Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-02

were chargeable to both sides, differing 2
 only in locality and degree. He was satis-
 fled beyond doubt that he was elected by a
 large majority or he would not accept the
 office. He mphat cally asserted that he
 would be governor during the term for which he was elected. He affirmed that ''the qualification of a vaulting am bitio n
 without regard 10 character or qualifica- lion has constituted the greatest obstruc-
 ton to securing perfectly fair elections and peace and uuietude have been denied to
 the pie of the state by the ruthless am
 bition of one. man. v
 lie then touched upon national affairs
 and spoke in the highest terms of the na-
 tional democratic administration and what
 it had accom- pished for the welfare of tn e
 people, lie spoke of the magnificent re-
 sources and possiD Dilities of Alabama and
 advanced two methods of further develop
 ing the state-the establish ment of steel iu-
 oustries and the building ot cotton fac- tories in every town in the state. He sug-
 gested that the assembly beseech congress at it's present session to reform our financial l system so asito provide a uniIorm, sale |,
 sound and abundant currency, and for the construction ot the Nicaragua canal. With these 4 Ia bania would be ihe first of states in fact as we'll as i n the alphabetical list. He pointed out the mistake of reducin 2 the state tax rate too fast by previous as- semblies, and suggested not only improved meth ods oi assessmeut, but indorsed Gov ernOf Jones TecOHlfu <udAlloH or raise OI the lax rate to 5 b mills to preserve the honor, credit and good nams oi the state. He onineuded changes in the convlct system to make 1t seif-supportlng. He cioss with q high compliment to the re- markably successful administration Of his pre de cessor, and then announced himself ready 10 take Inc oath of office. This was administered by Chief Justice Brickell on the Bible which is preserved in the state' s archives as the one used when Jefferso n Davis was iGauguraied president of the Confederacy on the same spot.
 This ende the ceremony. An artillery salute again rang out, and the new gover nor was conducted 10 the executive office by his predecessor, where reception Was held for sorne time, hundre Is of ladies az well as gen ntenen con ngratuisting the gov ernrr.
 Among them was an old man in his a9. h year, Lather Ham, who walked three miles
 to his railroad station to come here to see Governor Oales inaugurated. Mir. Ham has
 been voting the straight democratic llcket
 for over sevente-fiye years. He was one
 oi General Laiayette's cavalry escort i,
 when he went luto A1illedgeville, Gi., in
 1895 He is a kinsman of the noted ''snol-
 ys sos er'' orator of Georgia. Mir Ham at tracted great attention.
 By 'cIcck the city WAS restored to its normal appsarance, save for the figures in
 ufiform wno were scattered about | he city
 on pleasure bent. No disturbance of any
 sort occurred save a single knockdown of a
 stranger by citlZen, n difficulty entirely
 personal.
 Crowe's initiation of the formation of a
 volunteer company was not accepted, and
 some of Kolb's leaders expressed them.
 telyes sirougiy against any sueh a step. The fnct is that nearly all the populite