Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-17
AGAIN Mr.. PRESIDENT.
Grover Cleveland Now the Chief
Executive of the Nation.
FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE IN LINE.
Reference Made in the Inaugural 40
dress to Civil Service, Tariff,
Finance, Etc.

Grover Cleveland of New York, thrice
dominated Tor President of the United
states and twice elected, las b. en- snc
cess uliy abducted into that high Office
| Tor ME second term with all the appro-
| pirate ceremonies and the gathering OF
mighty mul,itudes. The last occasion
was greater than the first. The military
and civic display WAS more imposing
| In 1888 there we're not more than 26,UO0
! in line at the outside at the inaugural
| parade. On this occasion at least 40, 900
people marched along tho great avenue.
Had the atmospheric conditions been
anything like favorable, instead Of being
as bad as they could possibly be, there
would probably have been $1,000 men
and numb oil ladies' IL the parade,
against $4,000 in 1885. They were all
WAITING to TAIL in line, but at the last
moment same Of the organizations were
compelled to desist from participating.
| Nevertheless the occasion will be mem
orable by the vast attendance. The
morning opened with heavy iall of wet
snow, which melted as it fell. The mil
itary presented wintry appearance with
snow covered overcoata. The guns OF
the artillery were covered with tarpau-
line, and they, too, we're snow-covered.
The concourse in the streets was almost
all under umbrellas, which were little
protection against the snow driven be-
fore the wind. A force of men were kept
at work on the Inauguration stand clear
ing away the snow.
The Governors of eleven States-New
York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, in
the East; Pennsylvania and Maryland,
among the Middle States; Georgia,
North and South Carolina and Louisiana,
in the South, and Wisconsin, in the
West-participate in the ceremonies,
thereby emphasizing complete ma
tional unity. The order OF proceedings
was almost identically the same as four
years ago, with the action of the chief
participants reversed, and differed very
little, except in the extent OF the demon
stralion, from the ceremonies of eight
years ago, which brought Cleveland to
Washington for the first time in his
public career.
There were four great features OF in
auguration day: The closing hours of
Congress, into which 30 much lawmak
ing and history is 80 frequently crowded /;
the ride of the retiring President and
President. elect and Vice President elect,
with their military escort, from the
White House to the Capitol to lay down
and take up their reins of power, re-
spectively the pagean Of the returning
procession after the Inauguration, and
the inaugural pall at night. The line of
march was such as no city, except
Washington, and no street, except its
broad, well-paved Pennsylvania avenue,
could produce. The public and private
stands along the line OF march, from
the Capitol to a point beyond the White
House, had seating capacity for 10000
people. Every one was crowded. Every
loot OF standing room along the route OF
procession, fully two mics IN length,
was occupied. Windows commanding a
view of the parade brought fabulous
prices, and the advantageous seats on
the public stands brought above and be-
low So.
The main stand, from which Cleve-
land reviewed the parade, Immediately
in front OF the White House, had seat
ing capacity OF 100. IL was decorated
tastefuliy. In the center was an arch
forty-two feet hign, Handsomely draped
aud surrounded by the arms of the
United States. Ga the extreme right
WAS the eoat-of arms of New York,
Ceveland's State, and on the extreme
lett the eOat-of. arms OF Illinois, Steven
sons state. Between them were the ar
mortal bearings of the thirteen original
States, each surmounted by flag
bearing its name. Cushioned seats were
provided for the President and his Cabi-
net, who surrounded him. Folding
chairs were reserved for the diplomatic
corps immedi Ately behind him, and on
either side were arranged seats for Sen
ators and members of the House and in
J vited guests. The vast treasury building
was completely walled in with stands,
On the little parks ard public reserva-
} tions on the line OF march and at every
other available point stands were erected,
the largest extending the entire lepg b
J oil Lafayette Square Immediately in front
OF the White House and the President /
stand. On Capitol Hill as far as the eye
} could reach from the eastern front OF the
r capitol there was an undulating sea OIL
humanity assembled to witness the adj
: mnistration OF the oath of Office to the
new President by the Chief Justice OF
the United States and hear, as many o
J them as could get in earshot, the in
augural address.
The escorting division of the parade,
composed OF the artillery, cavalry, in
fantry OF the regular army, and the
marines. with the National Guard of the
d strict, the high school cadet regiment
and other local organic atoms, assem- bled
in the neighborhood of the White House,
the war, the STATE and the navy build
ings, and formed in columns or sections
twelve each. They marched down the
avenue, accompanying the Presidential
party from the White House to the
capitol, prior to the Inauguration. All
the rest of the parade assem- bled below
the capitol and marched from the CAPT.
tol up the avenue after the inaugura.
ton. For more than half OF the day the
city looked like vast military camp.
The almost interminable marching past
of regulars and the military forces OF the
State was broken only by the visiting
Governors, in civilian costumes, riding
past in the order their States were ad-
mitted into the Union, accompanied by
brilliant y-uniformed stalls. Then, with
an intervening interiude of Grand Army
veterans came the civic half of the
parade, agg egating more than 10000
persons. tsmmany with its gorgeous
banners and badges held the right Of the
line. Tho second division was assigned
TO Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Delaware the third division
TO Mary land the fourth and fifth to he
! West IN divisions and the sixth the iat-r
arriving organizations. Bicyce clubs
| from Washington and Baltimore brought
up the rear.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.