The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-17
GOVERNOR STONE.
His Inauguration Attended BY
Many Visitors.
His Address An Exceedingly
Fine One and Well De.
liVered.

, JEFFERSON CRY, Jan. 9.-The il
auguration of William J. Stone g
governor of Missouri, and other stat
officers occurred this afternoon,
large audience witnessing the cert
monies. Governor Stone arrive,
with bis family this morning at al
early hour. Among those pr,sen
"ere Congressman Tarsney, Hall an,
Hearl Of Missouri, and Senator Per
kins of Kansas. The inauguration
exercises were brief and simple. Th'
branches of the legislature met il
joint session, retiring Lieutenant
Governor Claycomb presiding. I'm
mediately after the administration o.
the oath the new governor delivered
his inaugural speech as follows:
Mr.. President, Mr. speaker, Senators and Reprr,
scntatives:
As an independent and coordinate
department of the State government,
elected to your high offices BY the
same constituency which has COM
missioned me, with great powers con-
fided to you to be employed independ-
emily. and vet, for the general good,
in patriotic cooperation with those
designated by the people to exercise
the functions and powers of other de-
partments, ! greet you.
shall not on this occasion discuss i'm
detail, or with adequate suggestion
even. any question Of legislative or
administrative policy. If during the
progress of your ensuing session shall
at any time, deem it important to adj
wise with you upon any particular
subject Of public interest, | will do so
by special communication.
| am content now to express the
hope, which l devoutly cherish, that
all of lis who are to be associated in
the administration this day inaugural
ted, may, without regard to party
opinion or affinity, be always ms ired
by sentiments of elevated patriotism,
and 30 far a. may be possible, act in
harmonious concert with the sole pur-
pose of advancing the state and Of
being useful to the great people who |
have honored and trusted us. In |
practical administration We should en-
ercise simplicity without boorishness,
economy without parsimony. courage
without audacity, candor without
gush, diplomacy without deception,
publicity without indiscreiion, and
without pretense. In other
words, we should practice what We .
preach. Public office is public
rust; but they are trusts which
'hOuld not be multiplied or continued
Except to meet some imperative public
lemand, and should always be admin
stored with the most discriminating
md exacting fidelity. Not farthing
# public money should be expended
which Is not essential to the public
hut whatever is necessary for
he development and expansion of the .
tate and the promotion of the gener ,
] good should be promptly appropri- 5
ted. Public expenditures should he S
,ade with studied economy and absO- +,
lite integrity, and vet we should take j
urge and progressive views of all q
uestions, 50 that this great state of @
urs may not be impeded in her on
ard march to that imperial supre- i
'acy which lies before her. We
lould remember that we are but the f
representatives. OF the people that the $
overs we are about to exercise have il
zen committed to us as a matter of s
and trust by those thousands G
i'll occupied in the fields and shoDs. O
Ia counting rooms of the state: that d
re business we are commissioned to |,
ansact is their business. G
his is Il government of the o.
,Ople, and we are but their v
!ents. They have right to be in il
rmed at all times Us to the state and W
ndition of their public affairs. There +,
little legitimate occasion for public Il
icials TO lock up public secrets and II
clude the people from their conf nj
nee. The people are justly sus- 10
,ious of secrets, and they will re-, hi
ut any trick or deception impo~e;i al
on them. | believe, therefore, in an
aling openly and frankly with the d,
ople of the state, relying confidently CO
on them to second and approve any
ort We make TO carry the state on an
ING the pathway of a higher and to
bier development. If we shall APP of
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