Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-21
ROOSEVELT SWOpI
THE NEW PRESIDENT TAD.
OATH OF OFFICE
Tells the Cabinet Oficas.
Main Purpose Is to CONS
Policies of McKinley-par, :
Coincidence to Widow.

rays n
Coincidence to Widow.
Theodore Roosevelt becam. y
of the United States at $40 ~,
urday afternoon, when he comrE
the constitutional provision anS 5S
prescribed oath to support and 5.s
constitution and the laws of ~
States. He took that oath at ~.
the library of the residence os
Wilcox, personal friend, with y,
stopped earlier in the week MY
physicians thought President NY
would recover from the wouoa =
by the assassin.
The scene was most affoo.,
The new President had lust com
the Milburn house, where his n,pl,
lay cold in death. Overcome nv A.
personal sorrow he felt, in his cbs.
istically impulsive way he had DOW
to the house Of mourning to offer n
dolence and sympathy to the {
hearted widow. Secretary Roo,
twenty years ago, had been prpSa,.
similar scene, when Arthur tooI
oath, after the death of anotbo,
dent who fell victim to an as,,,
bullet, almost broke down when
quested Mr.. Roosevelt, on behalf 4
members of the cabinet of the lanB
dent, to take the prescribed oath N
was not dry eye in the room.
The new President was visibly A
but he controlled himself, and wbs
lifted his hand to swear it was ~
With the deep solemnity Of the oco
full upon him, he announced ia n
present that his aim would be to be \
liam McKinley's successor in deed AL
as in name. Deliberately he procsI
it in these words:
In this hour Of deep and terBl
reavement, l wish to state that It /
be my aim to con tinue absolutely mh
en- the policy of President McKUh,
the peace and prosperity and homo
our beloved country"
The great, far-reaching signifcan,
this pledge to continue the policy d
dead President, announced at the
threshold of new governmental re:
profoundly impressed his hearers
President Roosevelt's first step after
ing the oath was in line with its red
ton. His first act was to ask the
bers of the cabinet to retain their
folios temporarily in order to aid hi
conduct the government on lines
down by him whose policy he had dt
ed he would uphold, and every me
Of the cabinet, including Secretar
State Hay and Secretary of the IRE
Gage, who were communicated wi
Washington, agreed for the preSeT
least, to retain their several pOrtfOb
Col. Roosevelt arrived in Bufa
1875 o'clock Saturday afternoon. H
had a hard nights ride from the
Woods to Albany and then a swift
across the State by special train, h
bronZed face showed no signs Of ia
as he stepped from the train to the
Sorm. He looked grave and sadd
but not in the least fatigued.
Inquiry was made of the Preside
to whether an extra session of Con
would be called by him, and he 81
substance that there was no fundan
law requiring the calling of COngp
gether upon the succession of a
President to the presidency, and tn
ter consultation with the cabinet
had decided that no such extra s.
would be called.
Cabinet Will Stay.
Somewhat to the surprise Of ii
members of the cabinet who were 3
funeral train from Buffalo. Pre-
Roosevelt called them into his p
compartment and said to them tn
wanted everyone of them to consider
self invited to become a member
new cabinet.
81 not only want you to stay with
said the President to them, but |
you to consider that | am seectln
as my choice. You are asked not L
to fill out a term, but to be my c
counselors. l wish to have the Il
regarded in this light. There are '
cies in the cabinet post, and choo
you gentlemen to fill them. | will ap
you anew"
The six members of the cabinet
brief consultation. and at the end
all of them accepted the invitation
pledged themselves to their new
At the request of the President the!
promised to use all their influence
cure a similar acceptance from te
members of the cabinet who WeF5
present at this happy conferences
taries Gage and Hay.