Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-05

became intense. All We're awaiting the
appearance Of Gov. Roosevelt and
President Mckinley. After the golden
hand of the great blue-faced clock i'm
mediately beneath the diplomatic gal
lery had passed the stroke of noon the
main door swung open and the Vice
President-elect of the United States"
was announced.
Gov. Roosevelt was escorted To his
seat on the platform Immediately to
the right of Senator Frye, the Presi-
dent pro tempore, by Mr.. Spooner of
Wisconsin. and Representative DalZell
Of Pennsylvania. of the Congressional
inauguration committee.
Governor Roosevelt. frock coated and
picture Of perfect health. approached
his seat in a most dignitied manner.
Meantime the members of the Presl-
dents cabinet, accompanied by George
3. Cortelyou. secretary to the Presl-
dent. had entered the right door of the
Senate lobby and had been seated up
on the left of the ambassadors. Follow
ing came the admiral of the navy.
George Dewey. the hero of Manila bay,
and the lieutenant general command
ing the army, Nelson A. Miles. Both
We're accompanied by their aides and
all were in full uniform.
Then the wave of applause which had
greeted the entrance of Vice President
elect Roosevelt again swept over the gal
leries and Senate as 1.-The President of the
United States-the President-elect," was
l1-., nf
Hanna Of Ohio and Jones of Arkansas
and Representatives Cannon of Illinois
and McRae of Arkansas, members of the
inaugural committee. The President
fresh looking and vigorous, stepped BRISK
ly down the main aisle to the chair whlch
had been placed for him in the area I'M
mediately in front of the secretary ;
desk, facing the distinguished assemblagC
upon the floor. AS he seated himself tht
President bowed and smiled to Mrs Nc
knley and she returned the salutatlo'
with wave of the hand.
The members of the congressional in
aIguration committee took seats on eaci
side Of the President and the assemblage
became seated after the Presidents ar
rival The new Vice President ascendec
10 his desk to deliver his inaugural al
dress
Before the delivery Of the speech tht
venerable chaplain of the Senate, Rev
Dr. VIM II. Milburn, invoked the Divine
blessing upon the assemblaSe and th'
ceremonies
The Vice Presidents inaugural address
was brief and WAS listened to with Tho
utmost attention. In full the address
was as follows:
The history of free government is in
large part the history of those repre-
sentative legislative bodies, in which
from the earliest times. free govern
ment has found its Hottest expression.
They must ever hold peculiar ana
exalted position in the record when
tells how the great nations OF the
world have endeaVOred to achieve ana
preserve orderly freedom. NO man can
render to his fellows greater service
than is rendered by him, who, with
fcarlcssness ana honesty, with sanity
and disinterestcdness, does his NE
work as Il member of such Douy
Especially is this the case when the
legislature in which the service is rem
dercd, is Il vital part in the govern
mental machinery of one OF those Worio
powers to whose hands, in the course
of the ages, is entrusted q leading
part in shaping the destinies of man
kind
For veal or for woe. for good or fol
evil. this is true of our mighty nation
Great privileges and great powers are
ours and heavy are the responsible
ties that go with these privileges anc
these powers Accordingly. as we d'
we'll or ill., so shall mankind in the fu
ture be raised or cast down. we be
long to young nation, already o
giant strength, yet whose presen
strength is but forecast of the pow
er that is to come. We stand supreme
IN continent, in hemisphere. Eas
and west We look across the two grea
oceans toward the larger world-life II
which, whether we will or not, W.
must take an ever increasing share
ana as keen-cyed. we gaze into IN