The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01

BRUNSWICK, Col. Joseph of Columbus,
Charles Johnson of Columbus, Col Frank
West and A. ]. West of Atlanta, rode in
carriages. In the governors carriage was
Mrs. Atkinson, Chief Justice Simmons
and Senator RedWine The carriage was
drawn by four dapple grays.
Following them were the other civic dig
nitares and the mayor and councilmen of
Atlanta in carriages.
The governor arrived at the capitol at
12:2o O'clock, and was saluted with II guns
from the Atlanta artillery as the party as
cended the steps.
GOV. Atkinson did not make a set inau-
gural speech. 1t was not prepared before
hand, but was eXtemporaneous. He has
been so pressed with work in his office
and by the senatorial campaign that he
old not have time to prepare a speech.
The opening of the governors speech was
or personal nature in which he made
indirect reference to the fight that is now
being made: Il cannot forebear," said
he to thank the people of Georgia for
their kindness and their generosity to me.
My life has been peculiar-out of the US
ual order of most men. 1t has been my
bitter lot whenever l have offered for po-
sitions of honor and trust to have to face
those forces which tend to thrust the
heart rather than to inspire the hope I
Would be ungrateful if 1 did not say to
these people that l thank them for the
confidence they have shown in me and
for the loyalty they have ever shown to
me. When the hand of the destroyer was
uplifted against me you have vindicated
my fair name and stood between my chill
dren and dishonor. l take the appearance
of this great audience to indicate that
the time has arrived in the history of
Georgia when the memory of Alexander
StephenS and other great defenders of
local self-government are to be honored
and the people are to magnify the state
government and to increase its power at
home and it's dignity abroad
Gov. Atkinson then spoke of the divis-
ions and the differences existing between
the state and national governments, and
said it was the duty of the officers of
the state to resist the tendency of the
age toward Capitalization and to assert
every right of the state, and he appealed
to the representatives to assert the right
of the state and to stand by the COVER
nor in everything that would give the
state power and prestige. ''The power of
the state, and 1 say it deliberately" said
the governor, Should be the guardian of
the people. The federal judges are the
power which are now threatening the lib
critics of the people and the power of the
state government. These judges are but
men, as you and 1, placed in office with a
life tenure, recognizing that there is their
SDneIe ana Iner0 LH6lE Career. II Is put
the yielding to a natural weakness for
them to reach out for greater power, to
construe their power to mean what it
should not mean, and when there is no
appeal from power there is the power to
| legslate l stand here as a Georgian, un-
| der the flag of the union, under the flag of
| the state, and declare to you that the
time has come for the American people
| to call halt, and to tell these judges that
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| ed and must be invaded no further. 1 ask
| you all to give me in the future that
| loyal support you have given me in the
| past, so that the powers of the state as
| Intended by jefferson and Madison may
be preserved in the. fullest measure for
| the happiness of the people"
The governor called attention to the fact
| that all law rested on the force necessary
| to enforce it. The laws of Georgia rest not
| on the sheriff, the judge or the civil au-
| thorities as the power of these was ex-
| hausted when the law was defed They
rested on the military, the last appeal for
| the preservation of order and enforcement
of the law. The military was the reserve
| force to come forward when all things else
| had failed to preserve order, and he called
on the legislature to keep up this impor-
! tant branch of the state government.
| The governor called the attention of the
legislatures to the common schools of the
state and asked that they be well looked
after. He advocated industrial training for
both boys and girls, and even thought that
| the state should give her children the
| benefit of as great an education as was
| possible. The most powerful nations OF the
| earth had been the most enlightened and
| he would be glad to see the day come
when Georgia would be regarded as the
most cultured and the most powerful state
in the union.
The governor drew a picture of thirty
years ago and to-day, and made a con-
| trast between the periods. He denied that
| the south had been rebuilt by northern
money. but said the genius of her people
| had asserted itself, and then, When II was
patent that a future awaited the state
! the men of the north came in with their
money and had thus helped Georgia to
rise to her present position of honor, for
all of which the people of Georgia were
! deeply grateful.
| Al the close Of Gov. Atkinson's address
! he bowed toward Chief Justice Simmons
and said 81 am now ready to take the oath
Of Office"
his hand upon it he stood looking at the
chief Justice while he read the oath OF OIL
| flee. At its conclusion the governor pressed
the book to his lips and then handed IL 10
an attendant
President Berner said that the secretary
Of state would deliver to the governor
the great seal of the state. Secretary
Gambler came forward and handed the
great and ancient seal of the state an
decorated with new blue ribbon, to the
governor, who delivered 1t back to tho
secretary, with caution that he should
keep 1t safely.
The schools of the state were well rep
| resented at the inaugural ceremonies.
President Bernweil brought in 2lO young
ladies and young men from the state
Normal School at Athens.
President j. Harris Chapel of the MIL
ledgeville Normal and Industrial Schooi
came with the faculty and 265 young Ia
dies. In their oxford caps and brown
uniforms the girls presented an attrac-
tive appearance
The state university sent $50 Students
and the Georgia Institute of Technology
about $50. The students occupied the lawn
on the west side of the capitol during the
inaugural exercises.
Six hundred people came from Milledgs-
ville besides the students.
One hundred people were left at the coi-
lege in Miiledgeville. In those who came