Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08
FLIGHTS HIS GOOD FAITH.
William Mckinley a Second Time
Indicted into Highest Office in
the Gift of the People.
ASKS COOPERATION OF ALL PATRIOTS.

Strong Hearts and Helpful Hands Are Need
ed. He Says, in the Existing Problems
Which Demand the Thought and Quick
ZEN the Conscience of tho Country
Roosevelt Takes Oath Vice President.
Washington, March Sit was just
1890 o'clock when the president en-
tered the white house carriage, which
was drawn by four superbly-groomed
horses belonging to the executive
) stables. With him in the carriage
were Senator Hanna and Representa-
tives McRae and Cannon. Secretary
Cortelyou and the members of the
cabinet took their places in their own
carriages and with a trumpet blast
the procession started. In one of the
carriages Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Miles were seated together. They
were in full-dress uniform. The car
riages left the grounds by the east
gate and turned west up Pennsylvania
avenue to reach the rear of the es-
corting column, and then counter
marched, passing the white house
again at 1880 O'Clock. Grand Marshal
Greene and staff jwere at the head of
the line. A boAy of picked police
men, handsomely mounted, cleared
the way for the escorting column as
1T swept INTO Pennsylvania avenie.
"A military Hand from Governors is
land, n. y, had the honor of furnish
mg1'se music for the first detach-
smenS. After quite breach in the
liz came the old veterans of the civil
war, headed by Gen. Daniel E. Sickles,
handling his charger in magnificent
style, notwithstanding the absence of
! the leg he left on the field of Gettys-
burg. Two bands supplied music for
tfe old veterans. The right o line
was the uniform veterans, followed
by the union veteran legion, and they
in turn by the grizzly old veterans of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
This contingent was led by the IA
nous Rough Rider band, made up of
the men who formed part of Roose-
velt's famous command. The band
itself was a notable feature of the
parade, most of the men being of al
most gigantic stature and being clad
in khaki. There were, according to
calculations, more than 1000 of the
G. A. r. and kindred veteran organi-
cations in line. Some of them were
uniformed almost as in the days of
the civil war; others wore nothing
military but SLOUGH hat and very
many marched along in their every
day raiment. A notable feature in
this section of the column was a
colored contingent composed of few
score of the negroes who had served
their country during the civil war.
Now came one of the most notable
and impressive features of the whole
days ceremony. Like veterans, at
the word of command, the Porto
Rican battalion swung into the line
of march. They had been resting on
Pennsylvania avenue near Eleventh
street and as the relocated artillery
men passed them, they wheeled With
beautiful precision into their place
without causing a seconds delay in
the marching line. The crowd sent uE
mighty cheer as these soldiers, the
INFANTS of the United States army
stepped briskly along, showing their
pride and pleasure by smiling faces.
1t was 11:4O when the president.
his cabinet and the escort reached the
capitol. After the greetings the
president signed the bills which the
dying congress had passed. There was
some doubt about the st. Louis ex-
position bill. Chairman Tawney, of
the house committee, anXiously stood
by until the president affixed his
signature. 1t was among the last
bills signed. The president then en-
tered the senate chamber.
Standing upon n spot hallowed by
history and in the presence of bril-
liant and distinguished assemblage,
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, was
inducted into the Office of vice presi-
dent of the United Stataes. The sol
emn oath. the taking of which places
Mr.. Roosevelt in the van of long list
of eminentI patriots and statesmen.
was administered by Senator William
Frye, of Maine, president pro tempore
of the United States senate. The cere-
mony was thoroughly democratic
yet. in its very simplicity, profoundly
impressive. AS the new vice presi.
dent dropped the hand of Senator
Frye, he glanced upward at his wife
seated in the executive gallery. She
was the first of whom he thought in
this momentous hour, and to her he
looked for inspiration. An instant
later this vigorous American and man
of letters and affairs faced the United
States senate for the first time as its
presiding officer. The new senators
then took the oath.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
incident to the swearing in OF the
senators, Vice President Roosevelt
directed the sergeant-at-arms to ex
ecute the order of the inaugural
ceremony. Col. Ransdell then con
Quoted President Mckinley, who fol
lowed the sergeant-at-arms, on the
arm of Chief Justice Fuller to the
platform at the east of the capito
building where the oath of office was