The National tribune., 1901-03-07

| Secretary of the Interior; Joseph Nc
| Kenna, of California, Attorney General;
| James A. Gary, of Maryland, Postmaster
General, and James Wilson, OF Iowa, Sec
retary of Agriculture. Out of this num-
Der but three of the original Cabinet re-
manned to the end.
This Administration took the reins when
| blight had swept over the country; when
industries were stagnant, manufactures
silent, farmers disheartened, citizens un-
| employed, and our finances gone wool
gathering.
Through the guidance Of President Nc
kinley the broken cords of dismembered
! peOple-a disordered industrial condition
was taken up and attached once more
| to the wheels of commerce and progress.
The world knows the result: The most
| prosperous Nation on earth today is the
Nation under the fostering and guiding
care of President Mckinley.
Before the President had reached the
| middle of his term the Spanish war WIS
forced upon him. This war, waged in
the interests of humanity, with its unpre-
cedcnted successes, commanded the re-
spect of the world.
The outcome of the conflict has brought
responsibilities which no President has
been called TO meet since the civil war and
reconstruction. Difficult and far-reaching
problems have come before him for solu-
ton. The people have watched and
measured his ability by his handling Of
these difficult questions, and the country
most emphaticaIly said: "a grateful Re
public will not forget in the closing days
Of the 18th century what it owes to VIM.
Mckinley" We again ask of him to be
four years, and they say to the great
leader Of the people, 60 forward"
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
The greatest function for the entertain
ment of the Republic after the Inaugural
ceremonies is the Ball. There have been
many Inaugural Balls, but the others fade
in comparison with the brilliant affair
given in the Pension Building as the clos
ing festivities of President McKinlcy's
first Inauguration.
In striking contrast, too, was this ball
with the first Inaugural Ball given by the
citizens of New York in honor of the first
President, George Washington. He was
inaugurated April 30, and the Ball was
given May Z, in what is known as the City
Assembly Rooms.
Senators and Representatives of the
new Congress were present. The Minister
of France and Spain's representative We're
among the guests.
A prominent figure at this ball was
Alexander Hamilton, brilliant and cul-
tured, accompanied by his wife, who was
the daughter Of Gen. Schuyler. Aaron
| Burr, who was always dasning, always
fascinating, was there. Charles Carroll,
OF Carrollton, Member of Congress, with
| his family, was among the guests 1t is
| also recorded that Attorney General Ran
| dolph, the first gentleman of Virginia. -
was present, and had with him a lans,
| lean, awkward, ili-dressed boy, afterwards
famous as clustering, pugilistic John Ran
dolph of Roanoke.
Gen. Knox was there, of course; he
| was Washington's right-hand man.
Beautiful banners made by the hands
| OF patriotic American ladies decorated the
| ballroom, but great drawback was the
p, dripping OF the candles from the chande-
| liers, which ruined many coat and
showed the athletic powers of many a
young lady in low-neck, when the hot tai
| low struck her bare shoulders. Neyerthe-
less, never had any public function sur
passed this in grandeur. Contrast it with
| the Inaugural Ball of March 4, 1897.
| gentlemen OF the time of George Wash
ington think could they have looked in
| upon the Mckinley bali?
As you entered the ballroom, over and
over again you heard, 1.-The White CityP'
| The gold and white chamber with its
colossal white pillars and arcades rising
| tier upon tier to the triple canopied roof.
| was brilliant with colored lights. Flowers
! in array emphasized the color scheme of
the ballroom; you were transported, as 1t
were. by Aladdin and his wonderful lamp
liz the house beautiful.
The contrast OF these two bathrooms
marks the strides the country has made
| in aesthetic art. IL had taken 400 years
| Of wars, conqucsts, development, educa-
! tion and culture to achieve this result.