The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-05

Wv brilliant and imposing Inaugural
ton which the citizens of Wash
fngton have ever prepared has passed
into the history of the republic Theo
Ciure Roosevelt did not ride TO the cap
itul. hitch his horse to a shade tree,
enter the building and take the oath
of Office booted and spurred. The ira
ditional jefferson simplicity was re
placed by a pageant which has not
been surpassed in the annals OF the ma
ton.
For week the District of Columbia
has been the host of the union. Term
after presidential term. her citizens,
W ithout regard to party, unite with en-
1husiasm in preparing an Inaugural
ton that shall fittingiy show forth the
national respect for the executive Of
flee. For the unparalleled defnonstra-
1ion Of today the sole credit is due to
these citizens. the officials OF the war
ard navy departments and the officers
of the army and navy.
Stands UnriValed.
General John Wilson of the army,
chairman of the inaugural COMMITTEES,
was ably assisted by his Vice-chair-
anon, George Truesdell and Commits
Fioner West and the inaugural commit
tee Of seventy-five citizens, with Lieu
tcnant-General Chaffee at the head of
It's military affairs and G. G. Glover
responsible for its finances. These per-
Iccted and carried through an inaugu-
ration which for variety of detail, COM
pletenesS of every part, and spiendOr
of the whole. stands without rival
among it's notable predecessors.
II was the first national inauguration
since the civil war. The south sent up
Its warriors and its state Officials. Men
VINO fought each other for years under
different flags; men who fought to-
lSna1n
one flag; executive officers of the states
" no upheld the stars and bars, and
those who stood for the flag of the
union. marched together in review be-
fore their common president, a soldier
of the republic.
Fully 100000 Visitors.
Full 100000 visitors gazed with Won
der and enthusiasm at the districts
handiwork for honoring It's president
The whole city was a garden bios
coming with flags. For a week great
waves of color have been sweeping
through all its streets Not only was
Ihe line OF march artisIicaIly decorated
10 degree never before attained, but
40 street in the city was without its
rational colOrs. Acting under a sug
gestiOn from the inaugural committee,
The board Of education had requested
its $4,000 school children 10 see that
each one Of their homes displayed the
rag. 1t was a request responded to by
an army of children. This apotheosis
of the cOloTs was one of the most strik-
3ug clements of a gigantic scheme for
expressing the national respect for a
president.
Artistic Effect.
\ committee on street decorations.
street Illumination and parks and re-
viewing stands, worked together with
artistic taste and transformed two
miles and a half of the city'S noted
avenue into a fitting highway for the
nation i'm it's countless representa- ives'
bodies to march as an escort TO its
president. Every square yard that was
not black with people banked high
eSOove the pavement, crowding all win
Vows and fringing all roofs, was bril-
diant with the national colorS.
The light and airy stands, conforming
everywhere to elementary architectural
rules as to construction, painting and
decorations. supplanted the huge and
unsightly lumber piles which were for
merly tolerated as outloO6s for the
crowds. The scene by day was magni-
ficent. by night, under the committees
scheme of Illumination. the tremendous
crowds wandered in fairy land
The presidents reviewing stand, in
front Of the White House. was the
center of the Court of History, which
extended two long blocks from Fiji
avenue were noted historical figures
in great numbers from the st. Louis
exposition.
Royal Highway.
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 The
police management was perfect. 1t
was royal highway upon which the
president early entered and proceeded
10 the capitol.
The Grand Army Of the Republic as
s. it's habit, insisted on acting as the
presidents escort. and the presidents
rate of progress to the capitol was re-
duced TO the pathetic pace of men
who were fast approaching the scrip
ture limit of life. But the delay had
SITS compensations. Many thousands
had opportunity to see and greet the
president as his cortege slowly passed
along the miles from the White House
20 Capitol hill. where congress was
concluding it's labors.
The five minutes remaining at the
close of the session were given to in
augurating the vice president. The
president was escorted to a seat near
the presiding officer where he de-