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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 63. In Presence of Brilliant Assemblage William H. Taft Becomes Twenty-seventh President of the United States Standing Beside Retiring President He Assumed Obligations of Office HER SPOILER INAUGURAL PliS RAIN AND SNOW DISAPPOINT THE MULTITUDE ASSEMBLED IN CAPITOL FOR CEREMONIES CEREMONIES INDOORS Although Taft Wanted Things To Be As Planned, He Had To Use Senate Chamber. WASHlNGTON.—Washington was swept by a blizzard early Thursday and although President-elect William Howard Taft insisted up to almost the last moment that his inauguration should be held in front of the Capitol building as planned, the committee on arrangements Anally decided that the ceremonies should be held in the senate chamber. TAFT DIDN'T MIND THE SNOW. Mr. Taft said he did not mind the snow and the wind in the least, but Senator Knox, in charge of the pro gram, declared it would be unwise to subject the aged chief justice and the older members of the senate to the adverse weather conditions. Presi dent Roosevelt and Mr. Taft were es corted to the Capitol promptly at the hour set this morning, their progress through the blinding snow being met with cheers from a thin fringe of hardy spetcators who braved the ele ments and stood ankle deep in snow and slush and along the distances of Pennsylvania avenue. The presidential party entered the Capitol building at 11 o’clock and were escorted to the president’s room In the senate wing. Up to the time of leaving the White House Mr. Taft had his heart set upon taking the oath in front of the multitude gath ered on the Capitol plaza. CEREMONIES HELD INDOORS. After reaching the senrjte, however, the counsels of the older members of the senate prevailed and it was de cided that the ceremonies for the first time in a score or more of years should be held indoors. ALL WIRES WERE DOWN. A w-et clinging snow driven before a stinging northwest wind fell throughout the night and wrought havoc with telephone and telegraph wires, completely cutting off the Cap itol City from communication with the remainder of the country for many hours. DECORATIONS WERE RUINED. Snow and slush filled the streets to the depth of a foot or more in places. The wind thrashed many of the city’s prettiest decorations to threads. The immense reviewing stands along Ihe line of march were made well nigh uninhabitable by the swirling snow. Street car and rail rid traffic were impeded to the ex teut of seriously delaying the ar rival of thousands who had planned to attend the inaugural ceremonies. President-elect and Mrs. Taft spent Wednesday night at the White House as guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. TAFT JOKED ABOUT WEATHER. “I always knew it would be a cold day when I was made President of the United States” was the laughing remark of Mr. Taft Thursday morn ing as he looked out of the White House windows on one of the pret tiest winter pictures ever seen. The snow clinging to trees and shrubbery bad transformed the White House grounds into a veritable fairy-land of dazling white and fantastic forms. 1; was 9 o'clock and Mr. Taft had Just finished his breakfast. He had spent the earlier hours of the morning go ing over his inaugural address, elim inating paragraph after paragraph which he intended to omit In reading the document Thursday. The addresi f ■ publication he allowed to stand In f H. tat*t sorry WEATHER WAS BAD. Mr. Taft said terrible weather was ao hardship to him, but regretted ex- IF YOU WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS—FREE FROM PADDING AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME TO READ IT—READ THE HERALD WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT naK «*y: /. ~ Jiffl r • o' He is six feet tall. He weighs 250 pounds. He was born in Cincin nati in 1857. He married Helen Herron in 1886, and they have three children, Robert Alphonso, aged twenty; Helen Herron, aged eighteen, and Char les Phelps, aged eleven. His home is In Cincinnati, but he has had a house in K street N. W., Washington. He attends the Unitarian church. His favorite pastime Is golf. He was educated In the public schools of Clnoinnati was graduated from the Woodward High school In 1874 and from Yale University In 1878. He was admittod to the bar in 1880, and the following year was ap pointed Assistant District-attorney of Cincinnati. He was appointed In 1882 Collector of Internal Revenue for tho Firet District of Ohio. Qov. Foraker appointed him Judge of the Su perior Court in 1887. Prealdont Harrlaon appointed him Solicitor-general of the United States In 1890. He was appointed first Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands In 1901. He was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial District in 1892. He was appointed Secretary of War in 1904. ceedingly conditions confronted men of militia and marching clubs who had traveled so many miles to have part in pageantry inaugural parade. Pres ident Roosevelt who has always chos en stormy weather for his most stren uous riding and