The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-12
SWORN IN OFFICE
WILSON and MARSHALL Are IN.
AUGURATED IN
PRESENCE OF THRONGS

The Democrats Takes the Reins of
Government Again After Twenty
Eight Years by the Inauguration
Of Woodrow Wilson and Thos. r.
Marshall Into Office Tuesday.
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey,
was inaugurated Tuesday as Presi-
dent of the United States; Thomas r.
Marshall, of Indiana, its Vice?Presi-
dent; Democracy, the vehicle of its
destiny. Under the dome of the ma
tons Capitol, in the presence of a
countless concourse of his fellow-citi-
cents, the new President raised a
hand toward prophetic sun that
burst through dissolving clouds and
pronounced the occasion q day Of
dedication; not of triumph.
It was an Intensely human, prece-
dent-breaking Inauguration. With
members Of his chosen Cabinet sur
rounding him, the Justices of the Su-
preme Court before him, his wife
and daughters actually dancing for
JOY on the platform below, and Will
liam Howard Taft, E&-President Of
the nation, at his side, the new Pres
ident shouted summons to all "hon-
est, patriotic, forward-looking men,
to aid him, extending the premise
that he would not fail them in the
guidance of their Government.
While the Presidents concluding
inaugural words were tossing in tu-
multuous waves of applause, the re-
firing President clasped his hand and
enlisted as patriotic servant in the
ranks Of private citizenship. "Mr.
President % said Mr.. Taft, his face
beaming with a smile, ''I.wish you g
successful administration and the
carrying out Of your aims. We will
all be behind you" Thank you, "
said President Wilson, and he turn
ed to shake the hand of his Secre-
tary Of State, William ]. Bryan.
There they stood-Taft, standard
bearer of a vanquished party after
sixteen years Of power; Bryan, per-
s.stent plodder OF progressive Democ-
facy, thrice defeated, accepting e
commission from a new chiettain;
end, Wilson, the man Of the hour,
victorious, mastering, as he express
cd 1t, mot the forces Of the party,
but the forces of humanity"
It was political picture far. be-
yond imagination Of few years gone
by, a setting that stirred the souls of
the assembled hosts, whose cheering
at the scene seemed actually to re-
vertebrate from the distant Virginia
hills.
The military and civic pageant
that followed this climax Of the his
toric day was more than five hours
passing in review. Leaving the Capt.
tol Hill at-two O'Clock in the after
noon. the last of the marching thou
sands had not salute6 the President
until, long after darkness had fall
en-.
President Wilson stood for more
than an hour under the glare Of NY
riads of brilliant electric lights as he
greeted thousands in the long line,
among them the >host or Princeton
students, who, as they passed before
him, shouted hearty greeting that
he never can forget.
The music Of the bands, the glitter
Of the uniforms and all the euthusi-
asm that had gone before him had
stirred him again and again, but the
sight OF this cheering student army
was to President Wilson an inspira-
ton that brought cherished memories
and joyous tears. Not long after the
boys from Old Nassau had passed he
turned from the human panorama
and entered the White House to
grasp the wheel of the ship Of state.
Ceremonies in the Senate chamber
which marked the dying Of the 62nd
and the vitalizing Of the new 63rd
Congress, embracing the inaugura-
ton Of Vice President Marshall and
the swearing in Of the Senators-elect,
were never more impressive. Though
delayed somewhat by the course Of
Legislation necessitating turning back
half an hour the hands OF the clock,
$ba ipforacf uoc fprSo
The procession into the chamber
of members of the House, ambassa-
.dors and ministers of foreign coun-
tries in all their brilliant regalia, the
Chief Justice and Justices of the Su-
preme Court, in their sombre robes,
the Vice President-eiect, President
Taft, and the President-elect, side by
side, escorted by the members Of the
congressional inaugural committee,
was an inspiring spectacle.
When all had taken their places
and the members of the new cabi-
net had been seated in the rear Of the
room, Mr.. Marshall took the oath Of
Office, administered by Senator Gal
Iinger, at exactly 1894 o'clock. He
then delivered his inaugural address,
In which he referred to the Senate
as the "blinders Of the governmental
harness.
Then began the procession from
the Senate, winding to the great am
phitheatre at the east front of the
capitol. Afi,r Chief Justice White,
followed by the other justices Of the
supreme court, had entered the inau-
gural stand, President Taft and Pres
ident-elect Wilson appeared in the
doorway of the capitol. Their pres
ence was the signal for cheers from
the crowd assent bled in the wide es-
planade and the huge grandstand,
and perched on the roof OF the cap
;+o1 fror, ono end TO fhe other.