The Washington herald., 1913-03-05
accompanying Features, However, Have Growr
in Braliance Since Days of James Monroe.
Recouections of Former Inaugurations.

wrote to his wife declared that, There
were more tears shed than at a trag-
edy'
Turmoil Over Jefferson.
When Thomas Jefferson was inaugu-
| rated the United States was in turmoil
His election was hotly contested and
1t was claimed at the time that there
was plot afoot to swing the vote OF
the electoral college TO Aaron Rurr. the
little Virginian whose manner OF pre-
senting his snuff box was initiated by
every macaroni i'm the States. and
whose lifelong dream was to set up Tor
| himself an empire in the southwest
Burr was immensely popular, but the
election finally went TO Jefferssn. and
Burr became Vice President. Owing 10
this dissention the inaugural ceremo-
nies We're conducted without ostenta-
ton jefferson lodged in New Jersey
Avenue. near the Capitol and on the
morning of his inauguration day
| walked, with select group of his
closest adherents. TO the Capitol. where
he took the oath in the seclusion of the
Senate chamber. The enforced quiet
ude of the ceremonies has since been
called "Jeffersonian simplicity" and is
still much admired by certain Demo
Gratis.
When Madison was inaugurated in 1909
the demand for tickets of admission to
the Senate Chamber was so pressing that
the administering of the oath was per-
formed on the portico of the old House
of Representatives in the sight Of all
the people.
Thousands at Monroe Induction.
James Monroe was borne into Office on
the tide of prosperity currently known
as The Era of Good Feeling" II was
only natural that thousands OF people
should congregate to witness his induc-
ton into the high seat of government
Roads were better then than In the earli-
er days, and 11.00o persons came TO the
Capital City from all parts OF the coun-
try Ever since the Inauguration OF JEFF
ferson in Washington II had become n
settled thing that thereafter all inau-
gural ceremonies should be celebrated At
the new seat of government and the cerc-
monies were widely talked OF Washing
ton saw then the dawn OF the long train
of years through which she was 10 he
the Mecca of the land once every four
years Madison as well as Monroe de-
livered his inaugural address i'll the open
air and the style was set. IL il record
ed that the crowd was So great that al
though he could be seen by all. his
words did not carry to the limits OF the
congregation. From that time on Presi-
dents were compelled to depend upon the
newspapers TO reach all the people. even
such as We're in Washington.
The younger Adams returned to the
old style of being inaugurated in the Sem
ate Chamber. but the citizens were so
enraged at this course that a free-for
all fight with the cavalry guard about
the Capitol is reported. Monroe had set
the style for outdoor inaugurations and
it could not be changed. The Demo-
cratic idea was growing and the demand
was that the President should take the
oath lin the sight of God, and all the
people
Disorder at JncksOn's Inaugural.
When Andrew jackson was elected
his wild-mannered Western supporters
focked to Washington in such numbers
that the city hotels and lodging houses