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The Irwin County News.
Official Organ of Irwin County.
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For the Second Time Grover Cleveland is In¬
augurated Chief Magistrate of our
Great and Glorious Republic.
YEA, A MIGHTY MDLTITDDE
Fully Fifty Thousand, Braved the Whistling
Winds to March in the Great Parade.
The Decorations for the Inaugural Ball Be¬
wildering and Entrancing in Their
Brilliant Elegance.
Washington, March 4. —Grover
Cleveland of New York, thrice nomi¬
nated for President of the United
States and twice elected, was today
successfully inducted into that high
office for his second term with all ap¬
propriate ceremonies and tlie gather¬
ing of a mighty multitude. The Gov¬
ernors of eleven great States—New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Massachusetts iu the North and East;
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. VICK-PRES; DENT STEVENSON.
of Pennsylvania and Maryland
the Middle States; of Georgia, North
and South Carolina and Louisiana in
tlie South; and of Wisconsin in tlie
far West—participated in the national
ceremonies and thereby emphasized
the complete restoration of national
unity.
More interesting and significant
even than this, perhaps, in the eyes of
other nations and the historian, were
tlie manifestations of the marvelous
growth of tiie country in population
and power, and tlie fact that tins mo¬
mentous and majestic change in tlie
government of sixty-five millions of
people was accomplished according to
a cut and dried formula, every step of
which was planned and publicly an-
nonneed beforehand, and without
noticeable disturbance of public inter¬
ests o'r the creation of any excitement
except that naturally accompanying a
great national pageant aud the influx
of two or three hundred thousand
sight-seers into the capital.
THE RIDE TO THE CAPITOL.
Shortly after 11 o’clock Presi¬
dent elect Cleveland and Vice-Presi¬
dent-elect Stevenson, accompanied by
the Senate committee on arrangements,
entered the executive mansion.
They were received by President
Harrison in the blue room. Five
minutes later the President and his
successor reappeared and entered an
open carriage and the march of. the
procession to the capitol begun.
President Harrison wore an over¬
coat with fur collar and cuffs.
Cleveland’s overcoat had a plain velvet
collar.
Both, of course, wore silk hats.
They rode in President Harrison's
carriage, drawn by four bay horses,
William Willis, who lias driven the
President’s carriage for three rears, I
handled the reins.
There was no abatement of the
storm, and the ride to the capitol was
through a fast-falling suow, whirled
in frequent gusts of high wind.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather, Mr. Cleveland’s hat was
i ff frequently in response to the cm-
thusiastic cheers of the ‘'unterrified,”
who swarmed the sidewalks, uuinind- !
lul of the presidential discomfort. with j
The party, their
“In Union, Strength and Prosperity Abound.”
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., MARCH, 10 1893.
military escort, then came in sight of
the eastern entrance of the capitol a
few minutes after 12 o’clock.
THE CHEERS OF THE MULTITUDE.
A large crowd had assembled at east
front and cheered loudly as Mr. Cleve¬
land approached.
He went in by the basement enhance
in order to avoid the somewhat slip¬
pery steps outside.
From the moment he descended from
the carriage he was received with lusty
cheers, and when lie entered the Senate
wing tiie cheers from the outside gave
way to an ovation.
Mr. Harrison entered the President’s
room, where he spent some time sign¬
ing bills. Messrs. Cleveland and Ste¬
venson in the meantime were enter¬
tained at buffet lunch in the Vice-
President’s room.
TIIE EXERCISES BEGIN.
When the Senate clock indicated
11:50, but when the actual time was
12:50, tlie vice-president-elect was an¬
nounced, and Mr. Stevenson, escorted
by Senator McPherson, look his chair,
to the right of Vice-president Morton.
Immediately afterwards the president
of the Uni ted States and his cabinet
were announced and President Harri¬
son and the members of his cabinet
entered the chamber.
Mr. Harrison was escorted to one
of the scarlet chairs in front of the
clerk’s desk.
Immediately afterwards the presi¬
dent was announced, and Mr. Cleve¬
land, escorted by Senator Ransom,
took the chair next to Mr. Harrison.
