New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-02
POLITICAL.
Inauguration of LucIus Robinson as Gov
ernor of New York.

Inauguration of Lucius Robinson as Gov.
ernOr of New York.
ALBANY, January l.-Lucius Robinson
was inducted into office to-day. The re-
firing Governor, TIlden, addressed him, as
follows:
Mr.. Robinson-The people of the State
have given you a distinguished evidence of
their confidence, in choosing you for their
chief magistrate, upon vote unexampled.
In that testimony | cordially concur, with
out assuming to add to it's value. 1t is to
me a great pleasure to transfer the trust
of this commonwealth to one whose val
liable cooperation i have experienced,
and whose career furnishes such assur-
ance of his purpose to prosecute the
work to which have cOnsecrated years Of
official service and three precious years of
my private life, to recall the government of
this State to the pure condition in which a
generation ago you and knew it to be; to
remove the fungus with which the evil
times has Overspread its administra-
ton and legislation, to tighten the
intolerable burdens upon the people, to i'm
prove institutions and laws, to systemat.
cally call into the civil service,
whether by appointment or election,
men of higher ideas of official life,
of better training and more general
culture; thus utilizing a class inferior in the
arts of political competition, but superior
in capacities for public usefulness. These
are noble objects. Tney had to be pur-
sued through stormy conflicts with selfish
interests and fixed habits. Our support was
an unfaltering trust in the people that the
prospect of real reform could be made visi-
| BILE. Our inspiration was belief that moth
ing worth saving could be lost, if only our
work did not fail. [Applause.l A scrutiny
| of all candid men may safely be challenged
as to what has been already accomplished
wasteful and corrupt systems destroyed.
/ State taxation reduced one-half, rev
remedies for official malversatiOn enacted,
| the management of the public works and
/ prisons reorganlzed, and commissions pre-
| liminary to other reforms instituted. These
/ are valuable results but there are others
| even more important. The standard of Off
| eial conduct has been elevated, and with it
| the ideas, motive and influences which sur
round official life. The public suspicion OF
| legislative Venality is disappearing, and
the lObbies are disbanded. The chief ex-
eeutive and administrative trusts of the
State have been committed to gentle.
men who are eminent, not only for
personal probity but for capacity and
high ideas of official duty. A genu
inc reform in the civil service has thus
been realized, which could not be the pro
duct of any mere system or any mere legis
lation, without the effective cooperation O
the men conducting the actual administra
ton. | have traced these results, approved
by the people at the last two electionl il
this State, because they encourage tn
aspirations of the community for a bette
government, and tend to inspire a nobl
ambition in all rising men to compete 10
honors and power by appealing to the bes
moral forces of human society. As an ex
ample these results are infinitely import
ant.
Inauguration Of Governor Vance In Mort
| Carolina,
RALEIGH, January 1.-The inauguratio
OF Governor Vance passed off quietly. Ther
was a large crowd in attendance. His &C
dress was applauded to the echo, alludin
to national affairs.