Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1905 — HEALEY SEES THE INAUGURATION. [ARTICLE]

HEALEY SEES THE INAUGURATION.

Some readers of The Repub ioan have d. übtlesa a'teod< d Presid ntial inaugurations, and I wish if were pot-sible that every 'one oh them could com'’ time feast their eyes cn oue of tbe gorget u?, patriotic scenes You have read it all in the newspapers but I desire to relae my impressions, thinking that f erlc<ps by my acquaint nee I cm produce a cl s r realization of its magnificmce. -

The preparation for the inauguration is a matter of months, during which lime the main and numerous 'sub c >mmitt°es work diligently t> | make ths event one grand, sweet day cfj >y and gladness. From |o ! d residents end newspapers I learn that thia event surpassed all previous ones. Every one seemed acquainted, every sac o wore a smile and on all hands and in every heart could be seen and felt the spirit of Americanism inspired by the g'and personality of Theodore Roosevelt If any doubt of his popularity or of [the trust of the nation’s people in him ever existed, it was here thoroughly dispelled. Every g impse of him wss a token for deafening shouts of affection, and every shout seemed musical and inspiring Tbe gay attire of the city cannot be described. It was a veritable coronation scene, Money islaviah-

ly spent in preparation, and from the Capitol to the White House, a distance of 1J miles, broad Pennsylvania Avenue was a mass of fine silk flies and bunting by day and of electrical marvels by night. I ocu'd not b*gin to enumerate the many things of interest in the parade Old soldiers of the 60’s still marching with alert step, the younger veterans of the SpanishAmerican war, cadets from West Point and Annapolis, regular infantry and naval troops, state and national guards, soldiers from Porto Rico and the Philippines, cow boys, rough riders, state governors and their g >ld braided staff officers, and plug-batted, longulstered marching political clubs, Although the day was chill the thousands sat or stood from 9 o’clock in the morning until 6:30 in the evening, and watched the gorgeous pogeontry.

And then come the culminating feature—the grand inaugural ball, where ten thousand people saw the President and Vice President and their families, and the members and ladies of the cabinet, and the ambassadors and diplomats of foreign countries attired in all the spendor fiat money and art combined could procure. It is worth all of the $5 that is charged to see the illustrious gathering. Here are assembled the greatest minds in our nation enjoying relaxation from the affaire of state, and participating in the affairs of state, and participating in this fourth annual event where ripples of mirth and throughout all the day and until the tolling of the midnight clock brought the festivities to a close, there was one person uppermost in the thoughts of all the people—it was Theodore Roo.evelt, His couregeousness, his desire to aot promptly and rightly, his energy, his impartiality and above all and over all his thoroughly unaffected ways have made him loved and trusted of all people and hailed without respect to party lines as the peoples President.

It wai the inauguration of the man more than the President—it was Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration. George H. Healey. Extra tanoy VVicCOusiu potatoes, free from frost, 450 in 10 bushel

lots.

John Eger.