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Wanos,
Organs, Buggies.
Vol. XIX.—IO Pages.
Democracy Takes Full Charge Of The White House.
WILSON INDUCTED
INTO HIGH OFFICE
Inauguration of Twenty-Swenth
Proident Is Witnessed toy
Great Crowds.
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NUkSSHAU. SWORN J FIRST
Sbzfplt C*r*mo*iy in SenAo 'Chamber
followed by Morz lmpre**lva
Affair on Cast Par*loo of
the Capitol.
By GEOJtCE CUfINTON.
Washington, March 4r—ln the Fres
isnce of a vast throng of his fellow citi
zens, Woodrow Wilson today stoned in
■trout of the east portico of the capltol
.and took the oath of president of the
United States. Thomas R. Marshall
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President Woodrow Wilson.
already had ’been sworn In as Vice
president, and with the (completion of
the ceremony tfee ship <sof state was
manned by the Democratic party,
which had beea ashore for sixteen
years.
As the new dhief exwiutive of the
nation stood with bared head, Ed
ward Douglass White, chief justice of
the Supreme coart, Mid before him
the Bible always need iin the cere
mony. Mr. Wilson placed his hands
.upon the book and in a’.voice strong,
though somewhat affected by emotion,
:swore to support the Constitution and
tte laws of the country and to perform
theiduties of his high office to the best
,af*his ability.
Thomas Riley MaiwhaSl fswore feal
ty ’to the Constitution and to the
people in the senate chamber, where
for four years it will be !his duty to
preside over the deliberations of the
members of the upper bouse of con
gress.
Severely Simple Ceremonies.
Both of the ceremonies proper were
conducted in a severely dimple but
most impressive manner. The sur
roundings of the scene of the presi
dent’s induction into office, ihowever,
were not so simple, for it was an out
of-door event and the great gathering
of militaJT, nival and uniformed civil
organisations gave much more than a
touch of splendor to the scene.
In the ewtate chamber, where the
the oath woe taken by the man now
vice-president of the United States,
there were gathered about £,OOO
people, all that the upper house will
contain without the risk of dagger
because of the trush and press of the
multitudes. It is probable that no
where else In Cbe United States at
T time are there gathered an equal
'number of men sd women whose
names are so widely known. The
gathering In the senate chamber and
later on the east portico of the capi
tal was composed largely of those
prominent for their sendees In Amer
ica, and in part of foreigners who
have secured places for their names
in the current history of the world’s
doings.
The arrangements of the ceremonies
for the Inauguration of Woodrow Wil
son and Thomas Riley Marshall were
made by the Joint committee on ar
rangexnents of congress. Tbs senate
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lection of this committee was ruled
by a majority of Republicans, but
there is Democratic testimony to the
fact that the Republican senators
were willing to outdo their Democratic
brethren in the work of making or
derly and impressive the Inaugural
ceremonies in honor of two chieftains
of ths opposition.
Rida to tha CapHoL
President Taft and President-elect
Wilson rode together from the White
House to the capltol, aooompanled by
two members of the congress local
committee of arrangements. The vice*
president-elect also rode from the
White House to the capltol and in tha
carriage with him were the senate's
president pro tempore. Senator Bacon
of Georgia, and three members of the
congressional committee of arrange
ments.
The vice-presidentelect took the
oath just before noon In accordance
with custom and prior to its taking
by the president-elect. Every arrange
ment for the senate chamber pro
ceedings had been made so that they
moved forward easily and with a cer
tain ponderous grace.
Marshall Sworn In,
The admission to the senate cham
ber to witness the oath-taking of the
vice-president waa by ticket, and It
is needless to say every seat was
occupied. On the floor of the cham
ber were many former members of
the wanate who, because of the fact
that they once held membership in
that Ibedy, were given the privileges
of the floor. After the hall was filled
and all the minor officials of govera
memt and those privileged to witness
the ceremonies were seated, William
H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preced
ed by the sergeant-at-arms and the
committee of arrangements, entered
the senate chamber. They were fol
lowed immediately by Vice-Presldeirt
eledt Thomas R. Marshall, leaning
upon the arm of the president pro
tempore of the senate who, after the
seating of the incoming vice-president,
took This place as presiding officer of
the senate and of the day’s proceed
ings.
Hfee president and the president
elect sat in the first row olf seats -di
rectly in front and almost under the
desk of the presiding officer, to the
same row, but to their left, were ’the
vkse-president-lect and two former
vice-presidents of the United States,
Devi P. Morton of New York and Ad
la! A. Stevenson of Illinois.
