The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
SATURDAY, MARCH ., 1905.
President Roosevelt's Inaugural

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,rbis Is d proud day the house OF Tneo-
Z i7ore Roosevelt. He must DO PROUD u
himself and the members Of ms fanny
\ must be proud of him. He has mace u
s. ,,ie. ;nr,,,shed achievement. Called by the
accident O. tragedy to an Office 70 "l' ny
h l,e was not elected and to which ne co 2'1l
not nj the time have been elected ne
took McKinleS's place under trying anu
embarrassing circumstances. Mckinney
was much beloved by the whole NATION
regardless of party lines. he was q goou
man and he had made good resident u
He was honest and sincere, yet conserV'aa-
tive. safe and sane. The country WAS
Well pleased with him. The people had
faith in his integrity, In his good 1uds-
ment and in his patriotism and the dust s
ress interests felt that their affairs were
!, safe in his hands. He was acceptable t'i
10 all sections
a5s The whole country had settled down
TO business under the conviction that NC
@KInley's second administration would ptS
As successful as his first had been, and
that we should emily continued season case
4 Of peace ana prosperity, when the be-
Lived President was hcartlessly shot down
by a cowardly assassin. The Whole h i
lion was shocked MS though the assassin's
N bullet had, fguratively speaking. pens-
,rated the body polite There was IN
3lst tense sorrow at McKinley's untimely
hat n1lIEE'Thcrc
was widespread apprehension Roosevelt
vas Mckinley s successor. Roosevelt was
known to be in some respects the an.
tithcsls Of Mckinley. Roosevelt was re-
garded as q rash and reckless rough
rider. and no one knew what his admins
tratIon would bring forth.
z 1t was in such il state of public senti-
ment and his giving that Mr. Roosevelt
assumed the office of President. Flo was
Young and inexperienced, he had to meet
many difficult problems, he was under a
pledge to carry out McKinley's politics
and this made moro difficult the task for
a man who was accustomed to th!rk and
act for himself. He knew that conf
between him and Mckinley; he knew that
whenever he did this or that Official act
the people would ask themselves What
would Mckinley have donc?" He knew
that Mckinley was the peoples ideal and
& that the ideal Mckinley was the standard
by which he and his acts would be
measured. Hc was compelled to act In the
3 double role Of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
II was q difficult role for any man to
play but there is no doubt that he en-
dcavored to keep his promise and he
played his part we'll. He made mistakes,
but the people were charitable enough
to conccdc that the mistakes we're Of
the head and not of the heart, and they
learned to like and admire Mr.. Roosevelt
for himself.
AS consequence he was nominated.
Without opposition, by his own party,
K and when the election OF last November
came on he was returned by an over
wlcming majority. Mr.. Roosevelt is a
Republican ana the Timcs-D Dispatch IL q
u Democratic newspaper. On certain cardi-
& nal principles and policies of government
he and the Times-Dspatch are AT nx-
trcmes Moreover we have By no means
y approved all his personal and official acts
since he has been President. Wo have
F. often disagreed with him and sometimes
we have felt constrained as a public jour
nal to rcbuke him. But We conccde to hin
Il honesty sincerity, nutriotIc dcyoi iDn /, IN