The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-11
THE INAUGURATION.
Grover Cleveland Again President
OF the United States
a Violent snow-storm MArred Somewhat
aMagnihcont Demonstration In
Honor OF the New
Executive.

Homo Of the New
Executive.
WASHINGTON, March +=Gtover Cleveland.
d New York, thrice Nominated for president
OF the United states and twice elected was sue.
cesstuilS indicted into that high once for his
second term, with all appropriate c~ere4nsaies
anu inc gathering Of Q mighty multitude. The
last occasion was greater than he first. Hhd
the atmospheric conditions t6en anytSiHq ttae
favorable, instead ~ E4ng "a bah n cSaid pos.
stbly lie, there wsuia nssbabssy have been 6o.Oooo
men, and a auaatef OF ladies. marching or
riding Ia TIE parade. IA against $500 in iss
IneS gere all here waiting 20 far - M, but at
TIE last moment harr ~ the organizations
were coihpe.vi 20 desist from participation.
Nevertheless, the occasion was made memora-
bic by the vast attendance. To-day also the
governors Of eleven great states, New York
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, in
the north and east: ri Pr~seylsania and Mary,
land, amaRg NE Middle states: OF Georgia.
North SD south Carolina and Louisiana in the
rnrth, and of Wisconsin in the far west. par.
ticipated in the national ceremonies and there.
BY emphasized the complete restoration At an.
tional union.
More interesting h Significant even tSap
this, pcrhep@, In the eyes Of other nations and
the historian, were the MULTIPLICATION OF inc
marvellous growth of the country IN paru,a.i0l
and power. and ise fsct Rat this momentous
and majestic change in the government OF 6s,
aS,cO OF people was accomplished according to
a cut-and-dried formula, every step OF which
was planned and publicly announced
beforehand and without, n9ttceab's
disturbance of public i~pie-esta or
the creation OF any s4citeE,cni except that
naturally -cc,NnpaESing a great national
peSeant ahu the influx OF 10000 or 80 900
s;ghtseers into the capital. The order of pro-
ceeding was almost identically the same as four
years ago, with the action of the chiei par
ticipaEts reversed. ard e Uttered very ijttlc.
EXCEPT in the extent OF The demonstfatfoa. fruin
the ceremonies Of eight years ago
There are four great %taSsing features of in
auSCration day: the closing hours Of congress.
into witch 90 much law-making and history are
frequently crowded; the ride OF the retiring
President and the president and vice-president-
elect. with their military escort from the
White House to the capitol to lay down md
take up tho reins Of power respectively; the
pageant of the returB'aa Procession and review
after the ceremonies OF Inauguration are over.
and the Inauguration hall At night. S'nre
blunt ND John Adams. GripsacS T. eand.
sid out OF the wRite House in the
early morning t'awf Of March 4, 1901. to avoid
extrHdssg 10 his hatred rival, Thomas Jener-
"ca, the hospitalities of the executive mansion.
there has been no break in the uniform c~ourtcss
extended every four or eight wears III NC ie-
firing chief to HIS sncces-oTl ef:iiess there he
excepted the pes-nn-i misunderstanding which
arose hatweas President Andrew Johnson and
Con Grant In the last days Of the formers adj
ninlstration. which made their intercourse a
frigid formality. In this year OF grace, courtesy
between the outgoing and incoming power.
has reigned supreme. os witness The banduets
given by the senate without distinction nj party
to Vice-Presidcnt Morton and Sccre,nfy tar
Isle, TIC Reception tendefed by Vice
President Morton Ia Vice : President
Stevenson, and tae marked civilitics exchanged
between Presidents Harrison and Cleve-
land, II desire the ideas OF Presidep. Hafri-
son carried out as to my conveyance to the
inaugural ceremonies" wrote Mr.. Cleveland.
"A very sensible suggestion is attributed to
him. "nd mat is that 1 ride in his carriage. as
ne did In mine on the 18th of March. 1850" And
so ii was. All the ceremonial calls and the
between them with a cheerful ~alacrity indica-
tive OF almost cordial friendship.
