Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-01-23
BIG SHOW CERTAIN
..,,, SONS SIMPLICITY DESIRE
vii NOT SPOIL INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES.
RIG PARADE ALWAYS PROPER
...xIdent-EIect's Hint That He Would
Like to Walk to Capitol StIrs Up
plscussion-Must Consider Taft's
Wishes.
ax eEoReE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CIIN ON.
washia5ton.-"Make the Inaugural
.+op ceremonies as simple as posi-
h,e" is the request Of President-elect
woodrow Wilson.
make the Inauguration ceremonies
porthy in dignity and display Of the
grsst victory of the Democracy" Is
the dictum Of most of the Democratic
L.ders in Washington.
The local inauguration committee
has been appointed and has gone to
tts work energetically. It Is not un-
Aerytood that Mr.. Wilson's request for
slmprcity means that he does not
Wish to have huge parade. Parades
thc promoters of big inaugural events
rav. are representative Of the people,
an,oyed by the people and are In
every way eminently proper. So It is
that while the actual Inducing into
Office and part Of the ceremonies in
which the president has a per
sonal place may be extremely simple,
Il can be taken for granted that there
will be big show" in Washington on
March 4, perhaps the biggest show
ever presented to the eyes of the
capital residents and Of their visitors
from distance.
One Of the agitating questions just,
now Is whether or not there is any
likelihood that Mr.. Wilson will carry
out half-hint he has made that he
would like to walk from the executive
mansion to. the capitol where the GER
emoEies of taking the oath and of de-
lfvering the inaugural address take
place.
Would Break All Precedent.
II M Wilson should walk from the
White House to the capitol he would
break all presidential presidents of
Inauguration days. Even Thomas JEFF
ferson, whose course on the occasion
Of his oath-taking is always referred
to as the acme Of simplicity, rode on
horseback to the capitol, though vir-
tually unattended. 1t may be said that
the streets of Washington in Jeffer-
sons day, certainly the middles Of
them, we're in such condition that no
man, president or other, could walk
far without becoming stuck boot-deep
in the mud.
Gov William Sulzer, who took the
oath Of Office as chief executive Of
New York state on January 1, broke
state precedent by walking from the
executive mansion to the capitol, but
that walk was only q short one, the
day was perfect and the outgoing gov
ernor, Mr. Dix, who had to accompany
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fectly willing to walk with him. It In
not supposed In Washington that Mr..
Wilson had Mr.. SulZer's precedent I'm
mind when he limited that he might
Ike to walk from the White House
to the capitol, for II Ia not customary
for a president to take example Of n
governor, but 1t Is believed that the
IFesident-elect really has desire to
make the walk to the capitol II 1t can
Be done without having It appear that
he is straining after an effect Of Dem
ocratic simplicity and thereby win
overdo the thing and bring It pos
sibly to the border Of ridicule.
Mr.. Taft Must Be Considered.
When the president-elect starts
nom the White House TO go to the
capitol he will be accompanied by the
president of the United States, for
Mr.. Wilson will not be president I'M
til after he has reached the big legis-
lative building on the hill and has
taken the oath OF office. The question
ID, therefore, would It be proper foE
Mr.. Wilson In the capacity Of prest;
dent-elect to insist that Mr.. TAFT IN
the capacity Of real president should
walk the mile and third along Penn
VlVania avenue to the capitol under
weather conditions which are veTJ
likely to be bad. Four years ago
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft rode down
the avenue from the White house te
the capitol In O carriage which was
partly open. It was q terrible day and
It Is probably, II the weather cOndf
lions Of the day be duplicated. this
year, that even II the arrangement &c
walk were made I'm advance, It would
be given over In the face Of the ele
ments.
Mr.. Taft is big man physically, but
contrary to general belief on the sub
1ect he Is a good deal Of walker. Il
can be taken for granted that II Mr.
Wilson actually shall request Mr.. Tai
70 walk the mile and a third with hin
ne will acquiesce, but It may be thai
IN advance some one will suggest tt
tne president-elect that the president
would prefer that the request be mo-
made.
Already on Pennsylvania avenue
printed signs are appearing in win
VOWS to rent for Inauguration day
These windows rent for large sums O.
money. 1t is said that the owners O
some of the buildings secure as mucl
rental for such vacant window space
as they do for their entire building
Tor month.
One Of the plans of the Democratic
leaders is to have the inaugural bal
simple affair" How it is possibl.
make the ball simple affair doe
NOT appear, for all big balls are prett,
Wucn alike-fuu dress, dancing. fin,