Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-03-07
PATRIOTIC IS
INAUGURAL
ADDRESS
TAFT AND WILSON GREETED BY
STORM OF APPLAUSE FROM
MULTITUDE.

WASHINGTON, Marca Woodrow
Wilson was todsy inaugurated as 0-e'i
dent Of the United States, With
Thomas r. Marshall as vice president,
amid scenes Of stirring animation and
with impressive ceremonies, marked in
the main by simplicity, and yet retain
ing that degree Of dignity, with some
of the pomp and spectacular display
which inevitably attaches to the in
duction Of q new chief executive Of
the nation.
The elaborate ceremonies Of the day
followed fixed progrom covering
practically I've hours. It began IN
the morning with the drive of the
president, president elect and vice
president-elect from the White House
to the capitol whore until noon Mr..
Taft was occupied with the measures
passed In the closing hours OF the
sixty Second congress.
The Inauguration of Vice President
Marshall was fixed 10 occur shortly
after noon, along with the assembling
of the new senate and the swearing
in OF new senators. Following this
toward ! .. M, the chief ceremony Of
the day the inaugura ton Of President
Wilson, followed.
Slowly the cIlief justice repeated the
oath as it is prescribed by tie consti-
tuition:
4 do solemnly swear Cor affirm
that I Wiz faithfully execute the office
of president Of the United states. and
will to the best Of my ability, pre-
sezve, protect and defend the cOnsti-
tution of the United states
The presddent-el repeated the
oath word for word, and kissed the
open bible. II was over. a new presi-
dent had come into office
AT the moment OF conclusion Of the
oath a presidential salute of twenty
one guns doomed out the news that a
new chief executive had been inaug
urated.
The president at once began his in
augural address.
AT the conclusion Of the inaugural
address, the program called for the
senate to return to its chamber either |
to confirm appointments or adjourn /
to latter day, while the house stands |
adjourned to the date Of the extra /
session TO be called by tne new presi-
dent At the head Of the inaugural
procession the president rode back 70
the White House To review the pa
geant and begin hte duties of his office.
President Wilson in his inaugural
address said:
Wilson'S Address.
There has been a change OF gov
ernment It began two years ago. 4
when the house Of representative be-
came Democratic by a decisive major
ity II has now been completed. The
senate about to assemble viii also be
Democratic. The offices Of president
and viee-p pr esident have been put into
the hands Of Democrats. What does F.
the change mean? That is the ques-
tion that is uppermost in our minds {
today. That is the question I am go Z
ing TO try TO answer, in order. il {
may to interpret the occasion.
1T means much more than the
mere success Of a party. The success
of a party means little except when
the nation is using that party for a
large and definite purpose. No one
can mistake the purpose for which the
nation now seeks TO use the Demo- q
era tic party. II seeks 10 use il 10 in Z
terpret change in its own plans and
which We had grown familiar, and [
which had begun TO creep into the I
very habit of our thought and of our :
lives. have altered their aspect as we (
have latterly looked CRITICALLY upon {
them. with fresh, awakened eyes; have :
dropped their disguise and shown I
allen and sinister Some r
new things. as we hook frankly upon I
them willing 70 compaehend their real 4
character, have come to assume the Q
aspect Of things long believed in and v
familiar. stuff Of our own convictions {
We have been refresh ed by a new in c
sight into our own life c
We see that in many things that c
hfe is very great. 1t is incompsrably 5
great In its material aspects, in its y
body OF wealth, in the diversity and p
sweep Of its energy, in the industries 5
which have been conceived and built Is
no by the genius OF individual mem il
II men II is great. also, very great, s.
n its moral force Nowhere else in D
he world have noble men andwomen
Exhibited in more striking forms the o
beauty and the energy OF sympa thy u
md helpfulness and counsel in their n
-fforts 10 reetify wrong, alleviate suf- pi
ering. and set the weak In the way Il
4 strength and hope We have built lh
ID. moreover. great system Of gov a
rnment, which has stood through hs
ong age as in many respects a model al
or those who seek to set liberty upon ce
,asdauons that wii endure against lis