The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-01

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jected. The result of the wrangle that
ensued was that the ceremony took place
in the open air, as 1t takes place now.
Ic was regarded as an omen of good that
American eagles flew majesticaly over
the capitol at the time of Monroe's in
augIration.
The struggle over the election of Joan
Quincy Adams by the House of Repre-
ser tatives was so long that the inaugu-
ration had to be postponed until the lat
ter part of March, but 1t was the most
elaborate that yet had been held in Wash
ington.
jackson as President.
The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson
in 1929 was notable ceremony. 1t prob
ably would have been even more spec
tacular than it was had the President
not suffered the loss of his wife shortly
before. AS it was, however, Washington
gave evidence of it's appreciation and pa
triotism and hospitality with a demon
stration which called from Daniel Web
ster this comment: Never has such a
crowd been seen here before. There must
have been fully 5000 people along the line
of march. Persons came 800 miles to
see the President inagurated." The Pres
ident that day occupied carriage con-
structed from a part of the hull OF the
frigate Constitution.
Twenty thousand spectators were
banked along the line of march at the
Inauguration OF President Van Buren,. The
ceremony attendant upon the Inaugural
ton, however, had no specially distinc-
tive features.
At the Inauguration of President VIII
liam Henry Harrison, for the first time,
citizen soldiery from the various states
participated in the ceremonies
In the inaugural parade elaborate cam
paign devices were used, the log cabin
being a prominent feature. The protec-
tive doctrine, on which President Harri-
son had conducted his campaign, was IL
Illustrated by working looms and other
machinery illustrative or the progress Of
American industries. General Harrison
rode on horseback to the capitol and re-
turned to the White House in a coach
presented to him by the wings of Balti-
more. 1t was estimated that $4,000 peo-
pie witnessed the ceremony.
Scarcely a month later Vice President
Tyler was called upon to take the oath
of office as President, President Harrison
having passed to his reward. The cere-
mony of Inducing President Tyler was
conducted in his own home in Washing
ton without pomp or display of any kind
In view of the grief stricken city and
country.
President Polk.
The Inauguration of President Polk was,
to an extent a personal disappointment
to him, as the weather was execrable.
Polk was fond of display although his
tastes were not specially military. The
inaugural procession, therefore, was some
what heterogeneous. 1t included not only
the military, but members of his cabi-
net, the clergy of the District of Co.
lumbia, the professors and students of
Georgetown college and what was known
as the Fairfax cavalry, kid glove vir-
ginia regiment. representatives of the best
families in the Old Dominion.
President Zachary Taylor was not in
augurated on March 4, that date falling
on a Sunday. The old fighter was fond
of pomp and ceremony and the inaugural
procession was one of the finest. up to
that time, that had been seen in the
country.
Fillmore, through the death of Pres-
dent Taylor, came into the office of the
presidency without special ceremony, al
though the oath of office was admins
tered to him in the usual way before
the Congress.
Pierce and Buchanan were inaugurated
in no distinctive fashion, although the
ceremonies in both instances were at
tended with great demonstrations.
Lincoln's Administration.
When Lincoln came into the presidency
the country throughout was trembling
with apprehension. For the first time in
the history of the United States regular
troops had been ordered to Washington,
not for display, but for protection. AL
though Lincoln himself expressed no fear,
extraordinary precautions were taken to
preserve his personal safety. When he
delivered his inaugural address on the
east front of the Capitol in the pres
ence of an immense throng, his rival
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held his hat Following the formal elab-
crate ceremony, Lincoln rendered to the
populace an elaborate reception at tho
White House. His second inauguration
followed the greatest internecine conflict
known to history. Elaborate precautions
were taken to insure the Presidents safe
ty, yet many were the misgivngs as to
the outcome.
The induction of Andrew johnson into
the office of President, following imme-
diately upon the assassination of Lincoln,
was conducted in the private room of g.
hotel. No ceremony attended 1t.
The greatest spectacular display made
up to that time was at the inaugura-
ton of President Grant. 1t was prac-
tically purely a military demonstration.
and although magnificent In all of it's
features, was marred to an extent by the
refusal of his predecessor to ride with
Grant to the Capitol in the same car
rage 1t was bleak, cold and dismal
day OH which Grant was inaugurated the
second time. The demonstration attend
ing the ceremonies, however, was notably
fno Notwithstanding the intense cold.
Many visiting organizations declined on
account of the repellant weather, to par
ticipate in the parade, and many persons
who did take part in it, including some
naval cadets, paid for their patriotism
with their lives
Hayes In Office.
On account of the manner of the cleo
ticn of Rutherford B. Hayes, it was
deemed necessary, as in the case of Lin
coin. to exercise the utmost precautions to
insure his personal safety. The oath of
office was administered to him in private
on March 3, but the ceremony was repeat
ell on a stand at the east front of the
Capitol on March g.
When Garfield entered the Senate cham
her on March 4, just prior to taking the
oath of office, one of the first men to
greet him was General Hancock the UNI
successful democratic candidate for the
presidency. The ceremony of Inducing
Garfield into office with its aocompani-
ments did not differ materially from
previous functions of the kind.
In succeeding the martyred Garfield to
the presidency, Chester A. Arthur twice
took the oath of office. On receipt of the
news of Garfield's death he took the OBJ
legation at his home in New York city
Two days lated the oath again was ad-
Injnistered to him In Washington In the
vice presidents room on the Senate side
Of the Capitol, His inaugural address was
brief and was delivered in the presence of
comparatively few persons. No spectac-
ular ceremonies attended his induction
into office.
A perfect day characterized the first in