Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-03-04
Thousands Par
ade in His
Honor.
TAKES OATH.
Theodore Roosevelt Is the Man
Of the Hour and the People
Plainly Showed Their Regard
for Him Heartily Cheered.

WASHINGTON, March 4.--president
Iioosevclt's HE now during his formal
inauguration to the presidency IS al
most continues reception.
AS soon as prominent visitors get to
Washington they 20 straight to tho
White E.cuSn To sec Mr. Roosevelt
The desire TO see the president and
shake hands with him is the strongest
characteristic Of the crowds that have
come to town.
Today above everything else this
truth towers - Theodore Roosevelt is
the man of the moment ard the man o.
the future toward whom the people
look If there is any dictatorship under
the constitution IL is the dictatorship of
the people. and II speaks through the
| firm lips and with the stubborn, set
| jaws Of Theodore Roosevelt.
The people have come into their OWN,
and the president of the United States
has come lnte the power that was Civ
cn 10 him by the tatners when they Gre
ated the constitution.
From the lava beds Of the West In
| dies to the bamboo forest Of the Phil
| ippine archipelago, from the magnetic
north 10 the lazy cline of Hawaii. the
| representatives OF our sunSetleSS re-
public have come TO lay their tribute at
| the feet OF the nations chosen and t.
! celebrate famous victories that have
been won for the whole people in the
realms Of peace and war.
| The central feature of the grand
pageant here is the plaza formed by
Pennsylvania avenue between the
| White House grounds. the treasury
building and the state, war and navy
! building on the south side and Lalay-
ette park and the two blocks of build
ings thanking II Oh tie north side.
This whole space is virtually inclosed
| by reviewing stands, and the plaza is
transformed into court Of history
This court stretches along for four
blocks. 1anked Oh either side Ivy high
Corinthian columns and great bamboo
poles with arrow peaks that point far
above the roofs of the stands. These
columns and poles were brought from
| the worlds fair at st. Louis.
| Sir Mortimer Durand. the British am
bassador. presented to the president a
| personal letter of congra tulation on his
Inauguration and the beginning Of the
new administration from King Edward
VII. Sir Mortimer received the cordial
thanks OF President Roosevelt. The
letter was sealed. and its contents are
known only To the president and TO
King Edward This is the first Of the
letters from foreign rulers which. il
has been Indicated. would be sent To
President Roosevelt
Starting the inaugural ceremonies,
President Roosevelt left the White
House for the capitol. accompanied by
the congressional committee of az.
rangemeGts and escorted by his person.
al escort of the department of the Po.
tomac G. A. r., and a detachment OF
the United Spanish War Veterans.
| The president without doubt had the
| largest escort in American history. He
had first the escort of the senate and
house committees and of the chairman
of the inaugural committee, Major Gen
eral John NJ. Wilson. The senate and
house committees We're:
! On the part of the senate, John c.
Spooner of Wisconsin, Nelson W. Aid
rich of Rhode Island and \. o. Bacon
of Georgia
On the part of the house, John Dal'
zell Of Pennsylvania, L. d. Crumpack
er of Indiana and John Sharp Williams
Of Mississippi.
The presidents carriage was preced-
ed by Lieutenant General Adna r
Chaffee. grand marshal OF the parade
and his brilliant staff, consisting oS
the pick Of the United States army ant