walking expedition® greeted his successor with rare good humor as they met at breakfast and there was much bantering between the two friends. TAFT’S HORSES BECAME UNRULY. On their journey to the Capitol, as Roosevelt dune out of the White House he bade good bye to various officers and attendants gathered on the portico. The President, Mr. and Mrs. Knox and Lodge entered a carriage drawn by four horses. The two leading horses were unruly and 1 kicked out of traces and for a time seemed that the driver would lose control. He did not, however, CROWDS BRAVE SNOW AND SLUSH. Officers of President Roosevelt’s cabinet also took carriages from the White House. Troop A, Cleveland, Famous Blackhorse, cavalry of Ohio National Guard which has acted as escorts to a number of presidents per formed similar service Thursday. The large veterans escort also was pn hand promptly in spite of the storm. Crowds was gathered along Pennsyl vania Avenue in the slush and snow. ROOSEVELTS LEAVE WHITE HOUSE. Mrs. Roosevelt was last of the President's family to leave the White House. In a Limousine automobile, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4, 1909. she took her final departure. Former President Theodore Roosevelt, and a party left Washington in private car attached to the regular Pennsylvania railroad train at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. At Long Island City the party sup plied with a special train leaving there at 9 o’clock Thursday night, due at Oyster Bay at 10.15 p. m. TAFT BY THE SIDE OF ROOSEVELT From the instant the president and president-elect emerged from the White House door, shortly after 11 o'clock, on their way to the carriage, which was to ; convey them to the capitol, Roosevelt and Taft shared equally the public acclaim. And from that moment to the conclusion of the ceremonies they were side by side — two central figures in the great his toric picture of today. They rode to gether from the White House through history-laden Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol; appeared together in the president’s room in the senate wing; entered the senate chamber arm in arm to attend the induction into of fice of James Schoolcraft Sherman as vice president of the United State; and finally when Mr. Taft took the oath of office and delivered his lnau rural address. TAFT ENTERS SENATE CHAMBER Just before the beginning of the in side proceedings, President Roosevelt and President-Elect .Taft entered the Senate Chamber and took chairs di rectly In front of the rostrum. Seated near them were members of the di (Continued on Page 8.) SENATE EXERCISES IRE QUITE SIMPLE A QUIET' DIGNITY MARKED THE EXERCISES BY WHICH VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN WAS INDUCTED INTO OFFICE THANKS TO FAIRBANKS Democratic Senate Caucus, Through Mr. Culberson, Briefly Expressed Ap preciation of Services of Retiring Officer. All Re cited Lord’s Prayer. WASHINGTON, D. C.—With slmplic ity and dignity In. keeping with Ameri can traditions the initial procedure at tending the inauguration of the Presi dent of the United States, which in cluded the swearing in of the Vice- President and of an the incoming Sena tors, was conducted in the Senate cham ber in the presence of a distinguished company consiming of leading officials of the three co-ordinate branches of the government and the diplomatic represen tatives of practically every nation of tho world. In point of interest the person ality of the men occupying seats on the floor of the chamber was equaled by tho gathering in the surr<%inding galleries, which w«*re filled with t ic women who make up the social life of the Capital and whose names are scarcely less gen erally known than those of their hus bands or relatives who took part in the historic event. GALLERY ENTRANCE OPENED AT ELEVEN A flood of light., softened by its pas sage through the delicately tinted and artistic skylight in the lofty ceiling, was diffused throughout the beautiful audi torium, an auditorium which haR few rivals among the nota*ble assembly chambers of the world. At 11 o’clock the gallery entrances were thrown open to the holders of cards of admission. Each Senator had been given two and each representative one, of these cards, without which guests w»r© not permit ted to enter the Senate wing. The de mands of those who desired to witness this great quadrennial event were so great that the exclusion became a neces sity. Every detail of tho ceremony had been arranged in advance with the greatest care, and tho Senate officials Were active in seegln that nothing oc curred to interfere with the execution of the program. The Senate chamber which had so recently been tho scone of much confusion, due to the long hours Incident to the closing of the Sixtieth Confess, had received at least a iruper ficial overhauling, and from the house keeper’s point of view presented a cred itable appearance. SENATORS TIRED OUT FROM WORK The end of an especially trying session of Congress, with a vast amount of leg islative work, left to be performed dur ing: the last hours, had found many of the Senators