His entrance into the chamber was
greeted with applause. admin¬
Then Vice-president Morton
istered the oath of office to his suc¬
cessor, and yielded to him the chair of
presiding officer. *
A special sesrion of the Senate of
the fifty-third Congress was then
formally opened with prayer by
Chaplain Butler.
Vice-president Stevenson arose and
addressed tiie Senate. He said:
VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON’S ADDRESS.
Senators: Deeply impressed with a
sense of its responsibilities and of its
dignity, I now enter upon the dis-
charge of the duties of the high office
to which I iiave been called. I am
not unmindful of the fact that among
the occupants of this chair during the
one hundred and four years of our
constitutional history lmve been states-
men eminent alike for their talents
and tjieir tireless devotion to public
duty. Adams, Jefferson and Calhoun
honored its incipiency during the
early days of the republic, while
AriliuV, Hendricks and Morton have
at a late*- period oi our history, shed
luster upon the office of president of
the most august deliberative assembly
kuowu to man.
I nssumo tho duties of the great
trust oonfided to mo with no feeling
of self-confidence, but rather with
that of gravo distrust of my ability
satisfactorily to meet its requirements.
L may be pardoned for saying that it
shall be my earnest endeavor to dis¬
charge the important duties which lie
before me with no less of impartiality
and courtesy than of firmness and fi¬
delity. Earnestly invoking the co-op¬
eration, tho forbearance, the charity
of each of its mombers. I now enter
on my duties as presiding officer of
the senate.
TIIE SENATE’S EXTRA SESSION.
As he closed his remarks Mr. Stev¬
enson directed the secretary of the
senate to read the president’s procla¬
mation convening the senate in extra¬
ordinary session. Mr. McCook read
the proclamation; then the sonatorg
newly elected or re-clected were in
vited by the vice-president to come
forward and take the oath of office.
They did so and each, escorted by
his colleague,and the oath was solemn¬
ly administered by the vice-president,
the senators afterwards subscribing
same at the clerk’s deak.
All tbeso preliminaries having
been duly disposed of, the vice-presi¬
dent directed the sergeant-at-arms to
proceed to the execution of tho order
of the senate relative to the inaugur¬
ation of the president of the United
States.
MR. CLEVELAND IS PRESIDENT.
The procession to the east portico of
the capitol was then begun.
When tho distinguished gathering
had taken the places assigned to them
at tho east front of the Senate wing,
Mr. Cleveland turned around to the
chief justice, who was attired in the
robes of his office, to take the oath
prescribed by tlie constitution. Chief
Justice Fuller aud the other persons
near to the president removed their
hats and, with bared heads, listened
to the the taking of the oath of office,
which was pronounced by Chief Jus¬
tice Fuller, in a clear voice. Mr.
Cleveland assenting to it by bowing
his head and kissing the Bible.
The oath taken by the President is
what is known as tho constitutional
oath, and reads as follows:
“I do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office of Presi¬
dent of the United States, and will, to
tlie best of my ability, preserve, pro-
leot and defend tho constitution of
the United States.”
Tlie Bible used in the ceremony was
given President Cleveland by his
mother 49 years ago. By his speoial
request it was eight years ago put to
the same service for which it was
used today.
MR. CLEVELAND’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
In obedience to the mandate of my
countrymen I am about to dedicate
myself to the service under the sanc¬
tion of a solmen oath. Deeply moved
by the expression of confidence and
personal attachmentwhich has caliedme
to this service, I am sure my gratitude
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MRS. STEVENSON. MRS. CLEVELAND.
can make no better return than the
pledge I now give before God and
those witnesses of my unreserved and
complete devotion to the interests ami
welfare of those who have honored
me and I deem it fitting on this occa¬
sion while indicating the opinions l
hold concerning public questions of
present importance, to also briefly re¬
fer to the existence of certain con¬
ditions and tendencies among our
people, which seern to menace the in¬
tegrity and usefulness of their govern¬
ment.
syytoms of insidious infirmity -
While eveiy American citizen must
contemn with utmost pride the
growth a^ expansion of our country,
llie sufficiency of our institutions to
stand against the rudest shocks of vio-
fence, the wonderful thrift and enter-
prise of 0111 people, and the demon¬
strated superiority of tree government,
** behooves us to constantly watch for
every symptom of insidious infirmity
that threatens our national vigor, and
the strong man who in the confidence
°f sturdy health tourts the sternest
privities of life, and rejoices in the
hardihood of constant labor, may still
have lurking near his vitals tlie un¬
heeded disease that dooms him to sud¬
den collapse.
