The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-11
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR HUMPHREY.
r. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:

Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
at is not my purpose to detain yol
with any extended remarks. Nothing
could say would be calculated to lenC
any special interest to this occasion. M,
part in this program is simple, and easil!
performed.
"To-day one administration goes ou
and another comes in, according to thu
forms of law enacted and prescribed by
self-governing people. II presents, in
deed, a happy illustration Of the opera
tion Of our free institutions; for
although the outgoing and incoming ad
miniStration represent different poiitica
organizations, which recently contendeC
before the people for supremacy, yet to
day all abiding citizens accept the
result and bow to the will of the major
ity as legally expressed at the polls.
"And am here to day in this public
presence pursuant to q long established
custom, only for the purpose of witness
ing the Inauguration of my successor, anG
to turn over to him the seals and ar
chives Of the great trust to which he has
been chosen.
at is indeed high honor to be the
governor of Kansas, with her million anG
half Of the brightest aud best people
on earth; and most heartily congratu.
late my worthy successor on having beer
chosen to SO great trust, which / know
he will hold sacred, as I have endeavored
to do; and | hope sincerely that during
his administration the good people Of the
commonwealth may continue in the en-.
joyment OF the blessings Of peace and
prosperity in the fullest degree.
"But while / thus congratulate my
successor, who will soon take the oath oi
Office In your presence, know he is moi
unmindful of the fact that with the
honor must come grave duties and seri
GUS responsibilities, and that no matter
how honestly or faithfully he may en-
deavor to discharge these duties and re-
sponsibilities, he cannot hope to escape
criticism, as l have learned by experience
during the four years of my incumbency
in the executive Office. Hundreds Of try.
ing and perplexlng tasks come to the
governor Of the state, many Of them in
volving the conflicting interests of indi.
viduals or communities, in which it is
impossible to act without running coun-
ter to the Judgment of some aud disap-
pointing the ambitions and aspirations Of
others.
"But ] must not detsin you further.
In few brief moments l shall surrender
to my successor the official trust con6ded
to me four years ago, and become a pri-
Vate citizen of Kansas, and while l am
deeply and truly grateful to the good
people of the state and fully appreciate
the honor conferred upon me by their
suffrage In the past, | await the change
so soon to occur with pleasure and salts
faction, glad indeed to lay down the bur-
den Of care and responsibility lnsepsrsble
from high official station.
"With a renewed expression of my
profound gratitude to the people Of Kan
sas and a prayer for their continued hap
piness and prosperity, l have now the
pleasure and satisfaction Of presenting to
you my honored and worthy successor,
Governor Lewelling."
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR LEwELLING.
HOnored Governor and FellolU Citizens:
"The profound responsibilities of this
moment are too great for the individual;
for the present we are citizens more than
partisans, and each must lend his strength
to bear the burden. Adopting the Ian
guage Of an eminent statesman, it is not
that we love party less, but country more,
that now upon the threshold Of the new
year and surrounded with new condi-
tions, we plead the cause Of a higher and
purer patriotism, and demand that polit-
ical parties shall exist by reason Of pro-
gressiVe principles rather than subsist
Apon the spoils Of Office. The survival
Of the fittest is the government of brutes
and reptiles, and such philosophy must
give place to a government which recog-
ni1oa bnpnon hrotharhnnI Z. L.