Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-01-25

Fuii Text or the Inaugural Addrtss q
Mississippl's New 0osern0r.

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Governor Oh MISSISSIPPI: A..
Mr; Lrosideht ana FELLOW N''iA0''s y
fnvstY r,Sseif 40 th;s onportunitv 10 ex-
,,~.ss ~ ~. ,,aorla ~ Inc Stote az AIissis-
s;nn, NV s,st;tuda and thanks far The
Ebonor ,sh,cb tbev confer upon me. All
xvho nersonollv know mo arc cornizant
N ~ rratefni fpeiiuas. but desire on
tbls occs sion and In this presence to give
,,ttararca n them In words and In doing
81 trnst I will mot incur the charge Of
| erotism or immodesty.
Az the inauguration Of a Governor
believe itsis expected that in his inaugural
address he viii give some ihtimntion, II
not an outline. OF the policy he expects to
pursue In conducting the administration
over which he Is called to preside
1t viii be my chief concern to urge and
| to see, as far as 1t Is in my power to
accomplish It, that every law-abiding citi-
zen Of the State shall be protected In his
| life, liberty, property and pursuit OF hap
pineHs, and that policy which win best
! ! ccsaucfs 20 thls end and af fSksg<ame 'ti.s'e
impose the least governmental authority
upon. tne citizen VIII commend itseif IN
tne nlshest oegree 10 my Juugmen, ana
VIII most lnnuehce my course OF CONDUCT
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tne oince connueo 10 me tiat ns 'ehu,
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isn'auns ;l neiu responslpie ior 'ue uui'sn, I'm,
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AN:e ~ sutu -. .s'D, ;. IN. IN
uiess' pause " ioel .unoeen.e w
sinee ,he IAN Vi ii"n, so,einrn.n. ~, III sum-
,o'l, mas peeh heeessi.s. ms ne1ses's
mas oeeii se.Zeu as u pre'eA. upon Mn,.n VIZ rs
pieaicated ,ie ciaiih 0! u'Sine risnt Oh
kings 10 RUE. ms eiaim was ,he source
Oh tyranny wars anu iienupie horrors
,.ae oiackeneu the pages ol h,story ior
tears Oh countess ,nyriaas were co'heu
INTO fame 10 garianu the pro"s oi hear'-
less tyrants'
10 escape such expressions ana ulre
calamities fearless band III whose
bosoms the spirit OF nperty uhloided IT.
self, suffered self-assumed expatrlation
and brayed all the dangers ana endured
all the tolls and prlyations incident TO a
pioneer life that laid the foundation OF
the purest democracy and grandest people
in the career of time. Pursued by the
hand of persecution in their new acquir-
ed homes, they took refuge in the asser-
tion of truth which, though dormant for
centuries, was and is automatic, that gov
ernment was made for man and not man
for government.
To maintain this principle and assertion
cost them eight years of war, into which
were crowded ages of suffering, suspense
and dangers, as well as bloodshed and
dean. Yet the benefits and adyanta yes
were not inadequate to the cost. Indeed,
gold and silver and blood are not to be
weighed against liberty If it Is true, as
believe and assert, that government is
made for the people, and not the people
for government, it follows that the peo-
pie ought to make the government. 1t
follows also that every one of the people
has an equal interest in the government,
and should enjoy an equal share of its
protection and blessings. When one of
the people, or class, is granted privi-
leges or protection not given to others, it
Is at the expense of all who are not SO
favored. There may be tyranny in re-
publics as well as in monarchies. The
power of the majority may be used for
purposes of oppression as CALLING as the
yoke of the despot THE greatest good
to the greatest number" generally spoken
for an apothegm in democratic govern
ment, is fallacious, and / enter my pro-
test against it. 1t has in il the germs of
injustice, not to say despotism. The
greatest good with perfect equality of
law to all Is the only safe and sound don.
trine and the only principle upon which
democratic government can be perpetu-
nted q NAB,,iEWtS@
Government being made for the people
who are the authors Of Its existence, they
should exert every effort and take every
care to secure its greatest efficiency. 1t
should be reduced as near as possible to q
osx III.