Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-08
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Treat iaogntef ana applause
After a short interval of time the governor
elect and his council came in. The follow
| ing obligation was then administered TO the
| governor-elect
| I, Geo. A. Wilson of South Paris. in the
county of Oxford and State of Maine. Esq
having been elected Gov. of this State-hou.e
with unparalleled unanimity by the three
| branches of this body for one day only, now
therefore promise and affirm that will sup
| port the constitution of this State under all
| circumstances whatever; that will not favor
| the removal of the court house and the Jau
| from Paris Hill to South Paris in anv
other way than BY the Maine travelled
road: that l will appoint 10 constables
! for the city of Bath when any two citizens
of that city can agree upon any
names to be presented to me for that purpose.
| And the city of Rockland shall have my best
efforts in procuring such additional acts as
NAV be necessary to enable them 10 procure
better water facilities for that city; that the
Bodwell Manutactu ring Co. shall have pow
er to dam the Penobscot river at Olitown
Falls or any other place, and that
railroad in direct line from Augusta
to Fl. Kent to the end that the Duke of FIT
Kent may make his annual visits to the capt.
tai without traversing the domains of the
Queen of England, and that the treasury OF
this State NAV not be depleted by his mile
age CGreat laughter and applause.
And l further promise and affirm that
will use my utmost enieavors to pro-
cure bv legislative enactments the
right of unrestricted suffrage for the
women of Maine. | further promise
that | will appoint every man to an office who
desires il whenever sufficient vacancies shall
occur. All this promise and affirm with all
the mental reservations necessary, so help
me Geo A Wilson.
Secretary of State Hume than made tine
following proclamation;
PROCLAMATION.
yes. O yes. o yes, Know all men by
these presents. in the name of God, Amen.
The votes for Governor which have been
handed to the State House by '.Them Steers
and having all been counted out, two million
more or less for Georgius Albumen Wilsonia,
he having been unduly elected, the vote OF
this House having been cast without any re-
gard 10 the Senate they being Ishmaelites and
G -ntles, and having no rights which white
men are bound to respect And he having in
the presence of this great and general court.
sworn TO die for his country after having
sacrificed all his wife relation and made his
mark (for everybody knows he can't read or
write.) | therefore solemnly, sacrelgiously
pompously declare and make known TO the
law the halt and the blind, paupers, Indians,
and dogs not taxed that Georgius Albumen
Wilsonia is Governor and Commsnder-in-
Chief of the Stare of Maine. Look at him
Oh, God save the State of Maine.
The Governor then spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatires:
! 1t is an Old but truthful statement that
History repeats itself" Many a brave and
ardent explorer of what seemed to him the
untrodden sands of primeval truth has been
more startled than Crusoe of old, as in the
! midst of his researches he comes suddenly
| upon the imprinted outline of a human foot.
showing that some one has penetrated there
! before him. So obvious has this become
| that we are faln to cry out with the man OF
old, There is nothing new under the sun.
| Realizing this fully, it seems wiser to &C
! know ledge our obligations and admit that W.
are following pre- cedents instead of irving to
originate and formulate new thoughts and
ideas.
Accordingly allow me to follow in the foot
steps of an honored predecessor in this high
and illu.trious office and congratulate you on
/
this great State. By this one act you have
embamed your names in the memory of a
grateful people, and your chidren's children
viii recall with pride the fact that you were
members of that famous Legislature which
honorcd itself in the choice of Names great
| est Governor. Nv selection sheds reflected
lustre upon the ancient municipality of Paris.
| BY it, her famous quartet of Governors is in
creased to quintet and the young Oxford
Bear will hereafter repeat in tones Of awe
aud admiration the illu>trious names of Gov
Nernor Paris, Lincoln. Hamlin. Perham and
Wilson.
This action on your part is highly com
mendable and the more so, perhaps, because
80 little was expected of you. | presume
I the real fact is. that like the dominant party
in American politics to-day, ''you have build
ed better than you knew" hope, however
that as we proceed to engage in the arduous
labors for which We have been selected, you
W Ill not allow any of the feelings of amaze
ment and indignation, which you may feel
at the idea of my considering pledge,
made to secure votes binding after election
to find expression in words or acts
Such thoughts are best kept to yourselves
People are not all like the old Dutchman ,anC
YOU will rarely be punished for thinking ID
if you do not say id
wish at this time to say few words Of
commentator of my immediate predecessor
They can be said truthfully, but it is no
stricklv on that ground place them, bu
rather to establish a precedent which my i'm
mediate successor may feel bound to follow
"Tis an old maxim in the schools
That nattery's the food of fools
Yet now and then your of wit
Will condescend to take Bit"
Emphaticslly ruler, from the people. To-
the people and of the people he laws dowr
the purple as unspotted as when he donned it
: 1t is not strange then that he holds his ex
pectsnt ear ready to catch the voice of the
people saving, Thou who has been faithful
over few things we will make the rule
over many things"
| commend TO your earnest care and con
sideration the vast banking interests of tn,
State. This great aggregation of capital car
only be preserved in all its integrity by wise
laws and strict adherance to them. You viii
gather from the able and faithful report o.
the Hon. Bank Examiner all the facts neces
sary to a full and complete understanding ans
fully concur in his recommendations. fai
however to find in his report any notice O
the new bank lately reported to have bee,
organized on Smnttv Nose or Appleton,
Islsnd The amount of deposits in this banl
has already reached the vast sum OF $50 o.
SO important an addition TO our banks shout,
not be overlooked and | recommend some &C
ton to be taken with reference thereto
deemed advisable, in company with m