The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-04
DAY OF" GLORY
For Triumphant Republicanism
at Washington.
Matchless Weather for the In
auguratiOn Today.
A Bright Sun Looks Down on
Massed Thousands.
AN OCEAN OF COLOR
Made BY Tens of Thousands of
Floating Flags.
A Procession Miles In Length
Escorts Major Mckinley
TO HIS POST OF HONOR
Cheering Multitudes Welcome
Him as He Rides BY
President Elect, Pale and Seri-
Gus, Bows Right and Left.
A Procession Miles In Length
Escorts Major Mckinley
TO HIS POST OF HONOR
Cheering Multitudes Welcome
Him as He Rides By
President Elect, Pale and Seri-
Gus, Bows Right and Left.

Washington March 4.-TOday, for the
fourth time in the history of this great
republic a native born citizen of Ohio
in the presence of thousands of his
countrymen and beneath the great
bronze goddess who stands in her lofty
place symbolic of the idea that created
this proud nation, bent his head over
the sacred book and took the solemn
oath which bound him for four long
years to watch over and guard the well
fare of the American people. 1t was an
impressive yet beautifully simple cere-
mony that marked the accession of Will
liam Mckinley of Ohio student, law
yer, representative, governor, but best
of all, one of the common people so
dear to the American heart,t the high
office of president of the United States
( America.
There have been many inaugurations
in Washington, but in many respects
that of March 4, 1897 will go down in
history as excelling all that have gone
before.
The citizens of the capitol city work.
ed to that end with a degree of energy
unknown even in this ceremony loving
community and the great popular dem
onstration of today was a unique and
Shining success in every particular.
In beauty, in taste, in novelty, the
decorations of the city were incompara-
bly, superior to any thing ever seen in
Washington; the magnificent body of
regular United States troops was more
numerous than any gathering since
Grants great display at the close OF
Inc war; II sovereign states had their
citizens in the line of parade and over
60 civil organization helped swell it's
magnificent proportions.
Along the broad avenue on every
open space We're erected grand stands
that instead of being disfgurements to
the scene as has been the case in days
gone by mere scaffOlds of rough boards
~fsa hi n Il
OF pretty architectural design, but were
most appropriately and substantially
decorated.
The citizens had spent money with
a liberal hand to beautify their houses
and with the aid of thousands of flags
OF every kind, loaned by the national
government Pennsylvania, the great
artery avenue of the city, was turned
into a rainbow of bright color, in which
old glory predominated.
LONGER LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march of the parade was
longer than usual, fully four miles in
fact. made so to ease the pressure of
spectators upon the line in the centraIi-
cation of the city and to ensure the
maintenance of the line unbroken.
General Horace Porter, the grand
marshal reviewed the parade from a
point on Vermont avenue ard K street
well along towards the place set for
disbanding
To witness all this display. there was
a mighty gathering of the American
people III the capitol and even IN q
noon today the railroads poured thous-
ands into the city to swell the great to-
tai Of strangers.
1t showed faith to accept the positive
prediction of good weather sent out
yesterday morning in the midst of driz-
zling rain,by Chief Moore of the wealth
er bureau, but that had it's reward and
rarely has the morning of ipaus1I7a tioY1
day opened so pronisingIv sd far nc
the weather conditions are concerned
Ihe rain of yesterday was followed
by northWester which while sweeping
away the heavy clouds. also attained
al times almost the DrOnortiOns of n
gale This moderated. however dur
ing the night and as the sun rose this
morning there remained only a smooth
steady breeze straight out of the
northWest which held the myriad of
IagS flying over the city at their full
length and brought just enough frost
IN II to stimulate the circuIat ion of the
early risers - 'iiS
Everybody agreed that it was an
49, =, ma usuratlon day so far as the
expected to march in the naraCa I'LL Iriio
the increasing warmth of the sun as If
mounted higher in the blue sky reas
sure9 me persons who feared for their
comfort In the covered grand stands
The executive committee had been a
work all night and by morning tbara
was couple line of wire cables two
miles IN length stretched along hOtb
sides of the avenue on the line of march
which promised the most effective T11o
tec1on ever designed to keep back the
crowds from closing in on the line of
parade.
LAST FINISHING TOUCHES.
The police likewise had not been idle
ana gathered in a score or more of late
arriving crooks. over the stands in
front of the White House and its two
great Ranking departments, the treas
ury and the state, war and navy build
1nSs, workmen still swarmed, hanging
Wrealh and flags and putting the
fn 4Ia =
the day.
petachments of the regular troops to
take part in the great display were
early abroad. swinging along at quick
step through the crisp air, easy and
confident in sharp contrast to the more
gaudy overcOat mi1itiamen.
Fdkirs were out early and in great
force. with souvenirs of every sort.
NHrs- = gold Mckinley medals and finv
A erican flags, whose rapid sale added
TO the carnival appearance of the
scene.
The seats were in great demand. The