and Representatives thor oughly fatigued, as they had been abl* to obtain comparatively little rest for several days and nights. But when the hour of noon approached and found them In the chamber, there was only a slight Indication of the strain to which they had been subjected. The entire membership of the Senate had been seated at the rigrht of the presiding of iicer, and facing him. Nearly the entire left side had been reserved for the di plomatic corps and members of the House of Representatives, while* special seats in the front row were set aslie for the members of the Supreme Court of the Tlnjjfcd States, who attended In a body, and for cabinet officers. REPRESENTATIVES IN LINE The House of Representatives formed nn line In the corridor In the southern end of thf* Capitol, and, accompanied by memebers-elect, who were soon to take their places in the next Congress, marched slowly to the Senate door, which they entered two by two. Speak er Cannon, at the head of the column, was at once escorted to a raised chair on the left of the Vice-President, mem bers of the Souse and members-eiect taking seats assigned them throughout the chamber. The repreyentatlves were accompanied by the House empolyes, who, together with many of the official attaches of the Renate, being unable to obtain seats, were obliged to stand throughout the ceremony. The doors leading to the floor of the Senate had been thrown open at eleven o’clock for the admission of any persons entitled to seats there. Among those who arrived early were offloeVs of the army and navy, who had received the (CoOUntttd on page two.) The New President Looks With Big Hopes To An Era of Better Conditions in South JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN Haaffilr •YrVrfril.M 'Vi!/ ?******{ ■- 'V '- - 1 w a.‘ Briefly Expressed Appreciation Marks Sherman’s Speech. WASHINGTON, S. C.—Senators— There is no need to recite the history of this great legislative body, proud of It though we be; nor yet to sug gest methods which might In coming time enhance Its usefulness. Tire world knows the one and you under stand tho other. VICE PRESIDENT NOT A LAW MAKER In a government for and by the peoplo the necessity of clearly defin ing the rights and limitations of tho several branches thereof Is manifest. An hundred years has demonstrated the far sightedness and wisdom of the framers of that Instrument which has furnished the foundation of our legislative action. The vice president is not one of the makers of the law. His duties are rather to regulate in this body the method of making them; to regulate, not In accord wllli his will and ideas, but. In accord with rules which you yourselves have es tablished. It Is for the presiding of ficer to require you to act In con formity with your self-imposed regu lations just, as it Is the duty of the supreme court, to determine If your >action is in accord with the const! tutton. Two decades of service in ROYAL DANIEL’S BOOK MADE GOOD. “Twilight of ConHcioug ness” Well Taken By The Ministers of the State. ATLANTA, Ga.—Royal Daniel’s new book on psychic suggestion, "Twilight of Consciousness,’’ has proved a bombshell In the ranks of the ministers In Atlanta and through out the state, and though the book has been only a week on the book shelves, the first edition has ‘already been exhausted and the hinders are working overtime to supply the popu lar demand. While in the preparation t,f the book, Mr. Daniel was called before the Atlanta Ministers' Association and delivered an address, setting forth his views on the much discuss ed question arising from the Em manuel movement. Mr. Daniel, In his address before that distinguished body of divines, did not hesitate to clearly state his opinion that the clergy was on dangerous ground when psychic suggestion was advocated from the pulpit as a “Christianized” movement. His interesting views on the question were widely commented upon at the time and caused much interest throughout the state. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. this capifol, though not In this ohnm ber, have Impressed me with the weight of senatorial responsibility, and the value of senatorial duty well done. It Is neither well to minimize the former nor exaggerate tho latter but to have both ever In mind. GREAT BURDEN ON SENATORS SHOULDERS "I am aware that tho great burden Is on your shoulders, not mine. I do not, however, fail to realize that I have duties to perform which re quire Industry, a clear mind and a controlled temper. I shall strive to perform such duties with courtesy, impartiality and fairness. APPRECIATES 111 HIS POSITION I am inducted Into tho vice presi dency with appreciation of the dig nity and honor of the lofty place and with pleasurable anticipation of close association with men of high ideals and patriotic purpose. I accept, sir, from your hand the gavel with the earnest hope that I may measure up to the standard you have set and If I do I feel that I shall huve met tho expectations of the most, exacting. Next. Sunday morning Dr. John W. Rowlett, pastor of the Unitarian church of Atlaritu, will