Evening star., 1934-12-16

dent was sworn in. At the right sat
the Senate, at the left the House of
Representatives, the diplomatic corps,
and the Supreme Court, and down in
the front were places for the Presi-
dent and Vice President.
The next great scene was on the
Capitol. This platform was Joined to
the Capitol steps and rising about 10
feet from the ground, its walls COM
pletely hidden by the drapings OF
many American flags. On this the
President was sworn in and here he
stood while he delivered his inaugural
address. Before 1t and on all sides for
many hundreds of feet, there were
acres OF people who had stood here
for hour and many who had come
thousands of miles to see. They had
filled the Senate porticos, they looked
down from the roof of the Capitol
and some now climbed up into the lap
of the massive, naked statue OF Wash
ington, which, with its finger pointed
toward the skies, seems to look over
all as though denouncing the coun-
try which thus exposes his naked
breast to the cold blasts Of Winter.
A dozen men and boys were hanging
to that statue and three boys had
seated themselves on his lap and
rested their bare heads against his
cold bosom.
Next to these were several pyra-
mids with cameras on their tops for
photographing the Inauguration, and
farther back of these. looking down
upon the three avenues which face
from the east into the Capitol plateau,
were the great rivers OF soldiers,
formed and ready to enter the in
augural procession as soon as Cleve-
land should have made his speech.
Their bayonets shimmered in the
sunlight, while the hues of their uni
forms filled the eye with three long
streams of glare and color. There
were many ladies among the audience
and / noticed that some had babies
in their arms which they held up to
see the President while he was speak
ing. Many of the ladies wore blue
wells which stood out as bright bits
of color amid that sea of black-and-
white hats. The President came to the
front of the platform with President
Arthur beside him and rather weak
cheer went up from a comparatively
few throats.
The people in the space about 20
feet square in front of him took of
their hats while he spoke, their heads
shining out like a bald-headed oasis
in the desert Of black-hatted men sur
rounding them. The crowd which
was in the Senate chamber were with
Cleveland on the platform, and the
majority stood on their seats while
he delivered his address. He had COM
mitted it to memory and spoke in o
strong. ringing. articulate voice.
AS the President began the crowd
commenced to move, and. short as the
speech was, half of them had de-
parted before he had finished. Some
parts of his inaugural address-the
platitudes were applauded, and q
half-dozen men cheered as he made
his civil service reform utterances. The
Democrats did not seem particularly
happy, and their every action today
has shown that they know they have
a white elephant on their hands. and
are uncertain whether they can rule
him or not. Grover Cleveland stood
very straight as he spoke. gesturing
with his right hand. and holding the
left behind his back. He shakes his
head to emphasize his points. and his
favorite gesture seemed to me that OF
throwing forward his hand with the
index finger pointed at the audience.
To the White House.
Grover Cleveland rode to the White
House in President Arthur's carriage
drawn by four bay horses. Washing
ton had six white horses attached to
his carriage at his second inaugura-
ton and Jackson had a carriage made
of the old ship Constitution. Jeffer-
son rode to the Capitol on his favorite
charger Wildair, and Gen. Harrison
had a milk-white horse on which he
rode out and back, refusing the CAL
riage prepared for him.
The most surprising thing about this
Inauguration is the scanty applause
which attends Clevelands presence
and actions. There is an immense
crowd here from all parts of the coun-
try, and the Democrats in the city are
numbered by many scores Of thou
sands. When Cleveland spoke today
hardly a corporals guard Joined in
the applause, and the cold way IN
which his words fell upon the audi
ence was remarked by every one. The
Democrats have come here to see what
kind Of a man thy have got as their
President rather than to honor him.
They are not yet proud of him and
they fear him. They don't know what
to think, and the charges that they
have elected a Republican is current
among their leaders. When the oath
was taken today the applause was
nothing to that at the Chicago Con-
vention when Cleveland was nomi-
mated, and the crowd showed, by
many thousands, more scowling faces
than bright ones.