The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-10
CLEVELAND INAUGURATFD

The number Of Saturday was gretter in
number and more imposing in military and
civic display than that of any previous inaugu-
ration. The escorting division, was compo~-
ed Of artillery, cavalry, and infantry of the
regulars, drawn from the garrisons at Fort
Monroe Fort Myer and Fort McHenry, and
the marines from the Washington navy yard,
with the national guard of the District, the
High School Cadet regiment, and other local
organizations. They marched down the ave.
hue, accompanying the Presidential party from
tt White House to the Capitol p,ior to the i'll
auguralion. The rest Of the parade assembled
below the Capitol and marched from the Cap,
itol up the avenue after the Inauguration cero-
monies were over, distance of fully two
miles, to the point OF MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Circle, NJ az 23d street. For more than
half the day the city looked like vast mil
tary camp, the almost intermible marching
past cf regulars and the numerous and we'll
equipped militia forces of the States being
broken in upon only in part by the visiting
governors in their civilian costume, riding pas,
in the order that Il cir states were admitted in
to the Union, and accompanied by heir bril-
liantly Illuminated Uniformed stats. Then
with an intervenine interude of Grand Army
and Uuion veterans, came the civic half OF the
parade, fully as numerous and as interesting
as the military display. The civic procession
was in six divisions,,an aggres ated more than
100000 men, and quite noticeable dash
of lady equestrians. Tammany, with its gor-
locus new banners and badges, held the right
of line. The second division was assigned to
Pennsylvania; Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Delaware held the third dvision,and the sixth
was made up of the late arriving organiza
tions The bicycle clubs of Washington and
Baltimore brought up the rear.
1t was shortly after II o'clock when Presi
dent-elect Cleveland and Vice Pres!dent-elect
Stevenson, accompanied by the Senate CON-
mittee on arrangements, entered the Executive
Mansion. They were received by President
Harrison. Five minutes later the President
and his successor reappeared, and entering an
open carriage, the march uf the procession to
the Capitol begun. president Harrison wore
an overcoat with fur collar and cuffs :; Mr.
Cleveland's overcoat had plain velvet collar
Both, of course. wore silk hats. Thew rode in
President Harrison's carriage, drawn BY four
bay horses
Before Mr.. Cleve land and Mr.. Stevenson
tered and took seats Immediately in front Of
the republican side. None of them looked par
ticularly happy. The dplom ,tic corps were
respondent il highly colored uniforms and
decorations. After the New Vice President
had been sworn into office, all those who had
admission to the Senate side marched to the
east front Of the Capitol, where, facing the
cold, dump wind, bare headed, and just in
front of his wife, Nj. Cleveland delivered his
inaugural address before an immense throng
so large that it extended as far off as the statue
Of Washington. At its conclusion Chief Justice
Fuller administered the oath of Office, and the
procession started off for the Whise House.
Mr.. Cleveland said:
My fellow citizens: In edence to the
dedicate myself TO their service under the
sanction of solemn oath. Deeply moved by
the expression of confidence and personal at
tachment which has called me to this service,
[ am sure my gratitude CAN make no better re
urn than the pledge. l now give before God
and these witnesses of unreserved and com
plete devotion to the interests and welfare of
those WHO have honored me.
l deem it fitting on this occasion, while in
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questions of present importance, to also briefly
refer to the existence of certain conditions ana
tendencies among Our people which seem to
menace the integrity and usefulness of their
government.
While every American citizen must contem
plate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm
the growth and expansion of our country, the
suficency of our institutions to stand against
the rudest shocks of violence, the wonderful
thrift and enterprise of our people, and the
demonstrated superiority ofour free Govern
ment, it behOoves us to constantly watch for
every symptom of insdious infirmity that
threatens our national vigor.
The strong man who, in the confidence of
sturdy health, courts the sternest activities of
life and rejoices in the hardihood of constant
labor, may still have lurking near his vitals
the unheeded disease that >oms him to sud-
den collapse.
1t cannot be doubted that our stupendous
achievements as people and our country's
robust strength have given rise to needless
ness of those laws governing our national
health which we can no more evade than hu
man life can escape the laws of God and ma.
ture.
ManifestIy Lot ling is mo vital to our SUI
premacy as a nation and to the beneficent pur
poses of OR Government than sound and
stable currency. Its exposure::to degradation
should at once arouse to activity the most en-
lightened craftsmanship; and the danger of
depreciation in the purchasing power of the
wages paid toll should furnish the strongest
incentive to prompt and conservative p.ecau-
ton.
In dealing with our present embarrassing
situation as related to this subject, we will be
wise if we temper our confidence and faith in
our national strength and resources with the
frank concession that even these will not per-
init us to defy with impuEity the memorable
laws of finance and trade. At the same time,
in our efforts to adjust differences of opinion
we should be free from intolerance or passion
and our judgments should be unnoved by al
luling phrases and unvexed by selfish inter
estS.
am confident that such an approach to Il e
subject will result in prudent aud effective
remedial legislation. In the meantime so far
dS Tie cAeCuIlNc UTduCll OI Lno Government
can intervene, none of the powers with which
it is invested will be withheld, when their ex-
ercise is deemed necessary to m lin: tail. our ma
tional credit or avert financial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggerated conf
dence in our country's greatness which tends
to disregard of the rules of national safety,
another danger confronts US not less serious
refer TO the prevalence of popular DISPOSE
ton to expect from the operation of the Gov
eminent especial and direct individual advan-
tages.
The verdict of our voters, which condemn
ed the injustice of maintaining pro,ectiol for
projections sake, enjoins upon the peoples
servants the duty of exposing and DESTROYING
the brood of kindred evils which are the I'm
wholesome progeny of paternalsm. This is
the bane of Republican institutions and the
constant peril of our Government by the peo-
pie. 1t degrades to the purposes of willy craft
the plan of rule our fathers established and |
bequeathed to us as an object of our love and |
veneration. 1t perverts the patriotic senti- |
ment of our countrymen, aud tempts them TO |
a pitiful calculation ofthe sorbid gain to be |
derived from the Governments mainten .nce. |
1t undermines the self-reliance of our people |
and substitutes in its place dependence upon
fivoritlsm. 1t stiff IS the spirit |
Of true Amercanism and stup fes every en-