The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1901, Page 1

) e { ey NS5 5 . '.'\._x'rjh‘yl:-} ayy usie} oq o) Sy ———— e The VOLUME L XXIX—NO. 95. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1901. PRICE F1VE CENTS. CHIEF CHAMPION OF PROSPERITY IS INAUGURATED FOR A SECOND TERM P SUMMARY OF NATION’S + <! | HISTORY-MAKING DAY | avenue t Grand Marsh and to th he Capit arade starts from the Capitol, Senate an informal iezvine stand at took the oath. The crow It rained throughout m: Se: or James K the Democratic 2 he rain is an evil administration. chairman of the tee, is con- wept to prevent being too happy ituation. They t as they rode DIPLOMATS STAND The one great blot on the 1 was the treatment received by Embassadors ited to the U: these ritaries preceded on by Justices of of their protests, nauguration the foreign e them shel s W to get them umbrellas charge of The com- igements, how- under his journey the plaudits of 100,000 He left the 30 o'clock. It was le that thet his gaze his ears. es, pausing 2 mom eyes swept up avenue. and down Pennsy vania IN THE RAIN| of Thomas he Capitol is that the ot doing Govern- as boldly f the parade troops ¢ Department to the War packed with & dense The huge pillars, sur- 7, and graceful row g the drives to the extending along the side, gave a touch of spectacle. The enormous '8 20,000 persons, was densely nd women. e. were to be the President’s special escort, up waiting. They had point, and were to have the They were as proud as hed in Sherman's grand ht-coated aids galloped r. Bugle calls rang out r. A battery rumbled by to p its position near the Capltol to it's salute. The cavalry wers drawn in e the Pre he parade. fonal Guardsmen rlvania hurried about In ds, seeking their commands. President McKinley was escorted br Senator Hann: Accompanying him and Hanna were Senator Jones, who 1 Bryan's campaign in 18% and Representative Cannon of the House committee. Carriages, drawn up in line, qu received other members the p: haugural committeemen, members of the C: t and General Miles and Admiral Dewev, A touch of the whip by the White House | coathman, who drove the President’s car- riage, and the four horses that drew it | clattered down the avenue. As the Presi- | dent’s vehicle turned into Pennsylvania | dential nt on the portico, his | The court of honor, stretching | Carter of Montana was killing the ri avenue the escort fell in. General Greene, grand marshal, and his numercus staff led the way. Then came General Danlel E. Sickles, leading veterans of the civil and Spanish-American wars. After them came Troop A of Cleveland, In the most brilllant uniforms that Ohlo State pride could devise. =t | MIGHTY CHEERS GIVEN PRESIDENT Mighty cheers went up as the Presi. party moved down the avenus The whole length of this broad thorough- fare was literally lined with humanity. The advance was slow and decorous. The President constantly removed his hat, bowing to right .and left. Between the White House and the Capitol he mus: have bowed a thousand times. All thg while a bright smile illuminated his face the =pirit of perfect ease and con- tentment marked his every motion aud gesture. It w clear that this was Wil- Yiam McKinley's happiest day and that he was realizing his most ~optimistic dreams. In the meantime Congress had been droning out its more or less misspent life. their braziers for the red | ' of the civil war, who through the streets to take Its | Bedraggled and be- | from New | | | I 1LLiaM MeKINLsy Taxme THE OATH OF OFFICE AJS «s PRESIDENT .. — and harbor bill, with two motives actu- ating him. One was ascribed to his fail- ure to get money for the irrigation of arid |lands, and the other to a request from the White House that the bill be prevent- ed from reaching the President, so that he would not have to kill it with a vete. President McKinley reached the Senate chamber with McKinley promptness and disappeared into his room in the Senate end of the building. Here he passed on | several bills, while the most brilliant as- semblage ever seen in the Senate awaited the beginning of ths inauguration pro- ceedings. Senator Carter talked until the friends | | of the river and harbor bill admitted that | 100K the oath, delivered his speech., in | which he talked not only of the duties {1t was dead. Members of the House en- | tered and took their seats. The Supremo | 2¢ad of the Senate, but the world wide | Court Justices and diplomatic corps a. | duties ahead of the Goyernment. | rived. each vying tooutdo the other Ip | -The scene was now ready to shift to the | @ignity, and occupied the places assigned | east portico of the Capitol. Overlooking | to th the broad plateau at the top of Capitol Hill, on the front of the Capitol building, had been erected an enormous stand for 700 persons. In the front stand for an "m. | Then entered Roosevelt; also entered | McKinley. There was applause for both. i The Vice President was sworn in. He A T cars BRILLIANT SCENES MARK McKINLEY’S SECOND INAUGURATION; hour the crowd had been gathering. It reached almost back to the steps of the Congressional Library. It extended from ‘one end of the Capitol to the other. It