The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-13
GOV. VAROAMAN
WILL NOT ATTEND
Declines Invitation TO pr,si-
dents Inauguration
THE KINCLY CEREMONIES
HE SAYS, ARE TOO MUCH FOR
HIM - COMPARES THEM TO
CORONATION OF THE
CZAR.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. l2.--Goy. Yard
aman tonight gave out a statement in
which he said that he would not ap,
point any high school pupils to at
tend the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt as invited to do and re-
luested by L. @. G. Lamar. The fol
lowing Is the statement as given out
by the governor:
Il do not expect TO attend the pres.
idential Inauguration, nor shall ap.
point anybody 10 represent The STATE.
do not object to giving my reasons
or anything | say or do. To be can
lid, ! shall not attend the Inaugural
ton because do nor want to. | don't
see anything to exult over in the fact
hat We are 10 have Mr.. Roosevelt
or the president Of these United
states for the next four years and !
p not propose 70 play Like ] do J
rish tho president we'll in the per
formanee Of he duties Of his great
office but | am not al all hilarious oe-
II the prospects
"And the second reason Is that !
% not believe IN such kingly cefe-
aonias, regal farces, Incident TO The
ABDUCTION of our recent presidents IN
. Office 1t is net in accord with
he spirit of or government ! thinF
every act Gf the office holder and eY
erything pertaining to the Office un
der a damocratc C form OF government
should body fortA democratic prin
inles. charac .erlzed BY the genuine
simplicity which is the genius and ba
ic truth of democracy. President
'naugufalions in recent ears have
become more expensive 10 the tax-
payers. spectacular in effect AMI ia
regal pomp and snow than the fa-
nous ceremonies attending the return
Of conquering heroes In ancient Rome
or the coronation of czar | think
they should be prohibited by law and
thar we saould 80 back TO the sub
lime and dignifed simplicity OF
Thoma3 Jefferson who was great
enough to write the Declaration Of
Independence and des gned the
greatest governmental plan of all the
ages and who was content TO ride on
horseback, unattended TO the capt
oil dismouni and then 80 and take
the oath of office like an honest dem.
ocrat, great statesman and proceed
With the duties thereofi Apk
"But' Jeffefsoh's simplicity did npt
de pend upon the, adulation. OF the Sf
ficebribed. pehsIon-cotrupted and Sc
wills multitude. He realized that hJn-
ors came from the way the functions
of the Office are performed ratheg
than the mere fac. Of holding the Of
fee. He also placed the dignity, pow
er and Importance of the private cit
izen above the office.holder, maintain
ing that all Of the just powers OF
government are derived from the con
sent OF the governed and therefore,
that the real ruler Is the indepead-
.ept. self-respect,ng sulfragist.
"a more useful lesson could not be
taught the youth of our land than
the contemplation of the contrast he
Lween the ceremonies attending the
Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, the
geandest democratic statesman OF
them all in 1890, and Theodore Roose-
welt, president Of the United States
emperQg Of the Philippines, and guard
ian angel Of Hayti in 1895 Il shows
Tho trend Of things, The breaking
away from our ancient moorings and
the old democratic ship Of state
Iloating into unknown chanRely and
upon uncertain waters. II may be 81!
right, possibly II may lead 70 grand
er and better things but Of that J
am profoundly skeptical.