The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-11
Gov. TiIlmaD'S Inaugural.
A KEY TO THE POLICY OF THE NEW
PARTY IN THE STATE.

Public Officers to be Held TO Strict. .Ac-
countability-TaxeS to be More Equit.
ably Imposed and More Rigidly Col
lected-The Phosphate Royalty to be
Doubled-The School System to be
observation-disclosures College to be
LaTishly SuppOrted-The South Caro-.
lima College to be Allowsnced at $780,.
600 a Year-The Citadel to be Suf.
fered to Exist-A Girls Industrial
School uggested-Constitutio Con.
vention to be Called-Othcr Recon-.
mendati0nS.
COLUMBIA, December 4.-Special:
The following is the full text OF the
inaugural address Of Governor Till
man delivered to-day:
Gentlemen ofthe General Assembly:
1t is seldom in the history Of politics
that man is so honored as [ am.
It is customary to perform the cere-
mony Of inauguration in public, but
only once before that I am aware
has it been necessary in South Car
olina to hold it in the open air in Or
der to let the people see To the
large number Of my fellow-citizens
who have done me the honor to come
as witnesses of this impressive cere-
monial I can only say in simple
words, thank you. To the people
l owe my election after most mem
orable canvass, To the people only
[ owe allegiance, and to the people
[ pledge loyal service. This is no
mere holiday occasion. The citi-
zens of this great Commonwealth
have, for the first time in its history,
demanded and obtained for them
selves the right to choose their Gov
ernor, and I, as the exponent and
leader of the revolution which
brought about the change, am here
to take the solemn oath Of Office and
enter npon the discharge of it's oner-
Gus duties. Before doing this it is
proper, 'and usage makes it obliga-
tory on me, to make known my views
and opinions on the important ques-
tions agitating the public mind,
and to show where and how the re-
forms are needed and can be
wrought.
- With such an audience as this,
sympathetic and enthusiastic, I might
If I were an orator, attempt to play
upon your feelings and win applause
by flights of what some call elo-
quence, but which sensible people as
''glittering generalities," the tinsel
and brass buttons of a dress parade,
meaning nothing and worth nothing:
The responsibilities Of my position,
the reliance of the people upon my
leadership, the shortness of our leg
islative session fourth of which
is already gomez alike demand the
display of
PRACTICAL sTATEsMANsHIP AND BUsI-
NESS METHODS.
We are met to do the business Of
the people; not to evolve bountiful
theories or discuss ideal government.
We come as reformers, claiming that
many things in the government are
wrong and that there is room for re-
trenchment and reduction Of taxes.
Our task is to give the people better
government and more efficient gov
ernment as cheaply as is possible.
We must, however, never lose sight
of the fact that niggardliness is not
always economy. The people Will
pay even more taxes than at present
if they know those taxes are wisely
expended and for their benefit.
A POLITICAL PHENOMENON.
Before I proceed to discuss in
plain, straightforward fashion the
legislation I shall ask you to consid-
er, I desire to congratulate you upon
the signal victory achieved by the
people at the recent election. Dem
ocracy, the rule of the people, has
won a victory unparalleled in its mag
nitude and Importance, and those
whose hearts were troubled as they
watched the trend of national legis-
lation in tits unblushing usurpation
of authority, it's centralizing grasp
upon the throats of the State, its ab-
.ject surrender to the power-of cor
porate money and class interests-all
such must lift up joyful hearts Of
praise to the All-Ruler and feel
their faith in the stability of our re-
publican institutions strengthened.
In our own State the triumph Of
Democracy and white supremacy
over mongrelism and anarchy, or
civilization over barbarism, has been
most complete, and it is gratifying
to note the fact that this was attend
ed by political phenomenon which
was surprise to all of US. Our
colored fellow citizens absolutely re-
fused to be led to the polls by their
bosses. The opportunity Of having
their votes freely cast and honestly
counted, which, it has been claimed,
is denied. the negroes, caused scarce
ly a ripple of excitement among
them They quietly pursued their
avocations, and left the conduct of
the election to the whites. Many
who voted cast their ballots for the
regular Democratic ticket, and the
consequence is that to-day there is
less race prejudice and race feeling
between the white men and black