The Washburn leader., 1901-03-09

shall make Il no more. May It eaA
without further bloodshed, and there
be ushered in the reign Of peace to be
made permanent by a government Of
liberty under law"
A Brilliant Pageaat.
When the president nd vice president
hi / quilted the scene to take their
places at the head Of the procession
the soldiers stretched across the place
where the multitude had been, their
bright uniforms. gay standards and ac-
coutrements Of brass and gold and
such, showing no bad effects Of the
wetting. they had received. The pro-
cession wound down the hill and up
the broad rain-drenched avenue
through living lane Of people. The
crowds had waited patiently through
the rain rather than lose their places,
and when the parade appeared their
ardor seemed undampened. The regu-
lars. infantry, cavalry and artillery,
the Jack tars and marines, the somber
cowboys, the dark-skinned Porto RI
cans in the American uniform, the
militia of twenty-five states and the
political clubs of the civic division
swelled the great procession which es-
corted the president and vice presf-
dent back to the White House. From
one end of the avenue to the other the
troops, keeping step to the rythm Of
the martial music, rolled on like billows
Of the sea, their banners and guidons
completely filling the vision. Over all
was the continuous roar of voices
greeting the presidential party. In adj
vance rode platoon of mounted police,
followed by the famous Governors Is
land band, playing "Hail to the Chief"
Behing these there broke upon the
spectators view the grand marshal.
Gen. Francis v. Greene. and his DASH
ing staff. Then the handsome city
troop of Cleveland in grenadier uni
form, the presidents personal escort,
rode by, their
Plumes Rising and Falling
to the movement of their coal black
chargers. But their claims to admira-
tion wer sighted in a large measure.
The craning, eager crowds had eyes
only for the open barouche drawn by
four horses in which the president
and Senator Hanna, chairman. of the
committee on arrangements sat. The
explosions of applause which greeted
the chief magistrate were redoubled
as Vice President Roosevelt in anoth-
er carriage, drawn by two horses, came
into view. The hero of San Juan re-
ceived, If anything, more flattering
ovation than the president himself.
The Twenty-third Ohio, the presidents
own regiment during the rebellion,
battered and grizzled by time, trudging
alcng on foot in the wake OF the car
riages, testified to the loyalty Of the
Presidents old comrades in the Civh
war. The military as a rule created un-
bounded admiration. Admiral Dewey,
Gen. Miles, Gen. Joe Wheeler and
many other officers who came into
prominence during the Spanish war
were lionized. The crowds went wild
over the West Point and Annapolis
cadets marching with clock-work pre-
cision and the rough riders upon their
bronchos. The Porto Rico regiment,
the Richmond Grays in Confederate
gray and the college students from the
principal universities set the crowds
off again and again. The national
guard of the several states made a
brilliant showing and many of the
governors riding with their stats were
ness fell as the last of the procession
tramped by the reviewing stand.
The brilliant pyrotechnic display set
for the night was postponed on ac-
count of the weather, but at the beau,
tifully decorated pension building fair
women and their escorts danced and
passed the hours until the early hours
of the morning.