Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
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New York Herald,

0n Marcn 4tn next ltOr tile uiSt tlIub !
In 20 years, President of the United |
States will be his own successor. 1t is
point thar lends picturesque interest |
to the coming inauguration, the last |
occasion on viii such thing oc- |
CURED having been in 1872, when Gen.
Grant began his second term. In all
| probability this celebration will be
much more spectacular than the last,
! Just as was the rase when the hero OF
| Appomattox was installed in the White
/ House. The Republicans are likely to
make it a day Of special triumph and
| jubilation in honnr of their recent
overwhelming victory, and already 1t
| is proposed 10 erect a building for the
ball at cost OF $4,000, instead OF
using the Pension Office for that pur-
pose.
I Mr.. Mckinley will ride from tho
4 White House TO the Capitol alone to
deliver. his inaugural address-a thing
which has not happened since 1872.
1t occurred also in 1868, but that was
because Andrew johnson was unfiisndly
to Grant and refused to accompany
him. Just as John Adams would not go
with jefferson under similar circum.
stances and for the same reason. Being
at once the outgoing and the incoming
Chief Executive of the nation, Mr..
Mckinley will occupy alone the rear
seat of carriage drawn by four horses,
and will thus be enabled more con-
veniently to distribute right and left
his bows OF acknowledgement for the
plaudits OF the enthusiastic multitude.
AT about 10 O'Clock on the morning
of March 4th the Republican leader
on the floor of the House will rise and
move that a committee be appointed
to wait upon the President and inform
, him that the Congress has completed
lis work and Is about to adjourn, in
, cidentally inquiring whether he has
, anything further to communicate to
: the national legislative body. The
, motion being carried, the Speaker will
name five members for this purpose,
! and, like step having been taken at
the other end of the Capitol, the 10
, selected Representatives and Senators
will proceed to the Executive Mansion
in carriages. On their return they will
, report that they saw the President,
t and that he stated that, while having no
! communication to make he desired to
, convey to thu Congress his thanks and
8 congratulations on the work accom-
: plished by 1t.
t This is the regular formal routine
{ prescribed by official etiquette, but
q 1t is worth mentioning that on March
0 Atm, 1887, when Mr.. Dalzell Of Penn
sylvania, was made chairman of the
/: HcHse committee appointed to wait
= up,N the President in this way, he re-
:. ported on coming back that the com
! mittee had been unable to perform the
!, duty assigned to it, for the reason that
!. Mr.. Cleveland had already left the
/; White House. This most people con-
l,.I -
!. Cleveland's part.
. If Mr.. Bryan had been elected Mr..
Mckinley, on his way to tho Capitol
with him, would have sat on his right,
occupying the place of honor rs the de
facto President, but, having relIn
l. quished his office, be would have sal
on the left when coming back, being
then mere private citizen. This IL
u what will happen on March 4th, 1905
IL when new Chief Magistrate is in
g. auguratad, and then the latter will dc
ID all the bowling, Mr.. Mckinley not ever
|. removing his hat, inasmuch as it il
understood under such circumstances
that the plaudits are addressed ex
/. clusively to this Executive that is t.
q. be.
o. or course great parade, including
W many thousands Of troops, will escor
r | MI. mCh1ulby W duu IFUln tu6 Odplbul
3 1t will be abominally cold and YER,
Ia likely raining lat all events it usual.
r. is such weather in Washington CT
March 9TH, and the President will
4. take a hasty luncheon with feS
8. friends in the private diningroom a
b, the White House before going out an,
". exposing himself to the hazard q
pneumonia on the temporary grand
he stand IN front wherein he reviews th
d /; procession.
ii, Roosevelt, being the only new thing
or pretty near it, in the administra
tion, will be an object Of much interes
or necessarily. Mr.. Hobart, il he wer
I alive, would make valediotory speeo
= in the Senate, winding up by handin
~ over the gavel to Teddy" who woul
~ respond with "a few appropriaI
~ words" Circumstances being wht
,a. they are the President pro tenn of tn
ii. upper house will introduce The ne
nd make his remarbs-the last he wi
IL have a chance to utter, by the wa,
IN before that body for four long year
Il When he relinquishes the Office in In
n he will have another chance to d
mi liver a brief grafton, custom gran
ing him that opportunity, thong
the retiring President of the Unite
States rlays only a thinking pa
- in the inaugural performance, no
lua Upenin. his lips.
Sn, People are puzzled to imagine he
cry Roosevelt, who seems so keenly
!, enjoy being in the public eye, vi
pp lie able to resign himself to the re
.na atiIe obscurity into which ic
s' President almost necessarily sink
~, Tho only way in which man hol
uee ing. that Office can be conspicuous
ng' by cutting wide swath socially, al
to do that in Washington costs
I'm. great deal of money. This Vice Pres
ght dent .elect has only a moderate priva
ice fortune--by no means sufficient
rles enable him to make what is vulgar
Ga; termed "splurge'--a his saia
rer, Of $4,000 year will hardly do me
ion than pay the rent of house suitat
las to the dignity of his position. The p
L. of Vice President ought to be 50
ers, 600 per annum, but Congress j
DIV, never been able to SEE the matter
Der that light, and, therefore, nobo
wis is not very rich can really atfc
to hold the position.
Mr.. Hobart was millionaire,
OF did not do much entertaining, thou
ulia he occupied fine huuse, in viii
'tlst Senator Don Cameron formerly liz
U. opposite Lafayette Square. Con
>rne quentIy, he was by no means CT
Sart spicuous figure in Washington.
site immediate predecessor, Adlai S
we're venson, was poor man and
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