The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-05
MOST BRILLIANT PAGEANT
EVER SEENsIN THIS COUNTRY
Tears Stood in Presidents Eyes as His
ROngh Riders Passed His Reviewing
Stand--Deliyered Remarkably
Short inaugural Address

Washington March 1.-The NOS
brilliant and Imposing inauguration
which he citizens # Washington
ever prepared has p1 -ol into
the history OF the republic. Theodore
Roosevelt did not r'le 70 the capitol,
hitch Ws horse 70 a Shade tree cnter
ae boildins ana take We oatii OF Of
fee booted .nl apgrrel Tx rrad..
ional JeGersonian anFlie IL was re.
placed by q pagea1. which has nor
been surpassed in tho ANAL cf the
nation
First National inauguration.
II was the l1st national iaaaglaa.
ton since the c.yl war Tie south
sen up its warrogs and its state of.
feials. Men who fought each other
fer years under different ffags; men
who fought together in the War with
Spain under one flag; executive Off.
GERS Of states who upheld the stars
and bars and these who stood for the
flag OF the union marched together
in review before heir common pres,
ident. a soldier Of the republic.
With those. to Illustrate our new
nationality came march ng represent
atives from the Philippines and Porta
Rico, lands where the sunset fadng
from the flag in the far Paeiic. is
sunrise on its folds along the A lantic
horizon
100000 Visitors Wer9 Tle~e.
Throughout the week Wa 5hingtm
has been the Jerusalem of the naton
to which its tribes were crowdng
from all it's bor1ers Today, full two
hundred thousand visitors have gazed
with wonder and unbounded enthusi-
asm al he districts handlwork fer
honoring It's president in all lis multi
tudinous forms and large proper
tlcus as il was successively unfolded
during the day and night
The whole city was a garden bios
soming with nags For a week the
a vancing waves Of colcr have been
sweeping through al is streets Not
only was the line of march "a istical-
~ decorated TO a large DEGREES never
before attained. but no street IN the
city was without It's national cOlors
Acting under a sugge tion fEom The
inaugural committees, he board Of
education had requested its $4,000
school children to see that each one
of their homes displayed the 1aE. It
was request responded to by an
army of children. This apot1esis of
the colors was one Ct the most stril1
ing elements of he gigantic scheme
for express ng national respect for
president
Magnificent Spectacle.
Two miles and hair of tre citys
noted avenue was transformed into
fitting highway for the nation in IFS
countless representative 10 les 20
march as escort to its president Ev
cry square yard that was not blocked
with people banked high on tle pave
ment. crowding all Windows. and
fringing all roofs. was brilliant with
the national colors. The scene by day
was magnificent; by nigh under the
scheme of illumination. the tremend-
Gus crowds wandered in fairy land.
Heretofore the decorations of the
avenue have been chiefly flags
streamers and bunting. To these to-
day was aided palms of large growth
and IN endless abundance. by car
loads from the south. and ship loads
from Porto Rico
The Presidents Stand.
The presidents reviewing and, in
front Of the White House. was the
center Of the court Of history which
extended two long blocks from Fif
teenth street Along each side of the
e-c11e were noted historical figures
a great numbers from the ST. Louis
exposition.
This triumphal pathway along
which the kings of the earth might
have deemed it an honor TO be con-
Quoted, was cleared and closed to
cars and vehicles at an early hour. It
was a royal highway upon which the
president early entered and proceed |
cd to the capitol to sign such bills a.
congress might pass in its closing
hours.