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Becond Batallion— Maj. C. F. Williams, com
manding.
Third Battalion— Capt G. R. Robinson, com
manding.
Battalion United States seamen, 500 men-
Capt. James Sands, United States navy
commanding.
Staff Battalion, light artillery, 180 men; Maj.
J. If. Lancaster, Un.ted States army, com
manding.
Light Battery E, First artillery; Capt. A.
(apron.
Light battery D, Fifth artillery; Capt. Frank
Thorp.
Regiment United States cavalry, 500 men;
CoL S. S. Sumner, United States army,
commanding.
Sta<T— First Lieuts. George H. Sand, R. L.
Howse, United States army.
Troop A, of Cleveland, Ohio, with 100 men,
Capt. R. Rurdiek, personal escort to the
president-elect.
The president and president-elect.
Detachment of veterans of the Twenty-third
Ohio volunteers.
The vice prosident-elect and the senate com
mittee of arrangements, Messrs. Sherman
Oliio; Elkins, West Virgina, and Mitchell,
Oregon.
Members of the cabinet.
The senior admiral of the navy.
Second brigade.
District of Columbia National Guard, Col. C.
Clay, commanding, 1,200 men.
Lieut. Col. Theodore Mosher, adjutant gen
eral.
Engineer's corps, Maj. Gilbert Thompson,
commanding.
First regiment, nfantry. Lieut. Col. C. S.
Walton, commanding; Lieut. J. W. Ander
son, adjutant.
First battalion, Maj. M. B. Bross, command
ing.
Second battalion, Maj. R. A. O'Brien, com
manding.
Third battalion, Maj. Fred T. Wilson, com
manding.
Bee. .nd Regiment infantry, Lieut. Col. M. E.
Urell, commanding; Capt. J. M. Mock, ad
jutant.
Fourth battalion, Maj. E. ii. Campbell, com
manding.
Fifth battalion, Capt. C. E. Jenkins, com
manding.
Sixth battalion, Maj. George E. Bartlett, com
manding
First separate battalion, Maj. Fred C. Evells,
commanding.
Battery A. light artillery, Capt. H. G. Fores
tx rg.
First separate company (cavalry), First Lieut.
Charles Beatty.
Ambulance corps, First Lieut. Warren D
Foi
Second separate company (cycle), Ca.pt. S. H.
Whiggin.
High school cadet regiment infantry. Col.
Frank (". Daniel, commanding: Staff Lieut.
C. E. Julien, adjutant.
First battalion, Maj. J. N. Houster, Jr.,
commanding
Second battalion, Maj. J. S. Miller, com
mandlng.
Colored High School battalion, Maj. C. K.
Wormley, commanding: Lieut, William
111 tavis, adjutant.
ALONG THE LINE.
All along the line of march to the
eapitnl the crowds cheered Mr. Mc-
Kinley with great outbursts of popu
lar approval. He lifted his hat at in
tervals.
At Si j ven tli street the carriage w;is
compelled to Btop in fr< tit of the stand
there, and at Intervals, while traversing
the next two squares, and the crowls
enjoyed a prolonged j,aze upon the
president -elect.
It was 11:20 when the head of the
parade approached the Peace monu
ment on Pennsylvania avenue, below
the steps to the west front of the cap-
ItoL The parade was twenty-five min
utes passing- the monument, and the
manner in which the regulars executed
the difficult movements required to
make the double turn about the cor
ner was decidedly brilliant.
The procession kept on past the cap
it 01. wheeling into the street which
bounds the capitol grounds on the east
ami marching along past the congres
sional library. The approach of the
president and president-elect was sig
nalled tn the crowds on the capitol
steps by the cheer that greeted them,
and followed them up the hill, accom
panied by waving handkerchiefs and
hats.
Grand Marshal Porter, waiting at the
top of the hill, signalled to the Cleve
land troop escorting the presidential
carriage, they wheeled Into the capitol
grounds and scampered to the front of
the steps of the senate wing, the car
riage following- at a brisk gait. Qen.
Porter swung from his horse and stood
at the door of the carriage. Senator
Mitchell lirst alighted, then Senator
Sherman, and Gen. Porter gave a help
ing hand to President Cleveland, who
stepped out next, and then to the prej
ident-elect. Senator Caffery, a demo
crat, escorted President Cleveland, and
President-elect McKinley walked afuv
beside his secretary of state, who tow
ered above him. Thus they entered
the senate wing of the capitoL
President-elect McKinley went at
once to the vice president's room, and
President Cleveland and cabinet to the
president's room.
KIKNBSOTANS THERB.
North Stnr People Quite Numerous
lit <he In.-iiiKiiral Hull.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Minr.e«sota was
well represented at the in.iKgural ceremon.es
and ball today and this evening. There is
quite a number of Minnesota people here,
but comparatively few are to be found around
the hotels. This is accounted for by the fact
that nearly all have friends or relatives in
the city. Among the North Star people who
had tickets to the inaugural ball were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. L.
L. Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hunt. Mr.
an<i Mrs. A. H. Burke. Mr. and Mrs. George
B. Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hall. Capt.
and Mrs. Davis, Senator and Mrs. Nelson,
Representative and Mrs. Tawney, Representa
tive and Mrs. McCleary, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
A. Schmahl, Representative and Mrs. Heat
wole, Col. and Miss Evelyn Kiefer, Repre
sentative and Miss Susan Fletcher. Repre
sentative and Mrs. Page Morris. Representa
tive K. M. Rddy, Representative Stevens
Frank M. Reed, Hon. A. G. Wedge. Gen. J.
M. Diment, Col. s. Listoe and daughter, Hon.
Albert Berg. Hon. Frank Blmund, Hon. D.
M. Sullivan, John Goodn iw Bdgar Kllis Prof
W. M. Chr.stie, W. H. Boyd. Prof. L. s!
Bwenson, W. R. Severns, James R. Dassell,
K. S. Goodrich, John Dysart, John .1. noobar.
P. H. Hayes. H. L. Hicks, Fanny Powers, Dr.
Andrews. I>r. Elliott, Tin; E. Byrnes. A. P.
