time to inaugurate the new President.

The President always takes the oath of office on the porch of the
Capitol--in full view of the people--and so, the work in the Senate being
finished, the two Presidents walked side by side out to the eastern front
of the building.

As soon as the Judges, Senators, and Congressmen had taken their places on
the stand provided for them, Chief Justice Fuller came forward to the
little enclosure which had been railed off and fitted with two great
leathern arm-chairs for Major McKinley and Mr. Cleveland.

He told Mr. McKinley that it was time to take his oath of office: and
standing bareheaded, his hand resting on the Bible, William McKinley swore
to be true and faithful to the great trust he was receiving from the
people.

His oath being taken, he kissed the Bible, and the ceremony was complete.
He is the twenty-fifth President of the United States of America.

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