The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-04

70 Spresident through the ballots Of
the people. n
Under the shadow Of the gray.
llomed Capitol, gazing into the placid
marble features Of Greenough's stat!
ue Of the first President, thestwenty::
sixth President Of the United States
swore faithfully to execute the laws
and TO preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution. V.
Once before he had taken this sol,
emn obligation; then, at the death.
bed OF his martyred predecessor, sur.
rounded by a small company Of tear.
dimmed friends and counsellors; to.
day. in the presenc Of cheering host
Of fifty thousand people. Then he had
ridden many ldnely miles over
storm.swept mountain roads to reacl,
the tragic scene of his elevation; to.
day he was escorted along the nations
srandest avenue from the White
House to the home OF Congress be.
tween two densely packed lines Of
his countrymen gathered from every
quarter to cheer him and wish him
Godspeed in the coming four years.
Then he had said, with choking voice,
1T shall be my aim to continue abso.
utely{unbroken the policies Of Pres.
ident Mckinley for the peace. prosper.
ity and honor of our beloved country"
To-day he left it for his fellow.citi.
zens, who had honored him with a
greater majority than ever before
given, to judge whether or not lie had
redeemed that pledge.
When he entered the White House
the youngest President IN his coun!
try'sas history, besides vast responsi,
bilities of his office, he received as 4 4
heritage Mckinley's dearest ambition
to become more and more with the
years the President Of all the peo.
pie. Today there were represented in
the throngs that had journeyed hith.
er to meet President Roosevelt men
from the North, South, East, and
West and from distant islands Of the
seas; from the Philippines, from
Porto Rico. from Hawaii-from every
land where floats the emblem of8tle
Republic. In the great parade there
rode governors Of States, both north
and SOUTH Fllipinos who had fought
under the flag of Aguinaldo today
carried Tie arms Of Uncle Sam and
stepped proudly beneath the Stars
and Stripes. Blanketed Indians from
the vlrile plains. We'd with silk,hatted
gentry from the etfete East in. sound.
Ing the praises of this cowboy.author.
soldier.statesman. The Presidents
old rancher friends, with lariat and
chaparejos and wiry bronchos, made
strange contrast to the stiff.backed
pouter,chested young men from tho
national military schools Rough Rid. n
ers from San Juan Hill. volunteers p,
from Santiago, iackies from Manila
Bay, shared the plaudits 81 the multi.
tude with modest, EVERYDAY soldiers
for whom the title Regular Is 5list,nc.
tion quite enough d poIitica ! c,,,h,ss; - from,
East and West, militiamee,n, from North
and South, blue.clad veterans ,lyy. Of the
sixties, heroes Of the snan,isb. 4 NJ eri
can war, miners from Pennsylvania.
the entire Legislature Of The state
Of Tennessee, the Presidents neirb
bors from oyster Bay-al) contributes,
to the national cfarac ara ter q tbe, snlan. mia
did pageant. Who shall say that for
today at least Theodorss fs r oos,evelt
was vas not President of an ire neonlea : {
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