The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-06

and the value of senatorial duty well
done. 1t is neither we'll to minimize
the former nor exaggerate the latter
but to have both ever in mind
Il am aware that the great
burden is on your shoulders, not
mine. I do not, however, fail to
realize that l have duties to perform
which require industry, a clear mind
and controlled temper. | shall
strive to perform such duties with
courtesy, impartiality and fairness.
Il am inducted into the vice presi-
dency with appreciation of the digni-
ty and honor of the lofty place and
with pleasurable anticipation of
close association with men of high
ideas and petriotic purposes"
Il accept, sir, from your hand the
gavel with the earnest hope that
may measure up to the standard you
have set and if / do I feel that /
shall have met the expectation of
the most exacting."
WASHINGTON, March 5.-In
many respects yesterdays inaugura-
tion was the largest, the most
diversified and most interesting in
history. 1t drew more visitors to
Washington and was calculated to at
tract more attention throughout the
world than any preceding ceremony
of it's kind. 1t marked the end of a
notable administration and the be-
ginning of what many believe will be
an epoch making era. 1t embraced,
in one case the farewell and, in the
other, the welcome of the two men
whose popularity with the people Of
the United States had been ratified
through the largest popular and elec-
toral votes in our history.
To attempt to tell wherein the in
auguration of 1909 differs from it's
predecessors is task of impossible
proportions, SO numerous and diverse
are the unique characteristics devised
by the ingenuity of committees whose
ambition it was to 0utstrip what had
been done before. Not long after the
identity of the successful candidate
for president and vice president re-
spectiyely became known, Chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock, of the Republic
can National committee. named e. J.
otOI a6Ch1 VI IlIo WY, W tdhC
charge of the arrangements. and
Major-General J. Franklin Bell was
selected as grand marshal of the pa
|rade. The plans were prosecuted
with vigor and with an unsurpassed
display of executive ability.
The three distinct events which go
to make an Inauguration. as the pub
lie views it, comprise the two cere-
monies at the capitol, the monster
parade and the inaugural ball. The
formal ceremony does not permit
much deviation except in the central
figure. who is named by the people.
The committee this year, however,
found many ways to add charm to
the dignity and magnificence of the
occasion by the Introduction of vari-
GUS surprises. These were exhibited
in the latitude given to the decora-
tions and to the illuminations and
fire works arranged for the night Gel
ebration. The ball and the pyro-
technical display at night formed
fitting climax of the day. Each was
unsurpassed in its way, and each
drew its thousands of spectators and
participants. The City of the Po-
tomac has been turned into realm
of light and life and color. 1t is en-
meshed in a tangle of shields and fes-
toons and bunting.
The early morning peace was bro
ken by the tap of drums echoing and
re-echoing through the streets, the
tread of soldiery and the blare of
bands, and these scenes and sounds
were but the forerunners of many
more of the day and night. 1t was