The Dickinson press., 1893-03-11

compromise between these opposing customs
Was made ty President Harrison's grand
inausW"! and took the oath and then re-
sumea and tMisned the reading Of his ad-
dress N"twl;hst@ndinS the exceedingly in
element weather Mr.. Cleveland removed his
silk hat. and with barred head
Addressed the Multitude.
He krlt his ovcsyoat "h. ana secured what
warmth he could for the fingers Of his right
holding his ha; at his side in his left hand
which was unprotected from the weather
by glove. The wind had been rising and
Cleyeland's task must have been attended
with considerable. personal discomfort. but
he gave no sign Of It. and steadily continued
istic feature about the inaugural was the
clear. steady an,l excellent cnunciatiun with
which it was delivered and the absolute
gave no other emphasis TO his remarks than
derived from the emphatic tone and deter.
mined nod of the head while he at times
stated some OF the more forcible passages
of his Grafton. lie spoke without notes,
ana turned from one part OF the assembled
crowd I" the other. sometimes addressing
ss again 9as s tn tn the fhs side ans ss s'ans ns
himself more particularly to the people Oh
the stand. In the confusion caused BY the
raowms SR OF ,nd ths ia, o. tue
possible for the persons within forty feet Of
Mr. ,,,,. Cleveland 1 TO fellow , his remarks from
nSgnn;;ns to n eng troI he Ssp;e on the plaza
the salient features, and Whenever M they W
Signttci by cheers approval Of special parts
of it. the demonstrations were taken UP by
persons further removed, who were uli.
aware of exactly what had been said. The
reference to the currency question provoked
considerable cheers; hut the loudest. sp-
remarks, The president began the delivery
Of his address about 80 O'clock, and it oc-
eupivd y IN. m9a'ss omsh .am,u,.tcrc.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
Cleveland turned around 10 the chief Jus.
tice who was attired in the robes of his
constitution Chief Justice rnlier and the the
other persons near to the president removed
their hats, and with barred heads listened
To the taking of the onth OF office, which
n clear voice. Mr.. Cleveland asserting to 1t
by bowling Ills head and kissing the Bible.
The oath taken by the president is what is
known as the constitutional oath. and reuds
as follows:
II do solemnly swear that will faithful
~ execute the office of president of the
,;i,. United States nnd viii to the bost Of ny
constitution Of the United States"
The Bible used in the ceremony was given
President Cleveland by his mother forty
for which it was used to-day. This morning
shortly before IL O'Clock ii was brought to
tHe CHIllol ny ElWln ffent or Michigan
and dciyercd to Mr. James Mckinney, clerk
Of the United States supreme court, with
that 1t was MIR. Clevelan.!'s wish that tho
chief justice use The, ,he book in to-day's Ger.
for the occasion. as had been dohe eight
years ago for presentation to the president.
hut of course It WAS not used after MIR.
the nse Of his mothers gift. The book usei
is a small eit-edced. blach leathcrn-c covered
volume about 5A' inches In Dimensions
and in general appearance is In no way to
be distinguished from Bibles frequently car
ricd to church by ladies'. Its edges are worn
with handling, and ON the front cover is
stamped in small gold letters IS. q. Cleve-
land Near tho top OF the fly leaf is this
Inscription In u small irregular. femlnine
hand: rs. G. clcvelard, from his affection.
ate mother. February, 1882" On the next
:...:-e to the fly leaf Is written statelnent
signed by Mr.. Mckinney, stating that upon
this Bible Grover Cleveland was sworn into
office as president of the United States "
Morrison Il. Mnlte chief Justice OF the
supreme court OF the United States, on
March 4, 1885.