PRESIDENT AGAIN. (Continued From I'age 1.) fuller of the United States supreme coutv and the president elect advanced toward the center, and without any preliminaries the chief justice administered the oath as follows: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully exe cute the office of president of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, pro tect and defend the constitution of the United States. In taking the oath of office Mr. Cleve land used the same Bible that Chief Jus tice Waite used when Mr. Cleveland was sworn in in 18S5. It was also used when I Mr. Cleveland was sworn in as governor of New York in 1883. The Bible belonged to Mr. Cleveland's mother. On the conclusion of the ceremonies the j members of the senate, preceded by the sergeant-at-arms, vice president and the secretary, returned to the senate chamber, and the president, accompanied by the , committee of arrangements, proceeded to the executive mansion. After the inaugural ceremonies the sen- j ate ordered a committee to wait on the president of the United States and to in- j form him that the senate was organized, j Messrs. Blackburn (Dem., Ky.) and Alli son (Rep., la.) were appointed as such committee, and then the senate adjourned until Monday at noon. CLEVELAND'S ADDRESS. The President's Inauguration Speech Touched on Finance, Economy, Civil Service, Paternalism and the Tariff. WASHINOTON, March 4.—President Cleve- i land's inaugural address, which was deliv- 1 ered in an impressive manner, was, despite the nasty weather, attentively listened to by the vast audience and was liberally ap plauded. The speech was as follows: MY FELLOW CITIZENS— In obedience to the mandate of my countrymen, I am about to ded icate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath. Deeply moved by the ex pression of confidence and personal attachment which has called me to this service, I am sure my gratitude can make no better return than the pledge I now give before God and these witnesses of unreserved and complete devotion to the interests and welfare of those who have honored me. I deem it fitting on this occasion, while indicating the opinions I hold concerning public questions of present importance, to also briefly refer to the existence of certain con ditions and tendencies among our people which seem to menace the integrity and usefulness of their government. While every American citizen must contem plate with the utmost pride and enthusiasm the growth and expansion of our country, the sufficiency of our institutions to stand against the rudest shocks of violence, the wonderful thrift and enterprise of our people, and the demonstrated superiority of our free govern ment, it behooves us to constantly watch for every symptom of insidious infirmity that threatens our national vigor. The strong man who, in the confidence of sturdy health, courts the sternest activities of life and rejoices in the hardihood of constant labor may still have lurking near his vitals the unheeded disease that dooms him to sudden collapse. It cannot be doubted that our stupendous achievements as a people and our country's robust strength have given rise to a heedless ness of those laws governing our national health which we can no more evade than hu man life can escape the laws of God and na ture. Manifestly nothing is more vital to our supremacy as a nation and to the beneficent purpose of our government than a sound and stable currency. Its exposure to degradation should at once arouse to activity the most en lightened statesmanship, and the danger of depreciation in the purchasing power of the wages paid to toil should furnish the strongest incentive to prompt and conservative precau- I tion. In dealing with our present embarrassing: sit uation as related to this subject we will be wise if we temper our confidence and faith in our national strength and resources with the frank concession that even these will not per mit us to defy with impunity the inexorable laws of finance and trade. At the same time, in our efforts to adjust differences of opinion we should be free from intolerance of passion, and our judgments should be unmoved by al luring phrases and unvexed by selfish inter ests. lam confident that such an approach to the subject will result in prudent and effective remedial legislation. In the meantime, so far as the executive branch of the government can intervene, none of the powers with which it is invested will be withheld when their exercise is deemed necessary to maintain our national credit or avert financial disaster. Paternalism and Kconomy. Closely related to the exaggerated confidence in our country's greatness, which tends to a dis regard of the rules of national safety, another danger confronts us not less serious. I refer to the prevalence of a popular disposition to ex pect from the operation of the government spe cial and direct individual advantages. The verdict of our voters, which condemned the in justice of maintaining protection for protec tion's sake, enjoins upon the