Evening star., 1901-03-05
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
COMMENTS ON THE UTTERANCE BY
VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS.
GeaeralIy Praised for It's Breadth of
Tone md Hopeful
Patriotism.

! From, the Baltimore sun.
President McKiniey's inaugural address
Is neither timid nor apelogetic on the one
| hand. nor strenuous and clustering the
| other. Its prevailing tone is one of glad
| ness and graciousness
| From the Baltimore American
President McKineys inaugural address
| is an ornate oration rather than a prac-
| tical state paper The latter is rarely ex-
| pected at an Inauguration, and it would
be unreasonable to look for IL when the
chief magistrate has been reelected and
| takes the oath for a second term His
| policy, which includes the policy of the
| party which elected him. Is too well known
| to require repetition In detail. As an ora
| tion the Presidents inaugural is admirable.
| 1t Is polished, forcibie and skillful-in ex-
preston. That portion of his address which
will cause the greatest anxiety Is his aiu-
sion to the Chinese policy Of the United
States. 1t is rather vague. While, he
| says. the part borne by the United States
In China has been creditable. there is a
feeling of uneasinesS about the future
which is more likely to increase than to di-
minish.
From the Philadelphia Times
The second inaugural of President Nc
Ktnley Is not one Of the best of his state
papers; indeed, it is not up to the average
Mckinley standard. 1t Is evidently his own
production, and he has certainly many
times exceeded this paper in both strength
and elegance. 1t is plain presentation
of the political relations which survive the
last campaign from his own political stand
point, and he seems to have little appre-
citation Of the perils which confront him
on the issue of imperialism and the other
equally important. il not more immediate
ly important, issue that Is entirely over
looked In the inaugural, of worse than i'm
perialism in the concentration of capital
to control the wages Of labor and the nee
essartes OF life.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The keynote of the entire address is
lofty patriotism. 1t would be impossible
for q stranger to determine from 1t the
Presidents party affiliations. There Is an
entire absence from 1t Of party spirit or
exclusively party doctrine. The President
refers to party divisions only to rejoice
that they can no longer be traced by the
war maps of 1861, that secuonaiism has
disappeared and that In the performance OF
his high duties the President 'can depend
on the cooperation of the wise and patriot
ic men of all parties
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There are no new thoughts in the Presi-
dents inaugural address. What he has to
say regarding Cuba and the Philippines is
but reiteration Of the policy which the
administration has consistently pursued
We became sponsors for the Cuban people
and we are accountable for their future.
Therefore 1t is necessary that a stable gov
ernment should be formed that may be able
to live up to its duties to the nations or
the world. This is the proposition that the
President very plainly sets forth, and he
gladly accepts the resolutions of Congress
which detail the methods which ought 10
be adopted to secure permanency and to
promote relations with the United states.
Convinced, as he is. that &C ngress is right,
1t may be taken for granted that our re-
quests of Cuba must be met before consent
will be given to the establishment OF gov
ernment AS for the Philippines. he finds
only encouragement in the outlook. AS
rapidly as possible local governments will
be established and the people encouraged
to administer them. And this is what
some people call imperialism
From the New York Tribune.
The President In his annual messages
speaks to the representatives Of the peo-
pie in Congress assembled. In his inaug-
urai address he speaks directly to the peo
pie themselves. Doing at the beginning
Of second term. with the doings and
record OF his first term marked with an
exceptional degree of popular approval, he
speaks with personal assurance and with
more than ordinary authority. 1t was Mr.
McKinleys happy lot thus to speak yester-
day, and-without apparent or intended
self-laudation but in simple and straight
forward relation of indisputable facts--to
cite one Of the best possible yiudications OF
his former inaugural and Of his first four
years of administration.
From the New York World.
Mr.. McKinley's second inaugural address
Is thoroughly characteristic. 1t Is marked
by SNUG satisfaction with everything that
he and his party have done. regardless Of
the qualifications that stain the record, and
is colored with the obdurate optimism that
simply refuses TO see danger signals that
are obvious to others.
The Presidents inaugural address, with
its familiar beautiful sentiments and solemn
humbug. simply means. therefore, that in
regard to Cuba and the Philippines and all
other unsettled questions he is going with
the crowd, when he finds out its direction.
From the New York S1n.
In spirit and in tone as in literary form
the inaugural Is worthy Of the occasion
and of the inaugurated. The retrospect is
a splendid narrative OF national advance
ment. The philosophy Is the optimism of
American faith in American character and
capabilities. Fortunate among the states
men who have made history Is the Presi-
dent who after four such yea1s can turn to
his fellow-countrymen and pronounce such
an address, with absolute confidence to
what the response will be!
From the New York Times.
The familiar and half-sarcastic saying
about Mr.. McKinley's keeping his to the
ground embodes a very high tribute to his
wisdom and craftsmanship We have prob
ably never had a President who was more
successful In interpreting the popular will
or who obeyed it more faithfully. An unin-
formed foreigner who should read his in
augural address would say at once that this
President was either a faithful representa-
tive and servant Of the people or else was
wonderfully clever at decefvng them. De-
ceit of the people by the President Is i'm
possible In this land Of prying and uproar-
ious publicity. No administration can have
secrets, and even the close advisers Of the
President may think themselves fortunate
If they do not find the confidential commu-
nications of the council table anticipated |
In the newspapers. President Mckinley at
tempts no concealment of his policies and
purposes, for the very excellent reason that |
as often occasions recur for publicly |
proclaiming them he is always able to |
make such a presentation that public con- |
tidence in him is strengthened land salts |
faction with his administration increased.
From the New York Herald. |
The address Of President Mckinley will |
be read with interest. " not with unQualt- |
fled approval, which is perhaps too much |
to expect. He stands on the threshold OF |
very important and far-reaching events. |
There are many tangled threads to be |
gathered up and a large number of difficult |
questions to be settled. The address Is |