Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-04
BRILLIANT THRoNG WITNESSES CEREMONIES
Short But Impressive Inaugural Address Delivered in the
Senate Chamber
Distinguished Statesmen and Diplomats Proceedings
and Listen to the Address-The Newly Elected Vice
President Given Ovation..Text Of
His Speech

of Vice President-elsct Roosevelt again
swept over the galleries and the senate
as The president of the United States,
president-e elect, was announced.
Just in advance of the members of the
inaugural committee the president,
fresh looking and vigorous, stepped
ibriskly down the main aisle to the his
toric red leather chair which had been
placed for him in the area Immediately
IN front of the secretary's desk. When
seated the president faced the distin-
guished assemblage upon the floor On
each side of the president sat the mem
sbers of the congressional inaugural
committee. AS the assemblage was
again seated the new vice president as
.cended TO his desk to deliver his inau-
gural address. Before delivery uf the
speech the venerable chaplain cf the
senate, Rev. DR.. H. Milburn, invoked
the divine blessing upon the assemblage
and ceremonies.
Vice President Roosevelt said:
The history of free government is in
large part the history of those repre-
sentative executive bodies, in which.
from the earliest times, free government
ias found its loftiest expression. They
must eyer hold a peculiar and exalted
POSITION in the record which tells how
the great nations of the world have en-
losav0red to achieve and preserve or
derly freedom No man can render to
lfss fellows greater service than IS rem
5clered by him who. with fearlessness and
honesty with sanity and disinterested
ress, does his life work as a member cf
/ such a body Especially is this tie case
Mnen Stke l,.isls tl,re in which, the sar-y
lice is rendered is a vital part II the
governmental machinery of one OF fl,,,s.,
l3world powers to whose hands. 81 tle
ooiirse Of the ages IL entrusted 3 lad
i..ig Part III shaping the dsstinies az
mankind For veal or for woe. for good
lsor for .svfl. this is true of our own
, mighty nation Great privileges a,,ei
srea, powers are ours and heavy are
the Responsibilities that go with these
llrjvileges ana these powers. Accord
es,gly as w do We'll or i'll. so shall man
Hind in ffat future be raised Or cast
lGoNn. We belo,1c 10 a vo,,n., nat;on al.
ready of. giant strength. Vel whose nres-
ISN'T strength is but a foracast of the
power that is 10 come. We stand an
il.resie in a continent. in a he,nisnhere
East and vast We look across tho two
great oceans toward the larger world
iilfe in which. whether we will or NOT
we must take an ever-;ncreasinr mart
And as keen eyed we gaze ir9o the COM
lirg wears duties. new and old. rise thick
land fast TO confront us from VIII hin and (
without There is every reason why we
Should face these duties with a sober
sappreciation alike of their iInnorrancs
I3snci of their difficulty. But there is also
feve.,y reason for facing them with high
Hearted resolutions and eager and conf
hGent faith III our capacity 10 do them
fright A great work lies ready 10 he
isand OF this generation: should count
Itself happs indeed that 10 il is given
tine privilege of dong such work. A
leading part therein must l,e taken nv
lsthis the august and powerful legislative
ltosly over Which / have been He'd To-
Ipresitie Most deeply do appreciate
l,lle privilege of my position: for high.
\ indeed is the honor of presiding over
The American senate al the outset, of the
The inaugural was listened 10 with
the utmost attention The proclamation
aof the president calling the senate into
sextraardila1s session was ti.en rad by
me etsfk alaa at she conclusion OF the
sraal sreaalil2 9i rs pfoclanlAtion the vice
.lpresideflt rsluestTd the new senators to-
80 - ~ ss' NJ
ne GA % g since, The clerk called the
names OF ne senator's IN groups Of four,
and as they advanced 70 the left of the
VICE presidents desk TO take the oath
they We're greeted with cordial applause
(, (, from he galleries. AZ the conclusion of
the ceremony incident 10 the swearing
in, Col. Ramsdell conducted President
Mckinney. who followed the sergeant
at-arnis, on the arm of Chief Justice