The Inauguration

Peparatiou for the inaugural festivitles on the graüdsat scale ever knowa vara completed the evening bsiore the aHimporiant event oocurred, and nothicg bot a line day was c!e3ired to bjinz abont the inll realization of tho fondest "hopes of the thouaands who were there to paiticipate. The weather bureau's predictions were verified with the risingtuu, end tlie day opened clear, beautiful and bright. The skill and ingennity ot the decoratur had bet-n tested to the utmost, and pubüo buüdmgs, hotels and many residenees show evidences of nis workmanehip. Pannisylvania avenup, frcm the president' mansión to the capítol, a cüstanca of more than a mile, was une stretch of banners, buctiig, flagH and strearucrs, and a demonstrL,tion uaprecadented in magnificeace, unrivaled in magnitude, was witueesed by the thcnsands ot visitors trom all parta oí the country. T e city was astir early, and by 9 o'olock martial airs could be heard ia all direoüous. Civio aud military orgauizafions were marching to thsir raepective rendezvous, and streams of people were pushing their way to the line oi maren toward the capitel. As soon as the doors were opened the galleiie of the Senate were rapidly filled, and many holding tickets of admission to the SeLate wi.ng, but not to the galleries, filled the windows and corridors. Between 9 and 0 o'elock the military organi zitiona began atserobling in the eide btreets east oí the capítol park wheretaey remained unt.il after the president elect had deiivered nis inaugural address. At 10:30 o'c'.ock the Senate tommittee calied at the White House and with President Aïthur drova ;to ,the Arlicgton, where President-elect Cleveland waa in readuuss. Mr. Gleveland o"oup:ed the left seat. üetiJe him sat President Arthur, and in the seat laceujj thtm vitre Senators Bansom and Sherman, membera of the Senate commictee. Tu e carriBge was an open barouche drawn by four bay hordes ia silve-mounted harness and with white reics. Following them came vice president-elect Ilendricks aad Senator Hawler „and the national Democratie commitfea in carriagee. Promptly at 10.35 the proctssion.headed by a tquad of pólice, staited for the capítol Mu i. Gen. blocum, chief marshal, in command. Tile Inaugural Addres. Fellow citizens: In the presence oftbis vast assemblage of my country men, I aai about to supplement and seal, by the oath whioh X sh&ll rake, ths manifestalion of the wi)l of a great and free people. In the exeicise oí their power aad right of self-government they hare comxnitted to one of their fellow citizsns a supreme and sacred trust, and he here cansecratta himself to tbeir service. This i:aprtssive oereiaony adds little to the solenm seasB ot the respon sibility with which 1 contémplate the duty I owe to all the people of tho land. Nothing can relieve me iroia anxieiy lest to any act of mine thíir interest may suffer, atd nothing is nteded to &trengchen my tesolu'.ion toepgage every faculty und eSort in the promotion of their welfare. Amid the din cf party striie the peopla's cholee as made. but its attendant chcumstances have demonainted anew the Birength and safety cf a goverement by the ptople. In each succeediEg year it more cieaily appears that our democratie principia needs no apology, and that in its fairksi and taithfal application is to ba found. THE SUKEST GÜAHANTY OF GOOD GOTEKHMENT. But the bost results in the operation of a government where every citizjn has a share, largíly depend upon a proper limitation of purely partisan zaal and efibrt and a correct appreciation of the tin.e when the heirt of the paitisan should be merged in the patriotism o( the citizen. To day the necutive branch oi the government is trausferred to new keeping. But this is atill the governnveat of all tne people, aud it should be none the less an object of their t.SecUonat solicitude. At this hour the aximosities of politioal btrite, the bitterues of partisin deteat, &nd the exultación oí parüsau trmmph saould be supplanttd i;y an ungrudging aoqaitseence in the popular vil! and a sober, couBcientioaB concern lor the general weal. Moreover. if irom thia hour we oheerfally and honestJy abandon all scctioual prejudice and distrust, and determine, wHhrnanlyconïd;-noe in one another, to work out harmonioasly tbe achisvements of our nation&l Jestiny, we sliail dostrve to ïealize al the Denefits which oar happy form of government can bestow. On this aappicious occasion ve n ay weil rene the pledge oí cur devotion to