Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-05

PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON. rounding him. the justices of inc s,,- prerne court before him, his wife and daughters actually dancing for ioy on the platform below. and William How ard Taft. ex- president of the nation summons to all honest, patriotic forward looking men to aid him. ex- tending the promise that he would not IaI them in the guidance of their gov ernment.
 Taft Expresses Good Wishes.
 While the presidents concluding in augural words were tossing in tu- muItuous waves of applause. the re- tlr1ng president clasped his hand and enlisted as a patriotic servant in the ranks of private citizenship
 MT. President.' said MT Taft. his race beam1ng with a broadening smile, T wish you a successful admin lssratlon @ and the carrying out of your aims We will all be behind you'
 A Rare Political Picture.
 Thank you" said President Will son. and he turned to shake the hand 0f his secretary of state William Jennings Bryan. There they stood Taft, standard bearer of vanouished party after sixteen years of power; Bryan. persistent plodder of progress slVe democracy, thrice defeated. ac- cept1ng a commission from a new chieftaln, and Wilson, the man of the hour, victorious. mastering, as he ex- pressed 1t. mot the forces of party but the forces of humanity
 It was a political picture far beyond 1nag1nlngs of few years gone by, a setting that stirred the souls of the assembled hosts whose cheering at the scene seemed actually to reverberafe from the distant Virginia hills.
 Parade Five Hours in Passing.
 The military and civic pageant that Followed this climax of the historic aay was more than five hours passing m review. Leaving Capitol Hill at the marching thousands had nor dir,- ped their colors to the president in tl.e court of honor until long after dark ness had fallen.
 President Wilson stood for moro than an hour under the glare of rnyriads of brilliant electric lights as he greeted thousands in the long line among them the host of Princeton sin, dents, who as they passed before him shouted hearty greeting that he never can forget.
 Inauguration of Vice President.
 Ceremonies in the senate chamber which marked the dying of the Sixty second and the vitaiizing of the ne7v inauguration of Vice President Mar shall and the swearing in of the sen 4Jors-e elect, were never more impres- awe. Though delayed somewhat by
 
 %9Rning back half an hour the hands 6f the clock. the interest was tense
 The procession into the chamber of the members of the house of repre- sentatives-a1nbassad and ministers of foreign countries inPaH their bril- liant uniforms, the chief justice ard the justices of the supreme court in their sonbre robes. the vice president elect President Taft and the presi- dent elect side by side. escorted by the members of the congressional in sugural committee-wa an inspiring spectacle.
 "Blinders of Government Harness"
 When all had taken their places and the members of the new cabinet had been seated in the rear of the room Mir. Marshall took the oath of office. which was administered by Senator Ga1linger at exactly 12.34 o'clock. He .ts1en delivered his inaugural address. in which he referred to the senate as the t-blinders of the governmental harness"
 Then began the procession of the senate wing to the great amphfthe- atre at the east front of the capitol. After Chief Justice White, followed by the justices of the sa prenae court, had entered the inaugural stand, President Taft and President eject Wilson 3D. peared in the doorway of the capitol, Their presence was the signal for pro- longed cheering from the crowd as- sem bIed in the wide esp1anade, the 1 huge grandstand and perched on the roof of the capitol from one end to the 1 other. Reaching the stand the pres ! tasnt-sssct stood for several moments