Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-05

veteran organizations in line. Grand
Marshal Green and Staff were at the
head of the line
Greeted With Cheers.
The progress of the presidents car
riage was marked by continuous
roar of applause, men and women
cheering, waving handkerchiefs and
clapping hands. The president was in
high spirits, bowling right and left to
the cheering crowds, he hatless most
OF the time. Hanna attracted much
attention.
Following the president came West
Point and Annapolis cadets, the Elev-
enth infantry, the Third artillery. a
Porto Rican battalion of marines and
three battalions of Jackies from the
United States warships lying in the
Potomac; United States cavalry and a
detachment from the hospital corps.
The two carriages containing Mrs. Nc
h1nley and her guests drove rapidly
down the line, escorted by General
Corbin. Mrs. Mckinley was cheered
continuously.
ident of the cabinet and escorts reach
~ LILY SaElIoi' hCINllllSy WAS COLI
Quoted to the presidents room where
he signed the bills which the diving
congress had passed. Several bills of
minor Importance failed. A few min
utes before IL o'clock the last bill was
signed by the president and the cabi-
net entered the senate chamber.
In the presence of brilliant and
distinguished assembly Theodore
Roosevelt today was indicted into the
office of vice president of the United
States. The oath was administered
to him by President Protein Frye, of
the senate. The ceremony was sim
pie and profoundly impressive. The
senate was without decorations of any
kind, but as the last words of the oath
fell from the lips of Frye and Vice Pres
1dent Roosevelt clasped his hands, the
galleries were splashed with the ma
tional colors and many silken hand
flags fluttered among the hundreds of
handllerchiefs.
Presidents inaugural Address.
President Mckinley took the oath
of Office at LII o'clock, and immedi-
ately began his inaugural address.
MY Fellow Citizens: When we as
sembled here on the fourth of March,
1897, there was great anxiety with re-
gard to our currency and credit. None
exists now, Then our treasury re-
ceipts were inadequate to meet ). the
current obligations of the government.
Now they are sufficient for all public
needs, and We have surplus instead
of a deficit. Then l felt constrained
to convene the congress in extraordin-
airy session to devise revenues to pay
the ordinary expenses of the govern
ment. Now have the satisfaction to
announce that the congress just clos
ed has reduced taxation in the sum of
K forty-one million dollars. Then there
was deep solicitude because of the
long depression in our manufacturing,
mining, agricultural and mercantile
Industries and the consequent distress
of our laboring population. Now every
avenue of production is crowded with
activity, labor is we'll employed and
American products find good markets
at home and abroad.
"Our diversified productions, how.
ever, are increasing in such unpreced-
ented volume as to admonish us of the
necessity of still further charging
our foreign markets by broader com
mercial relations. For this purpose
reciprocal trade arrangements with
other nations should in liberal spirit
be carefully cultivated and promoted.
The national verdict of 1896 has
for the most part been executed.
Whatever remains unfulflled is a
continuing obligation resting with I'M
diminished force upon the executive
y and the congress. But fortunate as
our condition is, it's permanence can
only be assured by sound business
methods and strict economy in nation
al administration and legislation. We
should not permit our great prosper
lty to lead us to reckless ventures in
business or profligacy in public expen-
ditures. While the congress determ-
ines the objects and the sum of ap-
preparations, the officials of the exec
utiye departments are responsible for
honest and faithful disbursement and
it should be their constant care To
avoid waste and extravaganza.
Honesty, capacity and industry are
nowhere more indispensable than in
public employment. These should be
fundamental requisites to original ap-
pointment and the surest guarantee
against removal.
-Four years ago we stood on the
brink Of war without the people know
Ing 1t and without any preparation or
effort at preparation for the impend-
Ing peril. did all that in honor could
be done to avert the war, but without
avail. 1t became inevitable, and the