Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 107, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 5, 1885 Page: 1 of 4
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BY BARTOW CRAVENS
WE EAVE YIELDED
TO THE POPULAR DEMAND
AND OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT
Presents Itself Again in New Attire
WACO
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tomtrihvebf iurtiKtiilflofc itxwutltifclwbir diMfJltf cuullnn Hug tlwvti
ud ahoei
ahoeiALL flUR OLD STOCK IS SOLD
AnJlrieimMi T lr K UIm > 11 w rriU UjU huti u iII > im or tilth Uit
lUuJanl uiftktt a
WITH PRICES AT THE VERY LOWEST
Otji 13est Argument
In UvorofthUll tbtt wotoil our DatlilliouiiAtomtlneil htuJItlnour wlioUiaU tml r
Mil del rlmcnC buolt tod bom to the mouut or
250000 WORTH A YEAR
A quarter of a mllltou AnlUn worth or booU t l rio ye r n I m the pnrtlmn r all
roado In out wt bottom r market that uo othtr lioa < In 7 caai cun raach
THESE ME FACTS BEYOND DISPUTED
Wn ALWAYS 11VE OUIl CUSTOMl HS TUP 11UNE1TT
OtOUH ADVANTASIS IN TI1K
MAHKI71 AM AH
figuresa
W R KELLUM
W aikonc audall toloiptctour itorkof lw oli and i o i
And Note Quality and Price
SANGER BROS
E ROT AN
KELLUM ROTAN
Wholesale Gro
TEXAS
2000 bbls Sugar
5oo bbls Molasses
looo boxes Kirks Soap
Iooo boxes Starch
looo boxes Numsens Tomatoes
tooo boxes J Lusks Cal Canned Fruits
IN TRANSIT DUE FEBRUARY 1ST
MS bbls Michigan salt V < 00 blla Jcnniiio New York icril polaloet 1000
u g Itio Coffee Call and ate us or write for prli ea
KELLUM ROTAN
Cameron Castles fc Storey
Wholesale Grocer
WACO
WHY IS IT WE CAN DELIVER GOODS TO OUR CUSTOMERS
CHEAPER THAN THE MARKET OF GALVESTON OR HEW ORLEANS
BECAUSEWHEN GOODS ARE AT ROCK BOTTOM1 PRICES WE
GO INTO THE MARKET WITH CASH PURCHASE IN LARGE QUAN
TITIES DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS AND PLANTERS AND
WHEN THE ADVANCE COMES GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS BENEFIT OF
SAME
OUR THREE COMPETING RAILROADS ENABLE US TO OBTAIN AS
LOW RATE OF FREIGHTS INTO WACO AND THREEFOURTHS LESS
FREIGHTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS THAN EITHER OF THE ABOVE
TIES
BY PURCHASING OUR COFFEES IN RIO JANERIOAND POSSESS
ING THE LOWEST RATE OF FREIGHTS ENABLES US TO SELL AT
SAME PRICES AS GALVESTON OR NEW ORLEANS
OUR RECENT HEAVY SALES DEMONSTRATE THE ABOVE FACTS
Yours Faithfully
CAMERON CASTLES STOREY
1ioiit of Ulilcli Ilisic
Heileiv Hie Grandest
lntinnt of Dm tge 1
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B
President Cleveland is
Most Auspiciously
Inaugurated
Amid the Ringing Plaudits
of tho Tens of
Thousands
Scenes Hull Tenitl Hie Senile
1llch Ami III len In
sjlieci llispiili
A Iitlij liiauiiilritl Aildiess Hut
Ilill i > r Intiiolism ami or
1riictHul Sliitcsiiiiinii
The LlilciiKnTiiiiir IMinibtlvII
ken Ice lltfonti anil Iiibor
Irotecliou llenascrtcri I
Oil lilt llllile Hint Ilia llnlllcl
Ume Ilimllu Iicalilciil Itel
leiillv Touches IIU lli
Ami IIiik Millie Killer of > >
000000 DM en In Triumph
lo III Mansion
in
1 illuEiilliceiil Hall Concludes
Hie rcstitilles or a I > n > e
llclitrul lo llemociiils
IS 1 111 nillllMMt
flrtlllniitnnil llo IIUrln srcllca In
llio nmloiml lupllnl
Washington March 4 Washington
entertains today a hundred thousand
strangers 1 hey began to loino lor
the dedication of tho monument ami
they havo bceu coming all day and
night ever since llic imiocuino ill
familv parties In clubs and companies
and leglinents lho hotels were tilled
a week ago and private boarding-
houses anil duellings liao sliuo dono
what they could to lodgo the shcllor
less and feed tbo hungry Neverthe-
less not a few ofthehitcr comerswho
brought little besldu their patriotic
tramped
memories and exultant hopes
tho avenues last night from necessity
and breakfasted this morning with
thocollco and sandwich vendors of
tho markets and street corners
Tho morning opened lially but
with excellent iiioniUeS of a lair day
which wcro fuddled bcloro 9 oclock
Tliu throngs were abroad carl walk-
ing and rldlug trom puiut to point to
what they could of llio public
sic
pnrks staturs nnd monuments bcloro
tho great event of tho day began
Plfing and drumming and the march-
ing of clubs and troops wcro tho en
