The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21

Box A, Mrs Griggs and party-Col.
onei fdna o,liPhant Captain Muirheid and Lieu
Box B. Mrs. werts and party-Colone
Clark and Colonel olcott.
Box G. Mrs. McGill and party-Majol
Box 2, Mrs. Sewell-Captain Markley
Box E, Mrs. Skirm and party-Captair
Reid and Captain Clayton.
Farley.
Box G. Mrs. Stokes and party-Colonel
Box II, Mrs. Rogers and party-colone
Haines.
Other officers whom General Spencer
assigned for duty in other portions of ths
3. Dahlgren of the Naval Reserve. Col
George G. FELTON,, Captain William Joyce
Sewell, Jr, Of the regular army; Captain
head of the Seventh Regiment Gun Squad
Lieutenant Charles s. Braddock Of the
Naval Reserve, Major August F. Stoll q
Decker. Colonel A. Judson Clark. Captair
s. Wood McCiave, Major Henry w. Free.
man, Lieutenant Robert M Phillips, Cap
o1 Malf Ared Gapfo r aolsS s9he Cap
tain Augustus Van Gieson, Captain
Hamilton NJ. Ross, Jr., Captain Louis T
tain Alvin H. Graft, Lieutenant Danie
E. Mather, Captain Peter Vredenburgh
Lieutenant Joseph A. Yard and Lieuten-
ant Albert S. Jones.
The interior of the theatre was hand
somely decorated with flags and bunting.
General Sewell came in early and was
greeted with great applause.
Promptly at noon the Senate, led by
the Sergeant-at-Arms. filed on the stage
they were followed by the Assembly
Then ashout went up. and Senator Skirm
appeared followed by Governor Werts
and the new Governor. They were at
tended by General Spencer and Comman-
der Dahlgren. of the Naval Reserve
While the two Governors were taking
their seats the band played. "You Can't
Play in My Back Yard" and followed ii
with boy Wanted and ''She Never
Saw the Streets of Cairo"
General Spencer succeeded in silencing
the band and then the Clerks of both
Houses called the roll The Rev. DR.
Hanlon offered prayer while the entire au-
dience stood. He invoked blessing for
the penal institutions and asylums. Chief
Justice Beasley then administered the
oath of office to the Governor-elect.
AS soon as Mr. Griggs had solemnly
promised and sworn to do all in his power
to maintain the prosperity of the people
of New Jersey. dapper young bugler in
the garb of seaman of the Naval Re-
serve of New Jersey sounded a fan fan or
his bugle Another young sailor on the
Opera House waved a flag. Still another
sailor on the roof of the State House
vigorously worked another flag and a
battery on the banks of the river. back OF
the Capitol. belched forth a salute OF
seventeen guns for Governor John Will
lam Griggs
Governor Werts then stepped forward
and handing the great Seal of the State
to Governor Griggs. said TT devolves
upon me, Governor Griggs, to hand ovel
to you this emblem of the sovereignty OF
the Great State of New Jersey. 1t has
been transmitted many times. but never
in its history has it passed to one SC
emphatically endowed to receive it as
the faith the people of New Jersey have
placed in your integrity and ability will
be confirmed. In surrendering this EN-
blem to you, I extend to you the good
wishes of all our people and the sincere
hope that your administration will prove
beneficial to the citizens of the State. and
an honor to yourself
Governor Werts.'' began the new Elk.
ecutive with feeling. 81 appreciate the
expressions of good will with which yor
have transmitted to me the emblem of the
States sovereigntN 1t is in keeping with
the cordial relations both social and pro
fessional which have existed between
us SO long, 1t will be my aim to guar6
it faithfully and transmit this emblem tt
my successor with as much honor anc
distinction as has characterized you
administration.
The new Governor was then introduced
to the Legislature. and stepping to the
footlights, Mr.. Griggs delivered his in
augural. of which the following is tht
full text
Gentlemen of the Senate and Genera
Assembly,
With these brief and simple ceremonies
sse Executive Administration of tht
state passes from my predecessor to {
new incumbent. Such simplicity is be
fitting the nature Of republic, .whert
ernment is not the conferring of person
al title. but the official investiture of tht
power of public service upon the selected
agent of the people. Trite though TIL
ed, that the public officer is merely tht
trustee of the commonwealth and owe:
to the people the duty, superior to al
other considerations, of loyal and unset
fish service.
T It would be an affectation were I tt
leave unmentloned the fact that is in tn,
thought of every citizen, that this even
implies the passing of the executive con
troll of New Jersey out of the hands o.
a party that has held it for nine success
sive terms
The valuable function of political par
ties in republican government is too wei
established to, be questioned and. too uni
mind the truth that they are are themselve @ a
but agencies, whereby the people are en-
abled to obtain the first and only beside
good government for the whole people
When the popular voice dismisses the re
presentatiyes of one party and calls
those of the opposition into office it il
incunlbents to wreak vengeance on poll
tical adversaries. or merely to strength
en- their own organization; it is to i'm
prove upon the quality Of service there