Loomis. Kd. Hendrickson, Joe Plummer, (Jeo.
D. Winship and wife, of Grand Forks; Fred
Drury, of Winnipeg; Dr. r. E. Persons, of
Marshall: Dr. Hunt, of Xorthnold: Mr. and
Mrs. J. I). Kcnyston. Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Newell. M. P. Curtis, of Le Sueur; L. a.
Plllmoro. of Spokane, and many others.
Several elaborate ball gowns were worn
by the ladies of the Minnesota delegation.
••Jt!V<; I\ THE XKW."
Nom-ParttiMLii Prosperity Proclama
tion Issued ni (iiicniio.
CHICAGO, March 4.— The Journal this aft
ernoon prints a non-partisan proclamation,
v/ith three pages of fae-simile signatures of
leading merchants, financiers, etc. It con
tains tho following:
We urge tho necessity of Betting', asido all
rivalry, and by combined effort seeking to
encourage industrial, mercantile and finan
cial pursuits, by awakening our people to a
Bense of their responsibility. Let every one
on tho advent of the now administration,
unite In efforts to bring success to that degree
«f business activity which has in past years
been characteristic of the United States. Let
commercial interests teem with life. While
e\» ry furnace Is made to glow, every anvil
resound: let every mart reflect tho improved
condition. Let all emulate the sturdy Amer
ican pioneers who heeded not the perils of
environment, but constituted the vanguard
of civilization, and refused to rest until vic
tory was theirs. As the happiness of one is
the concern of all. we ask the co-operation
of our neighboring <ities. of the agricultural
population and of each individual American.
rllicilKTO UlltllllNiKMlll.
CHICAGO. March 4.— When the clock at
the board of trade showed 11 o'clock today,
12 o'clock Eastern time, business was tem
porarily suspended, and for fully five minutes
tho atmosphere of the pit, brokers' offices
and corridors was full of hats, canes and wild
yells. A great cheer filled the wails of the
big building at the minute when Maj. Mc-
Klnley, of Canton, beca.mo president of the
United States. There was a similar scene at
the stock exchange. When the bell rang for
11 o'clock some one began to sing. "Grover,
Grover. He's Howled Over." Then everybody
gave three hearty cheers for the new "presi
dent.
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BUSVATOR FIRK.
Three Hundred Thounand Dollar
lllnxe at Poorin.
PEORIA, 111., March 4.— At 10 o'clock to
night Union Elevator No. 2. with a capacity
of 1.000,000 bushels, and the property of the
Hurlingtou road, was destroyed by a fire of
unknown origin, with ita contents -?»f nearly
900,000 bushels of grain. The toas> 1* * ueti
ina'.cd at close to $350,000. -Tbe groin was
owiK<l by several firms, in thi» city;, T. A.
Grjer £ Co. being the hea.vlt*t. holders. No
statement of insurance can be given to
wAghu
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OUTLINES A POLIGY
M'KIXLEY SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE
OF HIS ADMINISTRATION IN HIS
INAUGURAL.
TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE.
THOUSANDS ON HAND TO GIVE
GREETING TO THE NEW EXECU
TIVE.
AMERICANISM HIS CENTRAL IDEA.
Currency, Trnut, Tariff and Foreign
Relutioiis DtHCUHsed In a Brief,
Incisive Fnnhion.
WASHINGTON, March 4.— President
McKinley made his fealty to the Ameri
can people on the east terrace of the
capitol in the presence of a great mul
titude. A dazzling and inspiring scene
spread out before him as he appeared
en the steps of the senate wing to
: take the oath and deliver hi 3 inaugural.
A glorious, gold, Southern spring sun
i blazed from a blue sky, an auspicious
j augury for his administration. Ex
cept for Mr. Cleveland's first inaugu
ration, in 1885, there has been no such
ideal day for this momentous cere
mony.
The background of this splendiJ
scene was the great marbie building
with its classic outlines and its huge
dome hung with fluttering flags and
surmounted by the heroic bronze statue
of liberty, typical, not of political
dynasties, but the enduring majesty of
the people.
In the foreground the imposing gran-
Mon^y.
"With adequate revenue secured, but not until then, we can enter
upon such changes in our fiscal laws as will, while insuring safety and
volume to our money, no Fonger impose upon the government the
necessity of maintaining so large a gold reserve, with its attendant and
inevitable temptatipns to speculation, ilost of our financial laws are
the outgrowth of experience and trial, and should not be amended
without investigation and demonstration of the wisdom of the pro
posed changes. We must be both sure we are right, and 'make haste
slowly.' "
—From McKinley's Inaugural Speech.
ite library building, with its beautiful
architecture and its shining golden
dome, rivaling the splendors of the
sun. Immediately in front acres of
upturned faces were wedged in so
close together that the broad plaza and
radiating avenues seemed a vast pave
ment of human heads.
Through the naked limbs of the trees
which veiled the park appeared patches
of brilliant color, fragments of the pa
geant-gay plumes of horsemen, gor
geous squares of resplendent military
bands, streaming pennons, fluttering
banners, thousands of gleaming guii
barrels and glistening bayonets which
marked the massing of the troops of
the escorting legions, awaiting th r .
moving of the procession. Glimpses of
the soldiery illumined live radiating
avenues far as the eye could roach.
The windows of the houses over
looking the scene were massed with
people. Every available perch of the
capitol building was occupied. The
terraces in front were precipitous hil
locks of humanity.
The broad platform, smothered with
national flags, on which the ceremony
occurred was built out into the crowd
in the form of a right angle. It ran par
allel with the capitol front from the
senate wing to a point directly oppo
site the north line of the main entrance,
where it bent back sharply to the main
building. Mr. McKinley faced the park
full of people from a small raised and
< arpeted platform, railed with blood
red bunting, at the apex of the angle.
UN THE STAND.
