New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05
choice of his party when the convention assem-
bled to nominate his successor.

and on March 4, 1901, and again March a.
! 1906, was inaugurated President Of the United
States The growth Of the country, the changed
political conditions and the keen competition
for political preferment are ample assurances
that the record of Jefferson will never be du
pcated Theodore Roosevelt might possibly
have attained this distinction had he not vol
! unfairly relinqulshed further political honors
| by his announcement that he would not again
| be a candidate for President. If the four years
upon which he is just entering should fulfil the
promise of the three years of his administra-
| ton just closed, and his performances be of
character to intensity the popular approval that
is now unquestlonaby his his denomination in
| 1905 like the denomination of Jefferson in 1904
might have been forced by the irresistible de-
mand of public opinion John Adams after
J serving two terms as Vice-Presdent, was on
! March f. 1897 inaugurated President of the
| United States serving out the full four years
of his term, and those two isolated instances
record the longest continuous service Of any in
cumbents of the two greatest offices within the
gift Of the people since the foundation OF the
Republic.
In the lie years of the nations history, only
nine Presidents have succeeded themselves and
they were Washington, In 1893; Jefferson, n
1905; Madison, in 1913; Monroe, In 1921; Jack
son, in 1888; Lincoln, in 1865; Grant, In 1873;
Mckinley in 1901 and Roosevelt, In 1905. Gro
yer Cleveland served for two terms as Presi-
dent of the United States, but his service was
not continuous. He elected in 1884, defeat
ed in 1885, and again elected in 1892, to the
discontinue and subsequent disntegration of
his party. On three different occasions, however.
twice escorted and once as escort Cleveland
rode down Pennsylvania ave. from the White
House to the Capitol, conspicuous figure in
the inaugural parade. In 1885 he occupied the
carriage with Chester A. Arthur, whom he sue
ceeded; in 1889 his ponderous personality made
it necessary for the late Benjamin Harrison.
who had defeated him for reelection, to stand
in the carriage in order TO be seen by the
crowds that lined the avenue and il 1892 he
himself was the chief attraction of the parade
as he rode with Benjamin Harrison on his way
TO take the oath of Presidential Office for the
second and last time.
Commensurate with the growth and prosper
ity of the country has been the evolution OF
the quadrennial celebration which marks the
inauguration of President. The ceremonies
to-day were characterized by an imSsssiveness
BETTING the occasion, and the boundess en-
thusiasm and effervescent spirits of the visit
ing thousands in no way detracted from the
imposing dignity of the function Arrange
ments were carried out with ciocklfke regular
ity, and nothing untoward occurred TO mar the
pleasure of the day. The outdoor display was
more brilliant more complete and more salts
flying than any ever before attempted in the
history Of inaugural ceremonies, and the good
Judgment of the inaugural committee was re-
peatedly commended, not only for the excellence
of the programme but for the successful work
ing out of the vast detail involved in the under
taking.
CROWDING AVOIDED AT CAPITOL.
Through the judicous limitation of invitations
to the Capitol the exercises in the Senate and on
the portico of the Capitol were conspicuous for
the decorum and impressiveness with which
they were conducted. There was comparative
absence OF cr0wding that was refreshing TO
those who were familiar with the scenes here
tofore enacted on occasions of this kind, and
while the limited space necessarily entailed the
curtaiment of tickets of admission TO the ex-
cluson of some who believed themselves enti-
tied TO the privilege the results obtained 1usti
fed this seeming hardship.
| ROOSEVELT WEATHER."
The inaugural parade. the most popular as
well the most brilliant spectacle of the days
/ celebration, depends largely for its spectacu-
! lar and inspiring effect on the weather condi-
/ tons. March days, even in this favored eli
! mate, are subject to many sudden caprices.
either balmy in their grateful mildness or chill
/ ing in their reproduction of Arctic terrors, and
! dispensing Unfortunately cheer or gloom. ac-
/ cOrding to their own sweet pleasure. but to-day
| Roosevelt weather" prevailed. The morning
| hours were sultry, with the atmosphere heavy
with moisture and OminOus clouds which
threatened genuine dOwnpour gathered. caus-
! ing momentary uneasiness among the assem-
| bled thousands, but as the hour approached for
! the President TO take the oath of office they
! were put to rout by the suns genial rays, which
! were sufficiently strong TO temper the chill
March air. 1t became ideal inaugural weather,
! brisk and bracing, strikingy similar to that at
tending Clevelands installation in 1886 and
McKney's entry into power in 1897. In the
! last half century clear bright, genial Inaugu-
ration Day has been the exception rather than
the rule and many have been hopelessly married
| by the severity OF fhe cold or the violence of
| the storms which inflicted the keenest suffering
on those who participated in the celebration
! With the conclusion OF to-day's great cere-
monial, regulated by a fixed rule of procedure,
but attended with an inspiring impressiveness
! Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the
United States in the freest and most untram-
melted meaning of the word. No longer con-
strained to fulfil the obligations previously In
| Cured by his lamented predecessor, he faces
his gigantic task strong in the confidence of
the people, possessed of acute moral percep-
ton, indomitable will and disposition to make
his administration that will win commenda-
ton for its wisdom, its conservatism and its
straightforward Americanism.
GROWTH OF THE NATION SHOWN.
1t was the first 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 flags men who
| fought together in the war with Spain under
one flag; executive officers Of the States who
upheld the Stars and Bars and those who stood
1 for tha HaU NJ no min rhpd fbart ,