Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09

WASHINGTON, d. G., March 4.--Grover
Cleveland Of New York, thrice nominated
for President of the United States and
twice elected, was to-day successfully in-
Quoted into that high office for his second
term, with all appropriate ceremonies and
the gathering of mighty multitude, The
last occasion was greater than the first. Il
was more imposing in the mill
tary and civic display. In lss5
there were at the outside not
more than 25000 men in line in the
inaugural parade. At least 10000 men,
with leaven of fair women, marched to-
day along the great national avenue to or
from the Capitol. To-day, also, the COVER
nors Of II great states-of New York. New
Jersey. Connecticut and Massachusetts in
the north and east; of Pennsylvania aud
Maryland among the middle states of
Georgia. North and South Carolina and
Louisiana in the south; and of Wisconsin
in the far west, participated in the
national ceremonies and thereby en-
phasized the complete restoration of
national urity. More interesting and sig
nificant even than this, perhaps, in the
eyes of other nations and the historian
were the manifestations of the marvellous
growth of the country in population and
power and the fact that this momentous
and majestic change in the government of
5000, 600 of people was accomplished ac-
cording to a cut and dried formula, every
step Of which was planned and publicly
announced beforehand, and without
noticeable disturbance of public interests
or the creation of any excitement except
naturally accompanying a great national
pagent and the influx of two or three
hundred thousand sight-seers into the
capital.
The order of proceeding was almost
identically the same as four years ago, with
the action of the chief participants re-
versed and ii differed very little, except in
the extent of the demonstration, from the
ceremonies of eight years ago, which
brought Mr.. Cleveland to Washington ton
the "a of March, 1850 for the first time in
his public career.
There are four great leading features of
inauguration day: The closing hours of
Congress. into which so much law making
and history are frequently crowded; the
ride Of the retiring President and Vice,
president and President and NiCe.presi,
dentelect, with their military escort from
the White House to the Capitol, to lay
down and take up the reins of power re-
spectively the pageant of the returning
procession and review after the Cere'
monies of inauguration are over, and the
inauguration ball at night, Since blunt
out of the White House in the early morn
ing dawn of March lth, 1901, to avoid cN
tending to his hated rival, Thomas .leler
son, the hospitalities of the executive man
sion, there has been no break in the uni
form courtesy extended every four ul
eight years by the retiring chief to his
SUCCESSOR unless there be excepted tht
personal misunderstanding which arose
between President Andrew johnson ant
General Grant in the last days d
the formers administration, which mad,
their intercourse Il frigld formality. Ii
this year of grace courtesy between thu
outgoing and incoming powers has rcigncl
supreme, rs witness the banquets given by
the Senate, without distinction OF party
to Nice-president Morton and secretary
Carlisle; the reception rendered by Vice
president Morton To Nice-president steven
son: and the marked ciyilitieS exchanged
between Presidents Harrison and Cleye
land 81 desire the ideas of President llar
rson carried out rs to my conveyance I,
the inaugural ceremonies, wrote Mr.
Cleveland, "a very sensible suggestion i
attributed to kim and that is that ride il
his carriage as he did in mine on the I'll
of March, 1850 And so It was. Ail tin
ceremonial calls and the other little nice
ties of the day were observed between
them with a cheerful alacrity indicative o
most cordial friendship.
THE SCENE oN PENNSYLVANIA AvESrE.
The scene along the line of march WI,
such as no city but Washington, and Ii
street but its broad, wel-payed Penn
sylvauia avenue could produce. Wednes
day and Thursday were almost ideal day
of brisk, bracing, sunshiny spring weather
which led to the entertainment of the hop
that "Cleveland weather had set in befor
the end of Mr.. 1larrisons term. Thcs
antiCpatiuns were not realized. Raj
Friday morning was followed toward
evening by u colder rain, which during til
night developed into snow storm SUIT
cient to once more cover the streets With
thin coating, but the eNpeCtant multitude
beholding these intoward signs in th
early morning, recalled the Tact that o
the day of Gariield's Inauguration snO'
was falling at . O'Clock and the sun W;
shining and the dust blowing soon aft,
the hour Of noon. They hoped for sim
lar good fortune to-day and procccde
with their preparations with unapate
ardor.
Public and private stands erected alol
the line Of march from the Capitol to
point beyond the White House had Il
estimated seating capacity of 6O,OlO pc
sons. And every one of them was crnwde
Previous experience with 'he hnigh
Templar Conclave three years ago, and Il
encampment of the Grand Army of Il
Republic last year had prepared the city
receive and accommodate crowds, but l
such vast concourse as this ever befo
gathered in the Nations Capital. II
Two railroads, the Baltimore n Ohio al
the Pennsylvania, which alone UP to Il
present time havcthe right of entry into ii
city, were taxed to their utmost capaclt
Thousands of other visitors came in
river and by road boating and coachit
parties were organized from Marylan
The steamboats, anchored in the riY
afforded sleeping accommodations for the
guests and the coaching parties we're at
TO drive TO the suburbs and there to q
tain freer and more airy accommodate
than in the densely crowded city. Eve
foot of standing room along the route
the procession, fully two miles i'll lengt
was occupied; windows commanding
view Of the parade brought fabulo