The square space at the juncture of
the angle was filled with about 1.000
chairs reserved for the cabinet officer*,
senators, representatives, members of
the diplomatic corps, the supreme court,
and other dignitaries who were entitled
to admission to the floor of the senate,
and the benches which ran back tier
on tier in both directions were occu
pied by those who filled the senate gal
leries.
Preceded by two military aides,
Mrs. McKlnley and her party emerged
first from the senate wing, and were
escorted to their seats on the platform,
in advance of the procession. The
future mistress of the White House,
heavily wrapped, rested on the arm
of John Addison Porter. She walked
somewhat feebly, and was given a
large leather chair, immediately be
hind the platform, from which her hus
band was to deliver the inaugural.
Mother McKlnley and the other mcm
li is of the party were shown seats
just in the rear. A parasol was raised
to protect her eyes from the glare of
the sun. The crowd waited lf> minutes
more before the head of the procession
proper appeared at the door of the sen
ate wing, and the closely-packed mul
titude moved and pressed suddenly
f( rward as if they moved by an electric
slunk, as there appeared Marshal Wil
son, of the District of Columbia, and
Mr. McKenney, marshal of the supreme
court. The former does not l^ok unlike
Mr. Cleveland, and the latter is about
the stature of Mr. McKlnley. so that
for an instant the crowd mistook them
for the chief actors in the drama to
day, and a great shout went up. l»ut
v hen the mistake was apparent, the
cheering subsided.
Following them came Chief Justice
Fuller and the justices of the supreme
court. Immediately in their rear fol
lowed Col. Bright, the sergeant-at
arms of the senate, and the senate
committee on arrangements, in which
the tall, spare form and intellectual
countenance cf John Sherman, the new
premier, was conspicuous. Then came
Mr. McKlnley and Mr. Cleveland, arm
in-arm. Almost instantly they were
recognized b> the multitude that had
been straining for the first glimpse of
them. The universal shout with which
their appeararce was greeted began
with a ripple, then ran down the plat
form, swelling as it went, until it fell
upon the sea of faces on the plaza,
and broke into a thunderous roar that
recoiled from tne dome and rolled away
through the diverging avenues.
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
As Mr. McKinley and Mr. Cleveland
descended the steps and emerged upon
the platform, It was noticed that the
crown of Mr. McKinley's head reached
only to Mr. Cleveland's eyes. The
president-elect showed no trace of his
recent illness. He held himself splen
didly. His Napoleonic head was thrown
back, and his clear-cut, cameo-like
features were softened by the trace of
a smile, as he advanced along the
platform with a confident air and an
elastic tread, at Mr. Cleveland's side.
Mr. Cleveland now faced an inaugu
ration audience for a fourth time, once
more thtn any other president of the
repubiic. Although he appeared twen
ty years older than he did when he
was first Inaugurated twelve years ago,
as evidenced by his almost bald head
and the lines which official cares have
chiseled in his rugged face, yet he never
looked better in his life, and his face
displayed In no way the fatigue of
the oppressive work of the past few
days, but his gait was rather slow and
halting.
As they walked down the platform,
the yells and shouts became deafeningj
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1897.
and, when they stepped on the raised
platform, Mr. McKinley felt called
upon to acknowledge the reception by
bowing right and left. He then took
a seat in the big leather chair. The
press against the stand was so terrific
that women screamed with pain, and
several fainted.
Meantime the procession from the
senate continued. The senators, well
dressed and imposing, followed by the
more nondescript members of the
house, sifted into their seats. Then
came the dignified and pompous dip
lomatic corps, rigid with gold braid and
aflame with ribbons, headed by the
British ambassador. The gold plate,
red coats, horse hair plumes, high
boots and shining swords, were enough
to pale the splendors of any spectac
ular drama.
The governors of states, the general
of the army and the admiral of the
navy with the officers who had re
ceived the thanks of congress, all re
splendent in full uniform, made up
the rear, and were closely followed by
the distinguished assemblage of men
and women who crowded the senate
galleries.
All this time, 40,000 people wer=>
straining to keep up the constant and
tremendous applause while Mr. Mc-
Kinley surveyed the crowd, occasion
ally looking aloft at the boys on the
dome, he smiled and bowed.
Then Mr. McKinley arose and un
covered while Chief Justice Fuller, in
his flowing robes, administered the oath
in the presence of that tremendous
multitude. The new president kissed
the large gilt-edged bible presented by
the bishops of the African-Methodist
church to seal his oath.
Holding the manuscript of his inau
gural in one hand he turned to the
multitude of people, and lifting up his
hand as if in admonition for order,
he began his inaugural address.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
His Policy Outlined by the Nation's
New Executive.
Fellow Citizens: In obedience to the will
of the people ana in their presence, by the
authority vested in me by this oath. I as
sume the arduous and responsible duties of
president of the United States, relying on
the support of my countrymen and invoking
the guidaunce of Almighty God. Our faith
Extra Session* »A£
"I do not sympathize with the sentiment that congress-™ session
is dangerous to our general business interests. Its members are the
agents of the people, and their presence at the seat of government in
the execution of the sovereign will shauld not operate as an injury, but
a benefit. Thsre could be no better time to put the government upon
a sound financial and economic a sis than now. The people have only
recently voted that this should be done, and nothing is more binding
upon the agents of their will than the obligation of immediate action.
I shell deem it my duty as president to conven2 congress in extraor
dinary session on Monday, March 15,1897."
—From SlcKinley's Inaugural Speech.
teaches that there is no safer reliance than
upon the God of our fathers, who has so
singularly favored the American people in
every national trial, and who will not forsake
us so long as we obey His commandments
and walk humbly in His footsteps.
The responsibilities of the high trust to
which I have been called — always of grave
importance— are augmented by the prevailing
business conditions, entailing idleness upon
willing labor and loss to useful enterprises.
