River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-19
TAKES THE OATH.
Theodore Roosevelt Is Sworn In as
President of the United states.

Theodore Roosevelt Is Sworn In as
President of the United states.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 16.-Theodore
Roosevelt, who was tragically elevated
to the chief magistracy of the Ameri
can republic by the death of President
Mckinley, entered this city of mourn
ing Saturday afternoon after re-
markable and perilous journey from
the heart of the north woods. He took
the prescribed oath to support and de-
fend the constitution and laws of the
United States at $3.50 Saturday after
noon in the library of the residence of
Ansley Wilcox, personal friend with
whom he stopped earlier in the week,
when the physicians thought President
Mckinley would recover from the
wound inflicted by the assassin. There
were present when he swore to the
oath Secretaries Root, Hitchcock.
Long, Wilson and Postmaster General
Smith and a large number of invited
persons, Judge John Il. Hazel, of the
United States district court, admins
tered the oath. The scene was a most
affecting one.
His Policy.
The new president was visibly
shaken, but he controlled himself, and
when he lifted his hand to swear, it
was as steady as though carved in
marble. With the deep solemnity of
the occasion full upon him, he an
nounced to those present that his aim
would be to be William McKinley's sue
cessor in deed as well as in name. De-
liberately he proclaimed it in these
words:
I'm this hour of deep and terrible natlon-
al bereavement, I wish to state that II shall
be my aim to continue absolutely without
variance the policy of President McKin-
ley for the peace and prosperity and honor
of our beloved country"
The great, far-reaching significance
of this pledge to continue the policy of
the dead president, announced at the
very threshold of a new governmental
regime, profoundly impressed his hear
ers, and President Roosevelt's first
step after taking the oath was in line
with its redemption.
His first act was to ask the members
of the cabinet to retain their port
folios in order to aid him to conduct
the government on lines laid down by
him whose policy he had declared he
would uphold. Such an appeal was not
to be resisted, and every member of
the cabinet, including Secretary of
State HAY and Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage, who were communicated
with in Washington, have agreed for
the present, at least, to retain their
several portfolios.
A PrOcInmS tIon.
President Roosevelt Saturday night
issued the following proclamation:
"By the President Of the United States,
a Proclamation: A terrible bereavement
has befallen our people. The president Of
the United States has been struck down:
crime committed not only against the chief
magistrate but against every law-abiding
and liberty-loving citizen.
president Mckinley crowned life OF
largest love for his fellow men. OF most
earnest endeavor for their welfare, by a
death of Christian fortltude; and both the
way in which he lived his life and the way
in which, in the supreme hour OF trial, he
met his death will remain forever a
precious heritage to our people.
at is meet that we as a nation express
our abiding love and reverence for his life,
our deep sorrow for his untlmely death.
Now therefore, /. Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States Of America,
DO appoint Thursday next, September 10,
the day In which the body OF the dead
president will be laid in its last earthly
resting place. as a day Of mourning and
ha
earnestly recommend all the people to as
semble on that day in their respective
places of Divine worship. there to bow down
in submission to the will Of Almighty God,
and to pay out of full hearts their homage
Of love and reverence to the great and good
president whose death has smitten the ma
ton with bitter grief
"In witness whereof ! have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington the 14th
day of September, A. u. one thousand nine
hundred and one and OF the independence
Of the United States the one hundred and
twenty-sixth.
(Seal) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by the president: JOHN HAY.
Secretary OF State"
No Extrn Session.
Buffalo, n. y, Sept. 16.-President
Roosevelt announces that there will
be no extraordinary session of con-
gress. The constitution does not de-
mand it, and after discussion with
those members of the cabinet here he
decided il was not necessary.
President RooseveIt's Career.
Born New York city. october a. 1883
Entered Harvard college 1880.
Elected TO New York legislature 1881.
Reelected to legislature 1883
Defeated for mayor OF New York 1855.