The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09


UNDER bright skies and before large
crowd of American citizens, William Nc
Kinley, of Ohio, on Thursday, took the
oath of Office as President of the United
States, and assumed control of our gov
eminent.
There have been many inaugurations in
Washington, but in many respects that of
March a, 1897, will go down in history as
excelling all that have gone before. The
streets of the capital were crowded with
representatives from all parts of the
union, who were repaid for whatever con-
venience they had been subjected to by
seeing the grandest ceremony that had
ever been witnessed in connection with
inaugural ceremonies.
The programme prepared was strictly
observed, and at I2.2o the President-elect
and ex-President Cleveland entered the
Senate chamber and faced Mr. Hobart.
After the officials had assumed their posi-
tons, the Vice President-elect advanced
to the desk and took the oath of office, and
under the proclamation for an extra ses-
sion of the Senate called that body to or
der.
The party then proceeded to the plat
form erected for the Inauguration cere-
monies, and the President was sworn in
The Inauguration message was strong
document. 1t has been printed so extern
sively in the daily papers that THE News
will not reproduce it.
All important questions are touched
upon with clearness and frankness. The
financial situation received the most care
full consideration. The President finely
epitomizes his financial, currency and
economic policies in these words:
'The credit of the government, the in
tegrity of its currency and the inviolabili
ty of its obligations must be preserved.
Our revenues should always be large
enough to meet with ease and promptness
not only our currency needs, and the prin-
cipal and interest of the public debt but
to make proper and liberal provision for
that most deserving body of public credi-
tors"-the pensioners of the army and
navy.
Instead of meeting these obligations by
borrowing money, we should get it from
taxation. "We should have" says the
president "more revenue, and that with
out delay, hindrance or postponement
In accordance with our traditional pol
icy this revenue should be secured by du-
ties upon imported products rather than
by direct taxation, the message says; ''it
being clear that the controlling principle
of the people in the raising of revenues
from duties on imports, is Jealous care for
American interests and American labor -
The address strongly recommends the
renewal of the reciprocity policy embed
led in the tariff of 1890, under which $50
great stimulus was given to our foreign
trade in new and advantageous markets. "
The foreign policy of the new Admin
istration is succinctly outlined in the
words following at will be our aim to
preserve a firm and dignifed foreign |
policy, which shall be just, impartial and |
watchful of our national honor, and al |
ways insisting upon the enforcement of
the lawful rights of American citizens
everywhere We want no war of conquest
we must avoid the temptation ofterritorial
conquest"
As to the principle of arbitration, the
address says it is ''the true method of set
Element of international as well as of local
or individual differences"
The entire address is one which is GER
tain to inspire the country with high hopes
interpretations of an Administration emf
nent for public spirit for usefulness and |