Show WHEN Mr Cleveland first began his inaugural address the crowd applauded whenever he paused to take breath but aster awhile contented itself with cheering cheer-ing him as he made his principal points His reference to the prohibition of foreign contract labor called out loud and long continued applause but the allusion to civil service reform met wfth faint response re-sponse The address was very brief and at precisely 102 oclock it was concluded with an invocation of the blessing of Providence and turning to the Chief Justice and bowing to him Mr Cleveland Cleve-land said I am now prepared to take tI > oath prescribed by law As the Chief Justice arose to administer the oath the vast assemblage cheered again and again The Presidentelect stood facing the Chief Justice with the crowd on his right Chief Clerk Mc Kenney of the Supreme Court stood just to one side of Cleveland and held the Bible upon which the oath was administered adminis-tered the Presidentelect also holding it with his right hand The Bible used Is a small morocco covered giltedged volume pretty well worn It is the Bible which Clevelands mother gave him when he left home as a young man I |