UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.
PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S SECOND TERM. - ADDRESSES A GATHERING OF 40,000. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Washington, March /). Amidst intermittent rain, Mr McKinley was sworn for a second term as President. A platform was erected at the east front of the capitol at Washington for the occasion. He received a great ovation, and addressed a gathering numbering forty thousand by a note speech. He referred to the duties and privileges of Greater America, and the necessity of liberal reciprocal trade relations with other countries. He ‘ justified America’s policy of moderation and fairness in regard to China, and the desire for close friendship with Cuba, assisting her into the position of a separate nation. He expressed determination to ' give selfGovernment to Philippines as soon as the inhabitants were ready for the change. Colonel Theodore Rooseveldt was sworn in vice-President. Thirty thousand troops marched from the White House, and President McKinley reviewed them. The feature of the military display was the native Porto Rican regiment.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 55, 6 March 1901, Page 2
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