The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-02
New York.

INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR ROBINSON, OF
NEW YoIK-GovERSOR TILDEN's ADDRESS
UPON RETIRING FROM THE OFFICE.
ALBANY, January 1.-Hon. Luclus Rob
inson was indicted into Office as Governor
OF this State to-day. The retiring Govern
or (Tilden) addressed Mr.. Robinson as fol-
lows: The people OF the State have given
youa distinguished evidence of their conf
dence in. choosing you for their Chief Ma
gistrate upon vote so uneXampled. In
that testim onY s cordially concur with
out assuming to add to its value. 1t
is; to- me q great satisfaction to sur
render the CHIEF official trust OF this
Commonwealth to one whose valuable
cooperation / nave experienced, and whose
career furnishes such assurance Of his pllr-
pose to prosecute the work to which have
consecratpd two gears Of official service,
and three previous years OF my private life.
TO recall the government of this State to the
pure condition in which a generation ago
you and; ltnew it; to remove fungus
growths which in evil times had over
spreads its administration and legislation;
to tighten tho intolcrablc burdens upon
the people; to improve the institutions and
laws ;. to- systematically call into the civil
service. whether by appointment or cleo
ton, men Of; higher ideas OF Off
cial life, Of bcHsEr training, and more
general culture, thus utilizing class infe
rior in the arts OF political completion but
superior in capacities for public usefulness;
these noble objects had to be pursued
through stormy conflicts with selfish inter-
ests and fixed habits. Our support was an
unfaltering trust in the people. II the
prospect Of realiEeform could be made visi-
BILE our inspiration was belief that nothing
worth saving could be lost If only our work
did not fail. [Applause.] The scrutiny OF
all candid men, may safely be challenged as
to what has been already accomplished. A
wasteiul and corrupt system has been de-
stroyed; Stats taxation reduced one-half
new remedies for official malversation
enacted; the management Of the public
works and prisons re6rganized, and COM
missions preliminary to other reforms in
stituted. These are valuable results, but
there are Others even more important. The
standard Of official conduct has been ele-
waited, and with it the ideas, motives, and
influences which surround official life as
with an atmosphere. The public suspicion
of Legislative yenality is disappearing, ard
the Hobbies, are disbanded. The chief exec
utive and administrative trusts OF the State
have been committed to gentlemen who are
eminent. not only for, personal probity,
but fer capacity and high ideals OF
official duty. A genuine reform in
the civil service has thus been realized
which should be productive of any mere
system or any mere legislation without the
effective cooperation OF the men conducting
the actual administration. I have traced
these results, produced by the people at the
last two elections in this State, because they
encourage the aspirations OF the commu-
nifty for better government, and tend to
inspire noble ambition in all rising men
! to compete for donors and power by appeal.
| ing to the best moral forces Of human
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