Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-09-02
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WASHINGTON, Aug. ga presi.
dent is going to be inaugurated on the
9Th of next March, and his name will
be either Taft or Bryan. The nation
al capital doesn't care especially
which IL is, but the capital is deter.
mined that the ceremonies attending
his induction into Office shall be more
noteworthy than ever in the past.
For quite q number Of years. say
since Hayes became president, inau.
gurations have become very much alike.
Great crowds of visitors came, and
most of them slept on cots. Pennsyl-
vania avenue, the most beautiful street
in the capital, IL not in the world, was
lined with ugly grand stands, seats on
which were sold at whatever the pur.
veyors were able to. get. The president
delivered his inaugural address to an
immense crowd at the east front Of
the capitol, only about one per cent Of
the crowd being able to hear a word
he said. Then followed the inaugural
parade. n very long and very tiresomc
parade which was reviewed by the
president and by such of the visitors
as were willing to brave the pcrils Of
pneumonia and had the price of seat
in grandstand. In the evening was
the inaugural ball attended by the
president and his wife. distinguished
j citizens, and such other citizens as had
$40 and were willing to pay it for a
ticket That was all. After 1t was
over, everybody was in bad humor ex-
cept the keepers Of restaurants and sa.
| looms.
Sure TO Be = Change.
But there IL to be a change next
| year. Just what the change will be
has not been determined, but the peo-
pie of Washington are determined upon
new program. They would like to
| delay the Inauguration Of the next
/ president until the latter part of April
| or early in May, when Washington
weather is at its best, but as this can
not be done this time they are com.
mitted to some program that will at
tract more visitors and make them
more comfortable.
For one thing, they would like to
shorten the inaugural parade. The
ideal parade would be purely mill
tary one in which each one of the
branches of the national defense and
possibly the militia Of the District OF
Columbia would be representa-. An in
tresting spectacle would be furnished
by a parade consisting Of regiment OF
regular cavalry, a regiment of infan
try, several batteries of artillery, ma
rines and bluejaekets, cadets from
West Point and Annapolis, and regi
ment of the District militia. Sucn 4
parade would not only be highly in
structivc and entertaining. but II
would not he 80 long as to be tiresome
But there arises one insuperable oh
lection. The president has not ye
been elected willing to be inaugurate'
with u purely military display. The,
= nil have feared the cry of the "Ma'
ION Horseback II was believed MI
s<RooseveIt would "stand for" such al
inaugural parade and plans for n wer
fairly well matured, but Mr. Roosevelt
~ said no.
y No Unsightly Stands.
m IL already has been determined tna
the beauties of the city shall not b.
hidden by unsightly stand. commit
tee of eminent architects will have tn
matter in charge and it will insist tina
reviewing stands shall be uniform D
design and so constructed that the
will be an ornament instead of blem
ish TO the city.
The matter of II place for the ina,
gural ball is going to give the commit
tee in charge grave concern. Recent
ly inaugural balls have been held
the Pension Office, but in order to hol
them there a special act Of congress
ways is necessary. OF late years cor
gress has been very reluctant to Civ
consent and four years ago passed tn
bill only after being assured that b
1909 the city would provide buildin
suitable for this purpose No sue
building has been provided, nor can
be provided by the next 4th OF Marc
There is slight chance that congre
will allow the pension Office to be use
again, so there is brilliant prospe'
that the next president will be ina
gurated without ball.
Naval Display on Potomac.
The average inaugural visitor woul
be well satisfied to get along witho
an inaugural ball, as hardly one in