The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-01

| Oh the Cap1tOl, ana the militia FORCES
| As well as the United States regular
| troops, formed the nucleus of the pro-
| cession. A troop of cavalry escorted
| the president-elect from his home to
| the capitol, and after the ceremonies
| there were concluded salvos of artil
| lery fire announced the event, and nine
militia companies formed guard Of
honor in the march to the White house
He was perhaps the originator Of the
home market" agitation, for he made
| it a point to wear a suit of clothing
made entirely Of American wool This
inauguration also concluded with a re-
| ception, in which ex-President Jeffer-
| son was a prominent figure
1t remained for President Monroe to
raise the question as to the right of the
! senate or the house of representatives
| to conduct the inaugural ceremonies
question since settled in favor of the
| senate. In spirit of overcautiousness
he gave notice several days in advance
| that he intended to take the oath Of
office in the hall Of the house. The SEN
ate at once objected to this infringe
ment on its prerogatives, and after
| some Wrangling between the two
| branches Of congress a compromise was
| effected which resulted in the ceremo-
| MES taken place on a temporary stand
! III the open air, midway between the
| two chambers. Military, regular and
| militia, again formed the larger part
| OF the procession. The inaugural ball
| now one of the most attractive and
| popular features of the ceremonies, had
| its birth on this occasion, the scene be-
| ing in Davis hotel. American eagles
| lowered over Mr. Monroe when he
took the oath of office as well as over
| his successor, John Quincy Adams, and
were regarded as good OmenS by the
prophets of. those days.
Mr.. Adams was chosen by the house
of representatives, and because the
struggle was prOtracted until near the
1st of March there was little opportu-
nifty to arrange for a demonstration
when he succeeded Mr. Monroe
Nevertheless, the people turned to the
task with a will, and Pennsylvania
avenue was decorated with a lavish
ness unknown before that day.
ANDREW JACKSON
had been recently bereaved in the
death of his wife when he assumed the
| presidential Office, so the ceremonies
| were in a minor key and with as little
| display as was consistent with the ma
ture of the event. A feature of the
inauguration was a carriage built Of
the hull Of the frigate Constitution, in
| winch Mr.. jackson rode with Mr.. VaG
| Buren, to and from the capitol. Presi-
dent Jackson delivered his inaugural
address to the people from the east
| front Of the capitol
Van Buren's Inauguration was lack
ing in distinctive features. There was
a good show of military force, and the
usual display Of bunting, and a great
| gathering in Washington Of the presi-
dents party followers.
! UP to the date of inauguration of
| William Henry Harrison, besides the
| United States regular troops and civil
lans, only the militia Of the District Of
! Columbia participated in the process
| sions. On that occasion however there
were many organizations Of the citizen
soIdlery from the states in line Thu
! ceremonies were drawn out to the vi
most, and political features were prom
! lnent. The log cabin was drawn in
line, and the protective doctrine. then
! victorious, was illustrated in it's work
! lngs by looms and other devices sym
! Dolc or American industries and la
Cor The greatest crowd known in
| washington ur to that time gathered
! 70 witness the sights, and as Gen. Har-
flSon rode down the avenue on, horse
| pack, his guard Of honor formed from
| a battalion of soldiers who had served
under him in the Tippecanoe campaign.
ne mao CONTINUOUS ovation. A month
| later Vice President Tyler took the
| oath OF office as president in his own
! nome IN Washington without ceremony.
| IN oeference to the grief-stricken citv
| winch mourned the death of the presi
| dent ~ O7-
President Polk had to face bad
MMealhTI When ne was inaugurate0.
Inns Qlmmed the display out of doors
though he insisted on addressinp ~
people from the. east front of the can
| llol. A very successful ball at night
! redeemed in some measure the evil Of
| fects of the weather
president Zachary Taylor was ob1ig-
ca 10 postpone the ceremonies Of his
Inauguration for one dav heca1Sa +ba
| 4th of March fell on Sunday The oe1a
bratlon on the succeeding day was ali
| that could be desired; there was q fnn
procession with much military from
other cities, and fully 10000 persons
edIhefed before the capitol to hear his
aIuIeSS' lIimore succeeded to the pres
Identlal office through the death Of
| President Taylor and, althOugb he TOT
ms oath before congress, there was lit
Tie other ceremony.
PIERCE AND BUCHANAN
had eventful inaugurations. tho. fo,-r,o.
IN snowstOrm. The crowds We're Ia 80
| on each occasion. 10 sc
Lincoln was inaugurated with q ia
| gree OF military preparation that 'oayo
| an outward sign of the disturbed con
uItIon OF the country For the first
purpose beyond that of dienIo1-
time the soldiers were in line With
la Se force of regular trooDS. had haan
orQered to Washington. and on averL1
| sue precautions We're taken To rraya,,t
an attack upon the presidenf-elect
Llncoln himself. however, showed M
sign OF apprehension. He delivered his
jug uraI address in the presence Of
! a vast throng, his rival at the poIls-
| stephen A. Douglas-standine hesi7a
MIN and holding his hat In the even
ing Lincoln held a public reception AZ
the White house. His second inauo11-
rauon also was conducted with great
precautions and with many nisefy--
lngs by those in charge of the ceremo-
| MES.
Johnson's induction into Office was
neceSsaI1ly conducted with the greatest
| caution, owing to the excitement re-
su1tlng from the assassination OF Lin
com He took the oath in private at
| his hotel -
Grant rode to the capitol alone, be-
cause the retiring president was dis
satisfied with the arrangement of car
11ages, II having been decided that tbev
should occupy separate cOnvevanoaS
side by side. The military feature dor1i-
mated everything in the parade incIud-
ing, as it cid, many thousands of the
veterans who had followed the general
In his great campaigns. The second in
auguration of President Grant was So
bleak and repellant, so far as the
| weather was concerned, that it has he
come tradition in Washington Never
before had there been such a nuner,
Gus assemblage Of militia organizations
ana picturesque features for a parade
mere, but owing to the intense cold and
the bitter blasts of northwest winds
many OF the visiting companies re-
FUSED to take their places in the line.
and those who did suffered terribly
some of the naval cadets paying the