livening ilcments of tho early foro
iioon whilo tho morning sere-
nades tendered to popular political
favorites served to nmusc nnd enter
tain tho participants and crowds
Whatever it Is possible to do with
scantlings ami boards and bunting
and gilt to bedeck a town for an oc
undertaken
nud performed Tho harvest of
decorators and carpenters began ton
davs and tho nolso of their saw
ing and pounding and tho ilick of
their hammers has been heard day
and night ever 6lnco down to tho
moment ot tho starling of tho proccs
alio completed work is very beau-
tiful and the stateliest buildings nud
arcuues havo been transferred Into a
MOVIMI MAZB OF IAY COt 0113
which fittingly testillos tho hcartiuess
of this citys welcome to tho new ad
tho
ministration lho building at
corner of Twelfth and Pcnusjlvanin
occupied by tlio pension bureau was
perhaps tho most elaborately deco-
rated Btructuro In the city Its
decoratlous weio at onco pleasing nud
unique Long lines of strenuitrs wcro
suspended between tho fingitalls on
tho other side
tho roof just below on
of tho liuldlug nn immense gulden
clutched lines of red
eagle long
wliito nud blue bunting which were
artistically wound luto a vast net
work covering tho entire building
At the Intersection oftho Hues of tho
building wcro stars or gold and
training tho whole design wcro haud
somo sldelds bearing tho names of
tho states of tho uulou nil Uukcd to-
gether Willi gill chalus At lho soc
oudstory lcnderstalls boro graceful
of
trlcolor standards with tho names
tho various prcsldeute ot tho United
States 1 ho west front of tho building
reproseutcd tho legislative branch of
the gov eminent A mammoth pic-
ture of the capllol was Hanked by
great Human laseesniid abovo all col
lossal heralds sounded their pxins
< i
At tho corner of tho building tho
goddess of liberty armed with a
sword and shield represented the ex
ecu tiro branch ol the gov eminent An
eagle bearing a national shield tup
mounted the figure anil an excellent
IKirlralt of heroic size of the president
clcct wua suspended abovo a shield
bearing the name of New Vork
atate On the south face of
the building JuaUce blind-
folded with a sword and scales
represented tho Judiciary Altogether
tho eUcrt waa very pleasant Tho
hotela were fully decorated Wll
lards was profusely draped In grate-
ful festoons of gaily colored fabrics
WORDS OF WFICOMK
were wrought In tinsel above an Im
incuso blazing star at tho doorwa
and a great arch of gxs jets spaunod
nciiclo enclosing tho symbolic owl
head of tbo Amcrlcus club of Phila-
delphia Llcgaut designs wrought lu
itiuuingly woven bun ting transformed
the marble facade of the Molropolltati
Into a thlug of beauty Tho Kbbltt
waa fairly covered with flags and
plcluresquo figures nnd other hotels
showed great lugcnulty In devising
pleasing nud origltial decorations A
great lloral ladder reaching to tho
roof of a business house on Ponu
oylvanin ovoiiuo boto upon US rilllg
llio words Sheriff Major lov
crnor President lima graphically
sj nibollzlng tho lifework of tho
lirosldintelect All government
lullillngs on the Hue of march wcro
gay with bunting Largo American
llaga oucompassod tho gray columns
of tho treasury and long lines of pen-
nants of every huooftho rainbow rnu
across the graulto Iront nfthegrcnt
building nnd rehev ed tho architecture
by giving It an appearance In keeping
with the gala day 11 andsoino ro
settes and doslgns In purtlcolored
bunting adorned the state war and
navy department buildings
Long beforo tho hour set for tho
movement of tho procession tho mu-
sic of hundreds of bauds bending or-
ganizations seeking their post blend
cd In ouo confused roar lvcrywhoro
tho shrill note nl files nud of tho ket-
tle drum was heard Ity 10 oclock tho
entire population of llio city seemed
to have deserted Its homes and occu-
pied the streets on tho lino of march
Tho crow d vv as
SOMFTIIIMI UNritlFllBNmi
even In this cltj accustomed tore
irJiVulMlonlutfcVomcVara W
drcii pushed and elbowed in llio vast
throng jet it was ngoodnatured
crowd and evidently disposed lo do
justice lo the occasion Itwasvvlli
lug nnd anxious to bo amused and
liiel
tun from tho
ienls Tor Instance when an lin
hanpy looking Individual passed up
