The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-09
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.

white house to the capitol without
a successor beside him in his car
riage. Grant was the last of the
presidents of the United States up
to this time to occupy similar po-
sition. President Mckinley had for
his companions in his carriage mem
bers of the committee specially
chosen by congress to. take charge
of the inauguration, headed by SEN
ator Mark Hanna, himself national
figure.
Many Governors Present.
The states of the union rendered
their homage to the president, and
demonstrated tina no party feeling
dominated to-day's great event by
the attendance of II governors rep
resenting north, south and west,
most of them accompanied by nu-
merous stats. there were Gov.
Odell, of New York; Gov. Yates, of
Illinois; Gov. Bliss, of Michigan;
Gov. Van Sandt, of Minnesota; Gov.
Richards, of Wyoming: Gov. Stone,
of Pennsylvania; Gov. Dietrich. of
Nebraska; Gov. Shaw, of Iowa; Gov.
Crane, of Massachusetts; Gov. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee; Gov. Dockery,
of Missouri; Gov. Barnes, of Okla
homa; Gov. Smith, of Maryland, and
Gov. Longino, of Mississippi.
vice President Innugurated.
The inaugural ceremonies proper for
the first time were conducted by a
Joint committee Of the senate and
house. the custom heretofore having
been to leave the conduct of,the inau-
guration entirely in the hands of the
upper body of congress. At II O'Clock
Mr.. Roosevelt took the oath of the vice
presidency in the senate chamber in
the presence OF President Mckinley
and distinguished company. After
the delivery of bis inaugural address
the vice president administered the
oath Of Office to the senators-elect.
RooseveIrs Address.
Vice President Roosevelt said:
"The history OF free government Is In
large part the history of those representa-
tive legislative bodies. In which from the
earliest times, free government has founc
Its loftiest expression. They must eve'
hold a peculiar and exalted position In the
record which tells how the great nations
of the world have endeavored to achieve
and preserve orderly freedom. No mar
can render to his fellows greater service
than Is rendered to him who, with fearless
ness and honesty, with sanity and disinter
estedness, does his life work as a member
OF such a body. Especially Is this the cast
when the legislature In which the service
Is rendered, Is a vital part In the govern
ment machinery of one of those world
powers to whose hands, In the course o.
the ages. Is intrusted' a leading part II
shaping the destinies of mankind. Fol
veal or for woe, for good or for evil this |,
true of our own mighty nation Grea
privileges and great powers are ours, ano
heavy are the responsibilities that go Will
these privileges and these powers. Ac
.cordingly as we do we'll or H. so shall man
kind In the future be raised or cast down
We belong to young nation. already OF
giant strength, yet whose present
strength Is but a forecast Of the power
that Is to come. We stand supreme In
continent, In a hemisphere. East and ives
we look across the two great oceans to
ward the larger world-life In which. wheth
er we will or not. We must take an ever In
'creasing share. And as, keen-eyed, we
gaze into the coming years, duties. new
and old, rise thick and fast to confront Us
from within and from without. There Is
every reason why we should face these du-
ties with sober appreciation alike OF
their Importance and OF their difficulty
But there Is also every reason for facine
them with high hearted resolution and
eager and confident faith In our capacity
ITO do them Alright. A great work lies ready
TO the hand of this generation; II should
count itself happy indeed that to 1t Is given