people's servants the duty of exposing and destroying the brood of kindred evils which are the unwholesome progeny of paternalism. This is the bane of re publican institutions and the constant peril of our government by the people. It degrades to the purposes of wily craft the plan of rule our fathers established and be queathed to us as an object of our love and ven eration. It perverts the patriotic sentiment of our countrymen and tempts them to a pitiful calculation of the sordid gain to be derived from their government's maintenance. It un dermines the self reliance of our people and substitutes in its place dependence upon gov ernmental favoritism. It stifles the spirit of true Americanism and stupefies every enno bling trait of American citizenship. The lessons of paternalism ought to be un learned and the letter lesson taught that while the people should patriotically and cheerfully support their government its functions do not CMS URAL^PKOCESSIO Include the support of the people. The accept ance of this principle leads to a refusal of boun ties and subsidies, which burden the labor and thrift of a portion of our citizens to aid ill ad vised or languishing enterprises in which they have no concern. It leads also to a challenge ol DELIVERING THE INAUGURAL, wild and reckless pension expenditure, which I overleaps the bounds of grateful recognition of patriotic service and prostitutes to vicious us#j the people's prompt and generous Impulse to aid those disabled in their country's defense. | Economy and Civil Service. Every thoughtful American must realize the ignorance of checking at its beginning any tend- j ency in public or private station to regard fru gality and economy as virtues which we may safely outgrow. The toleration of this Idea re sults in the waste of the people's money by their chosen servants and encourages prodigality and , extravagance in the home life of our country- ; men. Under our scheme of government the j waste of public money is a crime against the j citizen, and the contempt of our people for ! economy and frugality in their personal affairs deplorably saps the strength and sturdiness of our national character. It is a plain dictate of honesty and good gov- | ernmont that public expenditures should be , limited by public necessity, and that this should ! lie measured by the rules of strict economy, and j it is equally clear that frugality among the poo- j pie is the best guarantee of a contented and ! strong support of free institutions. One mode of the misappropriation of public funds is avoid ed when appointments to office, instead of be l ing the rewards of partisan activity, are award ed to those whose efficiency promises a fair re | turn of work for the compensation paid to them. To secure the iUness and competency of np i poi ntees to office and to remove from political ! action the demoralizing madness for spoils civil j service reform has found a place in our public j ' policy and laws. The benefits already gained ! j through this instrumentality and the further usefulness it promises entitle it to the hearty | support and encouragement of all who desire I to see our public service well performed, or who ; | hope for the elevation of political sentiment and the purification of political methods. The existence of immense aggregations of kindred enterprises and combinations of busi ness interests formed for the purpose of limit ing production and fixing prices is inconsistent with the fair field which ought to ho open to every independent activity. Legitimate strife in business should not be superseded by an en forced concession to the demands of combina- , tions* that have the power to destroy. Nor should the people to IM* served lose the benefit of cheapness which usually results from whole- j some competition. These aggregations and coin- i lunations frequently constitute conspiracies 1 against the interests of the people, and in all their phases they are unnatural and opposed to j our American sense of fairness. To the extent ! that they can be reached and restrained by I federal power the general government should : relieve our citizens from their interference ondJ exactions. Tariff Reform. Loyalty to the principles upon which our gov- j ernmont rests positively demands that the j equality before the law which it guarantees to j ' every citizen should be justly and in good faith conceded in nil parts of the land. The enjoy ment of this right follows the badge of citizen- I ship wherever found, and unimpaired by race and color it appeals for recognition to Ameri can manliness and fairness. The people of the United States have agreed tbaton this day the control of their govern ment in it 6 legislative and executive branches shall be given to a political party pledged in the most poeitivenesa to the accomplishment of tar iff reform. They have thus determined in favor of a more just and equitable system of federal taxation. The agents they have chosen to carry out their purposes are tMiund by their promises, not less than by the command of their masters, to devote themselves unremittingly to this serv ice. While there should be no surrender of princi ple, our task must bo undertaken wisely and without vindictiveness. Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of wrongs. If in lifting burdens from the daily life.of our peo ple we reduce Inordinate* and unequal advan tages too long en joyed, this is but a necessary Incident of our return to right and justice. If we exact from unwilling minds acquiescence in the theory of an honest distribution of the fund of governmental beneficence treasured up for all, we but insist upon a principle which under lies our free institutions. When we tear aside the delusions and mis conceptions which have blinded our country men to their condition under vicious tariff laws, we but show them how far they have been led away from the puths of contentment and prosperity. When we proclaim that the necessity for revenue to support the govern ment furnishes the only justification for taking the people, we announce a truth so plain that its denial would seem to indicate the extent to which judgment may be influenced by famil iarity with perversions of the taxing power, and when we seek to reinstate the self confidence and business enterprise of our citizens by discredit ing an abject dependence upon governmental favor we strive to stimulate those elements of American character which support the hope of I American achievement. God's Aid Invoked. Anxiety for the redemption of the pledges which my party has made and solicitude for the complete justification of the trust the peo \ Ik M / ple have reposed in me constrain nie to remind those with whom I am toco-operate tnat we can succeed in doing the work which has been especially set before us only by the most sin cere, harmonious and disinterested effort. Even if insuperable obstacles and opposition prevent the consummation of our task we shall hardly IK- excused, and If failure can lie traced to our fault or neglect wo may be sure the peo ple will hold us to a swift and exacting account ability. The oath I now take to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States not only impressively defines the great respon sibility I assume, but suggestsolM'dicncc to con stitutional commands us the rule by which my official conduct must be guided. I shall to the best of my ability ami within my sphere of duty preserve the constitution by loyally pro tecting every grant of federal power it con tains, by defending all its restraints when at tacked by impatience and restlessness, and by enforcing its limitations and reservations in t'uvor of tho states and the people. Fully impressed with tho gravity of the j duties that confront me and mindful of my weakness, I should he appalled if it were my lot to bear unaided the responsibilities which await me. I am. however, saved from dis couragement when I remember that I shall have the support and the counsel and co-operation of wise and patriotic men, who will stand at my side in cabinet places and will represent the ' people in their legislative halls. 1 find also much comfort in remembering , that my countrymen are just and generous, and lin the assurance that they will not condemn those who by sincere devotion to their service deserve their forbearance ami approval. Above nil. 1 know there Is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs ot men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American |Ho ple. and I know he will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek his powerful aid. THE BIG PARADE. A Notable Profession of Governors—Over Twenty Thousand Civilians In Line. Tammany's Good Showing. V\ ASHINGTON, March 4.—The main stand, from which President Cleveland reviewed the parade, was erected immediately in front of the White House. It was 150 feet long and quite deep and had a comforta ble seating capacity for 1,100 persons, 000 more than the corresponding stand erected on the same site for the inauguration of President Harrison. It was decorated with effective taste. Cushioned seats were provided for the president and his cabinet, who surrounded liim, and folding chairs were supplied for the diplomatic corps, who were arranged immediately behind him. On either side were seats for senators, members of the house of representatives and specially in vited guests. A detailed and itemized report of the great parade is of course impossible, when a mere enumerat ion of the various regi ments, companies, posts and civic organi zations participating occupies three news paper coluinns. But some of the notes and incidents of i) c parade are here set down ar. ranuont Among the magnificently mounted special aids who rode behind Grand Marshal McMahon and his chief of staff, General W. D. Whipple, were repre sentatives from every state and territory in the Union. On the extreme left of the front rank of Battery I marched a bronzed and rugged featured veteran who would tuCVe roceiven a share of the plaudits on his own account had his history been