Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-12
THE INAUGURATION
OF washington's First President
Commemorative Ceremonies.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. lin pur-
suance of n resolution adopted by
Congress in February, the houses
met in the Hall Of Representatives
10 hold centennial exercises in COM
memoration Of the Inauguration OF
the first President. IL was literally
a gathering Of nations. OF the lega-
tons resident in Washington, all
We're officially represented, and
added 10 these were the delegates
from Central and South American
republics to the PaB-American Con-
gress and the members Of the Ma
riDe Conference. There were also
present the governors Of twenty
States, drawn hither for a consulta-
ton with regard 10 memOrializing
Congress for the erection OF a CEN
tennial memorial building at Phils-
delphia. The galleries were packed.
Shortly before O'Clock the House
Of Representatives notified the SEN
ate 1t was In session. In a few
minutes the Senate, preceded 10y the
President and Vice President, men,
bers OF the diplomatic corps and jus
tees Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, entered the hall Of
the House and were escorted to seats
in front Ofthe Speakers desk. Vice
President Morton took the Speakers
chair, andat O'Clock called the two
houses TO order.
J. G. Butler, the Senate chaplain,
opened the exercises with prayer.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER,
Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, then delivered an Grafton on
the progress of America. Washing
ton, the orator said, had become first
in war, not so much by his victories
over the enemy or by his success in
strategy, as by the triumphs Of his |
cOnstancy, which no reverse, no
hardship, no incompetency, no
treacheTy could shake or overcome.
He had become the first in the /
hearts of his countrymen because |
the people oomprehended the great |
ness Of their leader and recognized
in him the entire absence ofpersOnal 4
ambition and the absolute love Of |
country, Of themselves and Of man. |
kind. He had become first in peace |
by bringing TO the charge OF the
practical working Of the system he /
had participated in creating, ON be-
half Of the people whose independ-
ence me had achieved, the same
serene judgment, the same sagacity,
the same patience, the same sense Of
duty, the same far-sighted cOmpre-
hensiOn OF the end to be attained.
that marked his career from the be-
ginning.
Referring to the
FEAR OF ARBITRARY TOWER
in respect to the Presidential office,
Fuller said. "But no fear, no jeal-
ousy could be entertained Of him
who had Indignantly repealed the
suggestion Of 4 bestOwal Of kingly
power, who had unsheathcd his
sword with reluctance and laid il
down with joy; who had never
sought official position, butaccepted
public Office rs a public trust, in
Difference TO 50 unanimous n de-
maud for his scryices rs TO convince
him Of the necessity; whose patriot
ism embraced the whole country the
future grandeur Of which his pre-
science fOrcsaw.r
Fuller spoke Of the ran-AmeTican
Congress and the lasting form Of
our government, and closed with n
brilliant peroratiUn, predicting =
grand future for this nation.
Rev. w. II. Milburn, the House
Chaplain, delivered the benediotion,
and while the Marine Band played
national airs, the assemblage dis
persed.