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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. % 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 .' £ 3&X&: 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 wj£ w \ nv\ k 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. -I . 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 (Cntinued on last page.) 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- SHINGLEMAN. 10 Pages.—No. 48 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 1;i G j 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.”