The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-08
Our New Governor.

UuI NUW UOfCl llUl.
THE OATH WHICH HE TOOK, AND
THE ADDRESS WHICH HE MADE.
Plain and Practical, Without any Vain
Flourish of Trumpets.
The People Still Rejoice in Righteous
Rulers.
[.Ncw, and Cou'ter.l
COLUMBIA, November SO.-The Governor
rate to-day at p. NJ. in the llall of Repre-
s .ntativcS In the presence oi q large assem-
b ase OF citizens. Long before The hour OPP
pointed Tie g liery, The lobby and the Moor OF
the House were fully occupied by hundreds
OF fair iailcS with their escorts. who employ
ell the spare time III listening TO the proceed
ingS of the House. ,
Tuuctually ut O'Clock the Senate headed
hy senator Wltl"rspoon, the president pro
tenn, with the officers Of the Scnet" on his
tight and left, appeared Mt tho door OF me
House and were received by the membcrS
Standing. The president a>ccudrd 10 the
Speakers stand and was received by the
Speaker. The members Of the Senate were
seat d on the right and left of the Speakers
stand in chairs reserved for them. a moment
later tho Governor and 1.lCutcnant-Govcrnor
elect, acting Governor Jetcr. Chief Justice
Simpson, ASSucin.e Justices McGowan ana
Mclvcr, judges Hugh l.. Bond and George :.
Bryan Of TIE United States Circuit tourt.
Jrlre Fraser, now presiding as Judge Of the
Fifth Circuit. the STATE Officers. incumbent
and eject, and Mayor Cour'cnay OF Charles
ton. escorted by the joint committee OF ar
rnurcmcntS, consisting Of Senators Hcnder-
son and Walker, and Repre>entatircsSim"n
ton. Urmphill and Tinial. were announced
al tie do1r Of the hall By the scrgcnnt-1t-arms
bearing the mace OF State: who proriaiiileo
sloud Ills ENceilcncy the GoVerhor-ciec
| and his escort"
The iOint Assembly. II! :hc order Of tho
Speaker. rose and received them standing un-
ri they we're seated. The Governor anu Lieu
,c~uant-GovCrnur elect, together with TN
Jus,Ic "t,lred in his official robes. assembled
trc sand, the other guests arcnini'AiEln
Ihcm Lc;u: accorded seats on the right OF the
desk on the !oor OF the House.
The Assembly having been called 10 ORDER,
! ,lr sneak r announced that the Hon. john
son iiagood, Governor elect. was resent hhd
ready t1 qua Ivy. The Governor eject there
anon advanced t. the desk on the right OF the
~; o,;Cr. and the Chief Justice proceeded to
administer the constitutional oath. as iol-
You do sole.nnly swear tina: you are duly
qualified, according to the constitution of the
United States and the Constitution OF TINS
State. TO exercise the duties vi the olllcc u
which YOU have been elected. lhut you VII
faithfully iii .charg2 t" tho best OF your ao:liiy
| he duties thcrcni. That You rrcrgnlZr the
s]tn, cnrrcv OF the Constitution ana laws o,
INC GnlicI states over lie Constitution Ahu
laws of any state, and ihet You VII, support
and prot: ct and defend the constitution o,
the United States and the Constitution ol
lSnutn carolina rs ratified by tie people on
tie iGln OF April, lsG7. 30 help you God."
The oath was administered ~ the Chic
Justice so,emnIy and impresslvcly, ana our
ing us r. cit,tiom the fall OF q pin could have
bon heard, so hu>hcd was every sound. hf;el
>ubScrib:n to he oath Governor llngoou adj
ynnc, d to the front, and delivered his lnauSu'
RAJ address, as follows:
The inaugural Address.
.Sc,o,o,, and Rrprrsrntntirrs: n IL with a pro
found sense OF The responsibility I'M os"d thai
IuDpcrr before you to-day To assume, III obe'
dirncc To the hche>lS OF me pc"p,G, t''c r*cru
i've office. You lave been called by TIC
same SoNcrcign voice 10 the discharge OF an
equally imp. rtant tiu>t, and in our hands !!
placed Tor the next TWO years nucli that III
fcytS the welfare OF the State. ltclyilg upon
your rm'riutiSnr, and your wise corporation
and with q Il :art single in it's devotion TO my
state and people, approach the duties as'
signed me-, and shall faithfully discharge them
SO :ar as III inc lies.
TAT EXPENDITURES.
