Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-17

Col. Van PNttcn, Capt. Fountain, DR.. i
VI. Thomas, Col. y. +. Abrahams, Hon
b. Seligman, Hon. Sol Spiegelberg, Mr.
=. l.. Nanderycer, Aniccto Abeyta, Rev
+. W. Meany, j. }. Fitzgerel and the
members Of the executive committee
TINE OATH or OFFICE.
When order had been finally restored
Rev. +. w Meany, Of the Episcopa
church, uttered 4 short PRAYER, Sec,
Lane then approached the stand and
Gov. Prince arose and laid his commits
sion down before him, when the score
tary administered the oath OF office with
great sOlemnitv, the governor holding his
hand upon the corner OF Il large bible and
kissing it as the concluding words OF the
oath We're uttered.
INAUGURAL CREATIONS.
As Sec. Lane stepped back, Hon. :. b.
AXtell arose, and, addressing Gov. Prince.
said
The pleasing task has been assigned to
me OF addressing to you some words OF
welcome. We have come out to meet
YOU, and to assure you that we receive
YOU as governor Of New Mexico with feel
ings OF entire satisfaction and approbation
Your long residence in the territory gives
you exceptional advantages and we cordial
ly thank President Harrison Tor having
selected a citizen OF New Mexico to be its
chief executive. Your professional knOwl-
edge and your general knowledge of men
and affairs, together with Your recog-
nized energy and industry gives us
good ground to hope that you will be the
best as well as the last governor OF the
territory OF New Mexico. You enter
upon your duties i'll Il critical period OF
the history OF the territory. WeAre upon
the eve OF great change. The spirit of
modern progress is upon us. We are not
only soon to become Il state, but we are
to become people, who, in laws, customs
and language are in harmony with the
people OF our sister states When the
star OF the state OF New Mexico is seen in
the political horizon, it will symbolic no
foreign peOple-but people hearth
~ in sympathy with the principles
that have made the United States great
nation. Among these principles as guild
ing lights we recognize entire and eternal
separation Of church and state. Freedom
and equality Of all religions; free press,
/ free speech, and system OF free, non
sectarlan public schools. Ours is is gov
eminent OF the people, by the people aud
for the people, and to secure good gov
| We must he educated, both men ana
women, for in such government ignor-
ance is criminal Your position gives
you great advantages. We trust
you will use them to advance these
principles and to help all right think ing
men to make New Mexico an intelligent,
prosperous, American state. We desire
to repeat, i'll conclusion, that we cordially
welcome you as governor of New Mexico,
and assure you, that we all, irrespective
of party, will sustain YOU by word and
deed, so long as in your high Office YOU
are true to the great principles OF the
American union.
THE GOVERNORS RESPONSE.
Judge AXteIl's remarks were frequently
interrupted by applause, and at their con-
clusion GOV. Prince spoke as follows:
Gov. AXtell and fellow citizens of New
Mexico: No man with a heart in his
breast could fail to be touched by this
magnificent reception. | am not vain
enough, however, to consider it as per-
sonal compliment entirely, but feel that
your welcome is extended to the new GOV
ernor OF New Mexico, and more than that,
to the fact OF his being Il distinctly New
Mexican governor.
For over 29O years the governors of this
territOry-Spanish, Mexican and Amer
ican-h2ve lived in this beautiful city of
Santa Fe but during less than ten years
OF that long period has the office been
hell by an actual resident of the territory.
To-day ''home rule" is the established
policy of the national administration, and
this is but the forerunner OF the happier
era of sell rule" as state.
For myself, can truthfully say that |
have no ambition in this office but to have
a fair, honest, creditable administration
equally protecting the rights OF all, in
spring confidence i'll the territory, aiding
in its progress and development, and
leading up to an earl Y and prosperous
statehood.
But to achieve all that we desire, one
man can do but little. All must unite in
the task and here, before this vast null
titude, urge you all to do your parts in
the great work.
God has given to us goodly her
ltage. We have q climate unrivaled
on the earth. The last sight that |
saw last night was sky black with thick
clouds, the last sound that heard was
the dash OF the storm of hail upon the
cars That was in Colorado. This morn
ing woke to see the sun rise in glorious
beauty over the Wagon Mound, and with
the deep blue sky above me | could not
but thank God that | was q New Mexican.
Our resources are The greatest in the
whole land We have the cattle upon a
thousand hills; the sheep whiten the vast
plains; wheat fields abound which would
amaze the farmer Of Minnesota or Dakota.
Our orchards and vineyards are unsur-
passed; we have the gold and silver, the
copper and the lead and the iron, and the
inexhaustibe fields OF coal which alone
would ensure our prosperity. Truly it is
a land flowing with milk and honey. 1t
Is for us to develop these resources.
Onward" is the watchword We must
have universal education and intelligence ;
we must encourage fresh enterprises and
invite new capital; in short, we must
have progress in all directions.
10 do all this We must be united It
has been sid that territories are the
homes Of jealousy, both between indiyld-
uals and localities. This is perhaps
true from their peculiar circumstances.
But II it has been so here, let it cease
from this day. 4 new era dawns upon
us; the day OF territorial infancy is abou
over, that iruition OF full grown manhood