Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-12
William Mckinley. for the Second
Time, Takes the Oath Of
Office as President.
ROOSEVELT BECOMES VICE PRESIDENT,
The Scenes We're Inspiring Ones,
Long TO Be Remembered by the
Visitor That Were Present.
The Parade of the Military. Naval
and Civic Societies Was the Fin
est Ever Witnessed In wash
ing-InauRurnI Address.

iHE-lhNuRuftti hnuhCSAs
Washington, March Amid scenes
of the greatest enthusiasm President
Mckinley was inaugurated as presi-
dent of the United States for the
second term. Such crowds of prom
inent people, swell clubs, crack mill
tary organizations and representa-
tive Americans, have seldom been
seen in the Capitol city before. Some
Of the picturesque elements incident
to former inaugurations was, of
coure, lacking, owing to the fact that
President Mckinley was his own sue
cessor, eliminating the usual formal
calls by the president-elect upon the
yetiring president and his return of
the visit, together with the custu-
mary dining at the white house of the
two the evening of March 3.
President Mckinley left the capitol
building at l0:30 to await the adj
iou1'nment of congress and be ready
to affiX his signature TO the last bills
which were pushed through. In the
senate chamber the arrangement Of
seats for diplomatic corps, justices,
senators, etc, were perfect, and when
Vice President Roosevelt began his
short inauguration speech just before
che Inauguration of the president,
the scene was an inspiring one.
The Oath of ONCE.
President Mckinley began his in
augural address shortly before noon,
and. although it was comparatively
short, the delivery was listened to
with rapt attention by all within
hearing distance.
At the conclusion of the address,
the oath of Office was administered
by Chief Justice Fuller, and when
President Mckinley kissed the Bible
and swore to preserve, protect and
defend the constitution of the United
States" a great shout from the thou
sands upon thousands of people
nlassed about the great building an
nounced to the country that William
Mckinley had commenced his sec
ond term. Troop A, of Cleveland
mounted on handsome black chargers
acted as personal escort to President
Mckinley in the great parade and
made an imposing appearance. This
is not their first appearance, however
at the national capital, as they acted
in the same capacity four years ago
At 1880 the inaugural parade, one
of the grandest ever witnessed in the
capital of the nation, moved from
the capitol up Pennsylvania avenue
amid the cheers of the multitude.
McKinIey's inaugural Address.
NV Fellow Citizens: When we as
sembled here on the 4th of March,
1897, there was great anxiety with
regard to our currency and credit,
| None exists now. Then our treasury
receipts were inadequate to meet the
current obligations of the govern
ment. Now they are sufficient for all
public needs, and we have a surplus
instead Of deficit. Then l felt con-
stained to convene congress in eX-
traordinary session to devise revenues
to pay the ordinary expenses of the
government. Now l have the salts
faction to announce that the con-
gress just closed has reduced taxation
in the sum of S41 100000. Then there
was deep solicitude because of the
long depression in our manufacturing,
mining, agricultural and mercantile
| industries and the consequent dis
tress of our laboring population. Now
every avenue OF production is crowd
ed with activity, labor is well emf
ployed and American products find
good markets at home and abroad
Our diversified productions, however,
are increasing in such unprecedented
volume as TO admonish us of the
necessity of still further enlarging
our foreign markets by broader com
mercal relations. For this purpose
reciprocal trade arrangements with
other nations should in liberal spirit
be carefully cultivated and protected
| The national verdict of 1896 has for
the most part been executed. What
ever remains unfulflled is a contin.
uing obligation resting with undi'
| minished force upon the executive
and the congress. But fortunate as
our condition is, its permanence can
only be secured by sound business
methods and strict economy in ma.
tionaI administration and legislation
The War with spain.
Honesty. capacity and industry are
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