avenue In hiselitrt sleeves push
ing a wheelbarrow In which reclined
williasclfsatlstledalr another per
son bearing a Hag shouts of laughter
nnd all sorts ot jokes and queries
greeted the cqulpngo on Its appear-
ance A largo crowd congregated
around the White House and another
equallv as largo arOuud tho entrances
to the Arlington hotel at an early
hour in the morning for tho purposo
or obtaining a view of tho president
cud tho presldcnteled if they
took the places assigned to them In
tho Hue lloth gentlemen rigldlj
denied themselves to visitors during
tho morning Tho members or tho
tho general Inauguration committee
hotel beforo 10
met at tho Arlington
oclock ami placed their services at
the disposal of tho president
President Arthur breakfasted with
his family at tho Whito House about
9 oclock No ouo was admitted to
thohousoto disturb his privacy ex
cept benators taherinan Hansom and
llawloy of tho seuato commltteo of
arrangements They had n short in-
ter low with tho president nud soon
nftcr Senator llawUj left and pro
cceded lo Willards hotel where ho
was joined by VIco Presidentelect
to
Hendricks and tho two proceeded
the White House llicy occupied a
haudaomo open barouche lined with
crimson satin and drawn by four
beautiful whito horses Tho vlco
prcsldent waa heartily cheered all
aloug tho short ride to the White
House lust as ho was entering
tho grounds President Arthms
carriage contaluiug Senators Sher
tho
man and Hansom started lo
Arlington for tho prsldcutelcct
This carriage was drawn by
pranclug bajs from tho presidents
stable Tho seats were covered with
sofLhcavj blackandwhite buffalo
robes Tlio seualorial commltteo vvcio
ushered luto the presence of the presl
dentelect Immediately on their arrl
al at tho Arlington mid after a short
tho hour set 10 30 oelocl
presidential party entered their car
rlagesaud took the posltibus assigned
them Iu the Hue Tho party entered
their carrloges as follows Iu Prcs
Went Arthurs carriage Pres
Ident Arthur with President
elect Clcvelaud on his left
Senator Shermnu facing President
Arthur aud Senator Hansom on bis
rigid facing tho presidentelect Tbo
sccoud carrlago contained tlio vIco
presidentelect with beunlor liawhj
drovo
on
out of the gates and eulcred lho line
tlio occupants wcro greetod with tho
wildest enthusiasm men shouting
women screaming aud waving thoir
handkerchiefs and all seemed csrrlcd
avva with the excitement ot the uio
doors
iw >
WAUOi TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH S 1885
ment Tho presldcntolect and vIco
presidentelect came In for tho princi-
pal share of tho enthusiasm and each
rf them ralsod their hats and bowed
right aud left to tho crowd w hich
lined both sides of the carriage way
Tho first division oftho procession
escorting the presidentelect then be-
gan to march to tbo capllol The
scenes on Pennsylvania avenue al-
most
uiihi UKscntiTios
A great surging mats thronged the
sidewalks abovo them stately build-
ings wcro covered with cloths of
colors arranged In patriotic
Sorgcnus Tho soft sprlngliko brec70
tally stirred tho numerous flags and
streamers and special aides in
brilliant uniforms das cd hither
aud thither lending animation
to tho scene lho pull CO
regulations were perfect and tho
broad avenuo with Its hard smooth
surface was completely cleared of
overv thing that might obstruct the
pageant Ihe United States regular
troops came first thus departing
somoivhat from tho order of tho pro
gramme with the probable object of
Insuring a clear marching space
Their ranks extended clear across tho
aTcmicauilprescntodajiintt im Us
uppcnnitiic ino united States marine
corps with its line band tolloncdtho
artillery battailous This fiortion of
tho prorossion proceeded as far as tho
south front of tho treasury depart-
ment and then hailed nud cnuiu to
parauo rest In order to afford oppor-
tunity for tho presidential party to
tall in line When tlio march was re-
sumed lho presidents elegant car
riage was precded hy Con Slocuin
tho chief marshal and his stair and a
tioopof United States cavalry Sur-
rounding tho carrlngo were n dozen
mounted policemen The party re
ceived au ovation all along tho lino of
march Men cheered women waved
