room, whence at noon they
went into the Senate chamber prepara-
tory to the inaugural ceremonies.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House of
Representatives adjourned and pro-
ceeded to the Senate Chamber. The
President and Cabinet, President-elect
D.oo.laHf o1ook antnra1 hn
Chamber shortly before noon. The SEN
clock having been set backs Vice-Pres-
the swearing in of the new Senators be-
gan. After this the procession formed
and proceeded to the outside platform,
where the President delivered
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
There is no constitutional or legal re-
uuirement that the President shall take
the oath of Office in the presence of the
people, but there is so manifest an appro-
priateness in the public induction
into office of the Chief Executive
of the Nation, that from the
beginning of the government, the
people, to whose service the official
oath consecrates the officer, have been
called to witness the solemn ceremonial.
The oath taken in the presence OF the
people becomes mutual covenant. The
officer covenants to serve the whole body
of the people by the faithful execution of
the laws, so that they may be an unfail-
ing defense and security to those who
respect and observe them, and that
neither the wealth, station nor power OF
ordinations shall be able to evade their
just penalties, or wrest them from their
benefcent public purposes to serve the
ends OF cruelty and selfshness. My
promise is spoken, yours unspoken, but
not the less real and solemn.
A MUTUAL COVENANT.
The people OF every State have here
their representatives. Surely l do not
misinterpret the spirit OF the occasion
when l assume that the whole body of
the people covenant with me and with
each other to-day to support and defend
the Constitution and Union of States, to
yield willing obedience to all laws and
each to every,,other citizen his equal civil
and political rights. Entering solemnly
into the covenant with each other, we
may reverently invoke the aid and conf
IDENTIFY expect the favor and help of
Almighty God, that He may give to me
wisdom, strength and fidelity, and to our
people the spirit of fraternity and the
love OF righteousness and peace.
HISTORICAL RETROSPECT.
This occasion derives peculiar interest
from the fact that the Presidential term
which begins this day is the twenty-sixth
under our constitution. The first inaugu-
ration of President Washington took
place in New York, where Congress was
then sitting, on the Both day OF April.
1899, having been deferred by reason of
delays attending the organization of Con-
gress and the canvass of the electoral
vote. Our people have already worthily
observed the centennials of the declara-
ton of independence, OF the battle of
Yorktown and the adoption of the con-
stitution, and will shortly celebrate in
New York the institution of the second
great department of our constitutional
scheme OF government. When the CEN
tennial of the constitution of the judicial
department by the organization of the
Supreme Court shall have been suitably
as trust it will be, our nation
will have fully entered upon its second
century.
MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
1 will not attempt to note the marvel
GUS and, in great part, happy contrast
between our country, as it steps over the
threshold into the second century of or
ganized existence under the constitution,
and that weak but wisely ordered young