Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-09
IT WAS DEMOCRACY'S DAY.

Republicans Relinquish the Refns of
Government-Gen. Harrison Succeeded
as President by Grover Cleveland.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 4.-Grover
Cleveland, of New York, thrice nomi-
| mated for President Of the United
! States, and twice elected, was, to-day,
indicted into that high Office for his Sec
ond term, with all appropriate cere-
! MONIES, and in the presence Of mighty
multitude and with the accompaniment
| of binding snow storm. But not
withstanding every disadvantage of
| weather, the last occasion was greater
than the first. Had the atmospheric
conditions been anything like favor
able, instead of being as bad as could
| be, there would probably have been
| $4,000 men and a number Of ladies rid
| ing in the parade, as against $4,000 IN
| 1885. They were here, all waiting to
fall in line, but at the last moment some
organizations were compelled to desist
from participating. Nevertheless, the
occasion was made memorable one
| by the vast attendance. To-
day, also, the governors of
eleven great states-of New York, New
| Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts III
| the North and East; of Pennsylvania and
| Maryland. among the Middle states; of
! Georgia, North and South Carolina and
| Louisiana i'll the South, and of Wisconsin
| in the West, participated in the national
| ceremonies and thereby emphasized the
| complete restoration of national unity.
| More interesting and significant 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
| the momentouS and majestic change in the
government of Is, 100000 of people was ac
complished according to cut-and-dried
to. mula, every step of which was planned
| and publicly announced beforehand, and
| without noticeable disturbance of public
| interests or the creation of any excitement
| except that naturally accompanying great
| national pageant, and the influx of OO,OOO
| or 800, 900 sightseers into the capital.
The order of proceeding was almost
| identlcally the same as four years ago,
| with the action of the chief participants
reversed, and it differed very little, except
| in the extent OF the demonstration, from
| the ceremonies of eight years ago, which
| brought Mr.. Cleveland to Washington Tor
| the first time in his public career.
| The morning opened with heavy snow,
| which fell IN great soft flakes, melting as
| they fell, but which, driven by the wind,
| rendered umbrellas useless protection.
| The troops, who were to participate IN the
| first part of the proceedings as the escort
| of the retiring and elected President to the
| capitol, presented Wlntry appearance,
| muffed in their SnoW-cOvered OvercOatS,
| the guns of the artillery protected with
| tarpaullnS and covered with snow. The
| concourse In the streets were nearly all
| under umbrellas. and the open stands
| were Stunned, while the covered ones
| were eagerly sought.
Observation-Disclosures Stevenson, as he
! rose at an early hour this morning and
! gazed out at the driving snow, declined to
! join in some jocular remarks made against
! Uncle Jerry Rusk and his weather bu-
1eau, remarklng, that it "was good
| Democratic weather" After breakfast
| Gen. Stevenson held another reception,
which was abruptly ended by the arrival
| OF Senator Mcpherson, of the Senate COM
| mittee of arrangements, to escort the Vice
| Presldent-elect to the capitol. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Stevenson quietly made their way 70
| the carriage in waiting, and before any OF
| the guests at the hotel were aware OF tie
| fact. the distinguished gentleman was On
| his way to tie Arlington Hotel. The rest
| of the vice-presidential party remained in
| the hotel until after IL o'clock, when they
! entered carriages in waiting and proceeded
| to the capitol.
Vice-President Stevenson drove directly
| to the Arlington, and arrived there Just
| before half-past 10 O'Clock, at which hour
| it had been understood MI. Cleveland
| would drive to the White House. After
| waiting IN their carriage 4 few minutes
| they alighted, and were escorted to the
| Cleveland parlors. The crowd in the
! street constantly increased in size until 1t
! almost completely blocked the sidewalks
| for square or more.
o. al mo fOJ in n a 1H
out came brlskly around the corner and
drew up in front of the hotel. AS every
| one knew, it was the one which had been
| provided to convey the President and
| President-elect to the capitol. Then en-
| sued a touching scene. The President
elect had bowed to the party of officials
| and personal friends gathered about him
| and was about to pass through the door
| way, when Mrs. Cleveland called him back,
| and with disregard for the assembled
| company, threw her arms about her huS-
| band and kissed him several times, bidding
| him ''GOd-Speed" on his way to take the
| oath OF office. Those who saw this leave
| taking endeavored to look UNCONSCIOUS Of
| what was going on, but the act OF Mrs.
! Cleveland was done so simply and with
| the most natural occurrence in the world,
| and endeared the wife of the President
elect to all those in the apartment.
After a quarter OF an hours delay to
avail some lIOOCIaIlOIl VI lle "cdlHcl,
| which seemed to be rapidly veerlng round
| towards it's traditional favoritism to Mr.
| Cleveland, as the hour of his Inauguration
drew near, the President-elect, escorted by
| Senators Teller and Ransom, appeared,
| idly driven to the White House.
| Lieut.. John A. Carson. of the Fifth
! Cavalry, U. S. A., and Lieut.. Patterson,
| of the First Artillery. acted as special es-
cort to the carriage OF the President-elect
| The carriage which had been provided for
| the use of the Vice-PreSident had driven
| up while the other was waiting, and took
| it's place at the door. 1t was drawn by four
| white horses, and made very fine appear
ance. On the box was Hawkins, who was
| Mr.. Cleveland's coachman during his four
| years term in the White House. Mr..
Stevenson was escorted by Senator Nc
| Pherson and was accompanied by his son
| Louis. who is to be his private secretary.
Mr.. Stevenson's carriage reached the
White House only moment behind that