The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
SECOND
Inauguration of Wilson Monday WIN
Lack Pomp, Pesident Having
Little Interest tO show

Washington. March /. .- When
Woodrow Wilson appears on the
stand in front of the capitol on March
6 for the inaugural ceremonies he al
ready will be president, in fact quail
flied to serve the second term 10
which he has been elected The ex-
ercises In the presence of the crowd
of 10000 or more will be wholly a
formallty, since Mr.. Wilson will have
taken the oath and qualified before
Monday,
The present term OF Mr.. Wilson ex-
pires and the new one begins at noon
on Sunday, March 4, Congress hav.
ing declared him to be elected for the
succeeding term of four years, after
il had canyassed the returns OF the
electoral college, all that remains for
Mr.. Wilson to do is to take the oath
of office before noon of March 4,
He must do it before that hour or
there will be a hiatus between presi-
dental terms even though il be Of
but a few minutes duration. If he
did not qualify until the formal eX-
ercises on Monday, there would be
an interval OF "a hours when the
country would be without a president
and the duties of the Office would de-
yolye upon the vice president.
The constitution requires that be-
fore the president enters upon the
execution of his office, he shall take
the following oath or affirmation: 81
do solemnly swear Cor affirm that
will faithfully execute the Office of
president of theN United States and
will do 10 the best of my ability pre-
serve, protect and defend the legisla-
tion of the United States"
Although it has been the custom
for the chief justice to administer this
oath, il is not necessary for him to do |
so it can be administered by anyone |
to administer oaths. A
notary public or justice of the peace
could do it. In any event, it will be
so that when the pres
jdent stands before the great throng
on Monday, and responds Il do" to
he oath repeated by the chief justice |
he will be only repeating what he had
done in private the day before.
Upon three previous occasions has
Inauguration day fallen on Sunday,
the same sort of situation as
now eXists-in 1921 at the beginning
Of James Monroe's second term; in
l849, wnen Zachary Taylor was in
iugurated, and in 1871, when Ruth
srford b. Hays took Office.
President Wilson has shown very
mild interest in the arrangements for
lis second Inauguration. With an
cute international situation and with
congress closing its session he has
Deen so concerned with his official
luties that he has had little time or
Inclination to confer over inaugural
'lans and the yhave been left almost
to his assistants and to the
inaugural committee. The president
expected to do the usual thing-gO
0 the capitol, witness the swearing in
+ the vice president, march out up
n the stand and take the oath of Of
ce, follow with the usual inaugural
ddress and then review the parade
rom the White House stand.
But it is well known that he will
OF adhere to this program if events
hould make it advisable to change
hem. Should the war cloud break
efOre that time the president will
ispense with all the show and page
ntry that had been planned, and,
lerely taking the oath of Office will
lunge at once into his duties 1t
as been officially announced the
resident will take the oath on Sun
ay, but the details have not been
See MCKEE, OptOmetrist, and