New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-05
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10 IL q W6lkSe1aeu PfhoY =,
that the worst weather in the Viciniog Oh Wesn-
,neton Is saved cd for four years 10 % used ON
Inauguration Day. An incoming rresiaen.
NAV be very mnch at SEA sbout ms preSpeces Oh
re-sleotion. BE may not be at all certain cf
A., names he Ia TO send IN to the Senate next
a. Co.. h. Cabinet. But he can usually be
s,,So ~ one tadne-shat the weather win DO it's
- a. make the day memorable In more
-. than oneL Sometimes there comes cold
III FRAT cuts through the marrow hike
brifa, Tpetimes there IL rain W1ohom che
I'D and sometsnes rain with cold. But when
ono amears alone, IL usually makes up in in
t,nsity for the absence of the other. This per-
vorse habit Of the weather was really an ele-
ment in the plans of those VINO urgeq the sdop-
ton of @ constitutional amendment, changing
the date of inaugmatou TO the 0oth OF April
the anniversary Of the day on Which Washing
hon actually first took the oath. BY that time
some of the danger of these elemental spasms
1voTld be mast. The first Southern softness
,ronId he in the air, the earth would be rich
9TH Green. and the trees ready to break forth
with the full glory Of fresh foliage. II In
anouration Day had been fixed upon the Both
If Anrl. no doubt much discomfort would have
been preyented and the life Of enc Presidens
might have been saved.
This t.me IL was the rains turn, and ID must
have added greatly to the petty apnoyances
and trials of the hundred thousand or more
visitors who had poured into Washington.
But. as the story Of the day, graphically todd
in our special dispatches plainly shows, not
even the dOwnpour could dampen the en-
6huSiaSm Of this vAst eoncourse Of citaEens-
Il played havoc with The decorations, arranged
at a large expenditure not only OF money, but
Of furethought and preparation. IL must have
detracted greatly from The beauty and pleasure
Of tf,e scene for all concerned. But there Is .
nleaEure and stimulus IN such an occasion that
overleaps al obstacles. II WIS not dtfficule,
urobably, for the Thousands Of veterans, who
had learned what bad weather was while en-
gagged in o. grim business Of war. 10 forget
the vexations Of yesterday, such as they were,
in their satisfaction at seeing gallant comrade
sworn IN 60 President. This and other dis
comforts of such q time, such as the lack Of
accommodations, are met by an American
crowd with persistent good nature That pc
culiar ndngling Of patience and humor, which
may safely be claimed as National character
istio, keeps IN American crowd tovial, even
under umbrellaA
There is one especially pleasing feature In
all our Inaugural ceremonies-tha men Of oil
parties so cordially unite in doing honor both
to the Office and the man. Democrats Wed
with Republicans yesterday in welcoming the
new Presidents Just as four years ago Repnb-
| lioans Joined hands with Democrats in greeting
| Mr., Cleveland e. the representative OF the
whole people. To the successful party the oc-
caGon Is, Of COURSE one Of emulation, and no
doubt the bulk of hose who 60 to witness the
ceremony arc led there by political sympathy
But even in them the occaston inspires lottier
feeling than that of nero party pride. The
triumph of the partisan il tempered by broad
or patriotic sentiment while the followers OF
the unsuccessful candidate forget their defeat
In Loyalty accepting the result, conscious that
this cheerful acqIiescenoe Of the minority is
upon each recurrence Of IT, fresh glory added
to our institutions. In which all can rejoice
Under the spell of sentiments like these, much
partisan bitterness may die away, without
weakening the fidelity Of men TO their pdn-
oiples. Marked good feeling has characterized
the present transfer Of power. 1t is happy
tendency