Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05

HhA"9ON IVUh UAIh Uf UFFlCE IN
ROOM AT CAPITOL YESTERDAY
AND AGAIN TODAY-DAY FULL
OF EVENTS MARKS BEGINNING
OF SECOND TERM FOR WILSON
NEW SENATOR'S ARE SWORN IN,
AND GREAT SCENE MARKS BE-
GINNING OF FOUR MORE YEARS
OF DEMOCRATIC RULE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Y WASHINGTON, d. c., March s.
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall were inaugurated for their
second term today with a great pa
triotic demonstration of American
ism.
President Wilson took the oath of
office for his second term in his room
at the capitol yesterday at 1903
O'Clock, and again subscribed to the
oath today
For the first time since the initial
Inauguration Of President Abraham
Lincoln, troops were used today 20
guard the line of march between the
white house and the capitol, through
which the president passed for the
public inaugural ceremonies. The
Twelfth and Sixty-Ninth regiments of
the New York National Guard, per-
formed this duty. the soldiers being
stationed ten feet apart along the
whole length of the space traversed,
with their backs to the crowd.
President Wilson took the oath in
public at 12:45 o'clock this afternoon
and delivered his inaugural address
to a great crowd assembled before the
east front of the capitol Vice Presi-
dent Marshall had been inaugurated in
the senate chamber few minutes be-
fore.
In the course of his address the
president touched upon the interna-
tional crisis, and said there could be
lie turning back "A new America" he
declared, must stand for stability
among free people" and sounded a
warning against international faction
alism and intrigue.
The president. accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson, led the inaugural procession
back to the white house and there re-
biewej it. There were many demon
strations for the president during the
march from the capitol to the white
house.
Declaring the last four years hac
seen significant changes in the spirit
and purpose of our political action,
and Americans are no longer proyin-
cial," but have been made citizens OF
the world" by recent tragic events,
President Wilson in his second inaug
ural address outlined what the United
States should stand for whether in
peace or war"
His principles were announced as
follows:
THAT nations who are equally inter
ested in the peace of the world should
steadily strive to free its people and
maintain equality of all nations.
Peace cannot rest upon an armed
balance of power.
THAT the governments should derive
a principle that should be supported by
all their power from the governed is
the family of nations.
THAT the seas be equally safe and
tree for use by all people and eyerv
nation, under rules set uD by common
agreement and consent.
That national armament should be
limited to that necessary for main
tanning national order and domestic
safety.
That community interests impose
upon each nation the duty of seeing
the activities of its citizens to foster
revolutions in other states be sup
pressed"
The solemn dignity of the ceremon-
les OF inaugurating the vice president
in the senate chamber and the simple
but impressive ceremony in the open
air on the plaza before the capitol
when the president delivered his in
augural address, were accentuated by
the note of patriotic ferYer which pre-
dominated through all the proceedings
OF the day.
First democratic president to sue
ceed himself since jackson, an tenth
to be reelected. President Wilson en-
tered his second term of Office with
rev conservation to the service of his
country.
It was the presidents wish that his