A SOUND AND STABT-K CURRENCY.
It cannot be doubted that our stu¬
pendous achievements as a people und
our country’s robust strength have
given rise to the heedlessness of those
laws governing our national health,
which we can no more evade than
human life can escape the laws of God
and nature, and manifestly nothing is
more vital to our supremacy as a na¬
tion and to the beniticent purposes of
our government than a sound and
stable currency.
Its exposure to degradation Bliould
at once arouse |to activity the most
enlightened statesmanship, and the
danger of depreciation in the pur¬
chasing power of wages paid to toil
should furnish the strongest incentive
to prompt and conservative percep¬
tion.
In'dealing with our present embar¬
rassing situation as related to this sub¬
ject we will be wife if wo temper our
confidence and faith in our national
strenth and resources with the frank
concession that even these
will not permit us to defy with im¬
punity the inexorable laws of linace
and trade.
WILL MAINTAIN OUR CREDIT.
At the same time in our effort to ad¬
just the difference of opinion, we
should be free from intolerance or
passion, and our judgments should be
unmoved by alluring phrases and un¬
vexed by selfish interest. I am confi¬
dent that such an approach to the sub¬
ject will result in prudent and effective
remedial legislation.
In the meantime, so far as the ex¬
ecutive branch of the government can
intervene, none of the powers with
which it is invested will be withheld
when their exercise is deemed neces¬
sary to maintain our national credit
or avert financial disaster.
Closely related to the exaggerated
confidence in our country’s greatness,
which tends to a disregard of the
rules of nationaj safety, another
danger confronts us not less danger¬
ous.
I refer to tlie prevalence of a popu¬
lar disposition to expect from the ope¬
ration of the government especial and
direct individual advantages.
THE PROGENY OF PATERNALISM.
The verdict of our voters, which
condemned the injuftice of maintain¬
ing protection for protection’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 republican insti¬
tutions and the constant peril of our
government by the people. It de¬
grades to the purposes of the wily,
the plan of rule of our fathers—es¬
tablished and hequeathed to ns as an
object of our love and veneration.
It perverls the patriotic sentiment of
our countrymen, and tempts them to
the pitiful calculation of sordid gain
to be derived from their govern¬
ment’s maintenance. It undermines
the self-reliance of our people, and
substitutes iu its place dependence
upon governmental favoritism and
stupefies every ennobling trait of
American citizenship.
The lessons of paternalism ought to
be unlearned, but the better lesson
taught that while tlie people should
patriotically and cheerfully support
their government, its functions do not
include the support of tho people.
The acceptance of this principle
leads to a refusal of the bounties and
subsidies which burden the labor
and thrift of a portion of our citizens,
to aid ill-advised or languishing enter¬
prises in which they have no concern.
It leads also to a challenge of wild
and reckless pension expenditure,
wich overleaps the bounds of grateful
recognition of patriotic service and
prostitutes to vicious uses the people’s
prompt and generous impulse tj aid
thqse disabled in their country’s de¬
fense.
Evefy thoughtful American must
realize the importance of checking at
iis beginning any tendency in public
aud private station to regard frugal! ty
and economy as virtues which we may
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safely outgrow, The toleration of
this idea, results in l lie waste of the
people’s money by their chosen ser¬
vants, and the courageous prodigality
and extravagance in the home life of
our countrymen, Under our scheme
of government, thej waste of public
money is a crime against the citizens,
and the contempt of our people for
economy and frugality iu their personal
afftyrs, deplorably saps the strength and
sturdiness of our national char¬
acter. It Is a plaiu dictate of honesty
and good government that public ex¬
penditures shall be limited by public
necessity, and that this should be
measured by the rules of strict
economy; and it is equally clear that
frugality among tho people is the best
guaranty of a contented and strong
support of free institutions, One
more of the misappropriations of pub¬
lic funds is avoided when appoint¬
ments to office, instead of being the
rewards of partisan activity, arc
awarded to those whose efficiency
promises a fair return of work for
the compensntion paid to them. To
secure the fitness and competency of
appointees to office and to remove
from political action the demoralizing
madness for spoils, civil service re¬
form lias found a place in our public
policy and laws. The benefits already
gained through this instrumentality
aud the further usefulness it promises
entitle it to the hearty support and en¬
couragement of all who desire to see
our public service well performed, or
who hope for the elevation of politi¬
cal sentiment and the purification of
political methods.