their haudkcrchlcfs and clapped their
bauds and tlio greatest enthusiasm
was evinced by tho Immense throng
Presidentelect Cleveland kopt his
silk hat on his Jiead nud bowed to
the right aud left as tlio carrlago
rolled slowly aloug The same recep-
tion wns accorded tho vlccpresldent
elect whoso carriage lollowed Next
came tho imtloual democratic com
mittee nnd tlio li augural commltteo
in carriages followed bj the District
militia headed by the Washington
Irtelt Infantry Tho lnnrclilnjrp
lo nK ° i M 1 ni0 UJlia a nd it
suieeeded In making a ditllcult wheel
al the southeast comer or the treasury
building without breaking a Teat
which even tho United fetntes regulars
did not atteiniil A number of col-
ored militia formed part of the llrst
division and presented ahlghlj cred-
itable nppeornmo Tlio members of
the grand army ot tho republic closed
the cicortlug division
I aniline Hie Iroccsslnn
lly 10 oclock tho procession began
to form on tho streets and avenues
cait of thn capital On all sides vv ero
to 10 heard tlio strains of national
anthems lho tattoo of tho drum
corps coming up ouo side ot tho cap
tol mlugied with tho sound oftho
bugle nnd tho brnss baud ot tho
troops advancing ou tho opposite
side Tho Taminaiiy society from
New York was ono oftho llrst organ
lzatlous on the grounds
As tholam
manj sncheni attired iu aboriginal
costume entered tlio plaia ho w as ac
costed by ughs 1 ughal and other
characteristic expressions Civic a > d
military organizations preceded by
a single drummer boy or a bsud of
100 pieces as tho ease might be fol-
lowed and look tlio positions assigned
tlicin Tho sun shono brilliantly on
tho uniforms oftho parties nud their
bnjoncta gleamed In tho sunshlno
like a
sia of nuiiMsiiro ruii
At 11 oclock tho crowd had lu
crettjed to 00000 or 70000 Major
Hen Hancock and Lieut lieu Shell
dan arrived and as they ascended tho
stops to cuter tho seuato a deafening
cheer nroso from tho crowd Twenty
minutes later tho presldcuts carrlago
with four horses prancing eulcred
lho west end of Iboplnra Prior tolts
arrival tbe iooplostood en masse over
the cost rront Pollcometi on horses
rodo among them nud w itit shouts
and clubs cleared tho passage way As
tho carrlago began to move through
tho passago waj tho peoplo
cheered at first faintly but as
lho vehicle proceeded the hurrahs
Increased hats wcro lilted and thrown
in tho air handkerchiefs wcru waved
abovo heads by botli ladles and gen
tlemen
T1NV ILAOS
held by patriotic children and elders
delay tho threegcntVmen appeared al wer0 waved Tho bands seemed to
hotel took 1 nnd the
tho south cntrniuo of tho pjay wm greater vigor
thclrscatsiu tho carrlogoand weio < runiswre beaten with greater vc
ropldly driven to tho iVhltoHotne
whero thoy joined President Arthur
and VIco President lleudricks aud
SenatorHanloy MarshalMcMichael
met Ihe party at tho White House
portico aud escorted the president
elect into tbo presence of the presi-
dent
TUB 1I1E8IDFNTMFCT
was grcolod by cheers and vv avlng or
he drov o aloug Six
handkerchiefs as
teenth street from tho hotel Ho kept
his bat raised Iu rccogultiou of the
compliment Wlillo tho party were nl
marshal of
tho White House tho chief
the procession and his aides rodo into
aud notilled tlio
tho grouuds pres
Idcutcloct that tho procession was
ready lo start It was precisely at
k that tho
The flutes shrill souud w as
leniency
blast louder
piercing aud tho bugles
and louder The carrlago was driven
In front ofthoeaststepsandaiouudto
tho passageway heucatli them It
had been expected the distinguished
occupants would ascend tho steps aud
cuter tho building on tho main floor
When hovvovcr It was discovered
they would cuter through the base-
ment passagow ay thero wai a rush
Iu that direction but the moment
the president aud presidentelect
and tho senators who had ac
companied them In carriages and
his
com
panions w ere vv llhln the building the
were closed Mr Clevelandon
the arm or Senator Shcriuau vv ent to
lho prlvnto eutrancn or lho senate
cuamber and procecdod Immediately
to lho viceprealdcnis room
riiK3ii > evr aiuiiuk
whore
went to the presidents room
his cabinet was assembled aud where
he engaged himself In signing meas-
ures which tho congressional pages
