The Marshall republican., 1905-03-10

Theodore Roosevelt was on March
transformed from president by
chance into president by choice, from
president through an assasin's bullet
into president through the ballots of
the people
Under the shadow OF the gray.
domed capitol gazing into the placid
marble features Of Grccnough's statue
oi the tirgt president. the tWcuty.s!Nth
president of the United States sworc
faithfully to execute the laws aud to
preserve, protect, and defend the con.
stltutlon.
There were represented In the
thrones that had juurncycd To the cap.
ital 10 greet President Roosevelt men
from the Nofth South. East and West.
and from distant island of the seas;
from the Philippine, from Porto
Rico. from Hawaii from every land
whofo nults the emblem of the lle.
public IN the great parade thor" rode
governor uf s'utus. both North and
South. The president old rauch"r
friends. with larlat aud CharafplUs hud
wlry bronchna. made gtfanE" contrast
60 tho siinblcioI, puutyr ohosi.d
young mon from tho national military
schools. Rough Riders from san Juan
Hill. volunteers from Santiago. lncil,s
from Manila bay shared the plauiits
81 the multitude with modest. every.
day soldiers. for whom the title Res.
ular ls distinction quite enough.
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miliiiamon from North and South.
bluc.clal veterans 81 the sixties.
heroes ~ tho Sponish-Amcricnn war.
minors from Pennsylvania. the entire
legislature of the f'ato 81 Tennessee.
tho presidents nclghhors from oyster
Hay-aii contributed 10 tho national
character Of the splendid pageant.
There wcr' waiting for the prosi.
dent when he emerged from the white
house thirty picked men from the
Rough Riders under Gov. Drodlc with
tho crack squadron 4 OF the First
Cavalry. 4, :. Army they formed his
escort TO the capitol As they swung
around the treasury building into
Pennsylvania avenue division OF the
q. 4. r.. with Gen. o. q Howard and
stan In the lead. which had been
standing at salute. wheeled into the
column, while the cayalrymcn checked
their pace to accommodate the slower
footsteps Of the aged veterans. A
mighty wave OF cheers swept along
the avenue as the presidents carriage
came In sight. Throughout the whole
route the president, with hat In hand.
kept bowlng In acknowledgment Of the
greetings. on his arrival at the capl.
tol he was conducted 10 the presidents
room. In the rear Of the senate cham.
ber where he began at once the sign.
ing OF bclated bills. At noon no en-.
tered the abode OF the senate To wit.
ness the installation Of Senator Fair.
banks as vice president. This ccrc.
mony concluded. he proceeded to the
stand on the east front OF tho capitol
to receive the oath from Chief Justice
Fuller and 10 deliver his inaugural ad.
dress. Immediately upon It's conclu-
sion the president was escorted back
90 the white house whore, after lunch.
ing with the officials Of the inaugural
committee. he took his position on the
rtand in front tn review the formal
inaugural parade.
Inauguration Ceremonies.
The broad plaza whose level surface
stretches east from the national capi.
tol can accommodate an army. For
hours Washington poured It's own pop.
ulatlon and n vast increment OF Wis.
itors into the front yard OF the seat OF
government Eight acres Of humanity
spread fan-shaped from the focus
made by little covered shelter, open
at the sides. where the president was
To stand. over toward the imposing
facade OF the congressional library II
extended. literally sea OF faces"
There may have been only $4,000:
probably there were nearer 100000 in
sight Of the president when he took
thp oath