Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-03-04
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT IS CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH old CUSTOMS
"Not a Day Of Triumph"

declared. III is a day or dedication.
Here muster, not the forces Of party,
but the forces Of humanity. Mems
hearts wait upon us; mems lives
hang in the balance; mems hopes
call upon us to say what we will do.
Who shall live up to the great trust?
Who dares fail to try? summon all
honest men, all patriotic, all forward
looking men to my side Gold help
ing me, | will not fail them, if they
will but counsel and sustain me"
Vice President Marshall had been
inaugurated in the senate chamber
only shortly before and at the con
clusion of President Wilson's inaugu-
raj address the party hurried back
to the White House, ahead of the in
augural procession, where Mr.. Taft
said goodbye to President Wilson
and prepared to leave at once for
Augusta, Ga. President Wilson short
ly afterward took his place to review
the procession.
A burst of cheers greeted the pres
iuent's declaration "Our work is a
work of restoration" and it welled
into cheers and hats were thEoWn
into the air when he said "A tariff
which cuts US off from our proper
share in the commerce of the world
violates the just principles Of taxa
ton and makes the government a
facile instrument in the hands of pri-
vate interests"
From time to time as the president
spoke the sun peeped from behind
the clouds and shed feeble light on
the scene. A moment later the crowd
voiced its approval in cheers at his
declaration that Justice and only
justice shall always be our motto"
A storm of cheers greeted the end
ing of his speech at 1854 clock
William J. Bryan was the first man
to shake hands with the president.
He then shook hands with Mr.. Taft.
The party then prepared to head the
procession back to the White House
and this time President Wilson sat
on the right hand side of the car
rage The procession to the White
House started at 1;57 p. m.
Vice Presi lent Marshall returned
from the inaugural stand to the SEN
ate Mrs. wilson with other mem
bers of the t3Iaily party took car
riages for the White House.
AS the first ceremony connected
with the presidential Inauguration,
President-elect Wilson and vice
President-elect Marshall at 9:45
O'Clock a. m. left their hotel and be-
gan the short drive to the White
House.
The stay in the White House was
brief At 1917 o'clock the ride to
the Capitol began In the first car
riage was President Taft and Mr.
Wilson, MI Taft occupying the right
hand seat.
The party proceeded down Penn
sylvania avenue, slowly until it
neared the Capitol and then the four
black horses drawing the presidential
carriage broke into a tror and the
troopers escorting it spurred their
horses into canter.
The carriages and their escorts
whiried up to the main entrance of
the Capitol. President Taft and Mr..
Wilson were at once escorted to the
presidents room, where Mr.. Taft at
once took up the work of signing
bills,
Congress Causes a Delay.
The final struggle OF congress over
the sundry civil appropriation bill
and the Indian appropriation bill de-
layed the Inauguration Of the vice
president and it was 1894 D. m.
when Mr. Marshall took the oath in
the senate chamber Shortly before
that hour the diplomatic corps was
ushered into the senate chamber
while all those assembled rose.