were rushing through tho legislative
halls bearing lo and fro Ir Hen
dricks ou the arm ol Senator llawlcy
on tho return from tbo platform
Therefore there will bo no cabinet
nominations toda
1 lie Ivein ol llio nay
When the Informal recess had ex >
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Waco Daily Exami
ABERS SPa
AND
pircd tho appearand of Ihe senate
rhambcr was tounet much changed A
number of richly upholstered chairs
and sofas wcro ranged along tho mar
giu of tno semieirciilarspace fronting
the clerks desk whilo between tho
rows of tlio senators desks nnd be
tween lho aisles stood rows of plain
dent pro tern ldinuiids who after a
brief earnest and appropriate address
declared the senate adjourned vlth
outdoj
Hendricks now took the guvel and
called the seuato to order Iu extra
session Prajcr vas offered by the
chaplain following which tho vice
president mado n brief address Tlio
new senators wero6woru In and after
tho reading of tho message of lho
president convening the senate tho
procession vv as formed nud tiled its
way to the plntform on the cenlral
uortlco of the capllol It was in tho
iollowlng order
Oltliril OK IKOCESSMN
Marshal ot the District of Columbia
and marshal ol tho supreme court
expresidents nud cxvlccpiesidcnts
tho supreme court crgountatarnis
or the senate committee ol arrange-
ments president and presidentelect
vicepresident nnd scirctary ot lho
senate members ot tho sennto tho
diplomatic corps heads or depart
icenta retired gcueials or tho army
lho admiral or the uavy and ofllccrs ol
thoaimyand navy who by namo
hafo received tho thanks of cougrcssj
members of tho house and members
of tlio 6cnuto chamber followed by
beforo erected
and vvai covered by SOOO chairs
These wcro occupied by senators
member or lho diplomatic corp
lho senate adjourned Immediately Urea
llcfofe the president left tho scnato
rovvd In frout of tbo
TV
ooratfo and Sanfa F fl
I will occupy this spate in a few days with announcements of new arrivals in
GOODS
now in transit Thanking my friends for their patronago in the past and soliciting its continuance for tho future as I shall b bettor prepared than ever
remain very truly yours
B
on either side The crowd continued
less solidly In the rear The trees In tho
great lawns wcro tilled ami tho roofs
of surrouudiug duelling were cov
ered Ou tho roof of tho rnpitol
some 00 men ami boys had cougro
gated In the npproadilug avenues
nnd streets the military compaules
oaken chairs alternating with tho and civic organizations wcro massed
comfortable revolving chairs of thoforming brilliant villasas far as tho
and could
seuato presenting tho natural con
trast of Improvisation An elegant
lloral ladder oruatucnUd tho desk of
Senator iarlaud lly 10 oclock tho
galleries began to All with spectators
who wcro lortuuato to hav o rcscrv cd
tickets for tho occasion Tho sena-
tors being for tho tiiiio deprived of
their customary places seated them-
selves in general groups Irrespective
of political alllllation nud Kept up
AN ANIMAT1D I1U7J1
of conversation In which latter re-
spect tho occupants of tho galleries
diligently followed their example It
was observed thatScuntorclcctTeller
and Senator Lamar sat alouo tctca
toto on ouo of tho sofas near tho
clerks desks engaged in what seemed
to bo a cordial interchange of confi-
dences
At n little hcftirn it npi u ma
clours ot tho presidents gallery weio
oi cued aud peoplo who wcro entitled
to admission were cacortcd In
Among thorn wcro Miss Cleveland
and Mrs llojt sisters of tho presl
dontclccl Hov W Cleveland nnd
wlfo aud their two sous Mr Hast-
ings nephew of lho presidentelect
Miss Hastings Miss Nellie Ycomans
ami Miss Anna Ycomans nieces of
tho presidentelect Mr and Mrs
Ilncou of Toledo nud Col and Mrs i
J nmout
The liluo tapestried scats of tho
diplomatic gnllcry remained the long-
est vacant but tliov too vv ero tilled bv
111ft
Tho only events ot the early pro-
ceedings vv hlch were not on tho pro
gramme were the outbreaks of np
plauso which grecled tho aunonucc
inunt oftho signing of the retirement
hill nud the presldcuts messngo nomi-
nating Uen tiraiit to tho newly
created V acanc 1 ho npplauso vv hlch
was
umii AND rnorOMlln