The scene along the line OF march was such
as no city hut Washington and no street but
its broad. ~wcll-payed Pennsylvania avenue
could produce. though the comfpr. of the crowds
lining the thoraushfare was somewhat married
by a heavy fall az snow which drove many 20
sNtA eHClttf VIZ NDuiu btntf WISE HldulN nave
swel,ed the throng. Public and private stands
erected along the line of march from the capitol
TO Il point beyond the While House lad an es-
seating csracity of So.01o persons. And
every one OF them was crowdcd Every foot
Of standing room along the route of the process
sion, fully two miles In length. was occupied:
windows commanding a view Of the parade
brought fabulous prices and advantageous
seats on the public stanC commanded prices
m nuipp from q IN md dnrn Tho main utanl
from which President Cleveland reviewed the
parade was in front Of the White House. II was
80 feet long and quite deep End had q com
Portable seating capacity for LOO per
sons. 60 more than the correspond
Ing stand erected on the same site for the in
anguration Of President Harrison. II was
with effective taste. In the center
an arch forty two feet high. and similarly
drapcd and surrounded by the arms OF the
United States. On the extreme right was the
arms OF New York CMr. Cleveland's
stateD- On the extreme left was the coat of
of Illinois (yice-President S,evenson's
state, and between them were displayed the
bearings of the other members of the
thirteen original states. Above each Of these
was a hammer bearing the name Of the
state. Cushioned seats were provided for the
president aud his cabinet who surrounded him.
and folding chairs were supplied for the diplo-
corps, who were arranged Immediately
behind him. On either side were seats for sena-
tors, members OF the house Of representatives
and specially invited guests. The nearest
to that OF the president was assigned to
reporters of The press. 1t had a seating ca
pacity Of 200 and the applications to the press
committee numbered a little over ZOO. The
vast treasury building was completely walled
in with stands. The principal one extended
along the entire front Of the building along
Pennsylvania avenue. and hpd 4 capacity
for seating several Thousand people. This
was an open stand, and was intended
to Re occupied chiefly by the depart
ment employees and theiF families.
the position most sought after in connec-
ton with the treasury building was the stand
on Fifteenth street, which commanded an un-
view OF the avenue all the way to
the capitol On all the little parks and public
on the line of march, and on every
other available point. stands were erected to
view the parade.
Capitol Hill. far as the eye could reach. from
the eastern front Of the capitol was an undulat-
lng sea OF humanity, to witness the
administering OF the oath of Office to the presi-
lent by the chief Justice of the United States. |
and TO hear, as many as could get within ear
shot. the inaugural address. The picturesque
and thoroughly republican practice OF taking
the oath OF oflce and delivering the inaugural
In the open air in the presence OF the
people was begun by Zachary Taylor in 1886.
The installation OF every president. elected
IS such by the people. has been attended by |
more on less of a civic and military parade. the
Of cannon and other manifestations Of
public rejoicing. The story that jefferson rode |
TO the capitol and hitched his horse
% the fence. is simply one OF three contra |
lictory accounts Of the event. and the one con- |
aiming the least authenticity. Some news
lapcr reports represent him as being escorted
rom his lodgings to the capitol by a body Of
and a procession OF citizens.
The parade Of to-day was greater in number |
nd more imposing in military and civic dis
'lay than that Of any previous Inauguration. |
Zen. Martin A. Mcmahon. of New York, the |
marshal, carried out in the organization
the procession the same admirable methods |
assembling his forces which made his man
cement Of the Columbian parade in New York
ity last October so successful. He was ably as
listed by his acknowledgement, Col. H. Corein. |
J. <. A. |
The escorting division. composed OF artillery,
avalry and infantry OF the regular army.
from the Carrisons OF Fort Monroe, Fort
flyer and Fort McHenTy. and the marines from
he WASHINGTON navy yard. with the admirable