The daily gazette., 1883-01-16
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Words of Wisdom From the New Execu-
tive on state Matters.
naugural address Is as follows:


The inaugural address Is as follows:
FeltOU Citizens Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives hi entering upon the
discharge of the duties pertaining
to the Office of Chief Magistrate
of this State, avail myself of the oppor-
tunity to express my grateful acknowledge
ments for the high honor conferred, aud In
return, pledge an honest and sincere desire
to 80 administer the trust reposed, that the
fair name and fame of our glorious little
commonwealth shall be preserved untarn.
ished, and the well-being and best interests
OF all her people sacredly guarded.
To accomplish and advance these i'm
portant ends, shall zealously dedicate my
humble abilities, feeling that the source, to
which may look for the aids which alone
can supply my deficiencies, is in the well.
tried intelligence and virtue of my fellow
citizens, and In the counsels of those repre-
senting them in the different departments of
the State government. In these INV conf
dence will be placed next to that in which
WE have all been encouraged to feel in the
protection and guidance of the Almighty
Ruler OF the universe, In whose hands are
the destinies OF States and Of men, and to
whom we address our devout gratitude for
the past, as well as our fervent supplications
and best hopes for the future.
for congratulation, by reason of the boun-
teous haryests and fruits that have crowned
the past year, aud of the evidences of pros
perity that everywhere abound. The sea-
son of depression has passed, and the era of
peace aud plenty has come with all its at
tendant blessings. The times are especially
propitious, not only in our midst but
throughout our believes: and common
country, for extensive development In all
that pertains to religious, social and
material improvement, conditions only to
be realized through well regulated, orderly
and Just system OF government. The recent
political contests, with their results, In tn
and other States, clearly lead us to expect
and hope that the people will insist, with
fresh energy and renewed devotion, upon Il
faithful administration of State affairs in all
it's departments, and, We here point with
pride to the complete and full endorsement
by the people Of Delaware of the safe,
economical, just and honorable management
by her public servants, for period of nearly
quarter of century, presenting to-day
record oil high financial credit and State
honor, unsurpassed by any of her sister
States in the Union. fully realize thatat no
time have the benefcent effects of local self
government become more apparent and ap-
preciated by the citizens of this, in common
with those Of other States, and when the
people generally contemplate the future
with brighter anticipations and hopes for the
ancient glory and honor of the great
Republic and the States composing it.
That political and opposing parties have
always existed In this country, and have
been deemed necessary under our free and
independent form of government-a gov
ernment depending, for it's existence, on the
consent of the governed-is true but when
organizations, formed and seeking the con-
troll and government of the people, aud to
serve only their best interes as whole,
fail 10 recognize their proper functions and
objects, and pass under the dominion Of the
few, aud often the reckless, corrupt and
daring, then the overthrow and defeat of