Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-04
CLEVELAND'S INAUGURAL
a SOLEMN WARNING TO rEB1
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
The President and President
elect Drive to The Capitol In a
snow 9tOrm-Sworn In-PrO-
ceedinxs I'm the Senate.

Seed1nKS IN the SenaSes |
WASHINGTON, March At was sh ortly
after II o'clock when President-elect
Cleveland and e-President-elect Stew
enson entered the executive mansion.
They were received by President Harri
son in the blue room. Five minutes
later the President and his successor
reappeared. and, entering an open car
riage drawn by four horses, the march of
the procession to the capitol was begun.
There was no abatement OF the storm
and the ride to the Capitol was through |
| fast falling snow whired in frequent |
| gusts of high winds. Notwithstanding |
| the inclemency OF the weather, Mr.. |
| Cleveland's hat was off frequently in
| response to the enthusiastic cheers OF the |
| "unterrifed" who swarmed the side
walks uumindful OF the discomfort.
| The Presidential party with their mil
| itary escort came in sight of the eastern
| entrance of the Capitol few minutes
| after IL o'clock. A large crowd had as
| sembled at the east front and cheered
loudly as Cleveland approached. He
went in by the basement entrance in
order to avoid the somewhat slippery
steps outside. When he entered the Senate
| wing the cheers of the outsiders gave
| away to an ovation. Harrison entered
| the Presidents room where he spent a
little time signing bills. C'eyeland and
| Stevenson meantime were entertained at
lunch in the Vice Presidents room.
When the Senate clock indicated 11:5O,
but when the actual time was 1880 the
Vice President elect was announced; and
Stevenson, escorted by Senator McPher-
f son, took his chair to the right OF Vice
President Morton. Immediately after
| wards the President of the United States
| and his cabinet were announced; and
| a nd of
. | cabinet entered the chamber. Harrison
| was escorted to one of the scarlet chairs
standing in front of the clerks desk.
Immediately afterwards the President
. | elect was announced, and Mr.. Cleveland,
l escorted by Senator Ransom, took the
: chair next to President Harrison. His
e entrance into the chamber was greeted
p with applause.
Then Vice-President Morton admins
: tered the oath of office to his successor
and yielded him the chair of the presiding
: officer. The special session of the Senate
I of the Fifty-third Congress was then
:, formally opened with prayer by Captain
Z Butler. Vice-President Stevenson then
rose and addressed the Senate. He said /:
Senators: Deeply impressed with a
e sense of it's responsibilities and of its
dignity, l now enter upon the discharge
. OF the duties of the high Office to which
< have been called. | am not unmindful
:, of the fact that among the occupants OF
. four years of our constitutional history
have been statesmen eminent alike foI
le their talents and their tireless devotion
, to public duty. Adams, Jefferson and
Calhoun honored it's incumbency during
rs the early days of the Republic, while
S; Arthur Hendricks and Motion have at a
~ later period of our history shed lusteI
a upon the office of President of the most
n august deliberative assembly known to
. men.
ST. II assume the duties of the great trust
OF contided to me with no feeling of self
Oi confidence but rather with that of grav'
ss distrust of my ability satisfactorily tt
" meet it's requirements. l may be par
II doned for saying that it shall be my
n earnest endeavor to discharge the inlpor
nj tant duties which lie before ME with ns
e less of impartiality and courtesy than o
" frmness and fidelity. Earnestly invok
cn ing the cooperation. the torbearance
eu the charity OF each of it's members, nov
III enter upon my duties as presiding othce
d of the Senate
After his remarks the secretary of tn
IN Senate read the proclamation of tn
President convenlng the Senate IN extra
en- ordinary session. Then the Senators
OF newly elected or reelected, took the oat
al of Office.
"a The Vice-President directed the sci
ry geant-at-a to proceed to the execr
re tion of the order of the Senate relativ
ne to the inauguration of the President {
1e the United States. The procession t
no the east portico of the capitol was the
lily begun. When the distinguished gathe
pc ing had taken the place assigned to thei
m at the east front Senate wing, the Pre-
1er dent-elect took the oath of Office an
ds then delivered his inaugural addres
o. He said
iNe "My Fellow Citizens:
nc. In obedience to the mandate of III
! st ! countrymen l am about to dedicate m
| sell n
icb | a solemn oath. Deeply moved by tt
its expression of confidence and personal a
he tachment which has called me to th
on | service, l am sure my gratitude ca
nj | make no better return than the pledge
It's now give, before God and these Wi
raj nesses, OF unreserved and complete d
cen votion to the interest and welfare
those who have honored me.
81 deem it fitting on this occasion, VIII
indicating the opinions l hold concer
IN ing public questions of present impo1
arv ance, to also briefly refer to the eXiSter
,re. of certain conditions and tendenci
: y among our people which seem to mena
L the integrity and usefulness of their &C
a nd ernment. While every American citiz
ion must contemplate with the utmC
bIe pride and enthusiasm the growth a
Iich expansion OF our country; the sufficien
ian OF our institutions to stand against t
r So rudest shocks of violence; and wh
om, wondering at the enterprise of our p'
! trv ~
the our lree government l pehooNeS us
yer cons, antly watch for every symptom
ines insidious infirmity that threatens I
vith national vigor. The strong man wi
of in the confidence OF sturdy health, cou
col the sternest activity of life and rejoi
ons in the hardihood of constant labor, m
the still have lurking near his vitals
and needed disease that dooms him to s.
"a Of den collapse. 1t cannot be doubted tt
t II our stupendous achievements as peo
nuc and our country's robust strength b;
artv given rise to heedlessness of those la
,it ri governing our national health, wh
rest we can no more evade than human
,aD;- can escape the law of God and natl
, the "Manifestly nothing is more vital
mo our supremacy as a nation, and to
two benehcent purposes of our governm
mt tnan d sounu anu staoie SHISncy.
exposure to degradation should at @
arouse to activity the most enlighte
craftsmanship; and the danger of a
city probation of the purchasing power