The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01

cant pu0se IL by me- 50 far as my
knowledge and belief 60. inauguration
day weather in Washington usually Is
bad.
There have been various measures
introduced IN conEs ~ 10 change inag
guratioa dap TO the end % April They
have ranged all the way from simple
bills and resolutions 70 constitutional
amendments Whatever their form.
they have all Travelled through the val.
iey OF the shadow Of the pIgeonhole
Every body admits thar the change
should De made. but that does not help
the efforts 10 change IL People who
participate ia Inaugural paFades or look
on die and are buried in conSeQu hence.
but the deadly date goes on President
Elect Wilson proposed that he be sworn
in on March :. bur that the public cele-
bration be left Till later Everybody
said it was fine proposaI and then
proceeded deliberately 10 prepare for
the public ceremony on March / Can
you beat it,
Custom is mighty and shall prevail
President Elect Wilson also suggested
that he wanted 3 simple inaugural.
without so much fuss and feathers
and 50 many troops. Thereupon the
committees in Washington got togeth-
er. adopted a solemn resolution approx
ing the idea OF simple inaugural. made
various speeches telling why simplicity
should prevail and then proceeded to
follow precedent and TO arrange the
same kind OF inaugural that had been
held from time immemorial
/ The head Of the committee IN charge
/ of the Inauguration is William Corco-
ran Eustis Of the District OF Columbia
/ and state ot Virginia Eldridge E
Jordan. a Washington bank president
+ is vice chairman. and Major General
Leonard Wood. now the head OF the
army. is grand marshal There are "a
rious subcommittee containing the
+ names OF nearly every man socially
prominent in Washington. II these
1 committees alone were 70 parade they
would require quite some time TO pas.
given point There would be th,
honorable committee on the comfort 81
visitors. the honorable committee OF
legislation. the honorable committee OF
decorations. the honorable committe,
on this and the honorable comnitte,
on that AL OF which teaches US tha
the inauguration OF a president OF III,
United States is stable function ]
quarter Of million visitors are ex
pected in the capital city that week
Nor win they all be looking for off1ce
1t IS expected that at least the band
and the militia viii have no banker
ings TO enter the public service.
The Faithful Will Be There.
It will be day OF glory for III
Democrats. Not for twenty year
have they had an opportunity to oar
ucipate in like festival OF JOY. DIN
ing four successive campaigns the
have fought, bled and died for thai
country, only TO have the victorian
Republicans play the star parts in IN
inauguration parades. VIII our Dernr
cratic friends permit this proud opDo,
tunity to slip now thar ii has com
their wayf Not a slip. As the Ker
lucky colonel remarked to the Georai
Judge; 1t Is long time between Den
oerauc inaugurations. Let Us don al
glad habiliments and 20 thereto
All the faithful viii be there. eithe
IN body or spirit. Not only so hn+ -
good viii Of the whole people, regar,
less OF party. Will attend the even
NO matter who elected him. the chi,