The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-10
Mckinley Inaugurated.
GREATEST PAGEANT
EVER HELD.
Brief Synopsis of the Major
Points Of His Inaugural
Address.

Washington, March 8 To-day fo'
the fourth time in the history of tbi'
great republic native born citizen o
Ohio 10 the presence of untold thou
sands of bis countrymen, and beneath
the grea. bronze goddess which stands
10 her lofty place, symbolic of the idea
that created this proud nation, bent BIZ
head over the sacred book aud took
the solemn oath which bound hin fo'
four long years to watch over and
guard the welfare Of The America
people.
Il vas an impressive yet beautifully
simple ceremony that marks the ascen
sion Of William Mckinley. Of Ohio
student, lawyer. representative, COVER
Dor. to the high Office of president o.
the United States of America There
was no fash of grasi6ed triumph 10 the
dark eye beneath the broad, white brow
that scanned the shouting cheering nal
situde that confronted bin on the broad
facade of the east trout Of the capitol.
but an expression of humility mingled
with a realisation of the heavy burdens
he was about TO assume and Of manly
determination faithfully to discharge
the manifold duties Of his high Office as
he bent his head and repeated in clear
voice .hess words: II do solemnly
swear that will faithfully execute the
Office Of president Of the United States
and |. will TO the best of my ability,
protect and defend the constitution Of
the United States /"
The parade 10 honor Of Presidedt
Mckinley was the most brilliant inau-
gural parade ever held. At 10 O'Clock
the grand pageant began to move
The president and his escort was CON-
posed of division of the Uoited States
army division of the District Of Col
umbia Natiooal Quad. followed by the
governors aud their STATS Of dozen
states With large detachm.nts Of State
troops. Tie houses along the way
presented one mass Of decorations and
the vast sea of faces looking like car
pet reaching along the street for miles
President McKioley read his 10
augural address in the bearing of l0O.-
600 people. He calls attention to the
business depression and industrial
now existing aud for
which speedily relief must be had.
On the question of money he says {:
Our 6oancial system needs some revi-
SOD
On the subject OF international bime
tallism be says it will have early and
earnest attention .'It will be my coO-
slant eDdeavor to secure it by co-opera-
ton with the other great commercial
powers of the world Until that cou-
d,,iop is realized when a parity be
tween our gold ADD silver moaey
springs from and is supported by the
value of the two meals. tee value Of
silver already coined and ot that
which may hereafter be coined, must
be kep. constantly at par with goid by
every resource at our command TIE
credit Of the government. the integrl-
ty of It's currency aod the !nciola oisy
Of its obligations must be preserved
This was the commanding verdict If the
people and it will not be UNDECIDED =
He advises economy in every branch
Of the government. aud says the severe
est economy must DC observed AID that
the eoverBmept should rot be permit
ted to ruo oebiod or increase its deb:s
in times like the present
Theo he takes up the tariff a'siion
aud advises legislation in that direc
ton, saving "Fhe test way for the
10 mainlaio its credit is 20
pay as it goes. not resor,ing to 'oAns.
bu, by keeping out of debt. through
adequte iscome secnred by system Of
.axatiou. external Or loterual or both.
It is the settled policy ef the govern
nea,. pursued from the beginning and
prac,iced by all parties aud administra-
iious, TO raise the bulk of our revenue
from taxes on foreign productions en-,
.eriog the United States for sale and
consumption. and avoiding for the most
part every form Of direct taxation ex-
cepting in time Of war The country
is clearly opposed to any needless addi-
tons to sujects Of Internal taxation, aud
is committed by its last popular utter
apce to the sys,em of tariff taxation
There can be 90 misunderstanding,
either. about the principle upon which
tbie tariff taxation shall be leved.
In the revision of the tariff be sug-
gests has@speoial attention be given to
the re-spactment of the reciprocal prin-
ciple Of the act of 1890 He thinks