The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-03-10
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS
ARE iNAuoURATEp.
Choice of the People Indicted Into
Office Amid Much Pomp and
Ceremony.

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Ceremony.
The most brilliant and imposing In
auguration which the citizens OF
Washington have ever prepared mas
passed into the history of the repub'
lie, and Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles Warren Fairbanks have been
Installed as president and vice presi'
dent of the United States for the next
four years.
It was the first national Inaugural
ton since the civil war. The south
sent up it's warriors and its state Of
ficials. Men who fought each other
for years under different flags; men
who fought together in the war with
Spain under one flag; executive Of
ficers of the states who upheld the
stars and bars, and those who stood
for the flag of the Union, marched to-
gether in review before their common
president, a soldier of the republic.
Fully 100000 visitors gazed with
wonder and enthusiasm at the dis
trict's handiwork for honoring its
president.
The parade was the most magnifi-
cent ever known. The Grand Army
Of the Republic, as is it's habit, insist
ed on acting as the presidents escort
and the presidents rate of progress
to the capitol was reduced to the pa
thetic pace of men who were fast ap-
preaching the scripture limit of life.
But the delay had it's compensations.
Many thousands had opportunity to
see and greet the president as his cor
tege slowly passed along the mile
from the White House to Capitol hill,
where congress was concluding its Ia
oors.
The oath of Office was administered
to President Roosevelt by Chief Jus
tice Fuller and after taking the oath
the president delivered his inaugural
address, which surprised his hearers
by its brevity.
After the conclusion of the address, |
the president, accompanied by his
escort and followed by troops and
civilian paraders, started for the White |
House. 1t was the most perfect col.
umn that ever marched in an inaug- |
ural parade, though its numbers were |
less. General Chaffee had insisted
that brigade of the national guard |
from each state should be the maxi |
mum representation. The Ninth cav
airy, that splendid colored regiment,
marked attention. The |
crowds went wild over the section of |
rough riders. The scouts and the |
Porto Rico battalion excited intense |
interest. The brigade of cadet battal-
ons from many states, organized by |
General Chaffee, attracted universal
attention and received unbounded ap-
,lause. The civic grand division Of
eight brigades in three divisions,
made up Of over fifty organizations,
vas in every respect better organ
zed than ever before.
Turning from the pageant of the
lay, the doubled population of the
lily disposed itself for the three i'm
posing spectacles of the night, the
'all; the fireworks on the white lot,
nd the dazzling street decorations.
In the presence of as many Of his fel.
ow citizens as could be crowded into
he senate chamber, Charles Warren
fairbanks was at high noon indicted
nto the Office of vice-president of the
United States. The ceremony was
uickly followed by the final adjourn
1ent Of the senate of the Fifty.eighth
ongress, the beginning of a special
ession, an address by the vice presi.
ent and the swearing into Office of al
1ost third of the membership of
he senate. All these official acts took
lace in the chamber just before the
lauguration of the president, and
'ere In reality, while themselves of
reat import, the prelude OF the more
nportant event.