The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

ton and his high Office under peculiarly
dramatic circumstances.
A minor dramatic incident OF the day
was the practical overwhelming Of the
new President at the White House recep-
ton. the crowd bearing down upon him
so suddenly that the police had 20 be
called in to restore order and shut the
gates leading into the White House
groUnds-Of i@-lf an unusual inaugural
proceeding BUT no one-least Of all the
P-esident air self-could blame the people
fer their srxsety 70 get glimpse OF and
shake hands with the man who, but
few ours before. knew not his Presi-
dent al -te, and who did not begin
VIC b. ais inaugural address until two
da IS before he received his Presidential
osta from The lips Of the Chief Justice OF
tho United States Supreme Court
First Time in the city
A dramatic tinge was lent TO Cleve-
lands first Inauguration By widespread
knowledge OF the fact that he never had
set foot in Washington until he came
there to be made President. and all the
time he was on public view the populacs
eagerly watched him 10 see what effect
the strange city was having or him.
But when he began delivering his inaug-
u-aI address there came the real dra-
matte event OF the day-for Cleveland,
departing from fixed custom, and with
courage consistent with his comparative
youth and adamant frmness Of mind de-
Ivered his address from memory. As he
started on this task. and the u-en and
women present, who were looked upon
as dved-in-the-vOol insUgurdti0n-gcers
/ observed no manuscript IN the President 5
hands. they held their breath and waited,
with every nerve intense, for what they
considered the Inevitable blunder-so7ue
disastrous slip from the printed context
that would be taken up ana exploited By
f The new administrations enemies But
I they waited IN vain. Cleveland from the
i opening. sentence 70 the close, had his
memory and himself under perfect con
troll
touching inaugural dramatic incident was
that attending the first swearing II n
; William EicKiaIey- Al no Inauguration
has a wife maintained hold upon rle
mind OF the President as did Mrs Nc
I Kinlev at that tine. The public had
] learned in part OF the deep love ~ its
+ Presitfent-eiect fe- bis wife-of his erer
/ vigflant and tender solicitUde for her
but Il was scarcely prepared 10 behold
/ Elr. Mckinley. as soon as he entered the
j senate chamber. glance anxiousiy toward
the gallery a3d cloud his usually pleas
ant features with unmiStskabie signs OF
/ Worry until his ewes had found his wife
Then his face became sufflset with
smiles and he was rsdiantly happy
Counting his experience when he BE-
came Vice President. the intensely dTa-
matte manner in which he became Nc
( Kinley-s successor and bis very Own
/ inauguration four years ago. President
! Roosevelt. after next Thursday. VIII have
PLAYED important rJ,:ss Al four inaugurals-
At McKinley's second inaugural he was
clearly the hero OF the 5sy-the figure
/ around which the pODulaee pevOlved-s
dramatic person3fcation Of young Amer
ict, as Il were. His cowboy reception vas
one OF the more striking dramatic ineI-
dents OF his oEn elective Inaugural What
Will be his part in the practically newt
able dramatic incident or Incidents Of the
Taft inauguration the country VIII know
fully on the morning Of March =
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