The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-03-08

ron Inc l1meS.DemOCfats
Washington, March 4.-The most
brilliant and imposing Inauguration
that the citizens of Washington have
ever prepared passed tonight into
the history of the republic. The
traditional Jeffersonian simplicity
was replaced by q pageant which has
not been surpassed in the annals Of
the nation. For q week the District of
Columbia has been the host of the
Union. Term after presidential term
her citizens, without regard to party.
unite with enthusiasm in preparing an
inauguration that shall fittingly show
forth the national respect for the
executive Office.
NATIONAL AND POPULAR.
1t is q mistaken idea that Congress
has much to do with the wonderful
displays with which the District of
Columbia welcomes each successive
President, be he Democrat or Republic
can. The citizens provide the money
and do all the work. With to-day's
demonstration Congress had less to
do than ever. But all obstacles were
overcome under the unrivaled manage
ment of Gen. John M. Wilson, chair
man of the inaugural committee. He
was ably assisted by his vice chair
man, George Truesdell, and the in
augural committee of seventy-five
citizens, and by Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee.
It was the first thoroughly national
inauguration since the civil war.
The South sent up its warriors and
its State officials. Men who fought
each other for years under different
aags, men who fought together In the
war with Spain under one dag, execu-
tive officers of the States who upheld
the Stars and Bars, and those who
stood for the dag Of the Onion,
marched together in review before
their President, q soldier Of the re-
public, elected by the largest popular
and electoral vote ever given Presi-
dent.
With these, to illustrate the new
nationality, came marching represen.
tstives from the Philippines and Porto
Rico, lands where the sunset fading
from the flag in the Far Pacific is the
sunrise ON its fold along the Atlantic
horizon.
FLOWERS AND FLAGS.
The whole city was . garden o.
flowers and flags. The committee OF
street decorations, street illumination
and parks and reviewing stands
worked together with artistic taste ant
transformed two miles and . half o
| The city's noted avenues into . flttinl
highwsy for the nation, in its count
less representative bodies, to marcl
q IN escort to its President.
Gen. Chs6ee had provided . we'll
ordered and perfect cavalry escort
which could have rapidly passed owe
the line and made possible the promQ
|reopening Of the streets to the @
Hines and the public in order that n
residents of the suburbs and th
greater portions Of the city mtgt
reach the centers Of interests with h
least delay. But the grand army, Z
10 its habit, insisted on acting Wit
this escort, and the President, shsrin
1lthe universal sppreciStion Of its ps'
Idesds, yielded and his rate Of progret
70 il,e Capital was reduced 70 q
lpsthetic pace Of men who were t.
!. sppr0sching the scripture limit
IliSe.
DELAY HAS CoalrElsDA11ONs. !
nany thOusands thus had oppo
J. ltunfsy to 80 and greet The Presids
q his cortsgs slowly passed aloz
Iths two miles from ~ White HOu
TO Capitol Hiil. For ihrss hours =