When the distinguished company-en
tered the chamber the senate was
stiH under its old organization. The
oath-of office was immediately admin
istered to Vice-President-elect Mar
shall, who thereupon became Vice-
President Marshall. The prayer of the
day was given by the chaplain ert the
senate. Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pas
tor of All Souls’ Unitarian church, of
which President Taft has been a mem
ber. After the prayer the vice-presi
dent administered the oath of office
to ail the newly chosen senators, and
therewith the senate of the Untted
States passed for the first time to
years fen to the control of the Demo
cratic party.
Procession to the Platform.
Immediately after the senate cere
monies a procession was formed to
march to the platform of the east por
tico of the capitol, where Woodrow
Wilson was to take the oath. The pro
cession Included the president and the
presidentelect, members of the Su
preme court, both houses of congress,
all of the foreign ambassadors, all of
the heads of the executive depart
ments, many governors of states and
territories, Admiral Dewey of the navy
and several iilgh officers of the sea
service, the Chief of staff of the Army
and many distinguished persons from
civil life. Tbef were followed by the
members of the press and by those
persons who had succeeded in secur
ing seats In the senate galleries to
witness the day's proceedings.
When President Taft and the presi
dent-elect emerged from the capitol
on to the portico they saw In front
of them, reaching far back Into the
park to the east, an Immense con
course of citizens. In the narrow line
between the onlookers and the plat
form on which Mr. Wilson was to take
the oath, were drawn op the cadets
of the two greatest government
schools, West Point and Annapolis,
and flanking them were bodies of reg
ulars and of national guardsmen. The
whole scene was chsrged with color
and with life.
On reaching the platform the presi
des! aod Erejidefit-elect the
TTK AftE BUILDING A CITY HERE.
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, March 6th, 1913.
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Vice-President Marshall.
seats reserved' for them, seats“whlch
were flanked by many rows of benebea
rising tier on tier for the accommoda
tion of the friends and families of the
officers of the government and of the
press.
Oath Administered to Wilson.
The instant that Mr. Taft and Mr.
Wilson came within sight of the crowd
there was a great outburst of ap
plause, and the military bandß Btruck
quickly into “The Star Spangled Ban
ner.” Only a few bars of the music
were played and then soldiers and ci
vilians became silent to witness re
spectfully the oath taking and to
listen to the address which followed.
The chief. Justice of the Supreme
court delivered the oath to the presi
dent-elect, who, uttering the words,
“I will,” became president of the
United States. As soon as this cere
mony was completed Woodrow Wilson
. delivered his inaugural address, his
first speech to his fellow' 'COuft
in the capacity of their ctyef execu
tive.
At the conclusion of the speech the
bands played once mote, and William
Howard Taft, now ex-president of the
United States, entered a carriage with
the new president and, revefsbjg the
order of an hour before, sat oh the
left hand side of the carriage, while
Mr. Wilson took “the seat Of fiondf”
on the right. The crowds cheeted 8
they drove away to the White House,
which Woodrow Wilson entered as the
occupant and which William H. Taft
immediately left as one whose leas
had expired.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
Writes on Politics —Says No One
in Honse or Senate Will Speak
Freely on Mexico. J
John Temple Graves, in The
Atlanta Georgian, speaks thusly
of the cowardice of the men chos
en to represent the people in
tjte.o national congress: 1
“The cowardice of public men
is one of the distressing symp
toms of the time.
There are ninty-six men in the
American senate. Many of them
are strong and able men. They
represent forty-eight sovereign
commonwealths of this republic
and were chosen to represent the
intelligence, the spirit and the in
terests of these states and of this
rephblic at large. They were not
chosen to be the mouthpieces or
faction nor the spokesmen of
presidents or pfregidents-eleet.
“And yet it has been practical
ly impossible to induce anyone of
these eminent representatives oi
American commonwealths chin
above a cricket’s whisper on any
one of several great and pressing
public issues in advance of the
views and the politics of the new
president of the United States.
“These men are supposed to be
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GREAT MEETING
AT METHODIST
Bridgers-Tillman Meet
ing Winning Souls
For Christ
CLOSES SUNDAY NIGHT
Local Pastors and Laymen
Write Impressions of the
Great Meeting for
The News.
The great meeting which has been
in progress at the Methodist church
for the past twelve days will come
to a close Sunday night.
It has been a glorious and soul
saving service, resulting in hearts
being made glad and homes being
made happy.
Rev. Luther B. Bridgers, Charlie
Tillman and Miss Jewel Tillman
have preached, prayed and sang
themselves into the hearts of our
people, and the influence of these
services has spread and spread un
til few are left in the city who have
not felt the power of the meeting.
