The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-02
THE INAUGURATION
What Will Be Done on Saturday
Next.
A Blaze of Glory Is Really and Truly
Contemplated.
SOMETHING OF THE DECORATIONS
1t Looks Like the Country Was About to
Go Into the Business of Getting
Royal in Its Way.

SHlNO1O D1dICA
Inauguration week is now open-that
grand q%uadrennial spectacular perform
ance at the national capital and Of the
nation as well. The coming few days
promise to be like the successive scenes
of a we'll constructed play, with proper
dramatic precision. The third act of
yesterday gave the key to the whole per-
Torrance, for the president came from
the east and the vice president from the
west.
Saturday will bring the climax with
the final exit of President Harrison and
of the republican party from control of
both the executive and legislative
branches of the government and with the
triumphal entrance Of Mr.. Cleveland and
of his party, whatever it may be called,
into power. Then will come the red
light tableau of the inaugural ball and
after that Sunday will ring down the
curtain upon the wearied actors and au-
dience.
The capital is already well along in the
preparations for an historic spectacle.
Pennsylvania avenue, the t~horoughfare
leading from the capitol to the white
house, is adorned with a profusion of
bunting, although much of it is that left
over material of the Grand Army reun-
ion. Several of the larger hotels along
the avenue are deliberately festooned.
The more gorgeous decorations will be
erected later in the week.
At present, far more conspicuous than
the tricolored draperies are the enor-
nous stands which have been erected in
front of the public buildings and lining
the numerous public squares and parks
along the route of the inaugural process
sion. These stands are built by con-
tractors who expect to make a huge profit
out of the sale of seats to the invading
public. Remembering the experience of
saw Washington overwhelmed by a bit
ter tempest most Of the co t'atto 8 have
covered these stands with fimsy roofs Of
fine planks and tarred paper. The money
paid by the contractors for their priv
leges goes to the various committees in
charge of the inaugural ceremonies and
supposed to be a contribution toward
the payment of legitimate and necessary
expenses.
The furd, however, which
this amounts to, in the control Of the
committee, will probably never be &C.
counted for. The question is one MOI
subject to investigation and is one which
no one even inquired into. The use of
public reservations and the defacing of
the beautiful open squares of Washing
ton by these stands for the benefit of the
contractors and of the managers of the
inaugural ceremonies was, however, IL e
subject Of some caustic comment in the
senate the other day. A resolution was
adopted looking to a future accounting
of the money raised by the inaugural
committee. This resolution vas not at
all directed at either democrats or repub
l~icans, for the leading members of both
parties have long recognized that this
quadrennial American festival in honor
of the triumph Of the will of a majority |
Of the people was marred by local ieaI
Ousies and mismanagement This has
been true of every Inauguration since
Washington took his first oath of office
in New York City.
These huge structures completely cut
off the view of the executive mansion,
the treasury, the war, state and navy de
partments and of the navy statues and
fountains along the avenue.
Peace monument, directly in front of
the capitol, is surrounded by a great cir.
cular stand 200 feet in diameter, rising
like a pyramid with Peace herself just |
peeping over the apex. The superb
bronze figures of the Lafayette monu
ment are entirely cut off by a stand en-
which reserved seats are being sold as
high up as Lafayatte's head. Seats in
these various stands are selling readily |
at So each. Windows along the line of
march are selling at $50 and 500 each.
Many of the shop fronts have had fine
amphitheater seats built from the ground