The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-03-06
THE INAUGURAL DAY
Mckinley and Hobart Installed
Into Office.
AN EVENT IN HISTORY
Radical Changes in the Systems of
Government Recommended by
the New President.
His Inaugural Address is Guilt Edged
Fayors the Gold Standard For the
Present, Cutting Down of Ex-
penses and Increase of
Taxation.


Taxation.
WASHINGTON, March To-day, for
the fourth time, native-born citizen
of Ohio, in the presence of untold
thousands of his countrymen, took The
oath which bound him fcr four years
to guard the welfare of the American
people. 1t was an impressive yet beau
tifully simple ceremony that marked
the accession of William Mckinley to
the presidency. The popular demon-
stration of the day was unique and a
shining success in every particular.
In beauty, in taste, in novelty the dec
orations were incomparably superior
to any ever seen in Washington. The
magnificent body OF regular United
States troops was more numerous than
any gathered since Grants great dis
play at the close of the war. Seven
teen sovereign states had citizens in
the parade, and over so civic organiza-
tions helped to swell its magnificent
proportions.
At the hour of 1920, after the presi-
Dental party had arrived at the senate
chamber, Vice-President Stevenson
inYited his successor to step forward
and take the oath of Office. Hobart ad-
vanced to the desk, raised his right
hand, and took the oath in accordance
with the constitution. Stevenson
then delivered his valedictory address.
At the close of Stevenson's address,
Hobart advanced to tho presiding
chair, and for the first time exercised
his official functions by calling the
senate to order. Hobart moved aside
for Chaplain Milburn, who, in an i'm
pressive voice, delivered the first in
vocation of the new senate. Vice
President Hobart, speaking in strong,
well-modulated tone. then delivered
his Introductory address,
The proclamation of the outgoing
president, calling an extra session of
the senate having been read, Vice
President Hobart requested the new
senators to advance and take the oath
of Office. At the presiding officers
suggestion, Mr.. Morrill,, the patriarch
of the senate. was complimented with
being the first sworn in. No exact
order was observed. the oath being
given to four senators at one time.
With the 10 new men were IL of the
old senators who were sworn in for
new terms.
1t was Los P. M, when the last oath
had been administered and the formal
exit began, the supreme court justices
going first, Mr.. Cleveland, President
Mckinley and other officials follow
irg.
From the senate chamber the throng
of distinguished guests repaired to
various stations about the capitol build
ing, and when Mckinley appeared on
the steps of the senate wing of the
capitol to take the oath of Office, the
10000 people who had assembled to
witness the inaugural kept up deafen-
ing applauses.
Mckinley arose and uncovered while
Chief Justice Fuller, in flowing robes,
administered the oath. The new presi-
dent kissed the large, gilt-edged Bible
presented by the bishops of the Afri-
can Methodist church to seal his oath.
The people continued to roar. Hold
ing manuscript in his hand he turned
to the multitude, and, lifting up his
hand as in admonition for order, began
his inaugural address,
"Fellow-Citizens: In obedience to
the will Of the people, and in their
presence, by the authority vested ia
me by this oath, assume the arduous
and responsible duties of president of
the United States, relying on the sup
port of my countrymen and invoking
the guidance of Almighty God. Our
faith teaches that there is no safer re-
lance than upon the God of our
fathers, who has so singularly favored
the American people in every national
trial, and who will not forsake US, so
long as we obey his commandments
and walk humblY in his footsteps.
The responsibilities of the trust to
which have been called, always of
grave Importance, are augmented by
the prevailing business conditions, eL-
failing idleness upon willing labor and
loss to useful enterprise. The country
is suffering from industrial disturb
ances from which speedy relief must be
had.
The most salient points touched up
on in the address were as follows:
sour financial system needs some
revision; our money is all good now,
but its value must not further be
threatened. 1t should all be put upon
an enduring basis, not subject to easy
attack, nor it's stability to doubt or
dispute. Our crrrency should con-
tinue under the supervision Of the
government. The several forms of our
paper money offer, in my judgement,
a constant embarrassment to the gov
ernment and to safe balance in the
treasury. Therefore deem it neces-
sary to deyise system, without dim
inishing the circulating medium or Of
fering a premium for it's contraction,
which will present remedy for those
arrangements which temporary in
their nature, might we'll, in times of
our prosperity, have been displaced py
wiser provisions. With adequate
revenue insured, but not until then,
can we enter upon such changes in
our fiscal laws as will, while insuring
safety and volume to our money, no |
longer impose upon the government |
the necessity of main tanning so large a |
gold reserve, with its attendant and in |
eyitable temptations to speculation.
Most of our financial laws are the out
growth of experience and trial,
and should not be amended with
out investigation and demonstration
of the wisdom of the proposed changes.
"The question of international BIZ
will have early and earnest
attention. 1t will be my constant en-
deavor to secure it by cooperation
with the other great commercial pow
ers of the world. Until that condition |