Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-30
By GEORGE CLINTON.


Non ceremonies as simple as posi-
Mo is the request OF President-elec
woodrow Wilson.
Make the inauguration ceremonies
,orthy In dignity and display OF the
,,sst victory OF the Democracy" Is
ne dlctum OF most OF the Democratic
ssders In Washington.
The local Inauguration committee
las been appointed and has gone TO
Is work theoretically. 1t is not un-
u ,srstood that Mr.. Wilson's request for
umplicity means that he does not
.lsh TO have a huge parade. Parades
he promoters OF big inaugural events
,sy. are representative OF the people.
,ujoyed by the people and are in
very way eminently proper. So II is
Ina, while the actual inducing into
! ,Hce and part OF the ceremonies In
shich the president-elect has a per
,onal place may be extremely simple
can be taken for granted that there
sill be big show" in Washington on
March 4. perhaps the biggest show
ever presented to the eyes OF the
.apltal residents and OF their visitors
| ron distance
One OF the agltatlng questions just
/ ,ow is whether or not there is any
| likelihood that Mr.. Wilson will carry
out a half hint he has made that he
rould Ike TO walk from the executive
mansion to the capitol where the Ger
,monies OF taking the oath and OF de
iyerlng 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 precedents OF
| Inauguration days Even Thomas JET.
| erson whose course on the occasion
| d bis oath-taklng is always referred
| 10 as the acme OF simplicity. rode on
horseback 10 the capitol though vir.
| ually unattended II may be said that
he streets OF Washington in Jefer-
sons day. certainly the middles Of
/ hem were In such condition that no
nan. president or other. could walk
/ hr without becoming stuck boot deep
10 the mud
Gov William Sulzer. who took the
bath OF Office as chief executive OF
New York state on January !. broke
4 state precedent by walking from the
executive mansion to the capitol. but
hat walk was only short one. the
lay was perfect and the outgoing gov
amor. Mr. Dix. who had to accompany
bis successor TO the capitol. was per
iectly willing to walk with him II Is
not supposed IN Washington that Mi
Wilson had Mr. Suffers precedent in
mind when he limited that he might
Ike to walk from the White House
TO the capitol. for It Is not customary
Tor president to take example OF a
governor. but Il Is believed that the
president-elect really has n desire to
make the walk TO the capitol II IT car
be done without having It appear that
be Is straining after an effect OF Dem
ocratic simplicity and thereby Will
overdo the thing and bring II pos
Hby TO the tcrder of ridicule
Mr.. Taft Must Be Considered.
When the presidentelect starts
ron the White House to go to tho
capitol he will be accompanied by thu
president OF the United States. foi
Mr. Wilson will not be president un
III after he has reached the big legis
latlye building on the hill and has
taken the oath OF Office. The question
IS. therefore. would II be proper foi
MI Wilson in the capacity OF ptesi
dentelect to insist that Mr. Taft II
The capacity OF real president SHOULD
walk the mile and third along Penn
Tlvania avenue to the capitol unde
weather conditions which are very
likely to be bad.
Mr. Taft Is big man physically. bu
contrary to general belief on the sub
lect he ia n good deal OF walker. ]
can be taken for granted that II MT
Wilson actually shall request Mr.. Tar
70 walk the mile and third with MN
ne will ncquiesce. but It may be tina
IN advance some one will suggest u
The president-elect that the presiden
would prefer that the request be no
made.
Appointments Still Held Up.
The senate Is still refusing to con
nrm many OF President Tafts ap
continents. Nearly all the mel
named for government places ar
those whose terms have Just expired
and OF course the Democratic SENATOR
desire that these places shall remain
vacant until President elect Wilsoi
takes office and names persons o
MS own choosing. This matter o
democratic opposition to confirmation
OF Mr. Taft's appointments has beer
pretty thoroughly discussed In Prev
ous dispatches. but n new phase ma
come upon the matter within
day.
II the Republicans in the senat
were united. and all of them could D.
brought to attend the executive ses
SONS OF the senate. the president
appointees could be confirmed despit
democratic opposition, but the kepuu
ncan senators are at variance no
oniy on legislation. but on nv wisdom