The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

than ever in the excitement Of the coca
sion. out on the high eastern poruco,
swept by all the winds OF heaven, seats
have been placed. Below rs a sea OF
heads, massed close together-nne upon
line Of soldiers, calverys artillery, MAN
try; a line of battle flags at the base OF
the steps, decrepit, shot-torn hags, snud-
derlng in the freezing air. In big chalr
well to the front, sits a short, stout man
with the face of Napoleon, ana q ilre IN
his eyes, such as that hero may nave worn
in the proud hour of his coronation. Cnlet
Justice Fuller solemnly holds 1ofth bl-
BILE and the little Napoleon kisses 1t
smack on these words, from the eleventh
chapter of Isaiah: And the spirit OF the
Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit OF WIS
dom and understanding, the spirit OF
council and might the spirit OF kIloWlSsus '
bare-headed in the bitter Wind, ana win
manuscript In hand, delivers an hudrsss
which nobody hears a word OF. close oe.
friends, the ladies' of official ana dipio-
matte families, prominent people ana ne
newspaper fraternity, all chiiting 10 dne
very marrow of their bones. We wonder
whether all this was in Mlr. MCKINLEY
mind when he went in and cut among Us
a few years ago, rather shy ana retlrlns
M. c.? VIII he turn around prese5ntiy
and kiss his wife before all the world as
Garfield dd--or will he cram MS hanus
down into his pockets and stalk away away,
n la L. s. Grant? The boistrous pfeezes
catch the words out of his mouth and
Whirl them off into Space but though we
hear nothing you know that tne speahSsr
has sworn to the oath OF once, accoru-
Ing 10 the constitution and Is now fast
and sure the President OF this great anu
glorious republic for four years unless
death puts an untimely tinis TO MS term
Now comes the carnival OF saluIts; hnS
middies fire their howitzers, thfty-tWo
guns; Second artillery fires twenty-one
more. other battalions make the Weikln
ring with their salvos; the hreInen cidls
the bells of their Furnished engines, unu
"a GOO men, not TO mention the women,
swing their hats and wave their handker-
chiefs and invite bronchitis by snoutlhs
themselves hoarse. Strange 70 say had
the other Billie come out anean IN
the late campaign they would have waved
and shouted lust as entbusiastlcaliy In
the midst of the multitudes ana the pro-
cession surglng back up the avenue, ~
President Mckinley in an open DarouSne,
drawn by four horses and surroundered ny
n mounted guard, in dark blue, yellow
trimmed uniform and plumed chapeauA.
The military pageant OF the return ndrcn
eliminates between the white mouse ana
heen erected for the President and his
lady friends past which the troops hle-
regiment after regiment OF half frozen
soldiers, officers displaying fine horses ana
gorgeous uniforms, cadets on the double
Quick, mddies banging away at their how
itzers, bands playing cannon numbering
flags waving, helmets, bayonets, sabers, |
far as the eye can see. At last, on happy |
hour, the presidential barouche dashes up
10 the white house door, that Mecca of |
American ambition, and the new ruler mas !
attained his throne. lie roy est most, ViYe |
le Roy Mr. Cleveland Is a private citizen |
now, who may go duck huntig without
let on hinderance, and none 30 poor as to |
do him homage. A few hours later comes |
the Inaugural ball, designed TO be the |
grandest on record, which has cost months |
of preparation and many thousands OF |
dollars: but Of that we must speak ans
n her fine