The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-23

earthed, and this. together with the
great crowd which had assembled on
the streets caused those in charge to
place an extra guard about the Presi-.
dent and his carriage was surrounded
on all sides by soldiers. Squads Of
rifiemen were stationed on houses
along the route ready to quell any
attempt at riot. and although the
procession was most imposing one
! there was "a certain nervousness
among the people which marred the
Measure Of the whole affair. Presl-
! dent Lincoln was always eloquent put
especially SO on this occasion, ana
the closing words of his address VIII
stand until the end of time as mas
terpiece of oratory:
"The mystic chords OF memory
scratching from every battlefield and
patriot grave to every heart anu
hearthstone all over this broad iano
will vet swell the chorus OF the Union
when again touched as surely they
viii be by the better angels OF OUT
Nature"
Chief Justice fancy administers
the oath of office. after which Lincoln
| in the presence Of thirty THOUSAND
spectators kissed the thirty iout
Young ladies representing the thiry
four States. There was an lnausuia.
ball in the evening but the Ffesiusa'
did not attend-the only time Oh ~.
ord that the Chief Executive mas oesI
absent. His second inauguia',on -
1865 was after the country hau u'sa
plunged into a civil war ana pan -
gIoou, was over the land. The resi-
dents Of washington decorated 'hsA
houses and there was grahu ~ i,
rade with thousands of spectators. ,;rs
somehow 1t seemed that the cons
event had cast it's shadow before. T..
usual Iincoln's address was rein maj.
able one, but very short co in.mIays
only five hundred and eisns s.,na.
words. Then followed MS as Sasnson
ton in April. and Andrew oo''A''
served out the unexpired term. .na
General Ulysses S. Grant "ao .,nr
next president and his inaugufanrsSa a
occurred on March 4th, 1909 "a
procession was the grandest ina. ~. -
ever been seen in Washington ~ .ha
that time and ,.,ndows aiohs i,
route were easily rented for my ssla
lars each. The inaugural BAH was ND and
IN the north wing of the Treasury a's
was a brilliant affair. .ugr.
later he was reelected anu ii. I'm.
rated during raging shom In
There was display OF flrewo, nall
the evening and an inausuia .octed
held in n temporary building eieo ~
for the purpose. AS there was
heat in the Hiding the uan u
were compelled to wear heavy wi" I'D.
throughout the evening anu ~ wers
night the majority of the peop'e 80 an
frozen out and the ball came IA for
end. Tickets on this occasioA
twenty dollars each. c.raeld,
The inaugurations OF HAYS poose.
Cleveland, Harrison. Mckinney, an,one
welt and Taft might be ciasseu me
the present day inaugurals anu gell
scenes attending these are 10y
known to need repetition here. syen
with the many thousands, aye .sese
millions, who have gathered on o,,tcs
various occasions, differing IN ths
some filled with rejoicing ose ,,ted
new Executive and others oisupp ons
or even disgruntled, there Is 'n nc The
common feeling of confidence - ,rhen
stability of our institutions ana they
Inauguration Day has passeu .raIss
have returned to their respective van and
in life loyal to their country the
yielding gracefully to the wiz - - ths
American people as expressed .
ballot box.