The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-07
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
Mckinley and Roosevelt Indicted Into
Office With Elaborate Military and
Civic Display.

a
taking oath in the presence of an
enormous crowd. and soleInnIy an
Z Houncing his policy for the next four
+ years in a speech remarkable Tor its
k boldue-4 OF declaration.
z Theodore Roosevelt began TO walk
the thorny and narrow path that is
10 mark has public course, when, at
, noon today. h. was sworn to his
duties az vice president in the senate
. chamber, being showered with many
manifestations oil esteem and admi-
ration
Call it what you will-call il the
: pomp of coming empire call it The
arrogance OF miitarism, or call it a
spontaneous outburst of civicloyalty
the inauguration OF to-day, despite
a vicious and unpatriotic rain, out
did as spectacle anything ever at
tempted at the Introduction of a
president and vice president into
office
The charge OF the opposition par
ties that the government had entered
upon an era OF miltarism was boldly
met in today's inaugural parade.
| The bulk OF the parade was military
1t was the largest display of regular
troops and national guardsmen ever
Witnessed at an Inauguration in |
Washington Yet there were only |
1900 regulars iii line 1t was like
wise the smallest display of civic or
CARNATIONS.
But most remarkable of all was the
candor with which Mr. Mckinley pro-
claimed the policy of the government
IN his inaugural address. He told
how he intends to carry out the
pollcy OF congress III Cuba without
detrlment tic the Cubans themselves.
He declared that the course now be-
ing pursued for the pacifcation and :
government OF the Philippines will be {
followed to the end
The United States is not fighting
the Filipinos. A small portion of
the Filipinos are fighting the United !
States. There is to be no step back
wards anywhere. The United States c
has taken its place among the great
powers OF the world and will hold it.
President Mckinley began his {
journey to thecapitoI with the pIaud-, b
It's OF hundred thousand persons G
ringing III his ears. He left the White j
House about halfpast 10 O'Clock. 1t =
vas an inspiring spectacle that met @
as gaze, as pausiug Il moment on W
he portico. his eyes swept up and I"
Town Pennsylvania avenue :,
The Court Of Honor, stretching
rom the treasury department to tie II.
var department, was packed with a III
iense mass OF humanity u
The huge pillars surmounted with -,
heir braziers for the red fire OF the
lght $ display, and the graceful row VI
white columns lining the drives to ~
he White House ana eXtendiuga -
he avenue on either side, gave ii vi
ouch of color TO the spectacle. The
lormous stands. seating 20 900 ~l
arsons, We're densalv packed with 80
Ten and women.
The old boys" ri the civil war. IT,,
no were to be the presidents spe- III
I'll escort were drawn upin waiting. ~
hey had gained their point. ana -.
ere to have the post of honor. They 90
ere rs proud as when they marched
Sherman grand review in 1860. pre-
ri@ht-coated aids galloped hither ,se5
I'd thlther. Bugle calls rang out on nr
e air, A battery rumbled bv to cen
Ike up its position near the capitol the
IRE the presidents salute. Cav sen
ry >lattered through the streets to to to
k It's place for the parade. Be O0t
aggled and belated national she
ardsmen from New York and ~, rso
hurried about in little Ne
uads seeking their commands alb,
President Mckinley was escorted \
Senator Hanna. chairman OF the sen
nate committee on Inauguration, -
5 personal as well as political me
end Accompanying him aud Sen rio
or Hanna were Senator Jones. Eal
ho managed Bryan's campaigns in w, W.
800 and 1900, and Representative tai
lnuon OF the house committee. lat
Carriages, drawn W in line quickly n
ceived the other members Of the /
3rty - inaugural committeeman. -
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