SMASH THE TRUSTS.
The existence of immense aggrega¬
tions of kindred enterprises and com¬
binations of business interests formed
for the purpose of limiting production
and fixing prices, is inconsistant with
the fair field which ought to be open
to every independent activity Legit¬
imate strife in business should not be
supereeeded by an enforced conces¬
sion to the demands of combinations
that have tlie power to destroy; nor
should the people to be served lose the
benefit of cheapness, which us uallv
results from wholesome competition.
These aggregations and combinations
frequently constitute conspiracies
against the interests of the people,
and iu all their phases they are unnat¬
ural and opposed to our American
senses of fairness. To the extent that
they can be reached and restrained by
Federal power, the general govern¬
ment should relieve our citizens from
their interference and exactions,
Loyalty to the principles upon which
our government rests positively de¬
mands that the equality before the
law, which it guarantees to every citi¬
zen, should be justly and in good faith
conceded in all parts of the laud.
The enjoyment of tiiis right follows
tho badge of citizenship, wherever
found, aud, unimpaired by race or
coior, it appeals for recognition to
American manliness and fairness.
Our relations with the Indians loca¬
ted within our borders impose upon
us responsibilities we cannot escape.
Humanity and consistency require us
to treat them with forbearance, and in
our dealings with them to honestly
and considerately regard their rights
and interests. Every effort should be
made to lead them; through the paths
of civilization aud education to self-
supporting and independent citizen¬
ship. In the meantime, as the nation’s
wards, they should be promptly de¬
fended against the cupidity of de¬
signing men and shielded from every
influence or temptation that retards
their advancement.
The people of the United States
have decreed that on this day the con¬
trol of their government in its legis¬
lative and executive branches shall be
given to a political party pledged in
the most positive terms to the accom¬
plishment of tariff reform. They
have thus determined in favor of a
more just and equitable system of Fed¬
eral taxation. The agents they have
chosen to carry out their purposes are
bound by their promises; not less than
by the command of their masters, to
devote themselves unremittingly to
this service. While there should be
no surrender of principle, our task
must be undertaken wisely and with¬
out vindictiveness. Our mission is
not punishment, but tlie rectification
of wrongs. If, in lifting burdens
from the daily life of our people, we
reduce inordinate and unequal advan¬
tages, too long enjoyed, this is but a
necessary incident of our return to
right and justice. If we exact from
unwilling minds acquiescence in the
theory of honest distribution of the
fund of governmental beneficence,
treasured up for all, we but insist
upon a principle which underlies our
free institutions. When we tear aside
llie delusions and misconceptions
which have blinded our countrymen
to their condition under vicious tariil
laws, we but show them how far they
have been led away from the paths of
contentment and prosperity.
TAXATION FOR RENESUE ONLY .
When we proclaim that the neces¬
sity for revenue to support the gov¬
ernment furnishes the only justifica¬
tion for taxing the people, we an¬
nounce a truth so plaiu that its denial
would seem to indicate the extent to
which judgment may, be influenced
bj familiarity with perversions of the
taxing powers, ami when we seek to
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reinstate tiio self-confidence and busi¬
ness enterprises of our citizens by dis¬
crediting an abject dependence upon
governmental favor, we strive to stim¬
ulate those elements of American
character which support the hope
of American achievement
Anxiety for the redemption
of the pledges my party lias
made and solicitude for the complete
justification of the trust the people
have reposed iu us, constrain me to
remind those with whom I am to co¬
operate that we can succeed in doing
the work which has been especially set
before us only hythe most sincere har¬
mony ami disinterested effort. Even
if insuperable obstscles aud opposition
prevent the consummation of our
task, we shall hardly be excused; and
if failure can be traced to our fault or
neglect, hoid we may he sure the people
will ns to a 6wift and exacting
accountability.
