The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-12-12
OUR NEW GOVERNOR.
THE HON. JOHN GARY EVANS lNAU-
GURATED CHIEF MAGISTRATE.

and Patriotic in its Tone-What He Re
commandments Text of the Address
VIII be Found Below.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 5.-The Hon.
John Gary Evans was inaugurated
Governor of South Carolina yester-
day in the presence of a large and en-
thusiastic crowd. Down stairs in the
executive chamber the inaugural par
ty was assembling about noon. The
Governor-elect was there chatting
most of the time with Chief Justice
NcIver. Governor Tillmah, having
shortly before done his last work as
chief executive, wearing white flow
er in the lapel of his coat, walked up
and down, and was in an ideal good
humor. United States Senator lrby
was there too, as were also Circuit
Judges Benet and Norton. and DIR. }.
A. Rice Very soon the clerks Of the
two houses. with the members OF the
Inauguration joint committee, came
in.
The Senate came in about LOS p. m.
with much pomp. In a short time the
inaugural party entered. headed by the
sergeant-at-arm of the House, bear
ing the historic colonial mace. and the
same officer of the Senate, bearing the
equally historic sword of State. Then
the band struck up lively march.
President pro tenn. OF the Senate, John
r. Harrison, who was in the. char or
dered the membersto rise Then came
Chief Justice McIver and Associate
Justice Pope together, followed by AS
sociate JutSice Gary and Circuit Judge
Benet, all wearing their official
robes. Judge Norton and Mr.. Robert,
son, of the committee, followed. and
then came DR.. "A. Rice, the otficiat-
ing minister, on the arm of Senator
Irby. Mr.. Weston. and DR.. James
Woodrow came next, and then Dr.
Zimmerman on the arm OF a commit
teeman. The Governor-elect came IN
on the arm of Senator McCalla. Gov
ernor Tillman followed on the arm of
Senator Dennis. The other State Of
fcers and solicitors followed
The party mounted the Speakers S
stand and most Of them took seats:
Speaker Jones stood at the elbow OF
President Harrison, who forthwith an
nounced that the Governor-elect was
ready to take the oath of office. The
exercises were then opened with pray
er by the Rev. Dr. John A. Rice: The
PRAYER was a most beautiful and most
appropriate one. The Governor-elect
stood Just behind the minister. He
asked Gods blessing on the outgoing
administration. He prayed that all
their deeds might rebound to Gods
glory. He invoked In choice language
the Divine blessing on the incoming
administration, and prayed that the
Lord would grant unto the new ruler
wisdom from on high, and a mind
keen to discover the truth in all his
relations with the people; that all his
sympathies be broadened to all condi-
tons Of men. He prayed that IN the
new ruler might, to the young men OF
the State, be exemphfed the religion
of Jesus Christ, to the end that right
eousness and peace might kiss each
other In South Carolina.
At the conclusion of the prayer
President Harrison announced The
Honorable John Gary Evans, Cover
nor-elect, is present and ready to take
the oath of Office" He picked up a
very handsome new bible and holding
it out Mr.. Evans and Chief Justice
McIver also grasped it. The chief
Justice then administered the required
oath. When he ceased speaking Mr..
Evans turned his head to the audience
and declared in a ringing tone, i do
and then he was Governor Mr.:
Harrison then released the chair and
Mr.. Evans stepped to the elevation,
proceeding at once to deliver his IN
augural message. He was listened to
with the closest attention all the way
through, and many were surprised at
the expressed tone of the effort. Mr..
Evans spoke as follows, delivering the
address with great deliberation.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly
After obtaining the will of the people
in three separate elections | might say,
am here today to assume the COVER
norship of the prouoest people on the
globe-the Governorship of South
Carolina. Ten years ago the elevation
of man of my age to the highest
honor in the gift of the people would
have been regarded almost as uncon,
stitutional A young man IN South
Carolina would not have dared aspire
to this honorable position for fear OF
gaining the odium Of that class who
forsooth, by reason of age Or inherit
ance, considered the offices as then
particular property without regard tc
the popular will. There are some who
still regard the political revolution OF
1890, which gave to us an aristocracy
of brains instead of land and money
as an hallucination, dream of youth
filed with iconoclasts and as the reign
of the demagogue This gentle slum
Der will result in good, and the Ril
Van Wrinkles of the State will awak
en- to find themselves monuments o.
antiquity, surrounded by young scion!
of modern progress and development
who have nothing but love and rever
ence for them.
1t is matter OF cOngratulauon L
the people that the effort to stay the
course of Reform by an appeal to the
ignorant and purchasable vote ha:
been rebuked the second time in ;
manner unnlistakable in terms, ant
let US hope that in the future there
will be found in the State no man SC
ignoble as to dare threaten us with ;
return of the dark days from 1868 &c
1876 1t is unfortunate indeed that the
foundation of our social and pohtica
institutions is the unity Of the white
people. This condition was thrus
upon US by the emancipation and en-
franchisement, with one stroke. of al
unfortunate, ignorant race, unfit t
govern themselves. Placed in powe
BY the bayonet, forced to govern thei
former masters, we thus witnessed !;
c,,oc+oc)o seldom, ranorSed i'm history