The honest. economic and efficient admin
lstration Of the S!Hlc government, which, tho
marty revolution OF lHI6 promised, has been
realized. The ordinary current expenses o
the Sia:c government have been reduced tt
onr-f0urtu of What It was under the manage
ment OF Tie Republican arty, and have
nearly reached the minimum expenditure o
the period before tho war. Every Obligation
O. tic state is met from the Income OF llt
ii. cal ycl.r, and no deficiencies are incur. d
The accounts uf the State are cleared from al
confusion or uncertainty, and there IS laid be
fore t: @ representatives OF the people once
more, as is required BY law. "a true and accu
rate account OF the actual state OF the trcasu
-. - Il,,.r, ~ Nrl room for rt.trGnrhlnCllt: anl
as from time To time, without impLirinE tho
efficiency Of the government. retrcnchintn
can be made In the executive, legislative aG(
Judicial departments, as well aSin the miScel
i;areuus expenditures, each small In Itself
but aggrcgutinS q considerable mount, !
should lie done. In my oGScrratlon, hpweF'
or, tie path OF further reduction OF the bur
dcns Of Tho taxpayers lies now father IN tn
county levics, OF which / will hereafter speak
than in those which reach the STATE treasury
! While The state levy IS four Times less man !
was under the Republican administration, The
{, binary county levy Is the same now rs /
was then. -.
You Lave, no doubt. observed in the csti
mate of sui plies required for the support o
the State, Subnlit,e / 10 you ut the btSinniDe
OF your session, tho large proportion Of thu
whole Eerde | for the penal and charitable in
sti.utions Of the State. Where labor Is -
valuable as it is with us, | DO not See why tlt
Penitcntiury should not only be Scli-SiSialn
ing, but source OF lcNcnue. ConSluc;ahl'
progress has been made in this direction un.
der the pre- ent able management or That In
stitut:on, but the object should be kept stead
iIy in view and attained at The earliest posi-
lie day.
In connection with that noble charity, the
Luna;i. Asylum, l hesitate to speak OF re
tr, nchmcIt; the circumstances OF our poo
pie require, however. thatitshould be restrict
ed 10 It's purpose and remain n charity. Tho
puuper alone should receive the bounty n
The state: those who are able to pay III whole
or in pa; for the benefits of the institution
should lie required to do so. am not prcIar
ell to assert that the bounty OF the StatelS nov
abused In this particular. hut 1t occurs TO me
| that an efficient safe guard against such abuse
is to return to the plan prevailing before tho
war, and, instead OF supporting The panper In
mates Of that Institution by a general state
appropriation, to require each county to sup
Do1t its own prupcrs in the Lunatlc Asylum
IS we'll as ut home. This Is entirely consist.
cnt with the scheme OF our poOr-lawS. Tho
county levics the fund for the maintenance" OF
It's sane auprrs, AMI II Is expended under 10
cal supervision. II should also levy and re-
tain supervision OF the fund applicable tn
the support Of these moro unfortunate per
Tons among It's INDECENT population. The
part OF the State should be flniIted to nrpro,
uriutl0ns for such general purposes of build.
ing and repairs as are necessary to make the
Institution available for its humanc pur'
poses.
Tire revenues Of the State arc collected with
honesty and fidelity. The mode OF account
Ing with the subordinate tax officers provided
by law is rigid. and it Is impossible 10 cover
nD lftul Or ilCnItk'nCe III lIc pau VI tllcSC IL
ficrrs, il thca accounting is properly enforced
in the comltrol!or's office. When the money
has reached the State treasury, its custody and
disbursement are jealousy l!eI-ed with strin-
gent provisions OF the law. / know Of no
practical safeguard that is omitted.
COUNTY EXPENDITURES.
But with regard to the expenditures Of the
county revenues It seems 10 me that the law
Is seriously detective. There Is now levied
and expended in each county for county rur-
poses n larger sum than ii pays into the gen.
eral fund which reaches the State treasury,
and is there surrounded with such careful
provisions of tho law. The county treasurer
retains the county funds In his hands, and is
ir regard to their disbursement merely the
cashier Of the county commissioners. In his
aunInl accounting IN this matter before the
county auditor an order of the county conf
missionerS, dawn in accordance with the
forms OF law, is his sufficient voucher. Cnon
the county commissioners rests the RESPONSE
biiiiy OF the faithful and judici0uS expcndi.
ture OF the fund; they are practically subj Ct
cd to little or no supervision. 1t Is true they
are required 10 forward, through the comp
/ ol'cr general. q detailed account Of their
transactions, TO be laid before the Legislature,
and it Is the theory Of the law that these nc.
counts arc by you examined. For the present
year but four Of the counties have forwarded
their accounts In line to be printed with the
ccmptrOllcr'S report. Others will, perhaps, he
laid before you In manuscript during Your
session. and some VIII not reach you at all.
The Genera Assembly does not. and nCcaSSa-
rily cannot, efficiently discharge The duty I'M
county expenditures is in singular contrast
with the rigid scrutiny enforced upon the
State treasury. Your experience and judy
ment will find the p! oprr remedy. IT appcarS
to me that the 6 land jury Of the county Is the
, most suitable body to he charged with exanl-
in inv and nnIjfipU the fra n StptiOnx ri tho