The oath I now take, to preserve,
protect and defend tlie constitution of
the United States, not only impress¬
ively defines the great responsibility I
assume, put suggests obedience to
constitutional commands as the rale by
which my official conduct must ho
guided. I shall to the host of my
ability, and within my sphere of duty,
preserve the constitution by loyally
protecting every grant- of Federal
power it contains; by defending all
its restraints when attacked by impa¬
tience and restlessness, and by en¬
forcing its limitations and reserva¬
tions iu favor of the States and peo¬
ple. Fully impressed with the gravity
of tlie duties that confront me, and
mindful of my weakness, I should be
appalled if it were my lot to bear un¬
aided the responsibilities which await
me. I am, however, saved from dis¬
couragement when 1 remember that I
shall have the support and counsel and
co-operation of wise and patriotic
men, who will stand at my side in
eabinent places, or will represent the
people in their legislative halls. I
find also much comfort in remember¬
ing that my countrymen are just and
generous, and in the assurance that
they will not condemn those who by
sincere devotion to their service de¬
serve their forbearance and approval.
Above all I know their is a supreme
being who rules the affairs of men,
and whose goodness and mercy have
always followed tlie American people,
and I know he will not turn from 11 s
now, if we humbly and reverently
seek his powerful aid.
PASSING OF THE PARADE.
At tlie conclusion of the inaugural
addresses tlie firing of a gun brought
the command of the first grand di¬
vision to attention, and amid the
booming of the presidential salute of
twenty-one guns from the batteries of
tlie Washington Navy-yard and Fort
Myer, Va., President Cleveland and
his escort moved rapidly toward tho
White House, followed by the inau¬
gural procession. The reviewing
stand, designated by an immense flag
living above it, was situated immedi¬
ately in front of the executive man¬
sion and on the south side of Pennsyl¬
vania avenue. Acres of humanity,
surging like a sea, occupied every
available spot of ground in the vicin-
ity.
The inaugural parade, which was
under command of Gen. Martin G.
McMahon, of New York, grand mar¬
shal, was composed of two grand
divisions, each division being in turn
subdivided into divisions and brigades.
The United Stales forces, which led
the parade, were under the command
of Brigadier General John R, Brooke,
and presented commssioned a soldierly and appearance. officers
All other
carrying swords gave tlie military
salute as they passed in review, turn¬
ing toward President Cleveland as
they did so. Tlie imperturbable Presi-
nent, returned the salutes by raising
his hat, accompanied by an almost im¬
perceptible nod. Lieutenant Colonel
E. C. Bainbridgo commanded tlie ar¬
tillery. Maj. it. W. Huntington, of
the United States marine corps, com¬
manded the marines, and Captain Bell
of 1 I 10 Seventh Cavalry commanded
tlie squadron of light cavalry.
The guard of honor of President
Cleveland consisted of 100 members
of tlie New York Business Men’s
Cleveland and Stevenson Association,
representing fifteen mercantile organi¬
zations in the Empire City. The pas¬
sage of the President along,the avenue
was one continual ovation of the most
enthusiastic kind.
The first popular outburst came
when Gov. Robert E. Pattison of
Ponmylvama , , passed , . in .. front of _ the
reviewing stand, followed by ins staff
and the National G-uard of the State
of Pennsylvania.
Tlie Soutli Carolina contingent came
next, headed by a mail who has re¬
cently become famous throughout the
Union as a defender of States’ rights,
it was Gov. Ben Tillman.
The hearts of tlie old soldiers
swelled with pride when the Fourth
Division of the G. A. R. contingent
passed the reviewing stand under the
command of Department Commander
S. E. Faunce.
Men yelled themselves hoarse as
Governor Flower ana staff hove in
oglu, but the great enthusiasm of the
lime. was reserved for the “Tammany
Society of New York.”
The Western Democra ts- 7 -aiul there
were thousands of them here today —
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