Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-09
GROVER
GOES IN!
I he Great New York Democrat
Is Again Presi-
dent.
His Inauguration Calls a Mutt
tude Of Visitors to
Washington.
ariff AND the Currency Dis
cussed IN the Adj
dress.
Harrison Returns to Indianap0-
lis--WiIl Lecture at the
Stanford University.

Washington, d. c., March 1.-The
exercises incident to the second in
auguratiOn OF Grover Cleveland brought
together a monster crowd today, $4,000
people taking part i'll the parade alone.
The governors of eleven StateS-NeW
York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts
in the east; Pennsylvania and Mary
land among the middle states; Georgia,
North and South Carolina and LOuisi-
ana in the south, and Wisconsin in the
participated III the ceremonies,
thereby emphasizing the complete na-
tiOnal unity.
The order of procession was almost
identically the same as four years ago,
with the actions of the chief participants
reversed, and differed very little except
in the extent OF demonstration, from the
ceremonies eight years ago which
brought Cleveland to Washington for
the first time in his public career. The
four great featues of Inauguration day
are the closing hours of congress, into
which SO much law-mal1ing and history
are so frequently crowded; the ride out
Of the retiring president, and that OF the
president and vicc-president elect with
their military escort from the white
house to the capitol to lay down and
take up the reigns of power respective
| ly, the pageant Of the returning process
sion after the Inauguration, and the
| Inauguration ball at night.
The day was fearfully disagreeable,
a raw wind blowing and a snow storm
prevailing. The procession from the
capitol to the reviewing stand in front
of the white house was viewed by an
enormous crowd, which occupied every
foot of room along Pennsylvania aven-
lie. Decorations along the route were
elaborate.
The senate began to fill early and the
galleries were packed long before the
hour for the ceremonies there to begin.
The presidential party arrived at the
capitol shortly after noon, and were Civ
en- Il rafting vOuey OF cheers as they
entered the building. Mr.. Harrison
went ut once to the presidents room,
and began work on a pile of bills re-
curing his signature. The time was SO
short 1t became necessary three times
to turn back the hands of the clock to
preserve the fgment that it was not
noon. Meanwhile, Cleveland and
| Stevenson went to the vice-preSident'S
room and spent the time chatting with
callers.
1t was 1850 2. NJ. when Vice-Presi
dent Stevenson appeared in the senate
chamber and took a seat beside Nh.
Morton. Then followed President Har-
riSOn and cabinet, who were seated
amid applause. Nh. Morton administer
ed the oath to his successor and yielded
the chair TO him as presiding officer,
and the special session of the Fifty
third congress opened with prayer by
the chaplain. Nh. Stevenson then
made Il brief address, after which the
clerk read President Harrison's pro-
clamatiOn cOuyening the extra session.
| Next the new senators took the oath OF
office. The procession then formed and
proceeded to the east pOrticO Of the
capitol, escorting the president and
preSident-elect. Arrived there Chief
Justice Fuller administered the oath Of
Office to MI. Cleveand, who then de-
livered his inaugural address, as fol
lows:
My Fellow Citzens-In obedience to
the mandate Of my cOunuymen, l am
able to dedicate myself to the service
under sanction of this solemn oath.
| Deeply moved by the expression OF
| confidence and personal attachment
which has called me to this service,
l am sure my gratitude can make no
better return than the pledge l now
give before God and these witnesses
of my unreserved and complete devo-
ton to the interests and welfare Of
those who have hOnOred me. l deem
1t fitting on this occasion, while indi-
eating the opinions which l hold con-
corning public questions OF present i'm
pOrtance, to also briefly refer to the
existence Of certain conditions and ten
denotes among our people, which seem
to menace the integrity and usefulness
Of their government. While every
American citizen must contemplate
with tie utmost pride the growth and
expansion Of our country and the sutfi-
cheney Of our institutions to stand
against the shocks of violence, the
wonderful thrift and enterprise of our
people and the demonstrated SUPERIOR
ty OF our free government, it behooves
US constantly to watch for every symp-
tom Of insidious infirmity. that thief
of national vigor. The strong man whose
confidence of sturdy health courts the
SterneSt activities OF man and TejoiceS
in the hardihood Of constant labor. may
still have lurking near his vitals an
unheeded disease that dOomS him to
sudden collapse. 1t cannot be doubted
that our stupendous achievements as
a people and our country's robust
strength have given rise to needless
ness Of those lale governing our national
health which we cannot any more evade
than human life can escape the laws
of God and nature.
"ManlfeStly nothing is more vital to
Oylr supremacy as nation and to the
beneticent purposes of government than