wns not suppressed by Mr Idmuuds
Tho nrriv al of diplomatic corps II fty
clad In their uniforms varjlug
strong
frouijmken robesjmd mandarins cans
of tho Europeans occasioned a sus-
pension oftlio buzz of conversation lori
a moment They entered uiiannounccd
and w ero escorted to scats in frout
on lho right oftho chair lust beforo
tho entry of lho members or tho su
premo court arrajed In their ample
biacK silk gowns preceded by their
marshal the annual act or turning
bak tho hands of tho seuato clock
was performed by tho veteran door-
keeper Capt I laac Ilassctt Tho su
premo court justices wcro placed In
trout of thu chair
President Arthur was now an
nounced and his coming wns grieted
or bauds in
wltl wnrm clapping
recognition or which bo bowed grace-
fully < o tho assemblage A moment
later and tho buzz of conversation
was again suspended In tiutlclpatiun
of tho announcement lhopresident
elect of tho United States Mr
Clcvelaud had already entered
tho hall with his escort and hailed
vv llhln sight ot tno assemblage Idle
his arrival was being announced the
applnuso consisted ol clapping of
bauds at llrst and then cheers loud
and prolonged welcomed him llicu
a stalwart voice In tho gallery nroso
above tho din nud demanded
TiiitKi cmfus ion nnoviji cij ie
iandI
This was not held by the asseiubiago
to bo in good taste and Mr IMmuuds
proclamation that order must bo pre-
served or tho galleries will ho cleat oil
wus a supcrlliiitj
lho vlcoprcsldenlclcit was now
escorted luto the chamber will out
delay but with a so enmltj aud deco-
rum bctlttlng tho occasion 1 ho oath
wus administered to him by Presl
eve reach On elevated stands
enterprising photographers had placed
Instruments to perpetuate In photo-
graphic designs tho assembly ou the
stand and lho sea of faces nud hats
that moved continually liko tho waves
or tho ocean llils Immcuso throng
was vnrlouslv estimated as lo num-
bers President Arthur subsequent
said It was
SIVtlIA IJIMKXBIi
lliogreatest crowd I over saw
Senator Haw lc as ho looked nt It said
ho thought It numbered 160000 peo-
ple Wlillo walling for thonrrlvalof
theprcsliieutelectsoiuu onewouldoc
casional venture to the front ol lho
platform Ills prcscneo was tlio sig-
nal for repeatod cheers
Precisely al 12 HO tho head oftho
procession appeared w ism r
tno main cast door of tho capltol
President Arthur stepped lo tho front
of tho platform lollowed by lho
presidentelect Chief lustlco Wnlto
and tlio sergenutntarius or
thn senate All uncovered as they
stood lacing the crowd and lho vast
assemblage ihccrcd again nud tignlu
Tor several minutes When tlio per-
sons who wcro to assist Iu theccremo
nlcs wcro seated Presidentelect
Cleveland begau his Inaugural ad
dress He was clad 111 a full suit of
black lrlnco Albert coat high old
fashioned standing collar aud black
tie Ill speaking ho bad his left hand
closed behind him and emphasised by
gestures with his right Ho spoko
without manuscript but occasionally
consulted small prepared notes His
voice was clear and resonant and he
slowly enunciated his words nud oc
casionally turned about at tho pauses
as If to notice tho cllcct of his remarks
When ho first began tho crowd np
pinuded whenever ho paused to take
breath but after a whilo contented
Itself with cheering him as ho made
his principal points His reference to
lho prohibition ot foreign contract
labor i ailed forth loud applause hut
his allusion o civil sgryjeo reform
Tlio Addresa
A MNUIMUBPFAt li
Mr Cleveland spoko ns follows
Pcllowcitlzcnsi In tlio presence of
this last nsscmblngoof my couulij
iiicn 1 mil about to supplement and
seal by lho oath which 1 shall lake
tho manifestation of tho will of a great
and Tree people In the exercise of
their power aud rigid of scllgoveru
uientllic hnvo committed lo ono of
their fellnwclllrcus a supremo nnd
snered trust and ho hero consecrates
himself to their service This luipres
sivo ceremony adds lltllo to tho sol
emn responsibility Willi which I con
all tho
template tlio duly I owo to
Xolhldg can ro
leoploorthohnd
love mo rrom tho anxiety thnt byany
act of mine their interests insy sutler
Is needed to strengthen
and nothing
my resolution to engage every rneulty
and effort in the promotion of their
