The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-21
F. R. TAKES OATH.
SAYS DEMOCRACY
IS NOT DYING
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charge %d'affaires. The resplendant
uniforms of the diplomats w e r e
hidden under heavy o~vercoats.
About the President were tx e
members of his family; Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, who took the oath OF
ONCE Just before Mr.. Roosevelt
did SO; John M. Garner, who closed
a SS-year public career, by admin.
lsterlng the oath to Wallace, and
tne justices of the supreme court.
Chlef Justice Hughes, in his silken
gown and tiny black skull cap, ad-
mlnlstered the oath to the Presi-
ent.
The day began early and com.
lortaoly for the chief executive. He
was awake at $3.50, breakfasted in
peo' read the papers and shaved
hllnse1. Then, in cutaway and top
per- ne drove to the yellow stucco
I,lurcn, st. Johns, just across La
ayette square, to ask divine guild
ance for his third administration.
This he had done before taking
the oath on the two previous oc.
casions.
Hatless and coatless he drove
back to the White House, grinning
and waving to the crowds alone
the way. Then, a little later, he
started for the capitol. In the car
with him were Senator Barley ID.
Ky), the majority leader. ano
Speaker Sam Rayburn.
Samuel, how are YOU" the
President greeted Rayburn. As
Barley entered the car, Mr.
Roosevelt said: "Alben. can VOL
get in there?"
Sidewalks damned
Pennsylvania avenue sidewalks
were damned with folks waiting tt
See the official cars go by, and
later the inaugural parade, which
emphasized the great problem oil
the moment: building up Ameri-
cas- defenses. This procession was
devoted almost entirely to military
units.
The plaza crowd cheered briefly
as the President appeared in the
inaugural stand, leaning upon the
arm OF his o James, the latter
wearing his brilliant marine Off.
GERS uniform. The chief execu'
tlve's face was solemn, but as he
turned and faced the crowd, the
lines about his mouth relaxed, anc
the famous Roosevelt smile was in
full evidence. Drum ruffles a n {
trumept fourishes and then Hail
t othe Chief resounded from the
marine band, just below him.
Garner gave the oath to Wallace
who answered with a brisk II do
there was another fanfare from thu
band and Chief Justice Hughes
stepped forward. He read the oath
to the chief executive and Mr.
Roosevelt repeated it after him
softly and with obvious delibera
ton:
Il, Franklin Delano Roosevelt dc
solemnly e that 1 will faith
fully execute the office of Presi
dent of the United States and viii
to the best of my ability, preserve
protect and defend the constitu
ton"
In the original reading the chic
justice fingered emphatically ove1
the words preserve, protect ane
defend the constitution" Mr..
Roosevelt did also.
Swings Into Speech
Without pausing, the Presiden
swung into his speech. It was brief
Mr.. Roosevelt felt, White House
attaches said, that he had full,
covered the subject of the nation
foreign perils in his recent speech
es. So today's address was largel.
what some called a lesson il
democracy.
1t Was attended by one scar.
little incident. A photographer
flash bulb exploded with a sharp
loud pop. It took the Presiden
aback and he stopped in mid-sen
tence, but quickly resumed.
There are men," he said, "wht
believe that democracy as a form
of government and a frame Of life
is limited or measured by a kim
of mystical and artificial fate =
that for some unexplained reason
tyranny and slavery have becom'
the surging wave of the future
and that freedom is an ebbins
tide.
But we Americans know h a
this is not true"
He went on into his statemen
that democracy is not dying an
cannot die, and then compared
nation to a person. Like a person
he said, it has a body and a min
that must be kept Informed an
alert" and that understands tn
hopes and needs" of it's neighbors
1--WE know that we still have ia
to co." he said: that we mus
more greatly build the securit.
and the opportunity and the know
ledge of every citizen, in the meas
ure justified by the resources an
the capacity of the land.
But it is not enough to achiev
these purposes alone. 1t is n o
enough to clothe and feed the bod
of this nation, and instruct and i
form it's mind. For there is ais
the spirit. And of the three, Tn
greatest is the spirit.