Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-31
BIG SHOW. CERTAIN
WILSON'S SIMPLICITY DESIRE
WILL NOT SPOIL INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES.
BIG PARADE ALWAYS PROPER
president Elects Hint That He Would
Like to Walk to Capitol stIrs Up
DlscussIon-Must Consider Taft's
Wishes
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

by GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-"Make the inaugura-
uon ceremonies as simple as possi-
ole." is the request Of President-elect
Woodrow Wilson.
Make the Inauguration ceremonies
worthy in dignity and display Of the
great victory OF the Democracy. IL
the dictum OF most of the Democratic
leaders in Washington.
The local inauguration committee
mas been appointed and has gone TO
tts work theoretically. II 10 not un-
derstood that Mr.. Wilson's request for
simplicity means that he does not
wish to have huge parade. Parades
the promoters Of big inaugural events
say, are representative Of the people,
enjoyed by the people and are in
every way eminently proper. SO Il In
that while the actual inducing into
ONCE and part OF the ceremonies In
which the president-elect has a per
sonal place may be extremely simple.
1t can be taken for granted that there
will be big show" in Washington on
March 4. perhaps the biggest show
ever presented to the eyes Of the
capital residents and Of their visitors
from q distance.
One Of the agitating questions Just
now IL whether or not there In any
likelihood that Mr.. Wilson win carry
out half.hint he has made that he
would like to walk from the executive
mansion to the capitol where the GER
emonies of taking the oath and of de-
iivering the inaugural address take
place.
Would Break All Precedent.
II Mr.. Wilson should walk from the
White House to the capitol he would
break all presidential presidents Of
Inauguration days. Even Thomas JEFF
ferson. whose course on the occasion
Of his oath-taking 10 always referred
70 as the acme OF simplicity. rode on
horseback to the capitol. though vir-
tually unattended. It may be said that
the streets OF Washington in Jeffer-
sons day, certainly the middles Of
them. were in such condition that no
man. president or other. could walk
- a. 80
nov w,li,.r su,xer wbo toot the
o.th ~ otaca a. chief executive AZ
New York state on January /. broke
q state precedent by walking from the
.~acr,,va ro.n.,or n the canitoI but
that wo,k mas onlv a abort one the
g. -ss rarsac, and the outpo,n1 gov.
srnor nv NV who had IN accomnanv
A.. srccossor RI tha canitoI. waa par.
s...,x ,,iIIing En- wai1 With him II IA
cot srrnoaeC IN washington that Mr..
vu,,sor 100 NJ au,zer,a nrecedent In
MIND when ha limited that he might
Hke 20 van from the whita House
40 The caritol for II IN not customary
eor . rres,aont IN take examnla of a
~ors-ro- hut n IN bal,eved that the
crsssdent..,ac really has a desire 10
snsrs ths walk N tina eapitoi II n can
- Aone ,v,thoyt having Il appear that
- = .t-s,.,re .fter an AFFECT ~ nam.
1910 s,mni,.itv and thereby win
- ~. th,rg ana hiring Il nos,
IN, :. sha ho-der ~ r,dicuIs.
.,
m1' az 's'sss '
When the president-eiect starts
from the Wnite house 70 go TO the
capitol ne WIN De accompanieo oy the
president OF the oni.sa states. Tor
Mr.. wilson wii NOT Do president an
Gil after ne mas reached inc dig iegfs-
iative building on .ne I'LL ana has
taken the oatn OF once. inc question
10. therefore, Wouia Do proper Tor
Mr.. wilson In tne capacity OF presij
dent-elect 70 insist tna1 Mr.. Tan In
the capacity OF reai president should
walk the mile ana .hird along Penn
sylvania avenue 10 tne capitol under
,u..I,z 81 he had