The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
OUR PRESIDENT.
Thfing the Oath Of Office In the Capitol.

Thursday, Sept. ~. General Ches-
ter A, Arthur was again sworn into
Office at 1915 o'clock as President of
the United States, in the room of the
Vice President at the Capitol, by
Chief ustice Waite of the Supreme
Court of the United States. A dis
tinguished company was present, and
the ceremony was unusually impress
i've.
The Inaugural Address.
RELYING ON DIVINE GUIDANCE AND
THE NATIONS VIRTUE, INTELLI-
GENCR AND PATRIOTISM,
For the fourth time i'm the history Of
the Republic the Chief Magistrate has
been removed by death. All hearts
are filled with grief and horror at the
hideous crime which has darkened
our land, and the memory of the muir
dered President, his protracted suffer-
ings. his unyielding fortitude, the ex-
ample and achievements of his life
and the pathos of his death, will for
ever illumine the pages of our history.
For the fourth time the officer
elected by the people and ordained by
the Constitution to fill vacancy SO
created is called to assume the Execu-
tive chair. The wisdom of our fathers,
foreseeing even the most dire possi-
bilities, made sure that the Govern
ment should pever be imperiled be-
cause of the uncertainty of human life.
Men may die, but the fabrics of our
free institutions remain unshaken.
No higher or more assuring proof
could exist of the strength and per-
manence of popular government than
the fact that, though the chosen of the
people be struck down, his constitu-
tional successor is peacefully installed
without shock or strain, except the
sorrow which mourns the bereave-
ment. All the noble aspirations of
my lanented predecessor, which found
expression in his life, the measures
devised and suggested during his
brief administration to correct abuses
and enforce economy, to advance pros
perity and promote the general wei.
fare, to encourage domestic security
and maintain friendly and honorable
relations with the nations ofthe earth, l.,
will he garnered in the hearts of the
people, and it will be my earnest en-
deavor to profit and to see that the
nation shall profit by his example and
experience. Property blesses our
country. Our fiscal policy as fixed by
law, is well grounded and gen nerally
approved. No threatening issue mars
our foreign interests, and the wisdom,
integrity and thrift of our people may
be trusted to continue undisturbed
! the present assured career of peace,
tranquility and welfare.
The gloom and anxiety which have
enshrouded the country must make
repose especially welcome now. No
adequate occasion is apparent for an
unusual session of Congress. The
Constitution defines the functions and
| powers of the Executive as clearly as
those of either of the other two de-
partments of the Government, and
he must answer for the just exercise of
the discretion it permits and the per-
formance Of the duties it imposes.
Summoned to these high duties and
sponsibilities, and profoundly con-
scious of their magnitude and gravity.
1 assume the trust imposed by the
Constitution, relying for aid oil Divine
guidance and the virtue, patriotism
and intelligence Of the American
people.