The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-04
AN INSPIRING SCENE.

AN INSPIRING SCENE.
AS the President stands there and
looks out upon the people he is to gov.
ern he sees representatives OF every
branch that makes this great nation.
People OF every degree and condition,
and for the peace, protection, and pros
perity OF all these and millions more he
ls responsible. All around are Gamped
men who have voted for him. Yes,
patronage is what they are marching
around in his honor for to-day. There
are brilliant uniforms and up the street
is n detachment Of artillery whose can.
mons thunder away US he bends to kiss
the bible and for second time binds
himself to bc the father OF the nation.
Then the crowd on tho platform and
crowd below break loose. There is no
restraint to Democratic ardor. Cheers
almost wake the dead on Arlington,
where many man sleeps who only four
years ago stood on that very platform
and listened to benjamin Harrison take
the same oath. The people on the plat
form crowd about him and he has hard
work to escape the congratulations that
are showered on him. Oh, it is u great
thing to be president of the United
States.
And then he escapes into the shelter
OF the capitol and prepares to Join the
procession now forming. Itis probable
that President Cleveland will have
brief lunch at tho capitol before start
ing for the white house to review the
procession. This saves an hour OF time
and makes it much easior for the march
ing hundreds. The President and Vice
President will review the procession
from stand that has been erected in
front OF the white house. 1t is said
that Mrs. Cleveland will not appear on
the stand by her husband, but will Wow
the parade from windows OF tho build.
ing which is at the junction OF Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue and
afford iino view of the procession rs II
swings down by the reviewing stand.
TIE GREAT PARADE AND BALf.
At tho head Of the limo will be that
gallant New York soldier, tho pride OF
tho city, Con. Martin McMallon. Ho
will have behind him nearly 200 differ
ent marching societies, clubs, and regi.
lar army rogiments. Including tho mill.
tnry and civic societies fully thirty
thousand men will bo in line. There
isn't Democratic club OF any proml-
nonco in tho country but that will DO
represented tn tho parade, aud It will
DO proud line that will follow General
McMahon's lead II will take about
throo hours to review tho marching
line, and tho sun will bo well down be.
fore the last Of tho line has salutol the
now President.
But the event OF Inauguration 10 tho
bali. Without ball tho Inauguration
would not be legal, great many poo.
pie seem to think. At any rate II
would lose all the sweetness that at
tracts tho ladies' Possibly President
Cleveland would much prefer to pass n
quiet evening with iow friends after
tho review, but there Is no such good
luck for him. Now ho has to assist
while Mrs. Cleveland trlumpha. In.
decd, whilo tho President will Of course
bo feature OF tho ball, ho will stand
little show bo'ido his wife Of securing
public favor that night Generally tho
pension Office IL growlnd at aud found
fault with for iLs architecture and for
lts workings, but for ono night, at
least, II will DO about perfect In the
oycs Of tho rrcat mob that has been
buying tickets at att snrts OF prices.
There Is, OF course, no other building In