Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-06

The reception and ball, held frlcay
evening. were, however, very success
fnl and we'll attended, and throughout
were in keeping with the occasion. Ine
receiving party was composed or Gov
ernor Fleming and wife, Governor-elect
NacCorkle and wife, and Ex-Governor
Nislu aud wife, assisted by the other
S..f.. ficials. Quite q large number OF
hreu preseyBal parts OF the State greet
fcature of thing party, ana afterail ha1
auguratiOn was most delightful and was
notable for the beautiful toilets dis
played 0y the many prominent ladies
present
The Inauguration proper began yes
terday at noon, when the Governors
escort Of swO companies OF the National
Guard of West Virginia, FROM Hunting
ton. marched from their place Of rem
devious to Governor Fleming's resi-
dence, where the Governor and Gov
ernOr-elect and party entered carriages,
and were driven 20 the Capitol. Owing
10 the severe weather the address was
read In the Senate chamber, which was
crowded with admirers OF the new ex-
ecutlve.
The address was as follows:
GOV. NCORKLE's ADDRESS.
.dY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN;-In obedi-
ence 10 the time hOnOred custom fol-
lowed by those whom the people have
called 10 the Office of Chief Executive Of
the State, 1 have the pleasure Of outlin-
ing 70 you my policy and giving my
views upon the matters pertinent 20 the
State during my term Of official life.
The progress of our country in com
mercial and material development, its
splendid Intelligence and unparalleled
civilization, its high culture In the arts
and sciences, It's grand internal i'm
provements by citizen and government,
and above all, its perfect governmental
aud individual liberty, dlls the mind
with wonder, and naturally leads Us 20
consider briefly those fundamental and
cardinal principles which have wrought
this great result This Is especially
important, for whilst the cardinal prin-
ciples OF the Republic have produced
these great results, still, 10 is patent 70
every lover Of his country that even
now In the midst Of this Qnexampled.
a0onndiGg. political and commercial
prosperity, such tendencies and princ!-
pies have already shown themselves as
naturally lead TO decay aud excite the
fears OF those who love the Republic.
THE PRESERVATION OF THE INTEGRTY
OF the power Of the Union for the com
mon good, and Of the States for local
self-gOvernment and liberty; the plsc-
ing by the government OF every person,
enterprise and section, upon It's own
merits and resources, allowing each 20
work out for itself its own solution; the
distinct guarantee by the Constitution
OF the largest liberty 70 the individual
citizen compatible with the rights OF
others. and the strict adherence 10 the /
written Constitution, have been the
most potent factors in our material pro-
gress and uneXampled liberty. Above !
all others, 70 these principles has been |
que the glory and prosperity and liberty |
OF our country. and 10 Is only by the |
strict preservation Of the original and /
cardinal principles Of our fathers, that |
the good citizen can perpetuate this |
glory and this liberty.
Ny oath to-day TO support the Const- |
tuition Of the United States and the Con- /
stitutiOn OF the State, and my peculiar /
obligations 70 the the State as an OIL !
clal. call most earnestly to my mind /
that by reason Of the growing central !
izing tendency Of the general govern |
ment. its efficiency in execution, It's ap- 7
palling and growing paternslism, and I
the alarming lOosenesS Of the construc- !
tlon Of the Constitution, that the guar |
anteed rights Of the States designed by \
the Fathers, and embodied ia the fun
damental principles Of the written Con- !
70 hold in check those tenden-
cies Of The central government, may be 4
1pst siKRkei, and the government be-
Elk CENTRALIZED POWER,
to the caprice OF an unrsgu-
yacillsting public. This pro-
already apparent 70 she good