known. His name was John Martin, and ho was tho sole sur vivor of the Custer massacre. A feature distinctively novel was introduced into the parade by the engineering corps. This was the releasing of a number of carrier pi geons, with messages relating to the success of the inauguration, destined for Phila delphia, Baltimore, Annapolis and other points. A Novel Feature. Still another original feature was afford ed by the military bicycle company, who, mounted upon their wheels and retaining full control of them, at the same time han dled their small arms with a dexterity that indicated that this innovation in military tactics lucked nothing of success. THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL. Governor Pattiscti of Pennsylvania rode | by at the head of the 15 regiments of blue I coated Pennsylvania troops, marching like ! veterans who had seen service and equipped | with nil the essentials for active operations in the Held. Major General Snowden was in command of the Pennsylvania forces, ] with Generals Gobin, Wiley and Dechert I commanding brigades, j The appearance of gray coated General Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia in command of the Third division was the signal for a re newal of the enthusiastic ovation which , greeted him when he appeared in line on ' the occasion of Mr. Cleveland's lirst inau guration. Thereafter came a procession of governors, all of whom were cheered. Headed by Governor Flower and staff and preceded by the banner of the Jackson Democratic association of the District of Columbia, the appearance of the 3,000 Tam many braves WJIS a revelation to many of the spectators. With their high silk hats, dark overcoats and showy badges, on which the tiger's head was plainly displayed, they were the best looking body of civilians in the uarude. THE PROCESSION PASSING THE REVIEWING STAND. A mounted battalion of exceedingly good looking women led the Cleveland and Stevenson club of Montgomery county, Md. They were the sisters and daughters of the members, and in their dark riding habits and low crowned riding hats presented a decidedly attractive appearance. The spec tators were not slow in catching on to the novelty,and the belles from"My Maryland" were cheered until their faces were o? a carmine tiut. The organization of which they formed an escort had 810 men in line, precisely the majority given by the county to the national ticket. The civic procession, under the marslial ship of Colonel William Dickson, was in six divisions and aggregated more than i '30,000 men, Tammany, with its new ban , ners and badges, holding the right of line. ! The second division was assigned to Penn sylvania; Massachusetts, New Jersey and Delaware held the third division; Mary land, the fourth; the fifth was the western division, and the sixth was made up of the late arriving organizations. The bicycle 1 clubs of Washington and Baltimore brought up the rear. THE GRAND BALL. Mrs. Cleveland the Center or Attrac tion— Ileuutifiil Decorations and a Unique Kl ctiioul Display. i WASHINGTON. March 4.—The grand in -1 angulation ball in the pension building court wns a greater success even than was anticipated, over 12,000 people participate iug. Mrs. Cleveland, magnificently ar rayed in a superb gown of white moire, made with clinging skirt and a tight fitting 1 bodice cut low and edged with silver pas- ] sementerie, was the center of attraction, ' and, surrounded by Mrs. Stevenson and ! the ladies of the cabinet, was the bright | particular star in a constellation of grace, j beauty and brilliancy to which all present I noid I,ornate | The ballroom was a marvel of beauty and I brilliancy, and the decorat ions were superb, j j The court measures 125 by 325 feet and is 125 feet high. The entire ceiling was covered | I with a canopy of white and gold. The whole i ■ Rurface of the great wtills was draped in ! white, gold and red from the ceiling to the j floor. I Silk banners and bannerets, gold trimmed and bearing hand embroidered coats of arms of all the states, territories and for eign nat ions depended from the wal Is. The front of the upper gallery tier was decorated with American and foreign flags, and the j second tier had small shields with silk flags. ! Silk plush, embroidered with silk and gold, ! was draped in front of the first tier, with ! American flags furnishing a background ; for groups of ancient armor. There are eight large columns which sup port the roof of the pension building, and j near the base of each of these was placed I electric wheels of artistic designs outlined j in miniature lamps, which changed form J and color as the wheels revolved. Hun- I dreds of lamps shone in hanks of exquisite | cut flowers tfhich adorned tne case or eacu A ! column. There were triumphal arches, American eagles, stars and stripes, grace ful wreaths, vases and friezes of various colored electric lights all over the building without number. ! Shields bearing the names of the 23 presi dents and that of the incoming vice presi dent of the