West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-09
CALLED BACK"
Grover Cleveland Once Moro Doing
Business at the "ola Stand"


witnessed, in spite of the very mean
est and most disagrecsble weather
that could be turned out specially
for the occasion by Old Jerry Rusk,
which he did to get even with the
Democrats for licking him and his
party so bad. It was undoubtedly
a put-up job and very cold and
rough greeting from tho Rcpubh-
can-outgoing- administration to the
enthusiastic-in. coming Democrats.
1t began to snow about mid
night Friday and kept it up till
noon next day. Saturday forenoon
it was a regular blizzard, and the
thousands of seats on the many
grand and small stands all along
tho Avenue were empty, and the
parties who erected them lost lots
OF money. Even the seats that
were bought and paid for in adj
vance, were mostly empty till after
dinner, when it stopped showing
and partly cleared away. For days
before, all trains to Washington
were packed, and military compa-
MES and clubs from far and near
werc arriving and marching up the
streets ut all hours Of the day and
night, headed by splendid bands of
music. The parade formed about
ten o'clock in front of the White
House and escorted President Har-
rison and President-elect Cleveland
down Pennsylvania Avenue and
around to the East Corridor of the
Capitol, where Mr.. Cleveland de-
livered his Inaugural Address. The
two Presidents camc out of the
White House together and rode In
an open carriage drawn by four
horses. Geing down Mr. Harrison
sat on the right, as he was President;
coming back, MIR. Cleveland was
President and occupied the right
hand side, etc. 1t was 1880 before
Dir. Cleveland appeared on the
Grand Stand to deliver his ad dress,
and there was quite q crowd of dig
nltaries and public men around
him-Scnators, Congressman, Gov
ernors, Supreme Court Judges,
Foreign Diplomats, etc. Although
it was very cold and raw, the Presi-
dent spoke with barred head and no
covering whatever above HIM and
did not seem to mind it much, and
spoke clearly and distinctly so that
many of the immense crowd present
could hear it all. At the conclusion,
Chief Justice Fuller administered
the oath of Office and the President
asserting to it, kissed the small
Bible presented to him by his
mother 40 years ago. 1t was used
in the same ceremony eight years
ago. The Grand Parade was then
formed and the triumphal march up
the Avenue to the Reviewing Stand
was a magnificent ovation, and the
thousands upon thousands of en-
thusiastIc Democrats present cheer
ed themselves hoarse. The Presi-
dent was kept busy lifting his hat
in recognition of the hearty cheer
ing. The procession was Eve hours
in passing, and was composed of all
the soldiers and military compa-
nies about Washington, the entire
National Guard of PeBnsylyania,
nearly 10000 troops, and crack
companies from New Jersey, New
York, Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
gina and other States. All branches
Of the Army was represented, most
ly infantry, but there was cavalry,
artillery, etc. 1t seemed like the
an. G.. educational Guard of Pal
would never get done passing. Ten
thousand men make long strisg,
and We got very tired Of their old
fashioned blue army blouses, but
not as tired as the strikers did down
at Homestead last simmer.
Tammany Hall took the cake,
and in fact captured the whole city.
There were 5000 Of the braves IN
line OF march. and the finest look
ing body Of men we ever saw, and
we are more convinced now than
ever, that it is no use TO buck
against the Tanmany Tiger, in
New York anyhow, and we heard
the remark several times, " Well, /
am a Republican, but IL / lived in
New York would want to belong
10 Tammany Hall" The Cover
nors Of eleven great states rode in
the parade, escorted by their staff
and q crack company Of troops or a
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