The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-20
INAUGURATION SIMPLICITY.

! LIN "A SlNlG hlSl
Governor SulGcr Of New York was
iuaueuTated with what IS called "oStcn-
tatious simplicity. which is almost
worse than the most elaborate cere-
n.onial. Sul4er walked TO tine capitol AZ
Albany in business suit that was not
Few and took the oath Of office without
ANY display or ceremonial, md this
WAS pronounced Democratic simplicity.
Next morning he was about carly, TO
wee what Che papers said about il.
There is good deal of sentiment in
favor OF such a simple inaugural for
/! Governor Wilson. Bat on the other
hand. the pressure appears to be prac-
ticaily irresistible in favor OF a good
guaranty fund 20 pay the cost OF such
| display now amounts 20 ;3J0,000. OF
course, the Government makes 20 con-
tribut!on to any such fund, and snch
pomp aud costly display rs may be in
dulgcd in IN Presidential inauguration
has to be paid ior by those in charge
| OF IT,
The sentiment for an Gnostcntatious
! inauguration is TO considerable degree
based upon fake story written nv
John DAVIS, an English traveller. who
knew personally nothing about IT,, hut
picked up some gossip As to the inaugu-
! ration Of Jefferson. This gossip was
that President Jefferson rode along
Pennsylvania avenue on horseback,
huched his horse TO a fence, and went
over to the capitol. and without any dis.
play or ceremonial took thc oath OF
office as President, But The New York
Tribune brings forward from the mar.
ration by William Elcroy Channiug,
in his True Thomas Jcfrcrson.' -
the correct account Of Jefferson s
Inauguration. From this account it
is learned that ut the Tine
OF his Inauguration Jefferson was living
at Conrad s boarding house. which still
stands on New Jersey avenue. not far
from the capitol, in the same rooms he
had occupied during his term as Vice
President From there lie was escorted
TO the capitol by battalion Of soldiers
ON foot, while salute of honor was
fred by battery from Alexandria, Mr..
Jefferson walked between Samuel
Baxter of Massachusetts,. the Secretary
OF the Treasury in the Adams admins
tration, and Benjamin Stoddcrt of
Maryland. Secretary Of the Navy. these
being the only members OF President
Adams Cabinet who remained in
Washington for the inauguration Of
Jefferson, who succeeded Adams. Adams
himself, the retiring President. Gin |
childish pique and TO the humiliation of !
has friends. before daylight on inaupu. !
ration day fed like fugitive in car.
rlago to Baltimore to avoid the dis.
agreeable duty OF assisting in the in.
Stailatlon OF the man who had defeated
him, -
This is undoubtedly tue true account
of the way in which Jefferson proceeded
TO mis- Inauguration. He was eseortcd
by n battalion Of soldiers. and he
walked between two distinguished Cabi-
net ofhcers of the previous administra
ton, while the Presidential salute was
being fired at Alexandria. That is
quite a different matter from ridinp
horseback alone along Pennsylvauia
avenue to the capitol, tying his horse
TO fence, and going in and taking the
oath OF Office.
IL is probably true that the pomp
and ceremony Of inauguratins a Presj-
dent OF the United States has in recent
years grown too great. The people
as rule would like to see a. little less
Of that high display. And vet there is
= justification for it in this. HAT the
PRESIDENT is the chief executive of ibe
mightiest Nation on earth. which can
afford to be lavish, and large numbers
oi lts citizens delight in display sucb
As tue pomp OF an Inauguration: ard il
Is likely that the ceremonies at tho
inauguration Of President Wilson will
De httle II any short Of the dispIav
seen at the inauguration of anv recent
lesiaent. The truth is that Abraham
Llncoln at his first inauguration camo
learer TO the ideal Of Democratic sim.
'helty than any other President in his
aking of the c6ice.
Inc recent calling of by Mr.. Wilson
u the inauguration ball is in direct line
Sl1h simplifying the ceremonies; but il
hkely enough that society-lovine
W 'ashlngton may insist upon the bali (
"nether or no; for without ceremony
lno display official Washington is LOST.
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