The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-25
INAUGURAL ABnREss OF GOV. sEOSE.

INAUGURAL ADngEss OF COZ. SF0NE.
Fellow Citizens: Twelve years ago,
BY your suffrage. was honored with
the exalted position OF Chief Executive
of your State. For the term of four
years the high trust was administered
with honest purposes, aud in aecor-
dance with the dictates of my best
Judgment. Whether that administers
ton was successful or unsuccessful ;
whether it met with your approval or
disapproval, haYe ever been consoled
by the possession of an approving con-
science, and by il assured that my du-
ties were faithfully performed. And
now, to-day, after lapse of eight
years, called back by the almost unani-
nous voice of my people, again to as
sumo the helm Of your State govern
meat, my heart is not only filled
with gratitude for your confidence
but | esteem it an honor oi
which any citizen might feel proud,
and to which few men live tc
attain. | trust, therefore, that | shall
be pardoned for receiving this call
from the State as an evidence that my
acts as a public servant, were sccepta'
bic to my fsllow-citizens. But while
deeply sensible OF the distinguished
honor conferred, | cannot be nnmind
full of the exacting duties OF the place
or fail to appreciate the weighty re
sponsibilities shall presently assume
RETROSPECTIVE.
At the beginning of my former Off
cial term, unity and harmony prevail.
ed among US, aud especially among
those of the political party to which
belonged; which party then, as now
comprised most of the intelligent ia,
PAYERS of the State. Having but re
Gently emerged flom the obnoxious
domination of political party antag
onistic in feeling, partisan In purpose
and oppressive In its action towards
the class alone fitted to direct the gov.
ernment discussions and antagonisml
among us were hushed by the patriotic
clsmor for the public veal. The hand
of the administration were upheld by
the conservative elements of the State
aud we stood united as against com
mon enemy, to repair the disasters o
misrule, aud inaugurate progressive
prosperity in Mississippi. The saluta
tory changes in the affairs of the Stat
could but foreshadow the result. The
burdens of taxation had promises o
early reduction, corruption in higl
places was promptly pursued an'
brought to justice by the strong arm
Of the law, and for the first time sine
| 1865 the light of u better day broke
with its welcome beams, upon hith
erto discouraged and well-nigh ruine'
people.
May not cherish the hope that a
the beginning of my term Of ollicia
service, may be favored with a lik
degree of your confidence, aud receiv
a like generous support from my fe
low-citizens as alone made 1t possibl
! for me to guide your ship OF Stat
safely through the whlrlpools and mai
rows which environed 1t during ths
tempestuous period?
THE FUTURE.
In discharging the various aud de
icatc duties devolving upon me sha
! strive assiduously to deserve, as sha
at all times need, your sympathy an
approval. Public opinion is potter
factor in the building up or the pullin
down ofthat fabric which upholds an
: maintains good government. A pul
7, lie official should ask nothing MOI
, than that justice should be done hi
! in discussing his official acts. If d
: served censure and criticism are mete
g out to him unsparingly he should NJ
:, complain; but he is entitled to expe
!, = and to receive generous commendatio
: for duties we'll and faithfully perform
ed, or difficulties met with resolute an
a honest cndeavor. Without your fav,
= and support those difficulties will
greatly magniiied and my labors i
! creased, but with your helping hear
= and hands shall be uplifted to whe
| shall feel that success is assured.
AGRICULTURAL.
n While we haye much cause for than
" fulness to the Great Giver of all thin
we can but realize the fact that
most parts Of the State the soil has r
l. fused Its accustomed yied to the indu
N trious efforts of the husbandman. II
+ people, therefore, are somewhat d
IL pressed by the partial failure of Il
staple crop. Many Of them will
1t unable at this time to meet tho liabi
?. ties incurred and the demands ma,
n upon them for its cultivation al
il harvesting. We are encouraged
o the fact, however, that even parti
s. failures in our favored cline are u
D. usual and that total failure with |
10 as in some countries, never occurs
d If we fail In one crop the loss Is |
7. ually largely compensated by abu
l. dant returns from other crops. Al
y while our cotton crop for the past sc
r son was generally unremunerative,
l. the other hand the yield of corn, b
d. and other crops grown In the Sts
it was unusually abundant. The farm
r. who by misfortune, or from 9th
le cause, finds himself unable to respol
III to the just demands upon him may
opposed by the consciousness of |
n condition, but If he has been hone
t. frugal and industrious we believe th
" he can look with confidence to that
IN lief which can be afforded him by
fe kind indulgence of bis creditors. NJ
10 we not entertain the hope that wi
le natures accustomed bounty to our
ss boring husbandman the present ye
10 will bring more anspicious seaso
and more abundant crops to comp'
RS safe for the shortage to which ha
Id referred? Agriculture is the leadi
il. pursuit of our people, and will
"a many years continue to be our gre
II. est source ofwealth. For years pa
u and in some pats of the State now,
to soil could or can be found which
to sponded more abundantly or was mt
n easy of cultivation than ours But
he some portions of our State, from $
lis Tern Of injudicious culture, the lar
pc have become SO worn and starved d
al tho Weld of tho cotton cron unon n