The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-10
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE HEARD
.aCKlNLEY'S INAUGURAL.

nCNlNLST iNGUGOS2L.
The New President, Surrounded by Nota-
blss of This and Other Lands. Speaks
His Policy Amid Dea:ea!Dg Plaudtts--
People Hurt in the Press.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-President
Mckinley pledged his iealty to the
american people on the East terrace
of the Capitol in the presence OF s
great multitude. The people massed
on the plaza had waited patiently for
hours to see the President, aad it was
eminently fitting that he should take
the oath in view OF those whose SER
want he was to become. \ dazzling
and inspiring scene spread cut before
him as he appeared on the steps OF the
Senate wing. The background OF the
splendid scene was the great marble
building with its classic outlines and
its huge dome, hung with Hlttering
flags ard surnounted by the heroic
bronze statue OF liberty, typical, not
OF political dynastieS, but the enduring
majesty OF the people.
In the foreground was the imposing
granite library building, with It's beau
tiful architecture and its shining gol-
den dome. rivaling the splenders CT
the sun From the central wing Hoated
the stars and stripes. Immediately in
front acres Of upturned faces were
wedge6 in SO close together that the
bread plaza seemed a vast pavement
OF human heads. The people extended
back TO and choked up the mouths OF
the radlatins avenue Through the
naked limbs OF the trees which
veiled the park appeared patches OF
brilliant color fragments o. the pa
gesnt-gay plumes of horemen. sor'
geouS squares OF resplendent military
bands, stresmirg pennons, duttecing
banners, thousands Of cleaning gun
barrels and glistening b2youets, which
marked the massing OF the troops Of
the escorting legions awaiting the
moving OF the procession.
The broad platform, smothered with
national flags, on which the ceremony
occurred, was built out into the crowd
in the form OF q right angle. Itran
parallel with the Capitol front from
the Senate Wing to point drirec:ly
opposite the north line OF the main en-.
trance, where it bent back sharply to
the main building. Mr.. Mckinley
faced the park full Of people from a
small raised and carpeted platform,
rallied with blood red bunting, at the
apex of the angle. The square space
at the jlncture Of the angie was filed
with ABOUT q thousand kitchen chairs
reserved for the Cabinet officers, Sena
tors, Representatives, members OF the
diplomatic crops, the Supreme Court
and other dignitaries who were entitled
to admission to the floor OF the Senate,
and the benches which ran back tier
on tier in both directions we're occupied
by those who filed the Senate gale
ries.
Proceeded by two military aides
Mrs. Mckinley and her party emerged
first from the Senate wing and were
escorted to their seats on the platform
10 advance ofthe procession. Mother
Mckinley and the other msmbsrs Of
the party were shown seats just N the
rear. The crowd waited fifteen min
utes more before the head OF the pro-
cession proper appeared at the door Of
the Senate wing and the closely :
packed multitude moved and pressed
suddenly forward as it thrilled by an
electric shock. First cane Mr.. VIII
son, marshal OF the District Of Colum-
bia, and Mr.. McKenny, marshal of the
Supreme Court. Following them
came Chief Justice Fuller and Justices
of the Supreme Court, their glossy
black satin robes displaying the curves
oftheir generous figures. Ihenthe Sen
ate committee on arrangements IN
which the tall spare form and intellec-
tual countenance Of John Sherman,
the new premier, was conspicuous.
Then came Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.
Cleveland, arm in arm. Almost in
stantly they were recognized by the
multitude that had been straining for
the first glimpse OF them. The uni7er.
sal shout with which their appearance
was greeted began with ripple that
ran down the platform, swelling as It
went, until it fell upon the sea OF
faces on the plaza snd broke into q
thunderous rosr that recoiled from
the dome and rolled away through the
di7erging avenues. As Mr. Mchin-
lev and Mr.. Cleveland descended the
steps and emerged upon the platform,
the formers Nspoleonic head was
thrown back and his clear cut, cameo.
like features were softened 5y the trace
of smile as he advanced along the
platform with confident air and al
elastic tt-aasA t-aa:.Ad 81 Mr.. Cleveland'S side.
Mr.. Cleveland nov faced an inaus.
uration audience for the fourth tinle,
once more than any other President
of the republic. Although ne appesred
twenty years older than he did when
he was first inausurated Twelve years
ago, as evidenced by his aImos: bad
head and the lines which CEcl@ cares
have chiselled il his rugged face. yet
he never looked better II his life and
his face displayed ia 40 way the fail
que OF the oppressive work osthe past
few days, bUg his gait was rather slow
and hauI.ing. As they walked down
the platform the yelis and shouts be.
came deafening and when they step
ped upon the raised platform, Mr..
Mckinley felt called upon 10 aclnoW-
ledge the reception by oowing righ:
and left
He then too6 seat il the big
leather chair. The press agains: me
stand was SO terrific that women
scramed with pain and several tainted.
Meantime the procession from the
Senate contiru=4. TIE diplomatic
corps, rigid with gold braid and
atIame with ribbons, headed oy the
British Ambassador, w!tl tae gold
plate, red costs, horse hair piumes,
high boots and shining swords, were
enough TO pale TIE s2jendors o. any
spectacula dream. All this tlne, 10
coo people were streaming TO keep up