The country is suffering from Industrial dis
turbances, from which speedy relief must
be had. Our financial system needs some
revision; our money is all good now, but its
value must not further be threatened. It
should all be put upon an enduring basis, not
subject to easy attack, nor Its stability to
doubt or dispute. Our currency should con
tinue under the supervision of the govern
ment. The several forms of our paper money
offer, In my judgment, a constant embarrass
ment to the government and to a safe bal
ance in the treasury. Therefore, I believe it
necefisary to dvise a system which, without
diminishing the circulating medium or offer
ing a premium for Its contraction, will pre
sent a remedy for those arrangements, which,
temporary In their nature, might well in years
of our prosperity have been displaced by
wiser provisions. With adequate revenue se
cured, but not until then, we can enter upon
such changes In our fiscal laws as will, while
insuring safety and volume to our money,
no longer Impose upon the government the
necessity of maintaining so large a gold re
serve, with its attendant and inevitable temp
tations to speculation.
Most of our financial laws are the outgrowth
of experience and trial, and should not be
amended without Investigation and demon
stration of the wisdom of the proposed
changes. We must be both sure we are right,
and "make haste slowly." If, therefore, con
gress in its wisdom shall deem it expedient
to create a commission to take under early
consideration the revision of our coinage,
banking and currency laws, and give them
that exhaustive, careful and dispassionate ex
amination that their importance demands, I
shall cordially concur in such action. If
such power is vested in the president, it is
my purpose to appoint a commission of
prominent, well-informed citizens of differ
ent parties, who will command public confi
dence both on account of their ability and
special fitness for the work. Huslness ex
perience and public training may thus be
combined and the patriotic zeal of the friends
of the country be so directed that such a re
port will be made as to receive the support
of all parties, and our finances cease to be
the subject of mere partisan contention. The
experiment is, at all events, worth a trial,
and, in my opinion, it can but prove benefi
cial to the entire country.
MONEY PROBLEM.
• The Question of international bimetallism
Will have early and earnest attention. It will
bo my constant endeavor to secure it by co
operation with the other great commercial
powers of the world. Until that condition is
realized, when the parity between our gold
and silver money springs from and Is sup
por.ed by the relative value of the two
metals, the value of the silver already
coined, and that which may hereafter be
coined, must be kept constantly at par with
gold by every resource at our command. The
credit of the government, the integrity of
its eurency and the inviolability of its obli
gations mbust be preserved. This was the
commanding verdict of the people, and it will
not be unheeded.
Economy is demanded In every branch of
the government at all times, but especially in
periods like the present depression of business
and distress among the peoDle. The severest
economy must be observed in all public ex
penditures, and extravagance stopped where
ever it is found and prevented wherever in
the future it may be developed. If the rev
enues are to remain as now, the only relief
that can come must be from decreased ex
penditures. But the present must not become
the permanent condition of the government.
It has been our uniform practice to retire,
not increase, our outstanding obligations, and
this policy must again be resumed and vig
orously enforced. Our revenues should al
ways be large enough to meet with ease and
promptness not only our current needs, and
the principal and interest of the public debt
but to make proper and liberal provision for
that most deserving body of public creditors
the soldiers and sailors, and the widows and
orphans who are the pensioners of the United
States.
The government should not be permitted
to run behind or increase its debt, in times
like the present. Suitably to provide against
this is the mandate of duty; the certain and
easy remedy for most of our financial diffi
culties. A deficiency is inevitable so long as
the expenditures of the government exceed
its receipts. It can only be met by loans or
an increased revenue. While a large annual
surplus of revenue may Invite waste and ex
travagance, Inadequate revenue creates dis
trust and undermines public and private
credit. Neither should be encouraged. Be
tween more loans and more revenue, there
ought to be but one opinion. We should have
more revenue, and that without delay, hind
rance or postponement
A surplus in the treasury, created by
loans, is not a permanent or safe reliance
It will suVfece while It lasts, but It cannot
last long while the outlays of the government
are greater than Its receipts, as has been the
case during the past two years. Nor must
it be forgotten »hat. however much such
loans may tern; airily relieve the situation
the government is still Indebted for the
amount of the surplus thus accrued, which it
must Ultimately pay, while its ability to pay
is not strengthened, but weakened by a con
tinued deficit. Loans are imperative in great
emergencies to preserve the government or
its credits, but failure to supply needed
revenue in time of peace for the mantenance
of either has no justification..
The best way for the government to main
tain its credit is to pay; 4S ill goes— not by
restoring to loans, but by'JgejfMg-out of debt
— through an adequate incsms£secured by a
system of taxation, external «$• internal, or
both. It is the settled policy of the govern
ment pursued from the beginajng and prac
ticed by all parties and $atmjiist rations to
raise the bulk of our reve»fte^om taxes up
on foreign productions enjer^g the United
States for sale and consumptfon, and avoid
ing for the most part every form of direct
taxation, except in time of war.
TARIFF CHANGES.
McKinley Still Believes in His Pro-
tective Policy.
The country Is clearly opposed to any need
less additions to the subject of^internal taxa
tion, except in time of war, and is commit
ted by its latest popular utterance to the
system of tariff taxation. Ilwj-e can be no
misunderstanding, either, Jtfwff the principle
upon which this tariff tsx«tte^.Bhall be lev
ied. Nothing has ever beeif^made plainer at
a general election than that the controlling
principle is the raising of . revenue on im
ports in zealous care for American Interests
and American labor. The people have de
clared that such legislation shou:d be had as
will give ample protection and encourage
ment to the industries and the development
of our country. It is. therefore, earnestly
hoped and expected that congress will at
the earliest practicable moment, enact rev
enue legislation that shall be fair, reasonable
conservative and just, and which, while sup
plying sufficient revenue for public purposes
will still be signally beneficial and helpfui
to every section, and every enterprise of the
people. To this pohcy v.c are all, of what
ever party, firmly bound by tbe vo<e of the
people— a power vastly more potential than
the expression of any political platform. The
paramount duty of congress is to stop de
flciences by the restoration of that protective
legislation, which has always been the firmest
prop of the treasury. The passage of such
a law or laws would strengthen the credit
of the government, both at home and abroad
and go far towards stopping the dra'n upon
the gold reserve held for the redemption of
our currency, which has been heavy and
well nigh constant for several years.
