Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-10
The Inaugural Parade Was a
Gorgeous Spectacle.
The New President Favors a Com
mission to Revise Monetary Laws.
He Recommends n Moderate Increase
IN the TSrir-Urges speedy Action by
tn" senate Upon the Arbitrstion
1r"aty-Csus AN Extra session
OF Congress to Meet on
March 10.

WAsHINCToN March 4-wlliam Mckinley
Of Ohio was Thursday installed A. president
OF the United States for the term OF four
year,. continuing until the fourth OF March
1901. and Grover Cleveland for the second
time passed from the exercise Of the
high ONCE OF president and re- entered
private life Ia his capacity a. OK president
he has but one living Contcmpgry. his imme-
date predecessor. BEN amin Harrison All
tue others who within the last 81 years by
election or succession. have esldcd over the
destinies OF the great American republic
Lincoln Johnson. Grant. Hayes Garfield and
hrthur-hayC joined the silent majority
Incidental TO the actual assuming OF ONCE
by the president and slightly preceding II in
point OF time. Garrett a Hobart OF New
Jersey Ga gentleman not heretofore prominent
an tionsl polittc~) took tho oath OF ONCE as
vice president OF the United States and was
installed as cN-onicio presiding ofnccr OF the
senate.
The proceedings OF the day we're character
lied by all the imposing Spectacular effects
and demonstration OF popular interest which
have become a growing feature OF inaugural
ceremonies, the nation has advanced tn
population and wealth. tween forty and
nifty thousand men formed In process ion part
~ military. partly civic. and escorted the
retiring president aud pres ident-cIect To and
from the capitol A. least % OOj people wit
messed the administration OF the oath OF ouice
on tie eastern portico OF the capitol and lis
tened or attcm ptcd To listen 10 the delivery OF
aud at night gorgeous state ball at which
the president and vice president will be pres
e1t will close proceedings
The graceful Interchange OF courtesics DC
tween the outgoing and incoming oricials
which has only twice been tntermittcd-oncc
when blum John a iams packed his Cripsack
and slipped out AT the white house At day-
light on the fourth OF March 10 avoid shaking
hands with his mated fcderaIist success
eor. the illustrious Jefferson, and
once within living memory when
Gen Grant because OF his strained
personal relations with Andrew Johnson
drove in his buggy from the old war d lei nrt-
mcnt TO the capitol, accompanied only by
Zen John n Rawlins. his chief OF stan-wcre
on this occasion exercised TO the fun extent
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Mckinley rode side by
side TO and from the capitol They had dtned
together at the white house the day before.
and they lunchcd ia each others company OF
tue day in which they transferred the gov
eminent Of this greet nation the one TO
the other An additional air OF cordiallty was
infused into the proceedings by the similar
ity between the views entertained by the re-
tiring president ana his cabinet on the tnan-
cial questions and those upon which the sue
cesslul candidate Of the republic
an party was elected. Mr. Cleveland In
truth felt more qualification probably in in
Sttlling At tho capitol as his successor the
leader OF an opposing political party than he
would have had in esCorting under like cir
cumstances the leader chosen 10y his own u J-
htcal associates as their candidate for the
cSldency. This innovation OF the usually
closely drawn p,rtisan lines OF American pol
itlcs gave added piQuancy TO the proceeding
repeated hut unsuccessful efforts have
been made OF late years to change by legisla-
ton the date OF the Inauguration ceremony 10
a later period OF the season so a. 70 avoid
o. climate which prevail IN Washington in the
early part Of March