The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-20
M'KINLEY'S POLICY
New President, SoIemnly Swears
to Garry Out the Policy Of
His Predecessor.

the chief magistracy of the American
republic by the death of Presiden,
Mckinley, entered this city Of mourn.
ing Saturday evening after remark.
able and perilous journey from the
heart Of the north woods. He had
] been president under the constitution
since the minute the martyred presi-
dent ceased to live. All the duties
and powers of the Office had devolved
upon him but he was as powerless as
the humblest citizen to exercise one
Of them until he had complied with
the constitutional provision requiring
him to take an oath to support and
defend the constitution and laws of
the United States. He took that oath
at 80 Saturday afternoon in the IL
brary Of the residence Of Ansley Will
COX, a personal friend. There were
present Secretaries Root. Hitchcock,
Long, Wilson and Postmaster General
Smith; Senator Chauncey n. Depew,
Judge of the Court of Appeals
Haight, John N. Scatcher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ainsley Wilcox, Miss Wilcox,
George P. Sawyer, Drs. Mann, Parke
and Stockton, Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton
Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Mil
burn, Secretary to the President Will
liam Loeb, Jr., Secretary to the de-
ceased president, George B. Cortel-
you; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carey, r.
g. Scatcherd, ]. D. Sawyer and Will
liam jeffrey, official telegrapher, in
addition to Judge John H. HAZEL, of
the United States district court, who
administered the oath: The scene
was most affecting one. The new
president had just come from the
Milburn house, where his predecessor
lay cold in death. Overcome by the
deep personal sorrow he felt, in his
Enthusiastically impulsive way, he
had gone first to the house of mourn
ing to offer his coincidence and SYM
pathy to the broken hearted widow.
Secretary Root, who twenty years
ago had been present at q similar
scene, when Arthur took the oath
after the death Of another president
who fell q victim to an assassins bull
let, almost broke down when he re-
quested Mr.. Roosevelt, on behalf of
the members Of the cabinet of the
late president, to take the prescribed
oath. There was not dry eye in the
room. The new president was visi-
bly, shaken but he controlled himself
and when he lifted his hand to swear,
IL was as steady as though carved in
marble. With the deep solemnity of
the occasion full upon him he an
aounced to those present that his aim
would be to be william McKinley's
successor in deed as well as in name.
he proclaimed it in these |
words:
In this hour Of deep and terrible |
bereavement, I wish to state
hat it shall be my aim to continue
absolutely without variance, the poll
y Of President Mckinley for the
'eace, prosperity and honor Of our be-
owed country"
The great. far-reaching significance
4 this pledge to continue the policy
4 the dead president, announced at
he very threshold Of a new govern
mental regime, profoundly impressed
IL hearers and Mr.. Roosevelt's first
tep after taking the oath was in line
nth its redemption. The first act
rus to ask the members Of the cabi-
ct to retain their portfolios in order
D aid him to conduct the govern
lent on lines laid down by him, It
hose policy he had declared he
'ould uphold. Such an appeal was
OF to be resisted and every mem Der
the cabinet, including Secretary Of
tate Hay and Secretary Of the Treas
~ Gage, who were communicated
18th in Washington, have agreed for
he present at least to retain their
,veral portfolios. The president re-
aimed here until Monday and accom-
snied the funeral train to the ma
onal capital. After comforting with
,e family Of the late president, IL
as decided upon a state funeral at q
It was &C first intended I
have brief service Of prayer at
le Milburn residence at 2 O'Clock
1nday, but the people Of Buffalo ex- I.
'essed such strong wish to be al
wed to pay their tribute Of respect
IRE that it was subsequently decided l
hold the services at IL O'Clock in G
10 morning and allow the body to {
Archbishop Corrigan Of New York
y issued q letter to his diocese d.
citing that prayers be said for the b
curity Of the nation and for the =