Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-04
brief WlRINGS:-
CLEVELAND INSTALLED.
spirited scenes at the National Cap
ftal During the Inauguration.

/ WASHINGTON, March 4.--Grover Cleve.
land is again president of the United
States. For the first time in the history
of the country president has been elect
cd to fill the position for alternate terms
Every state in the Union was represented
at the Inauguration to-day. Every citi-
zen felt as though he owned the capitol
/ the music of the million was the tramp
ing of the tremendous crowds. By dawn
the procession to the capital had begun.
Groups struggled up the dome-topped
hill and massed themselves in desirable
positions. Now the soldiers begin to ap-
pear. To tuneful music they march up
Pennsylvania avenue seeking their places
in the parade. Tammany, with Gen. DO
siah Porter at its head is massing in front
of the National. The Randall club Is
marching into line. Here is the brightly
uniformed Buffalo contingent. The Dem-
cratic governors begin to appear. Gov
Morrls and his Connecticut phalanx are
riding up toward tile White house to take
their place in line. Finely capararisoned
horses harnessed to lnagnihcent equl-
pages line the roadways in front OF the
Arlington, where the Cleyelands are To-
Gated, in front of the Ebbltt, Wizards,
Wormley's, the United States, etc, etc.
The great parade is forming; thou
sands are massing near the east end OF
the senate wing. President Harrison and
President Cleveland rode together AZ they
did four years ago. But they have sim
ply changed positions. In the senate
HI, ool
other as though they were the Hol Polloi
The diplomatic corps is finding its way
to its accustomed section. 1t is in the
senate where the first scene will be en-
acted, where the vice-president admins
ters the following oath to the vice-presi-
ident-elect: "Ynu do solemly swear that
you will support the constitution of the
United States against all enemies, for
eign and domestic, that you will bear
true and faithful allegiance to the same;
that you take this obligation freely, with
out any mental reservation or purpose OF
evasion; that you will well and fa1thfully1
discharge the duties. of the Office in which
you are about to enter, SO help you, God
The book is kissed and the words
II swear" come almost inaudibly from |
the lips of the new vice-president. The |
address of Mr.. Stevenson follows and it is
a patriotic non-partisan utterance.
Then the new senators are sworn in
new faces come to the bar and the upper
house of the next congress is organized.
Two by two the senators form for the
march through the rotunda to the east
wing of the capitol. In the inaugural
stand are now gathered the president and
the president-elect the senators, the su-
preme judges, the new and the old cab
rnet, famous congressman, famous diplo-
mats, famous wives and daughters OF
famous men. President-elect Cleveland I
the old chair once occupied by
Washington. The supreme court bible is
produced and Cleveland is again taking
the oath. The crowd cheers although it
can not hear word 1t sees Cleveland
bow his head and it knows the ceremony
is over with and the address will be deliv-
cred. Then for an hour or more they en-
deavor to hear the inaugural address. 1t
is over. The new president proceeds to
Lhe White house and the old president
proceeds to Willard's, whence he will
leave probably tonight for Indianapolis;
to- night whine thousands are dancing in
The pension building, dancing in the new
and out the old
The fireworks display tonight promises
TO surpass any like display ever given in
this country; somethin like $4,000 has
been expended in the effort to make it 81.