Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-08
MKINLEY'S INAUGURATION.
Prominent Democrats as Well as
Republicans Participate.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. s. Gov. McKir-
l,y's Inauguration for the second term as
executive of the state of Ohio was more
of social than political event.
Col. Jas. Kilbourne, a leading business
and society man and possible Demo-
cratic nominee some day for congress,
was chairman of the committe on recep-
tion. r. +. Ritter, of the Thurman club,
the swell political organization of Demo-
cratic proclivities, was one of the princi-
pal aids to Chief Marshal John j. Lentz.
Dewitt G. Jones, postmaster during Cleve-
lands first term; Hon. Selvin N. Owen,
ex-judge of the supreme court John L.
Trauger, who probably will be appointed
postmaster by Cleveland; Mayor George
G. Karl, Allen W. Thurman and other
Democrats of state and national reputa-
tion, who are leaders here in their re-
spective professional and business lines,
were conspicuous in the ceremonies.
Business is not suspended, but great
many people give the day or evening to
pleasure. There were not, of course, any
Democratic clubs in line, but the military
and civic organizations and stats of mar
shals contained many well known local
and other Democrats. The parade moved
at o'clock. 1t was viewed by the COVER
nor and staff. Many leading citizens in
political, social and business life occupied
seats on the large reviewing stand, which
was on Broad street, north of the capitol.
The events of special social importance
are to occur this evening, in the senate
chamber, where the governor in charge of
the committee on reception, will receive
the people.
The weather being clear, the ceremony
was held at the west front of the capitol,
soon after 10 O'Clock. After the governor
was sworn into Office by Chief Justice
Bradbury, of the supreme court, he spoke
to the people in these words
"Gentlemen of the senate and house of
representatives and fellow citizens: Nine.
ty-one years ago on the 1st of March next
the general assembly of Ohio met for the
first time under the constitution. There
we're then thirteen senator's and thirty
representatives. in that body. There are
now thirty-one senators and 1O7 repre-
sentatives.. Then there were ten counties
represented in the senate. Now there are
eighty-eight. The population of the state
then was less than $4,000 and now it is
nearly 100000. Then our predecessors
we're projecting state; now the duty is
upon us to support and advance that
state-a state which in those ninety
years has grown to be an empire with
population almost, if not quite, equal
to that of the thirteen original states
when they organized into fed
eral union. The Inauguration cere-
mony to-day is a. formal act in the
execution of the will of the people ex-
pressed on 7th of last November. It is the
entering upon the performance of a pub
lie duty already imposed by the people
and in obedience to their sovereign will"
In his address the governor referred to
the financial condition of the people and
the unemployed. He hoped the assembly
would take such steps as were necessary
to prevent suffering and trusted that the
scourge might speedily pass away. He
declared he would cooperate with the
Legislature in Its efforts to improve the
financial condition of the state, to secure
more equal system of taxation and
economy in public interests.
He then referred to the great resources
of the state in most Complimentary terms
and concluded as follows: "Acknowledg-
ing before the people of the state the
great honor which they have conferred
upon me, I am deeply sensible of the
responsibilities which that honor implies.
shall not be lacking in earnest endeavor
to advance the interests of the state
and shall ever be solicitous that the
great commonwealth shall preserve its
name and fame untarnished, losing none
of that prestige and honor which it won in
the first century of its existence"