The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-16
GOVERNOR HOADLy.


W"HH'H" Fh"- t"s '"'' 's'-'
These prejudices, which exist AZ fully
at the North AZ the South, may hereaf.
tar give rise Il do not think they have
done 40 YETI TO the necessity To amend
the criminal laws OF our State. No leg
islAtion IL needed to establish tho prin.
ciples OF the absolute equality OF rights
between black and white. or furnish
civil action for redress OF inyaaiOns.
These are accomplished by the Federal
Constitution and the common law az II
prevails IN Ohio. But portion OF the
Civil rights Legislation OF Congress has
been recently declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court OF the United
States, inasmuch as the duty OF pr0tec-
tiOn against inequality and discrimina-
ti0n on account OF color ls thus dey0ly.
cd upon the States, II has become necea'
sary for Ohio TO act. The decision IL
cenaea no act OF wrong or oppression.
II merely transfers the theater OF 70.
dress from the Federal TO the more nu-
mer0na and accessible State Legisla-
lures and courts. The war was rightly
waged to yanquish the armed assertion
Of superior sovereignty OF the States,
made In defiance OF the express proyi-
sion that "the Constitution and the
laws OF the United States made In pur-
Huance thereof shall be the supreme law
Of the land, anything In the C0nstitu-
don or laws Of any State 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding" But the habitual
lae Of and submission TO war powers
has left the minds OF many good citi.
zena In apt condition 10 forget even un-
III now that the Constitution likewise
reserves all nondelegated powers 10 the
States respectively, or TO the people.
Under these circumstances the Civil
rights act passed, which undertook, not
merely to prohibit legislation and ju-
iicial action discriminating against
the equal rights Of men Of color, but
adapted for the Federal Government
the power OF policy within the States
for the preservation OF human equality
ana tho enforcement Of equal rights.
since the adoption OF the Fourteenth
Amendment, white and black have
,lwelt together In harmony In Ohio, and
prosecutions under the civil rights act
have been rare, 10 that few cases have
lls yet occurred suggesting the necessity
VI an amendment OF our criminal laws
uo ma Ia furniab n aubatitnte for tho
civil righis act thus condemned nv the
snnreme Conrt Rnf eyerv iuat man
iealoua Of his own rights. a6onld have n
heart oman 10 feeI an ear oman 10 bear
md an ave onick 10 see the inya'
gion M the rIo6fa of others. esnecIaiiv
Of THE race, long bound In the chains
of slavery and deprived OF legal person.
atty ~ - for you, therefore, TO con-
slider whether there IN danger IN this
!lirectiOn 10 any cltizen OF or soJonrner
IN ONO, ana II there 30, 10 provide by
apt iegislation, IN advance, Tor prompt
llnd severe punishment, not discrininat-
ing, however. between white and black,
nut Durnish the same relief against the
same wrong 10 both.
ihe condition OF the state has been no
iuily presented In the recent message
OF my honored Predecessor, that moth
ing ilrther IL leit Tor me 70 say, l in-
yoke the MD OF all good citizens. with.
out distinction OF party. for the General
Assembly and officers OF the State. We
are entitled To- II, for the State Govern
meni, as The servant OF the people al
ways has n Just claim 10 direction from
llsmasler. without such aid. You ana !
may easily go astray. Withit,we shall DO
reinforced IN our labors, as well ~ FOR
ined IN the hope that ONO. during our
ofief term, may DO reserved from the
disaster OF unwiee legislation ana mel
1cieht administration.
OATH OF OFFICE.
Tho addresa was received with an.
ulallse Chief .Juslice ,Johnson than nd.
nlnistered the oath OF olllce 10 Governor
Hoadly, the band played another air
lnd thc crowd began slowly 10 disperse,
wondering II that was oil there was 10
" u0vern0r hoadly then proceeded 10
me Novern0r's ONCE accompanied by MT.
Dan McConville,. Jr, OF Jeiferaon county
his private secretary, ana was soon sur
rounded Dy u crowd anxious 10 oiier
congratulations,
inc members OF the senate ana House
men repaired 70 the Senate Chamber,
Where Judge Mcllyaine adm nistered
ihs oath Of O. olllce TO Lieutenant Governor
john u. warwick,
Attorney General james Lawrence
was sworn IN MS ONCE ny Judge owens,
auditor OF STATE hlesewetter by Judge
poliett, ana SCHOOL commissioner Le'
Koy .: Brown py Judge okey state
treasurer Brady nad received the oath
OF once on saturday from Judge John
son, Inc other oniclals, win their SUB
ordinates, whose names have been al
reauy announced, enter directly upon
Lhe outy OF tneir olilcee, ana the trans
FER OF the Stnte (9OypTDmput into tla