The commonwealth., 1913-03-07

INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
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a number Of his fellow citizens, among
whom were many members of con-
gress, repaired to the capitol. his
dress was, as usual, that OF a plain
citizen, without any distinctive badge
of office, He entered the capitol un.
der a discharge from the artillery. AS
soon as he withdrew discharge from
the artillery was made. The remain
der of the day was devoted to pur-
poses of festlvity, and at night there
was a pretty general illumination"
|. Jackson Almost Mobbed.
When Andrew Jackson was elected
In the fall of 1928 the people of the
west and the radical elements OF the
south scored a triumph and he was
hailed as man of the people" This
character was emphasized on the day
of his Inauguration the following
March. for never before had such
huge motley throng gathered in Wash
| fngton, Jackson's wife had died not
long before, and he asked that the
ceremonies be made very simple, but
the masses were too hilarious to heed
the request. The weather was pleas
ant and the east front of the capitol
was used for the first time for the in
auguration. In front of 1t surged
10000 persons who were restrained
only by q great iron chain. Jackson
rode to the capitol on white horse
and went through the ceremonies with
dignity, and started back to the White
House. Then began his troubles, FOR
the people broke loose with ven
geance.
"The president was literally pursued
by a motley concourse of people, rid
ing. running, helter-skelter, striving
who should FIRST gain admittance Into
the executive mansion, where 1t was
understood that refreshments would
be distributed" wrote contempo
rary, Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith. In
their mad rush the crowds smashed
furniture and dishes and seized the
food as IL they were starving. Ihe
confusion became more and more al
, Mailing. At ono moment the presi
, dent, who had retreated until he was
pressed against the wall of the apart
ment, could only be secured against
= serious danger by number of gen
tlemen linking arms and forming
, themselves into a barrier. 1t wal
2 then that the windows we're thrown
| open, and the living throng found al
, outlet. 1t was the peoples day, th'
? peoples president, and the people
: would rule
Taken figuratively, that might no
be so poor a description Of the pligh
i. of presidents in these later days.
a Exposure Killed Harrison.
For 12 years the Democrats con
o trolled the destinies Of the country
a and then the Wings elected William
A Henry Harrison, who was inaugnrate'
I March 4, 1841. By this time trans
;. portation was made easier by tn
!. building of railways and the crow
! that locked to Washington was in
i mense. 1t was much better behave
a than that which "honored" Jackson
|. but 1t was hungry for Offices.
Cold, wintry blasts swept the street
OF Washington that March day. an
q Harrison, already old and rathe
r. feeble, rode his white horse withou
n cloak or overcoat, and with his ha
q off In salute to the cheering crowdI
8 The line of march was unpreceden
I. edly long, and so was the inaugurs
g address, and then the president le
II the procession back to the Whit
n House. The exposure was too much fc
4 him and within one month he wa
T. dead.
"A LIncoin's First Inauguration.
v Immensely dramatic was the fr!
n inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
h. 1861. From the day OF his electio
threats against his life were hume
II GUS, and detectives discovered an
II foiled an organized plot to assassinai
n him on his way to Washington. TIL
70 big bodies of troops that had bee
s. employed at former Inauguration
1t merely to add pomp to the occasic
10 now we're used for the protection
}: the president. AS he rode TO II
,e capitol in carriage he was precedt
Mt by company OF sappers and minerI
la double file Of cavalry rode on eat
side and In the rear were infantl
v and rifemen. On house tops and
e. windows all along Pennsylvania av
II. nue. were posted rifemen.
to The day had opened cloudy, chill
iy and dismal, but as the president ate
q. ped forward to take the oath fro
of the aged Chief Justice Taney the 81
he burst through the clouds and shol
r. full on the bowed head OF the ms
he who was to give UP his life for u
mt country he loved. Lincoln himss
"a noticed this "sunburst' and DIRE
by from u \ happy apxsrz