The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-07
INAUGURAL DAY.
The Ship Of State Transferred and
Ready for Business.
BEN AND LEVIAT THE HELM.
A Patriotic Address to Americans at
Home and Abroad.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
Interference to be Avoided but Our
Interests to be Guarded.

anu oOlcuiu CcIcmOIlys III Iu0 pICoChCc
of all of the wisdom and authority en-
bodied in the coordinate branches of
the government, and surrounded by
the representatives of all the great ma
tions on the face of the globe, Benjamin
Harrison was to-day indicted into the
highest Office within the gift of the
American people. Gathering up therein
his predecessor, he took the oath which
bound him to the service of his
country and charged himself with the
destinies of 10000, 900 people, and so it
was that Washington, the capital city,
was to-day the Mecca OF the liberty
worshippers in all parts Of the land.
They were here in countless thousands.
Weeks ago little rivulets began to flow
in almost unheeded.
AS the days went by the streams in
creased to rivers, the rivers combined
in foods, and to-day a veritable ocean
of fervent life surges through the city.
1t has filed all of the hotels that form
the regular channels. 1t has over
flowed the clearinghouse by-ways,
ness of the private home. There never
was such crowd in Washington.
Train men could not begin to estimate
the number of incoming passengers.
Boats on the river were laden with hui
man freight and the roads leading in
from the country saw professions of
wagons filled with family parties, all
coming to see president inaugurated.
The hotels and other buildings of
a public character we're ornamented
with lavishness never before equalled,
while from every window and cornice
of the business places and shops the
national colors were displayed in
streamers. banners, flags and lines of
beauty Here the decorator achieved
his perfect work.
The house of representatives adj
journed and proceeded to the senate
chamber. The president and his cabi
net, the president-elect and the
vice president-elect entered the cham
Der shortly before noon. The senate
adjourned sine die at 1925 p. m. 1.-THE
clock having been set back VicC
President Morton then took the oatt
of Office and the swearing in of the new
senator's began.
After this was over the procession
formed and proceeded to the outside
platform where the president at 1874
began the delivery Of his inaugural ad
dress.
Before beginning the address tn,
oath of Office was administered to Gen
eral Harrison and the president deliv
cred the following address:
There is no constitution or legal re
quirement that the president shall tax
the oath of Office in the presence of tn
/. people, but there is so manifest an ap
propriateness in the public induction
to the Office of. the chief executive office
of the nation that from the beginning O
the government the people to whose sci
vice the official oath consecrates the OF
flee, have been called to witness the sol
emn ceremonial. The oath taken il
the presence of the people becomes
mutual covenant. The officer cove
nants to serve the whole body of tn
people by u faithful execution of til
laws, 80 that they may be the unfai
ing defense and security of those VIII
respect and observe them, and tina
neither wealth, station nor the powe
of combinations shall be able 10 evad
their just penalties or to wrest theI
from a benifcent public purpose
serve the ends of cruelty or selfishness
My promise is spoken, yours unspol
en-, but not the less real and solemn
The people of every state have her
their representatives. Surely do nc
misinterpret this occasion when 1 a.
sumo that the whole body of the pee
pie covenant with me and with eac
other to-day to support and defend til
constitution and the union of I'll
states, to yield willing obedience to a
the laws, and each to every other cit
- zen his equal political rights. Ente
ing thus solemnly into covenant wit
each other we may reverently invol
and confidently expect the favor of A
mighty God, that he will give 10 II
wisdom, strength and fidelity, and
our people a spirit of fraternity and
love of righteousness and peace.
This occasion derives peculiar int
est from the fac. that the presidents
term, which begins this day. is IL
twenty-siXth under our constitution
The lirst inauguration of PresideI
Washington took place in New Yor
where congress was then sitting OH Il
thirtieth day of April, 1883, haviI
been deferred by reason of delays a
tending the organization OF the col
gress and the canvass of the elector
vote. Our people have already wort
lily observed the centennials of the de
laration of independence, of the bait
of Yorktown and of the adoption
the constitution and will shortly Gel
brate in New York the institution
the second great department of Il
constitutional scheme of &c
eminent When the centenn
OF the institution of the judic
department by the organization of t
supreme court shall have baen Suitat
observed, as l trust it will be. our 4
tion will have fully entered it Sc CO
century. 1 will not attempt to
= the marvellous, and in great part Ia
py contrasts, between our country
it steps over the threshold into it's S,
ond century of organized existence 1
der the constitution, and that weak
wisely ordered young nation IL
looked undauntedlS down the first ct
tury, when all its years stretched
before it. Our people will not fail
this time to recall the incidel
which accompanied the institution
government under the constitution
to find inspiration and guidance in
teachings and example Of Washing
and his great associates and hone q
courage in the contrast, which thiI
eight populous and prosperous sta
offcr to the thirteen states, weak
everything except courage and the Il
of liberty that then fringed our altar
sea board.
The territory of Dakota has "A %
ulatlon greater than any of the origi
states Except Virginia) anC1Cres
than the aggregate of five of the SIN
ier states in 1870. The center of 10
lation when our national capitol
located was east of Baltimore. an
was argued by many we'll infor1
persons that it would move eastw
rather than westward. Yet in ISs
was found to be near Cincinnati.
the new census about to be taken
show another stride to the westwl
That which was the body has com
4 be only the rich fringe of the natl
robe.
But our growth has not been lin,
% temporary population and Q
HeRite. Nersaloslss as II has beer