In the revision of the tariff, especial at
tention should be given to the re-enactment
and extension of the renprocky principle of
the law of 1890, under which so great a
stimulus was given to our foreign tra ie in
new and advantageous markets for our sur
plus agricultural and manufactured products
The briet trial given this legislation amply
justifies a further experiment and additional
discretionary power in the makirg of com
mercial treaties, the end in visw always to
be the opening of new markets for the prod
ucts of our <oun;ry by grading concessions
to the products of other lands that we needed
and cani,ot produce oursehes and which do
not involve any loss of labor to our own peo
ple, but tend to increase theiiemploj ment.
The depression of the [■ast^fcur jears has
fallen with especial st-vorfiy upon the great
body of the country and u}jon>hone more ;han
the holders of small farms. Agriculture ha*
languished and labor suffered. The revival
of manufacturing will be ftftjgl ef to both. No
portion of our populati.m- is* *fro:e devo:ed to
the Institutions of free gQ.vcigwnt, nor mor-^
loyal in their support, whi'.e -none bears more
cheerfully or fully its proper share in the
maintenance of the gove rrmK.nt, or is brt'er
entitled tc its wise and libe;al care
Tariff.
"The best way for the gpyernoieint to maintain its credit is to pay
as it goes not by l'esortfng 'to (ban's; but by keeping out of debt
through an adequate mc me secured by a system of taxation, ex
ternal or interna', or boih. It is the settled pol.cy of the govern
ment, pursued from the beginning and practxed by nil parties and ad
ministrations, to raise the bulk of our revenue from taxes upon foreign
productions entering the United States for sale and consumption, and
avoiding for the most part every form of direct taxation, except in time
of war. The country is clearly opposed to any needless additions to
the subjects of internal taxation, and is committ-d by its latest popu
lar utterance to the system of tariff taxation."
—From McKinley's Inaugural Speech.
and protection. Legislation helpful to the
producer is beneficial to all. The depressed
condition of industry on the farm and in the
mine and factory has lessened the ability of
the people to meet the demands upon them,
and they rightfully expect that not only a
system of revenue shall be established that
will secure the largest Income with the least
burden, but that every 'jpieanß will be taken
to decrease, rather thanpinerease, our public
expenditures.
Business conditions art. .hot the most prom
ising. It will take time" : tp restore the pros
perity of former yeaTra. If we cannot
promptly attain it, we can resolutely turn our
faces in that direction fend aid its return by
friendly legislation. However troublesome
the situation may appear^ congress will not, I
am sure, be fond lacking in disposition or
ability to relieve it. as far as legislation can
do so. The restoration confidence and the
revival of business, whiten men of all parties
so much desire, depend mdre largely unon the
prompt, energetic and intelligent action of
congress than upon anjf. other single agency
affecting the situation.
LAW AM) OKDKK.
Etimtl Rights for All Citizens MiiHt
Be I phtjld.
It is inspiring, too, lb remember that no
great emergency in the one hundred and
eight years of our eventful national lift*,
has ever arisen, that has aiot be.-n met with
wisdom and courage by the American people
with fidelity to their best Interests, and high
est destiny and to the honor of the American
name. These years of glorious history have
exalted mankind and advanced the cause of
freedom throughout the world and immeas
urably strengthened the 1 precious free insti
tutions which we enjoy. The people love and
will sustain these institutions. The great es
sential to our happiness and prosperity is that
we adhere to the principles upon which the
government was established and insist upon
their faithful observance. Equality of rights
must prevail and our laws be always and
everywhere respected and obeyed. We may
have failed in the discharge of our full duty
as citizens of the great republic, but it is
consoling and encouraging to realize that free
speech, free press, free thought, free schools,
the free and unmolested right of religious lib
erty and worship and ftfee and fair elections
are dearer and more universally rpjoyed to
day than ever before. These guarantees must
be sacredly preserved and wisely strength
ened.
The constituted authorities must be cheer
fully and vigorously upheld. Lynchings must
not be tolerated in a great and civilized coun
try like the United States. Courts-^not mobs
—must execute the penalties of the law. The
preservation of public or^er, the right of dis
cussion, the integrity qratourta and the or
derly administration of Justice must continue
forever the rock of safety upon which our
government securely resUj.
One of the lessons tatfgfit by the late elec
tion, which all can rejoice in, is that the cit
izens of the United States are both law re
specting and law-abiding 1 , people, not easily
swerved from the path" of patriotism and
honor. This is in entire accord with the
genius of our institutions/ but emphasizes the
advantages of inculeai^g- e«en a greater love
for law and order in *the 'future. Immunity
should be granted to none who violate the
laws, whether individuals, corporations or
communities; and as the constitution imposes
upon the- president the duty of both its own
execution and that of the statutes enacted in
pursuance of its provisions^ I shall endeavor
carefully to carry them intd^effeet.
AS TO TRISTS.
Declaration of the Party Will Be
Carried Into Effect.
The declaration of the party now restored
to power has been in the past that of "op
position to all combinations of capital or
ganized in trusts, or otherwise, to control
arbitrarily the condition of trade among our
citizens." and It has supported "such legis
lation as will prevent the execution of all
schemes to oppress the people by undue
charges on their supplies, or by unjust rates
for the transportation of their products to
market." This purpose will be steadily pur
sued, both by the enforcement of the laws
now in existence, and the recommendation
and support of such new statutes as may be
necessary to carry it Into effect.
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
Our naturalization and immigration laws
should be further Improved to the constant
promotion of a safer, a better and a higher
citizenship. A grave peril to the republic
would be a citizenship too ignorant to un
derstand, or too vicious to appreciate the
great values and benefit of our constitutions
and laws— and against all who come here to
make war upon them, our gates must be
promptly and tightly closed. Nor must we
be unmindful of the need of improvement
among our own citizens, but. with the zeal
of our forefathers, encourage the spread of
knowledge and free education. Illiteracy
must be banished from the land, if we shall
attain that high destiny as the foremost of
the enlightened nations of the world, which,
under Providence, we ought to achieve.
