The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-02
VOL. 50. NO. 10.

fills the executive office. Presidents
may not rise 10 the full measure of his
greatness. but they must not fall be-
low his standard of public duty and
obligation. His life and character,
conseientiously studied and thoroughly
understood by coming generations,
will be for them a liberal education
for private life and public station, for
citizenship and patriotism, for love and
devotion TO Union and Liberty. With
their inspiring past and splendid pre-
sent, the people of these United states,
heirs of a hundred years marvelouslY
rich i'll all which adds To the glory and
greatness of Il nation, with an abiding
trust in the stability and elasticity or
their Constitution, and an Astounding
faith IN themselves, hail the coming
century with hope and joy.
Mr., Depew sitting down, Mr.. FL
dredge Gerry arose and said: Inc
president of the United States will
next address you.'' President Harri-
son then arose from his seat, placed
his hat on the chair in which he had
been sitting and advanced to the front
of the platform. This was the signal
for grand outbIirst of cheers, dozens
of cameras were pointed at him from
the surrounding house tops, and he
stood still for moment unconsclouSly
giving the photographers an excellent
opportunity. lie began TO speak. now
ever, before the cheering died away
and 1t was impossible for any one to
hear his first words. He spoke as fol-
lows:
These proceedings are of a very eX-
acting character and make it quite i'm
possible that ! should deliver an ad-
dress Oh this occasion. At an early date
/ notified your committee that the pro-
gramme must not contain any address
by me. The selection of Mr.. Depew as
the orator on this occasion made 1ur-
ther speech not only difficult but super
fluous. He has met the demand of the
| occasion on its own high level. lie has
brought before us the incidents OF the
| ceremonies of the great Inauguration Oh
| Washington. We seem to be part OF
the admiring and almost adorlng
| throng that filled these streets hun
dred yeaYs ago, to greet the always IN
spring presence of Washington. He
was the incarnation of duty ana
1 he teaches us to-day TINS
| great lesson, and that those who
would associate their name with events
| that shall outlive century, can only
40 so by the highest conservation TO
| duty. He was like the captain who
goes to sea and throws overheard his
| cargo of rags that he may gain safety
and deliverance for his imperilled fell
|
come to the discharge of duties of his
high Office impressed with great sense
of his unfamiliarity with the position
newly thrust upon him, modest and
doubtful of his own ability but trust
ing implicitly in his hopefulness of
that God who rules the
world, preSides in the con-
| science of nations and his power
to control human events. We have
made d marvellous progress in material
events since then. but the stately and
enduring shaft we have built at the
national capitol at Washington symbol
ICES the fact he is still the first Ameri-
can citizen"
The remarks of the president were
frequently interrupted With cheers,
and when he sat down the air was rent
with the applause of the assembled
crowd, then came cries for Morton, .
but the vice president merely respond
ed by rising and bowling to the throng
Archbishop Corrigan then pro-
nounced the benediction, every one
within hearing standing uncovered
The archbishop was attiTed in his pom.
tifical robes, and while sitting occupied
position between Vice President Nor
ton and the Rev. DIR. StorIs.
At precisely 1925, General Schofield
gave the order and the greatest mill
taTy parade of modern times started
The streets along the whole line OF
march was packed to suffocation. Sc
long was the parade and 50 dense was
the crowd that it is computed it viii
require nine hours to pass a giveT
point. The presidential party received
the greatest ovation ever given on
, Broadway as they rode to the review
ing stand. The reviewing stand at
, Madison square was reached without
accident ard the procession reviewed