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JONES IS NOW GOVERNOR
HE TAKES THE OATH AND DE-
LIVE IS HIS INAUGCRA

Needed Amendments to the tate
Constitution Suggested - Both the
Educ cational ans Property Qualiaca-
tons for Suffrage Approved Mixed
schools Not Wanted The Way to
Raise Money.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. Doc. Thomas q.
Jones was to-day iuaugurated governor of
Alabama to succeed Thomas Seay. There
was vast concourse Of people present from
all parts of the state. Three regiments of the
state troops, several squadrons Of cavalry.
and batteries of artillery were part of the
immense procession. Aftor the inaugural
address, the oath OF Office was administered
by Chief Justice Stone IA artillery salute
immediately followed and Alabama's new
governor took possession Of the executive
affairs Of the state
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
A large part Of the inaugural address was
devoted to pointing out defects in the pres
ent state constitution and suggesting needed
amendments. In the course Of his address,
Gov. Jones said that he did not think the
people would edopl any amendment making
a property qua ALLEGATION for suffrage OF
Office. AS to an educational qualification.
he believed there was still wider divergencs
OF opinion; "but when we remember"
census over 10000 White voters
could not read nor write many of whom
have borne arms In defense of the state
IL is hardly reasonable to except them to
submit to disfranchisement, 10 disbar
negroes who cannot read or write from
participation In the government. Any
attempt at this time to make a change in
hrfn fxrfaf
our people, and would be productive OF
harm"
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
On the school question, the governor says
in part: Separate schools are dema ndsd
alike by the constitution and the holiest in
stincbs o. our nature, buj great hardship
has resulted in the apportionment of the
present scant funds In communities where
there Is great preponderAuce of children
OF one race over those of the other For
this condition Of things, there is no effective
remedy except sutticiency OF school money
TO educate all. There is a strong popular
demand that the amount appropriated
by the state for the public schools shall be
supplemented by local taxation, but unless
the amount furnished by the state aud local
taxation will give sutflciency for ell chill
dren, the evils referred 20 do not entirely
disappear, and various propositions have
been discussed looking toward remedy for
Ihem.n
THE REMEDIES PROPOSED.
Among the remedies proposed and now
pending in the general assembly is an
amendment authorizing local taxation for
schools. coupled with a condition that such
taxes paid by the whites shall 20 exclu lively
to the support OF schools for the whites,
and that taxes paid by blacks shall 90 ex-
clusively 90 the support Of schools for the
blacks. Continuing. ho says; 1T Is very clear
that the proposed amendment void be di--
rectly in the teeth Of the constitution OF
the United States, which is OF paramount
force, and which must remain until chAnredi
by the action of tbree-fourths Of the states
of this union lt is wisdom 20 face tue fact,
however disagreeable it may be to many,
that under the supreme law of the land we
cannot educate tho whites by means Of pub
lie schools unless we also educate tho blacks.
THE NEGRO NOT RESPONSIBLE.
"The negro was not responsible for his
emancipation, aud was made a citizen
without any fault OF his. He is here, aud
here he will remain for generations TO come.
1t is idle to talk of his dep rtaton. The
progress Of his race, W eu left 10 itself.
gives no hope Of his advancement; bus
under the guidance and control of the white
man, may we not reasonably hope TO ad-
vance him somewhat in the scale Of fitness
ioI cIbinohsnip' inS SAperlheuI VI eou@
eating him for the past twenty-five years
has not been very encouraging; but what
foundation does il afford for the
statement that he would have been better
IL left in total ignorance, than With the
scant education which the state has thus
far given hms IL is sometimes urged that
educating the negro Is spoiling good field
hand, but If this be the effect of education
its results are not confined to him. and it In
not high conception which deems 1t duty
of the government to legislate so as TO keep
any of its citizens, no matter how humble,
from bettering their condition in life.n
The governor favors submitting TO the
ps, pie OF the state at the rext ge eral cleo
tion such amendments as the Legislature
may deem necessary.