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The Irwin County News. Official Organ of Irwin County. JA8.T MATJND.PublisUer! J TT 1 NADGDRATION ’92 " “1 1 U \ 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; v i 9 i) % iE! is '~'‘H 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 rmL rF- i\S ipc 3 m\ a m r II 7>. tisr^ / 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 $ 1.00 a Year in Advance. 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 VOL.IIL NO. 14. 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 — v\*: v • ■