Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-03-10
The INAUGURATION

THE INAUGURATION
Washington, D. c., March 4.-The
day broke cloudy with slight fall OF
rain, but later the sun shown out to
cheer the hearts of the multltudes
and when the President started for
the Capital the weather was clear,
and light breeze blowing,ss although
there were black clouds creeping up
the horizon.
Shortly after noon northwesterfy
wind, amounting to half gale, sprang
up, keeping the bunting and kfags
whipping all the time. The standard
flying from the White House was
blown from the halyards, which snap
/ ded under the strain. the flag was
recovered and replaced before .,.the
3 President returned from the capitol.
At 10:45 a. m. the President left
} the White House for the capitol, and
at noon the oath of Office was admin
isterted to Vice President Fairbanks.
At 2 p. m. the President returned to
the White House, and the grand pa
rade of military and civic organizations
followed.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
"Noa people on earth have more
cause to be thankful than ours, and
this is said reverently, in no spirit of
boastfulness in our own strength, but
with gratitude to the Giver of Good
who has blessed us with the condi-
tons which have enabled us to
achieve so large measure of wel]be-
ing and of happiness. To US as a
people it has been granted to lay the
foundations of our national life in a
new continent. We are the heirs of
the ages, and yet we have had to pay
few of the penalties which in the old
countries are enacted by the dead
hand of a bygone civilization. We
have not been obliged to fight for our
existence against any alien race; and
yet our life has called for the vigor
and effort without which the manlier
and harder virtues wither away.
Under such conditions it would be
our own fault if we failed; and the
success which we have had in the
past, the success which we confident
ly believe the future will bring, should
cause in us no feeling of vain glory,
but rather deep and abiding realiza
ton of which life has offered US; a full
acknowledgement of the responsible
ty which is ours; and fixed deter
minationsto show that under a free
government a mighty people can
thrive best.
Much has been given to US, and
much will rightfully be expected from
us. We have duties to others and
duties to ourselves and we can shirk
neither. We have become a great
nation, forced by the fact of its great
ness into relations with the other ma
tons of the earth; and we must be-
have as beseems people with such
responsibilities. Toward all other
nations. large and small, our attitude
must be one Of cordial and sincere
friendship. We must show not only
in our words but in our deeds that we
are earnestly DESTROYS of securing
their good will by acting toward them
in spirit of just and generous rec
ognition of all their rights. But JUS
tice and generosity in nation, as in |
individual, count most when shown
not by the weak but by the strong.
While ever careful to refrain from
wrcnging others, we must the no less
insist that we are not wronged our
selves. We wish peace; but we wish
che peace of justice, the peace of
We wish it becuse we
think it is right and not because we
are afraid. No weak nation that
acts uaanfully and justly should ever
haze ca,ccse to fear US, and noi strong