The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-10
REVIEWS HIS PLEDGE OF
SERVICE TO COUNTRY
CALVIN COOLIDGE TAKES THE
OATH OF OFFICE IN BRIEF
AND SIMPLE CEREMONY.
WAS NO GATHERING PAGEANT
independence Was Keynote of Inaug-
ural Speech, in Which Still Further
Economy Was Recommended, and
Foreign Entanglements Abjured.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Casting
aside the ostentatious display and gilt
tering pageantry of other years Cal
vim Coolidge barred his head to the
chill March wind on the plaza of the
capitol Wednesday, and in one of the
simplest inaugural ceremonies on rec
ord renewed his covenant of service
in an inaugural ceremony rejecting at
once the simple ideals and the sober
might of great republic.
By his own direction there was no
extravaganza of rejoicing and no gilt
tering pageant TO honor him. But when
he pledged his faith as chief executive
for another four years he had about
him many quiet manifestations of the
dignity and solemnity of the task that
lies before him.
Kissed Grandmother's Bible.
Shortly after noon, in the presence
of several thousand of his fellow citi-
zens, he took the oath of office at the
east entrance to the capitol admins
tered by Chief Justice Taft Mr.. Cool
idge stopped and kissed the ancient
Bible of his grandmother, from which
he learned to read, open at the first
chapter of the Gospel of St. John. The
opening verses of this chapter are as
follows: I'm the beginning was the
word and the word was with God, and
the word was God" 1t has always
been the presidents wish that the
Bible which his grandmother gave
him as a little child, be the book to
solemnize the great occasion. After
brief inaugural address he reviewed
the inaugural parade shorn of its
trimmings to square with his policy
of national frugality. After that he
went back to his desk and to work.
New Vice President.
Charles G.. Dawes was also induct-
ed into the office of vice president
General Dawes furnished a success
sion of surprises and thrills that stirr-
ed senatorial ire. First, he read the
riot act to the senate on the necessity
of revising its rules to outlaw the one
man flibuster. Then, instead of swear
ing in the new senator's in tours, as
was the time-honored custom, he or
dered them brought up in bunch to
save time. Then he cut short the cere-
mony of senators signing the book,
and finally, without any senator hav-
ing made motion to that effect, he
announced that the deliberative body
would proceed to attend the Inaugural
ton of President Coolidge outside.
100000 Hear Address.
A few moments after he had repeat
ed the words of the oath intoned by
the black robed Chief Justice, Calvin
Coolidge squared his shoulders, faced
the panoramic sea of humanity l00,
900 or more, in front of him and pro-
claimed to the country ard to the
world the basic principles which will
guide him in the conduct of the ma
tons affairs for the next four years.
1t was a calm, cool-eyed man whose
scarcely audible Il do" set the bur-
den OF the presidency upon his shout
ders for four more years. Ia voice and
manner he was serene and unhurried
as he turned then to the vast throng
that waited to hear his deliberate, Sc
rious address to my countrymen."
As he spoke that salutation Presi-
dent Coolidge paused long moment,
looking out over the sea of faces up
turned below him from the wide
spreading stands and the mass Of hui
mainly beyond that filled every nook
and corner of the plaza to overflow
ing Then his eyes dropped to the
manuscript before him on the stand
and he went. on steadily, quietly to
his final solemn declaration that Amer
lea cherishes no purpose save to
merit the favor of Almighty God"
Showed Calmness.
With the same calmness that has
ever marked his official acts, Mr..
Coolidge simply interpreted the No
vember election as national indorse-
ment of his administration and man
date from the people to continue along
the roadway he has been travelling.
His principles, he declared, would
embrace peace with all the world, and
business prosperity at home,
His inaugural speech, short in keep
ing with the whole ceremony, was a
calm, dispassionate review of existing
conditions, delivered by calm, dis
passionate man.
Simply and tersely he spoke of the
need for American cooperation
abroad, within the boundaries OF nom
involvment in Europe's petty politics
prescribed by Washington. He spoke
in favor of frequent international con-
ferences to settle world problems; he
again the world court and the
settlement of justiciable questions by
justiciable methods, but, 1--WE are de-
termined" he said, mot to become in
volved in the political controversies of
the Old World"
His policies are set forth in his brief
address as follows:
Foreign Policies.
Abroad-A continuation Of Ameri-
can helpfulness and cooperation where
deserved; aloofness from the political
quarrels and jealousies of the Old
World; with America setting a moral
example for the world in moderate
and displaying a willing
ness always to substitute the rule of
reason for the rule of force
At home-a continuation of the
rigid economy in government that al
ready has marked his administration;
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