was a dense, closely packed mass of hu- manity. GREAT GATHERING GREETS McKINLEY Such a gathering in the heat of a Presi- TsrRonc POINTS IN PRESIDENT’S SPEECH OW I have the satisfac the Conmgress just tion m the sum o tion to announce that closed has reduced toxa- $41,000,000. , ) ac- {merican produc- Our di- Every avenue of production is crowded « 5 it tivity, labor is well employe tions find good markets at versified productions, however such unprecedented volume a ' necessity of still further enl kets by broader commerci X The national verdict of 1896 has part been exccuted. We face at this moment a abroad. home a nome ana a are st important ques- tion—that of the future relations of the United States and Cuba. With our near neighbors ¢t remain close friends. The declar: of f this Government in the res of 1 must be made good. I shall continue the efforts already taken until or- | der shall be restored Islands, and as fast as conditions per lish local governments, in the format full co-operation of the pe vited, and when established w to administer them. the Philippine hvich the en already wcourage the people [ LA N | would appear. First came the Justices of the Supreme black gowns and skull caps. looked to be the very embodiment of wisdo decorum and | good living as they descended the sloping They carpeted aisle and stood lo una | | for the seats assigned the one had blundered or an usher had disap- peared. In the raw east wind they hugged | themselves r black gowns and t | 100ked very rtable. | Then came the diplomatic corps. Thers | was a very serfous mix-up about this and {all the Govern ts of Europe will be talking of it t r all their protests the Embassadors found them AT were In uniform-with a wealth of gold | lace and stars and spangles and ostrich | feathers. Sir Jullan Pauncefote, the Brit ish Embassador, led the way. The. oth- ers came in the order of precedence ob- | served at all public functions. Baron | Fava, the Italian Embassador, Suspecting | | rain, had worn a heavy coat over his ami- form. The Senators took the quarters assigned them on the west side of the President's stand. The Representatives came strag- gling down, seeking to get the best seats. In a few moments an acre of spectatoss on the Capitol stand was confronting stx acres of spectators on the plateau of Capi- tol HiL Then it began to rain, not hard at first, just a gentle drizzle, the prophecy of the Weather Bureau having begn accepted { with childiike confidence, and nearly | everybody had come without an unbrella: The drizzle continued Adjutant ¢ | corting Mrs. were Colonel the White Ho the Preside: looked immensel seat In the sh been erected for the Pres eral Corbin, emulating Sir lelgh, stripped off his cape and D Miss | selves preceded by the Supreme Court Mc Assisting perintendent ¢ s, and Dr. Rixey, r of the house that had ent, and Gen- Walter Ra- it feet. dent's stand. In a short tt den that had blaz leries had been transp afr stand, but the brilliant costumes were | now hiqden beneath heavy wraps. made | necessary by the raw March alr and cruel | March drizzle. Vice President Roosevelt appeared ac- companied by . Bennett, secretary of the Senate. No one recognized him in his silk hat, and he kept in the background, waliting for the Presidential party. Suddenly a mighty shout went up from the acre of humanity on top of Capftol HIl in the rain. The President emerged from the main door of the Capitol. . He was on the arm of Chief Justice Fuller, | | who was to administer the oath. Following, arm in arm, came members of the committee on arrangements—Hanna with a Ump and Jones with a scowl. The chairmen of the rival national committees |in the last campaign were meeting on | common ground now; then Spooner, the bero of Philippine legislation, and Can- | non, fresh from wading kneedeep in the | slaughter of appropriation bills; then Dai- | zell and McRae. | CROWD "ACCORDS 1 A GREAT WELCOME | The crowd for a moment forgot the rain. | It gave McKinley a very warm greeting. | The President uncovered his head ard bowed to the right and left and to the luu and right again, acknowledging the | salute. | Roosevelt followed the President into the little house that had been erected for | him and now, at last, the crowd recog- | nized the Rough Rider in the statesman’s | hat. The Vice President, too, got & very o | warm welcome. | _ Al this time the Supreme Court Jus- dential campaign would be estimated by | yices on o ide of the Presidential trib- partisan newspapers at 50,00. It probably | yn, and the diplomatc corps on the other contained 25,000 persons. These waited for | were huddling close together, as though the President to appear, while the clouds seeking mutual warmth and protection. grew thick overhead and > the raw air | . plack silk gowns arnd gorgeous uni- Figrepec ain, | forms were rapidly being ruined by the The committes had planned a theatrical | downfall, which had steadily Increased. entrance for the President. Tt had been | President McKinley took his place in the decided that all holders of tickets should | first be seated and then tha Presidant | the Senate gal- ted 1 M5 auin - am-;inixed on Fourth Page.