Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-08

with Rainbow Colors and Lined with
Cheering misunderstanding Sights
at the Inauguration Ball.
Washington correspondence:
William Mckinley is again President
of the United States. He pronounced
the oath of office with impressive solen-
nifty as he stood before the white-haired
chief justice on the Capitol plaza Mon
day afternoon, and then rcverently kissed
the Bible opened before him. That was
the final act of the making of President,
after the people had expressed their will
fore, and the electoral college had declar-
ed the will of the people lin Congress
three months later. There were inter-
mediate steps and many formulities, but
this simple act of the taking of the oath
to preserve, protect and defend the con-
stitution of the United States was the
eliminating act by which William Nc
kinley again placed the crown of author
ity upon his head and became the chief
executive of over 7G,OO0,OOO of people.
The inspiring program was carried out
in all Of its interesting details. In the
swift panorama of the day followed in
succession the stately presidential pro-
cession from White House to Capitol, es-
cortcd by troops; the installation of
Roosevelt and the new Senators; the TAX
ing Of the solemn oath of Office by Mr..
Mckinley on the Capitol front; the deliy-
Al,
great host of the sovereign people; the
gorgeous parade through Washington's
avenues, spangled with ten thousand
flags, and lined with cheering thousands,
and the review of the marching battalions
by the President in front of the executive
mansion.
Fireworks blazed gloriously at night
and in the magnificently decorated pen
sion building youth and beauty. official
power and political fame united in the
brilliant Inauguration ball
The second Inauguration of William
Mckinley was even more grandly impress
sive than the first. For more than three
months the Inauguration committee, of
which the Hon. j. j. Edison was chair
man. had been industriously at work on
plans and details. While preserving all
the timc-honored features of inaugural
ceremonies. they introduced many new
ideas which they felt would greatly inn
prove the inaugural spectacles. In the
arches that spanned the streets and in
the decorations of the buildings We're
shown evidences of the progress of the
nation, and the inaugural procession
embracing the army, the Guardsmen, the
G.. A. r.. the navy, civic bodies, religious
Il into
material resources the decorations of the
streets and buildings. the receptions and
the inaurural ball all kept this central
idea before the mind just so far as it
was possible for them to do so. The
generals participating in the Spanish war,
those conspicuous in the suppression of
the Philippine rebellion, admirals who
fought ut Manila bay and Mt Santiago.
the regulars in khaki, the Guardsmen in
their gay uniforms, the middies in their
jaunty uniforms, the campaign marching
clubs with brilliant equipage, the civic
| bodies each conspicuous for some alle-
gorical representation, the trophies of
war on land and sea, etc., combined to
make panorama of the nations power
and resources perhaps never excelled in
the history of the country.
1t falls to comparatively few people to
behold such a spectacle as that which
those on the plaza saw before them as
the President took the oath of office.
In front, acres and acres of humanity,
with upturned faces. In trees and upon
the ornamental lampposts decorations of
human form and shape. Clambering over
the stateary which graces the portico of
the grandest of all national statehouses,
hundreds of adventurous youths and men.
( High upon the noble dome, peering over
hazardous lodges, peeping out from ev-
cry portfolio in the glass roof, still other
representatives of Americans who will
see or die.
The most imposing, if not impressive,
portion of the inaugural ceremonies un-
doubtedly took place in the United States
/. Senate chamber and was witnessed hv
1000 people. This was the swearing in
OF the new Vice-President and the in.
augeiration of the Senate for another
term Of Congress. These ceremonies
were very simple in themselves, but the
formality with which they were invested,
their exclusiveness and the gathering of
distinguished men made it an occasion
of peculiar interest.
There We're gathered all that is con-
II ss>A>AS>A 6AS"S ga - ASUuOhCs 1uGTG were
the representatives Of the highest legis-
latiye bodies in the world, the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States; there was the highest tribunal
in the world, the Supreme Court of the
United States; there were men who
would hold the highest elective Offices in
the world. the President and vice-Presi-
dent Of the United States of America.
In addition there were the representa-
tives Of every civilized government on
the face Of the earth gathered to do hon
or to the administration of the United
States. There were also gathered wealth,
beauty and bruins Of the country in the
gallery. Distinguished and noted men
and women endured the crush Of the
crowded corridors to be present
The galleries filed early, and It was
a select gathering that witnessed the
scene. select, however, only in the ia
voritism Of those who controlled the tick.
ets Of admission. for there were a. dis
tinguished citizens out OH the street and
In the great throng In 4 1t Of the cap
] ltol 90 there were in the senate galleries.