welfare Amid party strifes tho peo-
ples choice was made but Its attend
ant circumstances havo demonstrated
a now strength and snfclj of govern-
ment by the people In encli succeed-
ing j car it moio clearly appears that
our democratic principles need uo
apology and that in their fearless and
faithful application Is to be found the
surest guarauty ot good government
Out tlio best results Iu tbo operation
or government wherciu every citizen
lias a share largely depend upon
tho proper limitation or purel parti-
san zeal and cllort aud correct appre
ciatlau ol tho tlmo when partlanshlp
should bo merged In tho patriotism or
clllcn Today lho cxciultVo
tho
branch or tbo is trans
fcrred to new kecpiug but this Is
still tlio government ot all tho people
and it should bo uouo tho less object
ot their ntlecllonate solicltudo nt tills
hour The animosities ol political
strire the bitterness of partisan defeat
and tho cxultallou of partisui triumph
should ho supplanted by ungrudging
aciiulcsccnco to the popular will and
by a cousclcuttolis concorn for tho
general weal Moreover If from Ibis
hour wo cheerfully and houestlv
abandon all sectional prejudice aud
distrust and dotermluo with inaulv
conlldcnco In one another to work
out harmoniously tho achievements of
our national destiny wo shall deserve
happy form of government
occaslou
bestow On tills auspicious
wo may well renew the pledge of pur
devotion to tho constltutlou which
launched by tho founder or tho re
public and also consocrated by their
pracrs and patriotic devotion has for
almost aceuturyborno the hopes aud
aspirations ot a great peoplo
through prosperity aud peace and
conflicts
Ihoso who havo bceu admitted lo tho
galleries
The stand on which tho president
was to deliver the inaugural address
was erected almost on a level witli the
icissltudcs Hy the father of his
country our constitution was com
result or
lueiided for adoption as tho
full or Its
to secure tho measure p
chamber tho <
stand had Irreaaed until It became I vauced
nearly 400 leet In front ol th
stand and uarl one thousand feet
less benefits to us and those who will
succeed to tlio blessings of our nation
alilte Tho largo variety of diverse
and competing interests subject to
k
before to please
HABER
V
nud unstrained construction of the
constitution a careful obserranco of
tho distinction between tho powers
granted tho federal government and
those reserved lo tho slates or to tho
people nnd hy a cautious apprecia-
tion of those functions which
by tho constitution and laws
have beon ospodall assigned to tho
executive branch of tho government
Hut ho who takes tho oath today to
preserve protect ami defend tho con-
stitution or the Inllcd States oulv
assumes tho solemn obligation which
every patriotic citlrcn ou tho farm in
tho workshops tho busy marts or
trade mid over where should share
with him ihe constitution which
preso Ibes bis oath my imntrj met
is lours 1 he government you hart
chosen httn to administer lor a time
is iiur I Im suflriigo which executes
tho will oflrcemeuls yours The
lawH and lho enlho scheme ol our
civil rule from tlio town meeting to
tho stnto cnpitols and tho national
capllol is oini Your every voter
as surely as every ehler magistrate
under lho snmc sanction though In n
different Hthcic exercises n pteblU
r c ttir isiin nirreury niireii
owes to the Ioiintr a vigilant watch
ami closn scrutiny of its public ser-
vants and a fair nud reasonablo por-
tion of their fidelity nud usefulness
I bus Is lho peoples will impressed
upon tho whole framework of our
ivll policy municipal state nol
federal nnd this is tho price of our
liberty and lho inspiration of our
filth In our republic
III IlFIHIIIO Oll lCOMIMV
It Is thu duty ol Ihoso serving lho
people In n public place to closely
limit tlio public expenditure to uctual
needs of government economically
administered because this bounds tho
right of govcrnmcut to exact tributo
rrom the earnings ol labor or the
propert of citizens and because pub
llccxiravagauco begets extravagance
among tbo people Wo should never
ho nshamed of lho simplicity nnd pru-
dential economy which are best suited
lo tho operation of a republican form
ot government and most compatible