tLe conetitatiou , which, laanchd by the foudsrs of the repubiio, and con secr&ted by their prayers and patriotic devotion, h&u lor alniost a centary brce the topes and the aapirationj aï a great people through prosperity and peace, and throagh the shock ol ioreign conüicts and the penis oí dome&tiu strifo and vissicitadeü. By the (ather of his ccnntry our conititution was commecdel for adoption as "the resvltof a spiíít o( amity and mutual ooncttssion." In that s&me spirit it should be administíred, in order to prolactö the lastinK welfare of the country and to stcnre the luii ineasare ol its priceless benefiie to us and thoie who wiil suosfsed to the biessiogs of our national life. The large variety of diversa and competing interes! subject to federal control, "rrsisíently seek ing the recoguition of their claims, nee; give us no fcar that "the greatest good to th greatest number" willfaü to be aoeomplisïsei if, in the halls of national legislation, tha spirit of amity and mutual conchssion shall prevail in which the constitución had it birth. If tb is in vol ves the surrender o postponement ol private interests and Ih abaudonmeat of local advantsgea. oompen hatiou wili be found in the asauranca tha tiius the co-mmon interest is subserved and the general welfare advancad. In the discharge oi my official duty I sball endeavor to ba gaitled by a jast and unstrained eonstruction of the conetitation, a careful eervanco o: the distinotion bet ween the powern grahtf il to the federal govürcmeut and those reserved totfce etatts or to the people, ai.d by a c&uüous oppreeiation of thosu lauoliona whioh by tha coustitution and lawa have been especiaüy agüxned to the exesutivo brauoh of the governiaent. But he who takes the oaih to-day to prestrve, proteoc and delend the coiiSiiiutica ot the United Kates only assumea the solenm obligation whioh every patrïolic oitizen, on the farm, ia the workshop, iu the busy niarti ot tr&de, aad everywhere sliouid share with hjm. The conütitution which piesjribea his oatb, my oountiymen, is yoars ; the governraetit you buve chosen him to administer tor a time is yoars; ihe su&age which exeeuies, thé will of tieemrn is jouis; the laws and entlre soheme of onr civil rulo, fromthe town mt etsng to the state capitel and the national oapïtol, ia yours. Yuur every voter as tureJy as yonr chief magistrate, ander the S5.m hijh sJ.notio;i, thoughiu a different sphere, txört'ints a public trat. Nor is this all. Evtry oitizen owes to Uo country a vigilaut WiiLoh end olope aerutiny of its pnblic eervants and a fair and reasonuble estimate oí tbttr fideiity aud ustiuiiiesa This is the psopits's will impresatd npon thewhole fraraework of cnr ei vil polity- municipal, state and fudursl- and this is tfce price of ourJiberty aud the íl tpiration oí our íaith in tno repnblic. It is the dniy of those 8firiafj the people in public places to closaly limit "(ubiic expeüditures to the aclual ueeds cí toe goveíEEKnt economicaUy adminialti-ed, btcause thil bounds the right oltbegoiernmtnt to eiact tribute írom the earuings ot labor or the pronperity of the citizen, and becanss publio eitravagancc begtts extravagancs aiaoug the ptopie. We bhoold ctver ba aühamed of the simplicity and pradential enomies whicíi are best suiled to the operations of arepnbücan iorm and moet compatible with the niksten ot the American people. Those who are Bsl;cted for a liniitcd tuue to manage public afiairs are btill ot the people. and may do rnui'h by their exatuple to encoursge, oansistentiy with the dignity of their official fuuctions. that plaiu way of lite which among their feliow citizens aida integrity and promotee thriit and proaperity. The genius of our institatione, the needs of our people in tkcir home life, and the attention which is (ie manded for the settlement and developmeni ot the resources of our va&t territory, dictat the etupuloui avoidance o! any departare from that foreign policy oommendad by the j listory, the traditions and the pisspenty oí ur repablio. It is th8 policy of in depen eaoe favored by our position aad defended y our known love cf juetica aad by our ower. It is the policy of peaca suitable to mr interest. It is the policy of nentrality, imbitioua npon other continents, and repeilng thtir intrusión here. It is the policy ot Monroe, and of Washington, and of Jeffsron - 'peace, commeree and honest friendhip witii all nhtions; entaaglirg aUiancss with none." A SÜÜND FINANCIAL BASIS. A due regard for the