republic, surrounded by flags, were hung on the eight large columns. These columns are 75 feet high and were banked to a height of 12 feet with palms and other plants. Green vines depended from the capitals of the columns a distance of 50 feet. The 152 columns supporting the galleries were capped with floral pieces with dependent greenery. Green garlands were also entwined with the draperies on the front of the galleries. Unique Electrical Display. An arch was erected on either side of the court 30 feet wide and 40 long. These arches I | were elaborately decorated with flowers, and the two band stands were in front of them. The names "Cleveland and Steven son" were displayed on these arches in elec ! trie lights. I One feature of the electrical display was ; a mammoth illuminated fan at the east ! end of the building. The designs were out lined in tiny electric lamps of different colors. The whole was divided into sec j tions and controlled by an elaborate switch, which supplied the current to the sections one by one until the entire design was aglow, thus creating the illusion of the fan opening. Theu the sections were extin guished in the same manner, apparently i folding the fan. , At midnight the music ceased and the ball came to an end. President and Mrs. Cleveland had been driven away, the guests slowly dispersed, and with the opening hour of the Sabbath morn, hushed save for an occasional outburst from some belated en thusiast of "Grover, Grover, four years more of Grover," the ceremonies and fes tivities of the inauguration of the twenty fourth president of the United States passed into history. The music was furnished by the Marine band, under the direction of Professor Fanciulli, and by Professor Zimmerman's dance orchestra, and the programme ren dered was as follows: Grand inaugural march, "The Great Repub lic," Fanciulli (Band* and orchestra, writtefefor the occasion and dedicated to Mr. Cleveland.) Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes" Liszt : Grand selection, "The Merchant of Venice" l'insuti Fantasie comique, "Trip to Mars" Fanciulli Waltz, "Christmas Eve" Johns Ijancers,"Fencing Master".., De Koven Polka, "May Bells" Santclm&nn Promenade, "Czarine" Ganne Ijancers, "Isle of Champagne" Furst : Waltz, "Polar Star" Waldteufel Scliottisclie, "Country Band" Smith w lTonienade,- "Divertissement Espagnol" j Desormes Ijancers. "International" Moses Promenade, "Road to Moscow" De Loetz , Waltz, "La Cigale" Audran I Promenade, "Bal Costume" Rubenstein Polka, "Jolly Students' March" Fahrbach ; Waltz, "Bachelors' Favorite" Williams ; Promenade, "New York" Fanciulli i York, "One Heart, One Soul" Strauss i Ijancers, "Robin Hood" De Koven Waltz, "Espana" Waldteufel Polka, "High School Cadet March" Sousa The Fireworks. Then came the fireworks at the White I lot. First came a national salute, 44 21- pound Union cannon salutes, displaying the national colors, then exploding with , tremendous report; a display of 100 0-pound congreve rockets, pearl streamers, and the discharge of 50 floral shells, dis playing carnations, chrysanthemums, for getmenots, bride roses, laburnum blos soms, lilacs and violets, goldenrod, passion flowers, etc. Next was a device, George Washington equestrian statue, 40 by 40 feet, depicted in lines of white lire, embellished on sides by j jeweled batteries attended by salute of lion- . or, 3 salvos, 21 bombs each, followed by the ascent of 200 0-pound rockets, 40 meteoric showers, 40 dragons, 40 quadruple ascen sions, 40 pleiades and 40 chameleon chang ing stars. Then came another set piece 40 by 40 feet, Harrison and Morton encircled by nutional border and sui mounted by American eagle, depicted in appropriate colors of lance lire, which was followed by a salvo of 30 shells, introducing silver and blue, purple andam ber, silver and carmine, emeralds and pearls, parachutes, trailing stars, etc. Next was an Andrew Jackson equestrian statue, 40 by 40 feet, depicted in lines of Jlre, flanked on sides by musketry and ar tillery fusillades, followed by an ascent of 100 8-pound rockets, 25 chains of 10 jewels, 25 electric bouquets, 25 weeping willows and 25 golden clouds ami a prismatic cas cade, 50 by 00 feet, forming an iminenne cascade of liquid fire, after which an iud<r pendence salute by battery of 117 aerial pounders, being one salute for each year of our independence. The Grand Device. The next device was that of Columbia, 20 by 35 feet, depicted in appropriate colored lines of fire, enriched by six mammoth bat teries, two each red, white and blue, fol lowed by a flight of 50 8-pound rockets of liquid gold, producing one of the most marvelous effects in pyroteclmy, and the ascent of 100 8-pound rockets, peacock plumes, musical, goldenrod and triple bou quets. Then came the grand device, portraits of Cleveland and Stevenson, with motto, "Public Office Is a Public Trust," encircled by national banner surmounted by Ameri can eagle, all depicted in appropriate colors of lance fire.
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