Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-14
Governor Thompson's inaugural
Address.

5 MAJORS AND REPRESENTATIVES,: In
obedience to the voice u, tic prutle If III.
State ~ expressed in the recent election /
! appear het"rc you to assume the du.i.s nf
Governor Of Snuti, Carolina. The s,no
| voice which has called ne To this office has
called yon to Positions Of trust which has
imposed upon you duties nud tcspunsibii-
lies not less important than those hcloupipr
| to the Chief Executive of tie Stutc. m,
| welfare and prosperity of South Carolin,
pow aud in the future, will dppend in y
large measure upon the mauuer in which
we mcct the requirements of our several
positions. We come to the control Of
the a!fails Ut the State at n fortunatc time
aud under favorable circumstances.
The results of the rrc.ut elections in
several Of the States of This Union ar, tuil
or promise as indlcnting a resolve ON the
part OF the people to secure more ripd
otercnce to those great principles upon
which republican Institutions must rest.
ana desire for the restoration of those
practices which mark d the udmiuistrntion
OF the government ia the early days of tho
republic. refer 10 these elections not as
ltmtGlr1nh - 70 r',.;isi."i ~"-.r. -. .
of the powers of government.
How FAR the changes i'll public opinion
thus expressed sh"lI be permanent Will
depend upon the manner in which those
who have been called to positions OF trust
shall make use Of the power committed to-
them Strict economy in tic conduct ct
govcrnmcn,; reduction Of taxation OF every
kind to the lowest point consistent with
the eff lent administration of government;
iudicious tariff; wise, equal und just
laws mp.rtiaIly administered: the pre-
vcntion OF oppressive monopoIies; home
rulc, which, uodcr the Constitution OF the
United States, shall preserve the State gov
crntncnts in their proper spheres while 1t
maintains the genera government in its
proper sphere; popular education MS the
only safeguard Of hcl institutions; the
sacred preservation Of the public credit
| Federal and State; civil service reform
Which shuIl regard public Offices as pnhllc
trusts, to be exercised for the benefit of the
people aud not for party purposes, ana
which shall make merit the test Tor up
po,ntmeut to uud retention in Office; these
arc some, 1T least, Of the demands which
tho peuplc nake Of their chosen servants.
Let US see to it that South Carolinn cona
tributes her SHIRE to the pure adninisr"-
ton Of public affairs by keeping her State
government true to tho principles which
formed the political creed Of tho founders
of The republic To those States of this
Union Which hut lately have suffered the
ravaees Of war aud have borue the trial'
uf rccor s.ruotion these elections give reasoI
to hope that the time wilt soon come wheI
po,tical parties, no longer divided b,
geographical lines, shall consider the grca
questions of public policy which conccr'
the welfare and progress OF the whol
country. With tho removal OF scctiona
questions from pub r affairs, we u'ay looI
with confidence or that murc perfect unio
which shall 'estnbIish justice. insure co
mestic tranquility, provide tur the coa mo
defcuse, promote the genrrai welfare an
-" m, -. blessings Of liberty to ourscivt
Tho coudton ot "Hins u""..
StAte is full of encouragement and hop
During the year now dr.win. to Il close ii
people have been spared the ravages {
pcstilcnce; rich harvets have blessed the hu
bandman, and all o, our industrial pursuit
have felt The guickening influences of ord
of quiet aud ut good government.
In all portions of the S,otc nrc to
secn, on every hand, abundant evideuc,s
the thrift and prosperity which are create
now than ut any previous tiu,c since til
close of the war
Improved methods Of culture have a
ready produced results which give assurnnt
OF the rapid and steady development
our chief indu>tria interests Rcocr
experience has shown thnt the pruduclv,
licss of our cotton lands cnn be greatly in
r nreased. and that our genial climate an
fertile soil are especially adapted to Ii
reward the sk,iicd uusv".u'''
the development of the other resources
the State has not kept pace WIN =. -
improvements IN agriculture It Is gr"''.
Jog to know thut attention is being o'tec''
to our great facilities for mnnuiactut'a !.
mud to tho vast stores OF wealth VIM