Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
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carthed. and this. together with the
great crowd which had assembled on
the streets caused those In charge to
place an extra guard about tho Prest-
dent and his carriage was surrounded
on all sides by soldiers. Squads OF
r.fiemen were stationed on houses
along the route ready to quch e"y
attcrnp, Mt q riot. and altnoush TAO
procession was most imposi"s o
( tncra Was certain he''ous
among the people whicn Hi"''ou
Measure OF the whole affair Prcs'.
-. ',rcolp WAS always eloquent. but
..nac,,lly so on this OCCASION snu
~. ciosin. words OF his address VIII
stand until the END OK e'ae ~
tcrpiece of oratory'
".rhe mystic chords OF memory
s,retchine from every battlefield ana
natriot grave to every heart ono
h.,rthstone all over this broad lana
will vet swell the chorus OF the Union
when again touched as surely 'aov
w,,l no by the better angels OF our
Nature"
Chief Justice fancy administered
the oath OF office. after which IAncoln
in the presence OF thirty nousaho
snectators kissed the thirty Your
Young ladies representing the tHirV
,our states. There was an inaugural
ball in tho evening but the Fres'oe"s
aid not attend-the only time on rec
ord that tho chief Executive mas poem
,bsen, His second Inauguration IN
,1s65 was after the country nao pee"
plunGed into 4 civil war ana pau y.
gloom WAS over tho land. lhe
dents Of Washington decorated t"e's
houses and there was sraHu 70
rnde with thousands OF spectators IVY
somehow 1t seemed that .hs co
vent had cast it's shadow before. -
,,sunI I,inroln's address was remark
,hIa one hut very short. containing
nnIv i've hundred and cignty-hvs
words. Then followed his nssassinA-
lion I'm April and Andrew Johnson
sorved out the unexpircd term.
General ULYSSES 8. Grant was the
psrt president and his inauguration
occurred on March Attn. 1863. Inc
procession was the grandest tnas has
ever been seen In Washington up 70
that time and .:.ndows along the
route were easily rented ior ntty oo'
lars each. The inaugural ball was he'o
IN the north wing OF the Treasury anu
was brilliant affair. Four years
later he was reelected ana inauRu-
rated during a raging sno" 20.
There was display OF fireworks IN
rho evening and an inaugural Dali.
held in temporary building erected
for the purpose. AS there was NO
hea. In the Hiding tho dancers
were compelled to wear heavy wraps
throughout tho evening and by mid
night the majority OF the people Wsrs
frozen out and the ball came TO an
end. Tickets on this occasion sold 1or
twenty dollars each.
The !naugurations OF Hays. Garneio'
Cleveland. Harrison, Mckinley. Rooss-
welt and Taft might be clnssed among
the present day inaugurals ana the
scenes attending these are too Wen
known to need repetition here.
With the many thousands. aye. even
millions, who have gathered on these
various occasions. differing In politics
some filed with .ejoicing over tho
new Executive and others disappointed
or even disgruntled, there Is the one
common feeling OF confidence In the
stability Of our institutions. and when
Inauguration Day has passed they
have returned 10 their respective - elke
In life loyal to their country and
yielding gracefully to the will OF the
American. people as expressed ~ the
ballot box.