The moment had now come for the new President to deliver the inaugural
address. Great anxiety has been felt about this speech, because it was
expected that it would give the people some idea of the way Major
McKinley meant to treat the several questions that are vexing us at the
present time.
He opened his speech with these beautiful words:
"FELLOW CITIZENS:--In obedience to the will of the people, and
in their presence, by the authority vested in me by this oath, I
assume the arduous and responsible duties of President of the
United States, relying on the support of my countrymen and
invoking the guidance of Almighty God. Our faith 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."
He then took up the subject of _Money_, and said that he thought the
Government wanted to look closely into the Treasury matters, and devise a
means whereby we might be able to have as much money as we needed in
circulation, without having to keep the enormous reserve of gold, which
costs us such ruinous interest every year.
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