Reform in the civil service must go on, but
the change should be real and genuine, not
perfunctory, or prompted by a zeal in behalf
of any party, simply because it happened to
be in power. As a member of congress I
voted and spoke in favor of the present law,
and I shall attempt its enforcement in the
spirit in which it was enacted. The purpose
in view was to secure the most efficient
service of the best men who %ou!d accept ap
pointment under the government, retaining
raithful and devoted public servants in office,
but shielding none, under the authority of
any rule, or custom, who are inefficient, or
incompetent, or unworthy. The best inter
ests of the country demand this, and the
people heartily approve the law wherever and
whenever it has been thus administered.
MERCHANT MARINE.
Congress should give prompt attention to
the restoration of our American merchant
marine, once the pride of the seas in all the
great ocean highways of commerce. To my
mind, few more important subjects so impera
tively demand an intelligent consideration.
The United States has progressed with mar
velous rapidity in every field of enterprise
and endeavor until we have become foremost
in nearly all the great lines of inland trade.
commerce and industry. Yet, while this is
true, our American merchant marine has
been steadily declining until it is now lower,
both in the percentage of tonnage and the
number of vessels employed, than it was
prior to the Civil War. Commendable pro
gress has been made of late years in the up
building of the American navy, bur we must
supplement these efforts by providing as
a proper consort for it a merchant marine
amply sufficient for our own carrying trade
to foreign countries. The question is one
that appeals both to our business necessities
and the patriotic aspirations of a great peo
ple.
FOKKI(i\ POLICY.
Pence Preferable to War in Every
Cda tlnarency.
It has ben the policy of the United States
since the foundation of the government to
cultivate rotations of peace and amity with
all the nations of the world, and this accords
with my conception of our duty now. We
have cherished the policy of non-interference
with the affairs of foreign governments, wise
ly Inaugurated by Washington, keeping our
selves free from entanglement either as allies
or foes, content to leave undisturbed with
them the settlement of their own domestic
concerns. It will be our aim to pursue a iirm
and dignified foreign policy, which shall be
just, impartial, ever watchful of our national
honor and always insisting upon the enforce
ment of the lawful rights of American citi
zens everywhere. Our diplomacy should seek
nothing more and accept nothing less than
is due us. We want no wars of conquest:
we must avoid the temptation of territorial
aggression. War should never be entered
upon until every agency of peace has failed;
peace is preferable to war in almost every
contingency. Arbitration is the true method
of settlement.
ARBITRATION.
It v.-ns recognized as the best means of ad
justment of differences between employers
and employe by the Forty-ninth congress "and
ils application was extended to our diplo
matic relations by the unanimous concur
rence of the senate and house of the Fifty
first congress. The latter resolution was ac
cepted as the bas.s of negotiations wUh us
by the Brit.sh house of commons in '93, and
upon our invitation a treaty of arbitration
between the United States and Great Britain
was signed in Washington and transmitted
to the senate for its ratification in January
last. Since this treaty is clearly the result
of our own initiative; since it has been recog
nized a3 the leading feature of our foreign
policy throughout our entire national history
—the adjustment of difficulties by judicial
Trusts,
♦•Immunity should be granted to none who violate the laws,
whether individuals, corporations or communities. The declaration
of the party now restored to power has been in the past that of 'oppo
sition to all combinations of capital, organized in trusts or otherwise,
to control arbitrarily the condition of trade among our citizens,' and
it has supported 'such legislation as will prevent the execution of all
schemes to oppress t:e people by undus charges on their supplies, or
by unjust rates for the transportation of their products to market.'
Th!s purpose will be steadily pursued, both by the enforcement of the
laws now in existence, and the recommendation and support of such
new statutes as may be necessary to carry it into effect. "
— From McKinley's Inaugural Speech.
methods rather than by force of arms— and
s.nce it presents to the world the glorious
example of reason and peace, not passion
and war, controlling the relations between
two of the greatest nations of the world, an
example certain to be followed by others, I
respectfully urge the early action of the sen
ate thereon, not merely as a matter of policy,
but as a duty to mankind.
The importance and moral Influence of the
ratification of such a treaty can hardly be
overestimated in the cause of avdancing
civilization. It may well engage the b»-st
thought of the statesmen and people and
every country, and I cannot but consider it
fortunate that it wa3 reserved to the United
States to have the leadership in so grand a
work. It has been the uniform practice of
each president to avoid, as far as possible,
the convening of congress in extraord.nary
a. It is an example, which, under ordi
nary circumstances and in the absence of a
public necessity, is to be commended. But
a failure to convene the representatives of
the people in congress in extra session when
it involves neglect of a public duty, places
the responsibilty of such neglect upon the
executive himself.
SPECIAL SESSION.
Present \eeclt» Reqnlre That (un.
Kre»H He Called.
The condition of the public treasury, as ha 3
been Indicated, demands the immediate con
sideration of congress. It alone has the pow
er to provide revenues for the government.
Not to convene It under such circumstances, I
can view in no other sense than the neglect
of a i/laln duty. I do not sympathize With
the sentiment that congress In session Is
dangerous to oui general business interests.
Its members are the agents of the people, and
their presence at the seat of government in
the execution of the sovereign will, should
not operate as an injury but a benefit. There
could be no better time to put the govern
ment upon a sound financial and economic
basis than now. The people have only recent
ly voted that should be done, and nothing
Is more binding upon the agents of their will
than the obligation of immediate action.
It has always seemed to me that the post
ponement of the meeting of congress until
more than a year after it has been chosen,
deprives congress too often of the inspiration
of the popular will, and the country of the
corresponding benefits. It is evident, there
fore, that to postpone action In the presence
of so great a necessity would be unwise on
the part of the executive, because unjust to
the Interests of the people. Our actions now
will be freer from mere partisan considera
tion than if the question of tariff revision was
postponed until ♦.he regular session of con
gress. We are nearly two years from a con
gressional election, and politics cannot so
greatly distract us as If such contest was
Immediately pending. We can approach the
problem calmly and patriotically without
fearng Its effect upon an early election. Our
fellow citizens who disagree with us upon the
character of this legislation prefer to have the
question settled now, and perhaps settled so
reasonably as to insure great permanence.
