The Worthington advance., 1901-03-08
WILLIAM M'K1NLEY.

while house 10 Lne CaplCOl WltlOut
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 a 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 IA governors rep
resenting north, south and west,
most Of them accompanied by nu-
merous staffs.~. 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
Afillin, of Tennessee; Gov. Dockery,
of Missouri; Gov. Barnes, of Okla
homa; Gov. Smith, of Maryland, and
Gov. Longino, Of Mississippi.
Vice president I1a1Eura ted.
The inaugural ceremonies proper fo-
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-
yuration entirely in the hands Of the
upper body of congress- At. IL O'clock
Mr.. Roosevelt took the oath of the vice
presidency in the senate chamber in
the presence of President Mckinley
and a distinguished company. After
the. delivery of his inaugural address
the, vice president administered the
oath of Office to the senators-elect.s j.:
Roosevelt's Address. !: -.
Vice President Roosevelt said: {
| 'The history Of free government 10 in
| large part the history OF those representa-.
tive-legisl2t tive bodies, In which from the
| earliest times, free government has found
| Its loftiest expression They mcst eve.
record which tells how the great nations
I Of the world have eTdeavored to achieve
and preserve orderly freedom No ,man
can render to his fellows greater service
than is rendered, to himswho, with fearless
| ness and honesty, With sanity and disinter-
testedness. does his life work asa member
Of such body. Especially is this the case
when the legislature in which the service
is rendered. is 9 vital part In the govern
| ment machinery of one Of those world
powers to whose hands, In the course Of
the ages Is intrusted q leading part In
| shaping the destinies Of mankind. For
veal or for woe for good or for evil, this Is
| privileges and great powers are ours. and
heavy are the responsibilities that 60 with
these privileges and these powers. Ac-
IJcordinsly asswe do we'll or III. so shall man
kind in the future be raised or cast down.
We belong TO 9 young nation, already Of
giant strength. yet whose present
strength IL but forecast Of the power
that To- to come. We stand supreme In q
| continent, In q hemisphere. East and west
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
and old; rise thick and fast Is nfront ua
from within and from without. There lia
every reason why we should face these: i1ll-
ties with q. sober appreciation alike OF
their Importance and Of their difficulty.
But there is also every reason for facing
them with high hearted resolution and
eager ana confident faith IL. our. capaclty
to do them Alright. a great work lies ready
to the hand Of this generation; It should
count itself happy indeed that to jt IL Kiycp
the privilege Of doing such . work. ia lead.
ing part therein must be taken by this, the
august and powerful legislative body over
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