devote his entire morning sermon to a review of “Twilight of Consciousness." It is understood that Dr. Rowlett, will agree with the author in his position that psychology and Christianity should not be correlated. If this bo true, It will be a decided contrast to the position taken by Dr. C. I). Wllmer, rector of St. Luke’s church, Atlanta, who has written the Introduction to the book by Mr. Daniel. Dr. Wllmer opposes the position taken by Mr. Daniel. Other ministers of Atlanta havo In dicated their Intention of taking Is sue on the subject and the demand for the hook has taken a pnenomenal rise among the lay readers. —Miss Isabelle Getty has returned to her home in Athens, Tenn, after a visit with Mrs. George Oullle. Mrs. I>. A. Reab, accompanied Mas. Georg' Milam on her return yes terday to her home in Douglas, Ga., where she will spend the next month. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE WEATHER. « ♦ For Augusta and vicinity: Fair ♦ ♦ tonight agn Friday. + ♦ For Georgia and South Caro- ♦ ♦ llna: Fair; frost tonight, + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Both Whites and Ne groes of Ignorant Ir responsible Class Should Be Legally Excluded for Voting — Where Negroes ' Hope Lies Tho following ts President Taft’a inaugural address t My Fellow Citizens —Any one who takes (he oath 1 have just taken matt feel a heavy weight of rosponalbtHt*, If not, ha has no conception of tho powers and duties of tho offloo upon which he is about to enter, or he la lacking in a proper sense of the ob« ligation which tho oath Imposes. Tho office of an Inaugural address Is to give a summary outline of the main policies of the new administra tion so sap as they can be antici pated. I have had the honor to he ono of the advisers of my distinguish ed predecessor, and, as such, to hold up Ills hands in tho reforms he has initiated. I should he untrue to myself, to my promises and to tho declarations of the party platform upon which I was elected to office, If l did not make the maintenance and enforcement, of those reforms a most Important fea ture of my administration. They worn directed to the suppression of the lawlessness and abuses of power of the great combinations of capital In vested In railroads and Industrial en terprises currying on Interstate com merce. Tho steps which my predecessor look and the legislation passed on his recommendation have accomplish ed much, huvo caused a general halt in Iho vicious policies which created popular alarm, and have brought about, In tho business affected, a much hlghor regard for existing law. RELIEF FOR ,! j f ||*:ll# ‘i RAILROADS. To render the reforms lasting, how ovor, and to havo secure at the same time freedom from alarm on the part of thoso pursuing proper and pro gressive methods, further legislative and executive action are ntsdsd. Re lief of tho railroads from certain re strictions of the anti-trust Jaw have been urged by my predeossor and will be urged by me. • On the othor hand, the administra tion is pledged to legislation looking to a proper Federal ouporvldlon and restriction to prevent excessivs issue of bonds and stocks by companies owning and operating interstate com merce railroads. Then, too, a reorganisation of the department of Justice, of the bureau of corporations In the department of commorco and labor, and of tho In terslate commerce commission, look ing to effective co-operation of thsts agencies, is needed to secure a mors rapid and certain enforcement of the laws affecting interstate railroads and industrial combinations. I hope to be able to submit*, at the first regular session of the incoming congress, in December next, definite suggestions in respect to the needed amendments to tho anti-trust and in terstate commerce law, and the 'changes required in tho executive departments concerned in their en forcement. TO SAFEGUARD BUSINESS. It Is believed that with the changes to he recommended American busi ness can be assured of that meas ure of stability and cortalnty in re spect, to those things that, may bo done and those that are prohibited, which is essential to the life and growth of all business. Such a plan must. Include Ihe right of the people to avail themselves of those methods of combining capita! and effort deem ed necessary to reach the highest de gree of economic effllcency, at. the same time differentiating between combinations based upon legitimate economic reasons and those formed with the Intent of creating monopo lies and artificially controlling prices. The work of formulating Into prac tical shape such changes Is creative work of the highest order, and re quires all ihe deliberation possible in the Interval. I believe that the amend ments to tie proposed are Just, as nec essary in the protection of legitimate business as ip the clinching of the re forms which properly bear the name of my predecessor. A mailer of most pressing import ance is the revision of the tariff. In accordance with the promises of tho platform upon which I was elected, I shall call congress luto extra ses sion, to meet on the fifteenth day ud (Continued on Page 7.)
