The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

Bad weather was a feature OF Grover
Cleveiand's second inauguration In the
parade Gov TiIIman rode at the head Of
his Palmetto Guards. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
| IN gray uniform. received another ova-
ton. and In charge Of the 1900 Tammany
braves were Sulzer. then speaker Of the
New York house; Timothy C''Dry DoIar'J
Sullivan, and other notables. whose
names still live In the memory OF Demo
Gratis.
SO fierce was the weather that men
grew so stiff in their saddles they had 10
be lifted from their horses, and a sue
| cession Of deaths from pneumonia fol-
lowed close on the heels Of the terrible
day.
Cleveland stood HatIess.
| In this weather the President-eIect stood
lbareheaded for thirty minutes on the
| inaugural stand. and delivered, without
falter OF quiver hts second and the
stronger Of hts two, inaugural addresses.
Where eight years before $1,000 men had
( stood IN the beautiful spring day TO hear
/ his address, there nov stood on this
blizzard-swept opening barely 1900 men
and women
/ They kept warm by budding close to-
getaer or Jiggering. first on one foot
and then on the other. ike so many
jumping jacks The wind blew the snow
viciously into the face OF the speaker
I as he addressed his hearers. and admira-
| ton was divided between what he said
/ and his remarkable nerve In speaking
/ under such circumstances.
| IN that speech Mr.. Cleveland called at
tention to the depreciation OF the pur-
/ chasing power Of money. and urged tar
il reform Some Of the things he said
are still Democratic doctrines IN these
/ radical times
/ The verdict OF our voters" said Mr..
/ Cleveland. who condemned the injustice
OF maintaining protection for professions 5
sake. enioins upon the peoples servants
I the duty OF exposing and destroying the
/ brood OF kindred evils which are tho
I progeny Of paternalism-"
/ The following expression also finds IA
I miliar echo in American politics to-day:
The existence OF immense aggregations
l OF kindred enterprises and combinations
OF business interest formed for the pur-
/ pose OF limiting production and fixing
Z prices IS inconsistent with the fair field
I which ought 10 be open 10 every sc-
/ tivity
In happy contrast with the suffering
[ OF the inaugural parade crowds during
/ the cold. blustery day. was a brilliant IN
/ augural ball In fact. the social side OF
/ the White House induction. with Mrs.
I Cleveland as mistress OF the Executive
/ Mansion. was OF a brighter and lveIer
/ nature than when the bachelor President
/ and his sister were Installed IN the White
/ House eight years before
HIS Second Cabinet.
/ For his second term Mr. Cleveland Sc
! Iected his Cabinet as follows: Secretary
I OF State, Walter @ Gresham. OF Indiana;
/ Secretary Of the Treasury. John G. Car
/ Isle. OF kentucky. Secretary OF War.
Dan Lamont. OF New York; Secretary OF
/ the Navy. Hillary A. Herbert, OF Ala
bama; Postmaster General. ". S Bis
sell. Of New York: Secretary OF the In
I terror. Hoke Smith. Of Georgia. Secre-
/ tary OF Agriculture. J. Sterling Morton,
I Of Nebraska, Attorney General. Richard
/ Olney. OF Massachusetts
/ The clamOr OF the oficeseekers had
| moderated. and there was less fierce
1 criticism Of his appointments. but the
I four years OF his last administration
were fraught with a succession Of politi-
| cal developments that found q climax
/ when the Democratic party split over
/ the Crown of thOrns and cross OF gold
The first inauguration Of Grover Cleve-
/ land as President Of the United States
I was a memorable one in the history OF
/ inauguratiOns-
/ His partisans throughout the country
/ looked forward to the occasion. and for
months preparations were under way in
many States for g great pilgrimage 70
the National Capital ''to see Democracy
/ come back"
Washington at the time was city Of
[ only 1900 people. but on March T. 1855.
10000 visitors jammed its wide streets
and overhowed the city Fifty thousand
/ persons. il is said. stood within the hear
ing Of his voice as the first Democratic
! President since the day Of Buchanan de-
| livered his inaugural address
Recall the Parade.
Washingtonians still recall that won
/ derful inaugural parade with 5000 men
IN line, representing twenty States OF the
Union In many respects II was a unique
procession. and up to its time was per
haps the most imposing parade OF its
kind seen IN the city
Pennsylvania sent 5000 soldiers. while
white and black troops came in company
/ and battalion from a number OF Southern
States. A feature Of the procession was
a division Of Southern white troops in
gray uniforms. at the head of which rode
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Of Confederate fame.
He was an imposing figure in the long
line Of uniformed commanders. The m-l-
titude quickly recognized him, and he was
made the object Of an ovation from the
immense crowd that lined Pennsylvania
avenue from the White House TO the
Capitol
No less interesting were the civic fea-
lures Of the parade The new regime was
responsible for the appearance Of a host
OF new faces and new organizations in
the procession Easily. the most unique
was the great Tamnany organization IN
fun war paint, and jogging. Indian-like,
In single file. At It's head it carried the
cherished Tammany banner. borne for the
first time IN public in honor Of the new
Democratic President BY the side Of this
awe-inspiring line Of political warriors
rode the ward chiefs Of the organization.
then in the prime Of power
For some reason the musical feature OF
the first Cleveland inaugural parade was
the strongest on record It was a period
in which band music was in high favor
In the country, and eighty brass bands.
under the great bandmasters Of the day,
Gilmore, sousa, Manahan, Austin, and
others. walked in the memorable line. At
intervals between the bands marched a
score Of drum corps
Yet what made deeper. II less tumul-
tuous. impression on the multitude was
/ the SfEhI Of the two foremost officials Of