Winder rejoices in the coming of
these faithful servants in the vine
yard of the Master, and seed sown
here for good fwill blossom and
bloom long after itself
has been forgotten.
Hear what the local ministers
.ant] .daymen have to say of the
evangelist ajid his co-workers:
Rey.’Wm. Dunbar. ‘‘There is
no better combination of grace, tal
ent arid' safe* Evangelism anywhere
than Luther Bridgers and Charlie
Tillman. Miss Jewel Tillman, the
daughter of Charlie, *a beautiful
Christian character, and a mostef
ficieut'jtnd skillfully pianist, has
added much to the success of one
of, if not the greatest meetings it
has ever been my high privilege to
be in. The spirit of earned co-op
eration on the part of all the people
regardless of denominational differ
ences, has been beautiful and Chris
tian. Brothers Eden, Reeves and
Wood, the pastors of the other
churches, have been earnestly work
ing with us in the services and have
thereby proven themselves worthy
ambassadors of our Lord. Not only
Winder but the surrounding coun
try, has shared in these blessings.”
Minister Reeves: “The protract
ed meeting at the Methodist church
has been one of unusual interest.
It is a rare thing that one hears
such an evangelist team. Luther
B. Bridgers, while a young man, is
an orator of unusual power. He is
a fearless speaker, condemning sin
in scathing terms. He can carry
his crowd by impassioned eloquence
tq a dizzy climax, and without
warning he will l>egm in a perfect
tenpr to sing some sweet hymn that
will melt you to tears in spite of
ypUrself. /His sermon on “The
Judgment” Sunday night was the
most powerful on that subject we
ever heard. ;In denuoncing sin,
Mr. Bridgers, while fearless, he is
absolutely fair. Charlie Tillman’s
voice seems to grow sweeter with
the passing years. If Charlie Till
man is a great success as a solo
singer much of his greatness de-
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pends upon his daughter, Miss
Jewel, who so proficiently accom
panies him on the piano.
Rev. J. Fred Baden: “It needs a
master of epigrams to voice concise
ly just what meaning and good the
meeting is having and will continue
to exert in coming years. Mr. Till
man is a master leader of song, and
with his daughter, Miss Jewel, at
the piano, things move. Luther
Bridgers is manifestly a man sent
from God, and his preaching needs
no apologist. In an age of ease and
superficiality and materialism his
messages smite like the hammer of
Thor, and his candor is refreshingly
Biblical and powerful. The dis
courses have been so sane and
wholesome and virile, until men
cannot gainsay such a Christainity
as he has preached to us. May the
meeting bring us a better people
and town, may we have more gen
uine religion, may the pastors have
powerful cooperation of their people
from now on.”
Rev. J. A. Wood: “We are tru*
ly glad to see the interest and ef
forts that are being put fourth here
in the levival services now going on
at the Methodist church with the
approval of God. The standard of
regeneration has been lifted high,
but no higher than the Bible de
mands. Brother Bridges is a man
that preaches his convictions re
gardless of people, but in the fear
of the Lord. May the dear Lord
bless him and his co-yvorkere and
give them many souls while on the
battlefield, and may He help us here
in Winder that we may hold up the
blood-stained banner of King Em
manuel in our daily lives until the
Lord siys its enough.”
W.HI Toole:“There is no way of
estimating the amount of good that
will accure to Winder and surround
ing territory on account oj the
meeting now in progress at the
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Methodist church. It makes bus
iness more pleasant, more desirable
and much safer. The relations are
closer, confidence increased and a
greater mutual sympathy between a
bank and its customers. The value
cannot be measured in dollars and
cents.”
W. L. Blasingame; The revival
as seen by an insurance man. I
have made insurance a study for
the pest fifteen years. The policy
or contract that has been set forth
by Mr. Bridgers to the people of
Winder is the safest, soundest and
beet that can be taken, and I would
advise every man, woman and child
to take out a policy. The officers of
this institution are; President, God
the Father; Manager, Jesus Christ;
captial, all the silver and gold and
the cattle of a thousand hills; local
offices, our churches; soliciting
agents, our pastors assisted by every
Christian constituting these churches
I consider this meeting one of the
best meetings that we have had in
Winder since I moved here,”
Baugh & Maughon-: “The revs i
val is teaching the people in eVefy
walk of life and bringing them clo
ser together in bonds of Christian
love and sympathy. We believe as
a result business will be on a high
er plane.”
Dr. S. T. Ross: “The revival at
the Methodist church has healed
conditions that the science of men
could not relieve. Broken church
relations have been adjusted, broken
friendships welded together, new
souls have been grafted onto the
Tree of Life It is glorious to be
here.”