The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-03-11

compromise De.ween these opposing customs
was made by President Harrise1,s grahd I.
inaugural and took the oath and then re-
suneu sDi finished the reading u MS AZ
dress. Notwithstanding the exceedingly IN
clement weather Mr.. Cleveland removed MS
silk hat, and with barred head
Addressed h Multitude. -.
He kept his overcoat on, and secured wnap
warmth he could for the fingers OF ms Iigae
Holding his hat at his side in his left hand,
which was unprotected from the weather
by glove. The wind had been rising ana
CleveIand's task must have been attended
he neg gave I no sign Of It, and steadily continued
his address until aIion the tb e.oS iesu ane cn Was the
clear, steady and excellent enunciation with
which it was delivered, and the absolute
absence Of any gesture. Mr.: n Cisve LAM
mined nod Of the head while he at times
stated some of the more forcible passages
and turned from one part Of the assembled
crowd to the other, sometimes addressing
the multitude in front OF the stand and
himself more particularly. to the people on
the stand. In the confusion caused BY the
crowding, lack Of observance OF the ar
T pessiGls fdr %s' psr soa t1 %it E1ad forty t T feet '% Of
Mr.. Cleveland to follow his remarks from
beginning to end: The people on the plaza
i%a %sn';sni f% IL front e oSa &ssne = part the OF
signihed by cheers approval Of special parts
Of it, the demonstrations were taken up by
persons further removed, who were I'M
aware of exactly what had been said. The
reference to the currency question provoked
considerable cheers, but the loudest. ap-
prevail was given the tariff section of hts
Of his address about $50 O'clock, and it oc.
cupied % minutes.
At the conclusion Of his remarks, Mr..
tice. who was attired in the robes of his
office, to take the oath prescribed by the
constitution. Chief Justice Fuller and the
their hats, and with barred heads listened
to the taking Of the oath Of Office, which
was pronounced by Chief Justice Fuller In
a clear voice, Mr.. Cleveland asserting to it
by bowling his head and kissing the Bible.
The oath taken by the president is what is
known as the constitutional oath, and reads
as follows:
ly execute the office of president OF the
United States and will to the best of my
ability preserve, protect and defend til
constitution Of the United States"
President Cleveland by his mother forty.
one years ago. By his special. request. il
was eight years ago put to the same sexHo
fSr TH'f bef 10 wa Il u o:e1o fa;q It was ah bro %ef
SAOA Wy = \ SAONN ~ was AOuSnV
the capitol by Edwin Frent Of Michiga9
and delivered to Mr. James Mckinney, cleI)
Of the United States supreme court, with
a message from Don NJ. Dickinson, stating
that it was Mr.. Clevelani's wish that the
chief Justice use the book in to-day's Ger,
emonies. A new Bible had been purchased
for the occasion, as had been done eight
years ago for presentation to the president,
but Of course it was not used after Mr.,
the use of his mothers gift. The book used
is a small Igilt.edged, black leathern-coyered
and in general appearance is in no way to
be distinguished from Bibles frequently car.
with handling, and on the front cover is
stamped in small gold letters IS; G: Cleye.
land" Near the top of the fly leaf is this
inscription in a small: irregular. feminine
hand: IS. G. Cleveland, from his affection.
ate mother. February, 1882" On the next
:-S1e to the fly leaf is a written statement
signed by Mr.. Mckinney, stating that upon
this Billie Grover Cleveland was sworn into
Office as president Of the United States 6y
Morrison B. Waite. chief justice Of the
supreme court Of the United States, OF
March 4, 1885.