The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
Inauguration of Gov. Robinson
SPEECH ny GOV. rlLDEH.

governor of the state as that gathered TO-
day. Every seat in the assembly chamber
was occupied and hundreds were obliged
to stand while other hundreds could 70,
gain admittance to the chamber. At neon
Gov. Tildep, escorting governor elect Rob
inson, entered the chamber followed by
Lieut.. Gov. Dorshcim." 'r,Of State Big
COW, other state Off me govern
or's military staff. ilden then
addressed governor c. an, as fol-
lows
mir. Robinson-ThC pc, 'hc state
have given you distino 3! 'ence Of
their confidence in choo.lug y'' for their
chief magistrate upon an uneNnui l,d vote;
In that testimony l cordially coE'Gr, with
ont assuming to add to its value. 1t is to
me a great satisfaction to gurrc. de: the
chief official trust of this con'uonwealth
to one whose valuable cooperation | have
experienced, and whose career furnishes
such assurance Of his purpose to prosecute
the work to which | have consecrsied two
years of Official service and three previous
years OF my private life. To recall
the government Of this etatc to the
pulc condition in which u generation
ago you and | knew it to remove tho
fungus growths which in evil times had
o%yerppread It's administration and legisla-
lation to licltsn intolcrable burdens upon
The people; to improve the Institutions aud
laws; TO systematically call into civil ser
vice, whether by appointment or election,
men Of higher IDEAS of official life, of bet
ter training aud more general culture, thus
utilizing a class interior in the arts Of r8-
litical cOmpc'it on, but superior in CGpaci-
tics for public usefulness. These are noble
subjects they had to be pursued through
stormy conflicts with selfish interests and
fixed habits our support was an unfol;er-
ing trust in the people, if prospect of real
reform could he made visible. Our inspi-
ration was the belief that nothing worth
saving could he lost. if only cur work did
not fail Lapplausc. The scrutiny Of all
candid men may safely be challenged as to
what had been already accomplished.
wasteful and corrupt systems destroyed
state taxation reduced one half, new tcmo-
dies for official malgersation enacted, the
management of the public works and pris-
ons re.organizad, and commissions preli-
minaty to other reforms Instituted. These
are valuable results, but there are others
even more important. The standard of
official conduct has Lcen elevated and With
il the IDEAS, motives ard Influences
which surround official life as with an at
mosphere of public suspicion of legislative
yenalty is disappearing and the lobbies are
%disbandel the chief executive and admin
i~,tra'ive trusts Of the state have been com
mitted to gentlemen who are eminent rot
only fer personal probity but for capacity
and high ideals of official duty.
Genuine reform in civil service has thus
baeA realized which could not be the
products Of any mere system or any mere
legislation without effective co. operation
of the men conducting the actual admins
tration. l have traced these results ap-
proved by the people at the last two cleo
lions in this state, because they encourage
the aspirations of the community for rei-
ter government anl tend to inspire a noble
ambition ia all rising men to compete tor
houors and power, by aprcliirg TO the
best neral forces of human society. Asex-
,Df 49,, -,.-Tt- 800. s-g.sA.1 -. s----t
ant. | congratula.e yoI that at such favor
inr susniccs Won crto, anon an adr,inisfro-
ton which | believe WI oa f,u;tful of uis-
lie benefit and of honor. ,9 ,nur.-lf Nv
plause.)
ooyrpvcr o.irv- .,oxs.
Governor Roll, lei as fol-
lows.
G~oycraor 1ller- fir fine
| kind aud cnc3urapiIY y, nave nd
drrsspd IN me in r~ec4;yiY ,.r ttc
great ,rpst which Ina. r.. Am, 1ur-
inc the last two ,oare Tt.,y .,n,,oi.t.
thc eamonition ofttc Ei,r,I,. T.. .Io,
NOT him who pirdatI an lia 1a, .,s. hooef
himeelf os he ,ho, ruIl.trH,.rr Va,
have had yonr ttial.o1d l5v. .iv.l he
grateful spDroyal # IN. n.,1i. rat n,iv of
this state bu, Of the sin ~. Union. VINO have
called you by al empbs;ic ponahr major
Ity to the highest place il the nation. AN
plause.) You haze arrested gross abuses
and wasteful expenditures, have tnforccd
economy and reduced largely the burdens
of taxation. More than this. Won have re.
stored higher moral tone to the administra-
ton Of the government and have driven
from this capital those who made 1t a honfe
OF merchandise and enriched themselves bv
buying and ceiling legislation. trust finn,
Inv no act Of mine will ,bcv IVA on