Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-05
WILSON NOW
Inauguration at Washington Yester-
day Witnessed by 25O,OOO People.
THE NEW CABINET
CHOSEN BY PRESIDENT
Ceremonies at National Capitol Yes.
terday Marked Passing of DEM
-Ocrats Into Control

VtI0tS AntO SOnthOAs
At high noon yesterday Woodrow
Wilson succeeded VIM. H. Taft as
president of the United States and the
affairs of the nation passed into the
control of the democratic party for
the first time in sixteen years.
The Inauguration ceremonies were
signalized with pomp and pageantry,
the city of Washington was brilliant
ly decorated, and a living line of va
riegated color was formed by the 40,-
900 persons participating in the par
ade. At 10:3O o'clock members of
the congressional committee and the
Essex troop escorted Mr.. Wilson to
the White House, Mr.. Marshal being
escorted by the Culver Black Horse
Troop of Indiana. Mr.. Taft stood at
the door of the White House to greet
them, with Senators Crane and Bacon
of the committee. Escorted by the
Essex troop and Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief of staff of the United
States army and his staff, they pro-
ceeded in carriages to the capitol, go
ing to the presidents room, where
the committee escorted them to the
senate chamber, where the oath was
administered to the vice president
elect by the president of the senate in
the presence of the supreme court,
the diplomatic corps and the men,
bers of congress, shortly before noon.
After prayer by the senate chaplain
Vice President Marshal delivered his
inaugural address.
Just before noon the procession,
including all of the dignitaries of
government, foreign ambassadors,
governors of states, members of con-
gress, etc., proceeded to the stand err
ected in front of the capitol, where
Chief Justice White in the robes Of
his office administered the following
oath of Office to President-elect Will
son: II do solemnly swear l will
faithfully execute the Office of presi-
dent of the United States, and will to
the best of my ability preserve. pro-
tect and defend the constitution of
the United States"
President Wilson then delivered
his inaugural address, which prom
ised an administration of progress,
of uplift and better government, COM
mensurate with the advancement of
the human race.
President Wilson and Mr.. Taft then
under the same escort returned to
the White House, where Mrs. Taft
awaited them to extend greeting,
having arranged luncheon for Presi-
dent and Mr.. Wilson and their
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Taft departed
by rear exit and left at three o'clock
for Augusta, Georgia.
Next came the great inaugural pro-
cession, the spectacular event of the
occasion. There were over 40, 900 men
in line and 1t was reviewed by Presi-
dent Wilson from a stand in front OF
the White House. The usual inaugx
ural ball was dispensed with at the
request of President Wilson.
Nothing has been more anxiously
awaited than the announcement OF
the members of President Wilson's
cabinet. but the names of his advis-
ors were kept from the public so far
as possible until the Inauguration, al
though it, was generally accepted as
a safe guess that w. j. Bryan and
certain others would be included in
the list. As announced at last, 1t is
as follows:
Secretary of state. William j. Bry-
an.
Secretary of treasury. William H.
McAdoo of New York.
Attorney general, James C. Mercy
nolds Of Tennessee.
Secretary of war. Lindley M. Gar
rison of New Jersey.
Secretary of the navy, Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina.
Postmaster general, Albert S. Bur-
Lesson of Texas.
Secretary of commerce, William {.
Redfield of New York.
Secretary of interior, Franklin X.
Lane of California.
Secretary of agriculture, David 5.
Houston of Missouri.
Secretary OF labor. William B. Will
son of Pennsylvania.
For a lad with his way to make,
it's more creditable to "stand in