interest and prosper. ;y of til the people demanda tbat onr nancea ehall be est&blishéd apon such a sound and sensible basis as shall secure the safëty nd caufi lence of bauiuess intertsïs ani make the wages oflabor sure and gte&df, nd that cur systern of revenuo shall be sy djusted as to relieve the peopla from unecessary taxation. havir.g a dae regard to he interests of capital mveated and workngmen tmployed in American industries, nd preventing the accumulation oí a surplus in the treasury to teoipt extravagance and waste. Care for the proparly of tha nntion, ad for the needs of future &ett;era, reqdires hat the public damain ahou.'d be protected ram parloining sahemes and uulawful ocn pation. INDIANS, POLYGAMY AND CHINE&E. The coneoiencs of the psople demanda that he Indiana within our boundariea shall be airly and hc-nestJy treated as wards of the overmuent. and t itir education andcivüziaion promoted with a view to their uitimata itizduahit), and that poiygamy fn the ter rioríes deatruotire of the larnily relation and iïensive to the moral sensa of the civilizad world, shail be repres3ed. The laws should be rigidly enforced which rohibit the . emígrf.tion of a servile class to iomptfe with American labor, with no infntion of acquiring citizenship, anl bringng with them and retaining habita and ustomx repuugeiil to our civiiization. THE PEOrLE DEMAND KEFOKM n the administration of the goverament nd the application of busints.i principies o poblia aSairs. Aa a meaaa to this end, ivil aery:ctf reform should be in good i&ith nforced. Our citizsna have the right to rotection from incqmpetenoy of public emloyes who hold their placea eoltly as the reward of partiaan tervice, and from the cor upting inflaence of those who ezpect such evsrd'J. Aud these who wortbliy sek inblic employment have the right to insitt hat merit and competency shall be recognixsd instead of party aubserviency er tne nrren )er of honest politcal belief. FOB THE COLORED BROTHERS. In the adminiütration of a governrnerH pledgedto do tq aal and eiact Ju3tioe to all men, there should be no pretsxï or anxiety ouching the protection of tha freadmea in heir rights, or their security in the enjoynent of their privilegea onder he constitution and its amendmenta. All ditcasssoa as to their fitness for the place accordel to them aa American citizsns is idle and unprofitableezcept as it snggiuta the necessity for their improvement. Tiie fact that hey are citizens entitks them to all the rights due tj that relatiou, ad charges hem with all its duties, ■obligatioiig and responsibüitiee. IN CONCLUSIÓN. Tb; ce topics aLd the constant and ever vs.ricg wants oí an active and enterpriaing population may well rélive the attention and the patriotic endeavor oi all who make and eX80ute the federal lw. Oar duties are practical and cali for induetrious application and intelligent perceptioa oi the olaims ol public office, and abova all, a finú determination by unitsd a jtioa to secare to aL the ptople of the land the full boueSta of the best form of government ever vouchsafed to man. And let ua not truht to human tfiort alone, but hnmbiy acknowledging the power and goodneëa of Almighty God, who presides over the dastinbs o( cationü, and who has at all times been revealed in our country's history, iet us invoke his aid and his blessiïig upon our Jbars. The address was conciudeá at 12:53 p. m. whea Chief Justice Waite üdministered the oath of office. At the conclusión of the ceremonies the President was driven at onca to the ezecutive mansión. The soeiie sttending the return of the president Irom the capítol to the grand re viewing stand on Peimsylvania avenue in irontotthe tzontiye maasitn was a repetiüon of the earlier part oí the day, t xetpting thatlthe military and ciiil scort was augmented by the waiting divsions t'aat had rendezyoused in the vicinity of the capítol. Continnal shouts and cheers greeted the eara of the ne chiet magiairatc as he lassed along the avenua. Wnen the president'g carriage reached Fifteenth atruet he was hurriedly driven uy f short out to the grand stand, re-ching it a lew moments in advance of the head of the column. At 1:50 p. ra , Presides t Arthur, Senators Sberman, Hawley, and Kansom, President Cleveland steppd to the tront oí the stand. The column whtch had haited for a few moments, thea adv&nced aad the president, hat in hand, etood pl.'aaatly bawing and returning the suluies of the difterent organizations as tht-y pasead in review. 2