with tho mission of lho American peo-
ple Those who aro selected for a
limited tlmo to luauago public uflalrs
aro still ot thn people and may do
much by their example to encourage
consistently with tho dlgully o their
Trtlrffi Uuiurta ctlmi lOiiuwvnizellC
aids Integrity and promotes thrift
and prosperity
A CONShllYATIVEJOUMUN IOLICY
lho genius of our institutions llio
tho needs ot our people iu their home
life ihe nttiiitlou which Is demanded
lor tlto settlement mid development
of tho resources ot our vast territo-
ry dictate tlio scrupulous avoidance
of any departure trom that foreign
policy commended by lho hist or tho
tradition und tho prosperity of our
republic It Is tho policy or Inde-
pendence rav orcd byour position aud
denuded by oiirknovviilovoofjustlcS
and b our power It is tbo policy
ot pence suitable to our Interests 11
Is the policy ot neutrality rejecting
any share Iu foreign broils and mm
billons upon lho continents and re-
pelling tlielr Intrusion here It Is the
pollcv of Monroe and Washington
and Jcflcrson Peace commerce aud
honest friendship with nil nations eu
taugllug alliance with none
SI1UMI UlHINKS f VllWS
A due regard foi the interests and
protperlti ortho people demand that
our business shall be established upon
such a souud and sensible basis as
shiil secure the safety aud contldenco
of tho business interests nnd make
tlio wages of labor sure and steady
and that our s stem of rovenno shall
bo so adjusted as to relieve the people
Irom unnecessary taxation having a
duo regard for the Interests of capital
Invested and the vvorkingmeu em
pin ed prohibiting tho accumulation
of a surplus in tlio treasury lo tempt
cxlravagauceand waste
10T1IK OIOION AM JOHN
Tho couaclcuio of the peoplo de-
mands that tho Indians within our
boundaries shall bo fairly and hon
estly treated as wards of the govern-
ment and their education and civiliz
their
ation promotod with a view lo
ultlmato citizenship nnd that polyg-
amy 111 tho territories so destructive
ol the family relation and offensive to
the moral scuso of tho civilized world
shall be repressed
Tbelavvs should be rigidly enforced
which prohibit tho Immigration of a
servile class to compete with Ameri
can labor with no intention of re
quiring citizenship aud bringing
with them habit and customs rcpug
torcallzonll the bencllts which loour civilization
can
CIVIL SKUVItB
Tho people demand reform In tho
ndmliiletratlou of tho government
and tlio application of business prin
clplcs topublic affairs As a means
ol this civil tervlco reform should
bo in good lalth enforced Our citi-
zens havo the right to protection from
I tho incompetency of public employes
I
lho shock of foreign l0x their places solely as tho re
est political belter
cfalua need I exact
TUB FRREUMAX
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reetly iu front of the mlddTo eu7r uco K < > > < c u2 fc ° 11 i T
to tho capltol It is about ouo him ° tu0
drcd feet square tho largest ever uceonip
for an l uu UiM liltt
uo pretext
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through wi10
aud tho perils of domestic strife and worJ of partlzau servlco and fronr
n corruption and the influenco oC
amcudineiits All dlsscusslou r
in which tho constitution had its
surrenderor to their for > >
b rhlf till Involves lho lltueja
and aicorded to them af Amerlcau
noBti oncmeut or urlvatolutcrest
hoybSnmenVor
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those who promise and tho vicioutA J ifl
who such
methods ol those expect r <
rowardst and thoao who worthily c
T
thoughtV
seek public employment havo
and Insist that merit and competeucyt i
ball be recognized Instead of patty i
subserviency or tho surrender of hopj
in the admiulstratlou of a govern
do and
persistently seeking l to all men thero
advantages ro
eXba
tlm l v for J
numeration will bo found iu theKeplasIt suggests
hougut that a common interest 1 their nuprovemcaiU
welfaread < liey aro cltlto s cntillea llioiu lo alt
aubseryod and lho geueral
solid mas of hinaully lor I mapiinci out mi iouci
1 lntl
l shall
Ooiilluuoil u touriu l so
10 dischargo of my nllldal tlul I The best suiaklug lqlaeiU is Utile
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