Again, whatever action congress may take
will be given a fair opportunity for trial be-
fore the people are called to pass Judgment
upon it, and this. I consider, a great essential
to the rightful and lasting settlement of the
question.
In view of these considerations, I shall
deem it my duty, as president, to convene con
gress in extraordinary session on Monday,
March 16, 1897.
In conclusion, I congratulate the country
upon the fraternal spirit of the people and the
manifestation of good will everywhere so ap
parent. The recent election not only most
fortunately demonstrated the obliteration of
sectional lines, but to some extent also the
prejudices which for years have distracted
our councils and marred our true greatness
as a nation. The triumph of the people,
whose verdict is carried into effect today, is
not the triumph of one section, nor wholly
of one party, but of all sections and all the
people. The North and South no longer di
vide on the old lines, but upon principles anil
policies; and in this fact surely every lover
of the country can find cause for true felic
itation. Let us rejoice in and cultivate this
spirit. It will be my constant aim to do
nothing, and permit nothing to be done, that
will arrest or disturb this growing sentiment
of unity and co-operation, this revival of
esteem and affiliation which now animates
so many thousands in both the old and the
antagonistic sections, but I shall cheerfully
do everything possible to promote and in
crease it.
Let me again repeat the words of the cath
administered by the chief justice, which. In
their respective spheres so far as applicable,
I would have ail my countrymen observe:
"I will faithfully execute the office of pres
ident of the United States and will, to the
best of my ability, preserve, protect and de
fend the constitution of the Vntted States."
This is the obligation 1 have reverently
taken before the Lord most high. To keep
it will be my single purpose: my constant
prayer— and I shall confidently rely upon the
forbearance and assistance of all the peopla
in the discharge of my solemn responsibilities.
AFTER THE ADDRESS.
Mr. Cleveland, with his silk hat on,
his hands resting on hts umbrella, lis
tened attentively to every word. Mr.
McKinley's tones were clear and ring
ing, and carried well, but amid th«
confusion and shrieks which prevailed
about the stand they could hardly be
heard fifty feet from the stand.
It was noticeable that his firm pledge
to the civil service did not receive rec
ognition. Throughout the speech the
music of the bands floated across the
park.
The indorsement of the arbitration
treaty seemed to please Mr. Cleveland,
and received a nod of approval from
Fir Julian Pauncefote, who sat just
below him.
As the shifting multitude ceased to
surge toward the close of the address,
his words carried far into the crowd
and were answered with cheers, espe
cially enthusiastic were the responses
to his impressive promise to do all in
1 is power to restore prosperity.
The negroes, whose black faces
checkered the crowd in front, roared
their approval when he declared, with
uplifted arm, that lynching-s muct
cease.
He turned to Mr. Cleveland as he
congratulated the country on the fact
that it was the good fortune of the
Undted States to take the initiative.
As he concluded the impressive words
of his address, the multitude again
cheered and the cannon in the distance
roared, while the signal office or\ th.?
roof of the capltol Hashed the signal
over the city.
As Mr. McKinley turned he smiled
at his wife, while Capt. Heistand rush
ed forward and threw his great ooat
about him. His wife lifted her hand
kerchief and beamed with joy as sin,
caught his warm glance of love.
Ex-Speaker Grow, of Pennsylvania,
was the first of those on the platform
to congratulate him. Others swarmed
up to shake his hand, but as quickly
as possible ho and the remainder of
the presidential party were hurried
back to the capitol.
After they had quitted the scene, the
escorting legions, marching in the pro
oepsion, swept in columns across the
platform. The thousands who throng
ed the terrace still held their positions
until the parade had fairly moved.
press Comment.
London Papers Dtacnaa !WelvinJey"s
InanKDral Address.
LONDON, March 5.— A1l the morning pa
pers contain editorial references to the in
augural address of President McKinley.
The Mcrn'ng Post says tha;t In view of
"the embittered relations produced between
Great Britain and the United " States by
President Cleveland's impudent message, it
is satisfying to note President McKinley's
words of we'ght and wisdom with reference
to the arbitration treaty." The paper thinks
tt is also "gratifying to find that he does
not encourage the policy of interference
abroad, and keeps an open mind on cur
rency and economic questions."
The Daily Telegraph regards the message
as "a most relentless and unflinching declar
ation for protectionism," and adds, sarcasti
cally, "Fortunately, our conviction of the
unassailable soundness of free trade prin-
Arbitration.
••It has been the pr>!icy of the United States since the foundation of
the government to cultivate relations of peace and amity with all the
nations of the world, and this accords with my conception of our duty
now. It will be our aim to pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy,
which shall be just, impartial, ever watchful of our national honor and
always insisting upon the enforcement of the lawful rights of American
citizens everywhere. Our diplomacy should seek nothing more, and
accept nothing less, than is due us. We want no wars of conquest; we
must avoid thj temptation of territorial aggression. War should never
be entered upon until every agency of peacs has failed; peace Is pref
erab!e to war in almost every contingency. Arbitration is the true
method of settlement."
—From McKlnley ■ inaugural Speech.
rlplt-s enable us to regard a Comparison with
equanimity."
The Dally News considers the address
"most satisfying and reassuring, and espe
cially so in its reference to arbitration and
non-interference abroad." The paper thinks
the president's attitude toward bimeiallism
"safe, soothing and altogether unexception
able." The president's reference to the de
velopment of the American merchant marine
are thought by the Dally News "rnowt sig
nificant."
FOREIGX VIEW'S.
McKinlej's Stand us to Finance Re
garded an Sound.
LONDON, March 4.— The financial clauses
of President McKinley's message to congress
have been received in business circles hero
with every expresion of satisfaction. The
representatives of the Rothschilds banking
house said that they were much pleased with
the position taken up by the president add
ing: "It is excellent; most excellent."
