The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

1he ninbary part or the inaugural
pageant has usually fallen upon the
militia--hrst, OF the District of Column
bla, afterwary reinforced by that of
Baltimore, and now the citizen soldiery
his second Inauguration in the midst of
war, had the attendance of a small body
of regular Dragons; John Quincy:
ing. him at the Capital; Franklin Pierce
had q light battery from Fortress Nom
roe in his escort; President Lincoln's
second Inaugural psessssion had both
marched with loaded nlNskets, because
of fore-shadowings OF the plot that soon
afterward eliminated in the Presidents
regular troops in both his professions,
and the show. at President Hayes linz
auguratfon would have been scant indeed
but for the large number Of regular
troops assembled by General Grant in
answer to Henry Watterson's threat of
100. 900 Democrats" ?
President Cleveland's Inauguration
was still more imposing than its prede-
cessors, and the number Of men in line
was not surpassed even by Harrison's
pageant.
Garn~ld's 1nsueuratIon.
Gardeld's Inauguration took place. on
a raw windy day, and many people took
colds at the ceremonies which caused
their deaths: The procession started
elect being escorted by United States
regulars and sailors, the Philadelphia
troop, the naval cadets, and civic bodies
from various states; the south being
followed both going to and returning
1 ron ING, CaPltai; ne InnuguIIa!tlon 3
PAW pal Whic en- was ne!d IN ths Natsonal
iI ,,s.a oi Jne granaI az
'AAt'' >' sel "a VA pace IL e1.nS
A National Ceremony.
Looking at the whole subject com pre-
hensiveiy it would seem that the quad
zrennial Inauguration of a President has
permanently enQRQe( the attention of
the, country, and that the Inducements
to aepersonaI attendance: the Ponp,
pageantry and display; the means OF
Eettln8 to-and from the federai capital;
the accommodatlons for lodging, iced
ing and entertaining visitors, and the
nrocsss:on viii no on ;ncreas;n% WITH
each successive OCCASION. Nor are those,
unable to be present too much to be
pitied. Without any of the expense.
i ie, or aiscom1ors OF an an, h1augn nS
Scen.ry ;nc;iesf. ,,I ,..,,,.l,.
inanguration,s with =. fidelity. ,pactica-
laf1ty. unity. ,vlvacity and dramatic
force impossiblesto R realized by actual
ana Description 81 ssich vast and shift
note of the rank in public affairs
attained by the Inauguration ceremony.
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1929, that the Washington National In
teHigencer (thens one of the foremost
journals of the country plumed itself
upon furnishing three-fourths of col
tj1t. inauguratfon of General Jackson
the flav ls.fora in. obe1ience s. said 70
the desire Of its readers fo,. an eariy
soco,,nt ~ 40 ,,,..oaeS;,,s a,J ~ ~
assurance tha1 detailed report would
not oe eAeccsea at such snort notace.
Inc quiz LhaL lies between the Joul1ial,
ISM OF l5sy ana lea:s may pc seen ana
hands may happen to come the issues OF
this paper giving on account OF the
coming ceremonial.
NOTES,
....:
imposing that had ever taken place up
TO ehat elnle. - -,
Abraham Lincoln was thc ,tal1est
nres;fIcnt his he;rh. teinr nearly siS
ffcst s;S~ mckee
Buchanan announced in his inaugural
address that he was :. determined not to
become a candidate for reelection"
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