Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
lNAUGURALS
or the Past In Washington's
Days and Of the Present.
WHEN CLEVELAND WALKS IN,
Iefteron's Horseback Ride-Arlhurs Pa
lhelc Inaugural.
Garleld's Trip 10 Washlnulo Splendid cere-
monal In Those Coed Old Days.
Cleveland Looking Over
His House.


His House.
New York, Jan. 20 The most dra-
mltiv Inauguration ccrCWony ui ~ pre.l.
dent wus that which occrruu m u'idHiShi
ON Sopt 80. 1891. when General Arthur
received the oath ui Office The sim
plust and it has always boon called the
typical Democratic ceremony was thul
which characterized the inauguration OF
Thomas Jefferson. The most exciting
ceremony was that one attending the M
nuguNuOn of Abraham Lincoln, und per-
hups the most brilliant was that one
which accompanied the inauguration oi
Con. Garfield
President Washington was mnuguWtcd
with such splcndor of ceremony as gave
something ui uIouso tu the republic VINO
even thcu believed chat great domoc-
rncy should not ape foreign manners
There was something of % tendency TO
duplicate court Curcmoninls lh Europe,
mud the sulirsls aud humuusts ul thnl
| day declared chat all that was needed
WAS the bpstOWal of the crown ana sCrp-
| ter 10 nuke the ceremonial exactly. IKE
! that which attends the coronation oi thr
| King Washington set the example OF
! reading in the presence ui the pnhhc lh'
! inaugural address, and it has been fol
/
| choice of the people since that umc.
| Jefferson sent his message Ia congress
| Ia boz read by the officers OF thui body,
| although the intention clearly WuN 90
| first that the president should appear b,-
| fore congress and rcnd hmsrli huch
| communications as ne had Co make. me
| precedent Jefferson set has never been
| drpnrtpd from, aud the only occasion
| since his day upon which president
has appeared I'm either hall of congress
| during its session has been when tu'
neral acryiccs of distinguished men were
being held.
After The first election IL wins n Ions
ia before the country knew precisely
| whit the vote which Gen. Washington
had received was, although, of course, u
was known that lie was elected, lie
| Wnrtrd from his Virginia home SON,
| three weeks before the time fixed for hi'
| inauguration, and his journey was VIVA
was called a triumphul procession iron
| Mount Vernon 10 New YORK, Nhllhfcl
greeted him with flowers, ana M every
| town through which he passed lhor'
were banners aud nrchps ana gnln dee
orntions. Afrr that the ccromuninls Cd
Inauguration were comparatively SIN
plr. President Washington receive,
John Adams and escorted him tu th'
then capitol ON tho morning oi Ml
ADAM, Inauguration, uud although IA
| Wus and WINS moreover % man ul luu'i
+ ynuity, vet hc did rot curv tu ho accom-
| pnuiod hy any unusual or striking wrc
I muuN
When his term expired hc did an eN
! ! tr1prdmnry thing, since ID hnH move
, boon rppentcd - any other ouigun
b pr,sidrut lie refused "a receive M
{ | jefferson. nud abruptly quilted tho prcHl
s dcutinl residence on the morning OF lN
/ aururnuou day Jefferson WIS Htnylu
. nj n hotel frpgucuted by Southern men
/ bprs and when the time came u
+ mounted his horse and rode 10 the cap
, tol himself hitching the horse ~ pos
b nnd entering the capitol unattended
/ II shnnld be- snid, however. that TN
r. ,r,Iidon hns bppn denied, although th
4 weight of authority seems t0 bc in ihvo
u of il. Az oh events the inaugural cert
Il monies werc so simple that the details q
tbcm have been q mnttcr OF dispute
X There was nothing unusual however
!, President lciicrson's riding 10 the cap
3 tol on horscbnck He WAS compete
l. aitbcr Ia do that or walk since tl
!. rnnds were In such shocking coudtlO
3, tLnt the use Of "a Carriupe Wonld nav
3 been inconvenicnt
!. Prom tho time of Mr. Mudis0n's u
Is aug,rnl until that Of Mr. Lincoln III
A. ceremony was practically the same
~ each case. The outgoing president p
!
~ previously Au exchange OF rhlls np
n shortly bpfO1, noon. under escort OF
committee Of congress, the president nn
To-, Dr,gidcnt-clrct were taken iu hu npt
; ronch mud with some military ntitnl
n auce 10 the cnpitol The ylrcWoWdci
h. lad already attended the session pi y
IF senate and had received INC onlh ~
president elect was escorted 10 tho rn
Nj norticr Of the capitol. and there iu n
NJ ur.scupp OF "a vast multitude, mrmbe
N al congress- and the Judges Of The ~
Al promo court. he received he unih ira
In INC chief Justice aud thCn ROAD his q
ic drcB. Sometimes the routine oi IN
Ia ceremony was changed, me address, d
Ing first rcud ana the naih administer
O. | nferward. ~
M When Alr. lincoln reached Washln
ne ION there WIS great nnvl"iy. The con
A. try was on the verge of civil war ie
.. sGotf was npprohensiye that nu nttcm
be- would Doe nude on Mr. Llncolu'H VI
ns and the vast multitude who came
IA Washington % bee the inuuklrullon
Is inc HrI presdontclert bY the You
m Repubiicnn party found their anlicip
tion III measure over this event temper
an. Ly tbe shndow Of possible ASSASSIN
n tion. Mr.. Lincoln Was himself u
90 alnriued There had Fbeen nn eXchnn
ETA 0f calls batwren him and Preside
N. H,tcltnnau. who was a man Of gro
|
he NM he would find the White House
nerfect readiness 10 receive him when
nv returned from the capitol
M There was iinc military demonstl
.rt ton und Mr. IAucolna tali form "
In coukpicuOns in the open carriage ~
IA rode along PENNSYLVANIA avenue 70
ry ranitOl The interest ia bis lnauRn
~ address was intense. iic had rei
n, fastly refused 30 Say anything WhI
Oh would Indicate whit ms policy was
~ IL. ana Il was believed that be- w0l
M. rle1rly outline * iu the inaugural
he epoke n penetrating bul higiplicl
~ k,.v. and before be- was half through
,a inaugural It was manifest That one of
as ahicsi state papers Mhh thel being n
.g 10 ne people gathered there But
"A was not until the cerenony was o
e's md Mr.. Lincoln wes in The WI
~ Uonse that the vast multitude app
u. ciatcd the singular beauty Of that