The governor of the Bank of England, Al
bert, Sandeman, said that the financial
clauses of the message were "thoroughly
sound and of a clear, hone3t, conservative
tone." He would not express an opinion on
the international bimetallism clauses,
Howard Brown, of Brown, Shipley & Co
remarked: "It Is quite in line with what I
expected. If President McKinley appoints a
good commission to revise the monetary laws
there is no doubt that good will result. Tho
country must be thoroughly B'.ck of the situ
ation."
Cheered M'Klnley.
DES MOINES, March 4.— The Republican
members of the house today rose to their
feet and gave three hearty cheers for Mc-
Kinley, proposed by McArthur, of Burlinßton.
The members sang "Marching Through Geor
gia." Manahan, of Plymouth, a Democrat,
proposed three cheers for the wave of pros
perity. They were given, and elicited tre
mendous appla.ua*.
Ifl PARTIAL ARRAY
MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE AN
IMPOSING PEATIRE OF THE
DAY.
REVIEWED BY MR. MKINLEY,
FOR THnEE HOI RS MARCHERS
TRAMPED BY IX A STEADY
STREAM.
A PAGEANT IN BLIE AND GRAY.
Governors find Famonit SoldU'rx in
the Rank* of Those Who Mndc
In the Display.
WASHINGTON, March 4.— The cap
ital city never looked upon such a per
fect narade as that which escorted
Fresident McKinley from the capitol to
the White house and then passed in
review under his eye. The feature of
the splendid pageant was the perfect
balance between Its contrasting part*
and the high order of skill that was
shown in the handling of the i!0,00fl
or more men that stepped along or
bestrode the splendid steeds thai
danced and reared their way in th^
parade. It was the universal opinion
that there was just enough and not
one bit too much of any one class ol
paraders. There was no long-drawn
out massing of uniformly attired reg
ular troops or militia, pleasing enough
to the military eye, but wearisome to
the spectators who made up the vasl
crowd. Nor was there any preponder
ance of widely separated civic organ
isation, whose identity was scarcely
distinguishable through the presence or
absence of a high hat or a different
colored overcoat. Instead, the military
display was just large enough, an.l
had just enough variety to give th-3
people a pleasing opportunity to dwell
upon the difference between the thred
great arms of the service, while, aa
lor the civic organizations, their lead
ers showed the necessary ingenuity In
their variety of their closely drawn
lines.
It was noticeable, by the way, that
some of these civilians marched In a
style that might, with reason, make
the regular military forces jealous, an<l
this was notably tiho ease with tho
Charles L. Kurtz Republican club, of
Columbus.
President McKinley reviewed the pa
rade from a stand erected on the ave
nue in front of the White houso
grounds. When he stepped into tho
stand, he was received with tumultu
ous cheers from the tens of thousands
of his fellow citizens, who crowded
the streets and acres of viewing stands
in the vicinity. His wife and his
mother, with their party, had preceded
him by half an hour. He was accom
panied by Vice President Hobart, and
both at once took their places just as
the platoon of mounted police, which
rode in advance of the parade, came
into view a block away. The review
ing stand seated comfortably 1,200 per
sons, among whom were ambassadors
and ministers of foreign governments,
members of the incoming cabinet, sen
ators and representatives, officers of
the army and navy, governors of a
number of states, and other distin
guished citizens. The fatigues of tho
day bore heavily upon the president's
aged mother and his wife, and they
left the stand early, returning to tho
White house far a rest. For three
hours and more President McKinley
and Vice President Hobart stood at
the front of the stand, returning ths
salutes of the passing multitude.
The only enthusiastic demonstration
seen from the president's stand occur
red just as the last of the parade pass
ed by. At that moment the thousands
of people who had lined the streets, as
if actuated by a single impulse, rushed
into the middle of the street and surg
ed around the president, cheering and
g» sticulating like mad. Cheer after
cheer was given as the great mass of
people crowded around and struggled
to get near the president. It seemed
almost providential that many were
not crushed in the great throng, but
as far as known no cas-ualty resulted
The president and vice president wait
ed for a moment and then hastily left
the stand and returned to the White
house.
SPLENDID PAGEANT.
For the general public, unfavored by
invitations to the inaugwal stand or
the senate chamber ceremonies, and
unable to get within easy distance of
the stand because of the presence ahead
of them of thousands of their fellow
citizens, the great event of the day
was tihe grand parade of 20,000 men,
with bands playing, from the capitol to
the White house, and two miles be
yond. And the public was there, from
the capitol to the point of disbanding.
The day was such a glorious one that
they waited patiently. A delay aftt-r
Mr. McKinley had delivered his in
augural occurred, owing to the fact
that it was deemed advisable for Presi
dent McKinley to partake of lunch at
the capitol before resuming- the pro
cession back to the White House,
whence he had emerged a. private citi
zen earlier in the day, instead of fol
lowing the former custom and halting
the parade wh le he took lunch at the
White Houie.
As President McKinley and cx-Presl
dent Cleveland, arm-in-arm, emerged
from the capitol after their lunch, the
cavalry buglers sounded a salute, the
troopers came to "present arms," and
the great throngs pressed forward to
catch a glimpse of the new president.
Cheer on cheef went up, frightening 1
the horses and making some confusion
in bringing forward the handsome
turnout which was to bear the presi
dential party to the White House.
Mr. McKinley took the rear seat on
the left, with Mr. Cleveland beside him
on the right. On the front seat were '
Senator Sherman muffled In a fur
collar, and Senator Mitchell from Wis
consin.
Marshal Porter gave the word to ad
vance, the troopers swung into com
pany front, followed by the presidential
carriage drawn by four sleek bayi'. It
was one continuous ovation from the
start.
The president raise:! his hat tim*
and again, bowing and smiling his
acknowledgments. From windows, roofs
and trees rang continuous cheers, while
flags and handkerchiefs were waved in
demonstrative greetings. Mr. McKln- .
Continued on Seventh Pace.
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