The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
vIRGINIA's NEW GOVERNOR.
Governor Tyler Inausurated-In His Ad-
dress He FAvors Rigid Laws A9aiast
Election Frauds, Financial Rsfsrm for
tho People and Economy In State Finan-

! Richmond. Va, January 1.-The inau-
| guration of Hon. j. Hoge Tyler as gov.
I ernor OF Virginia took place in the hall
or the house of delegates at noon today.
| The hall was crowded, a large number
| of ladies being present. The ceremonies
were very simple. The Incoming gov
ernor and lieutenant governor and some
| half dozen Of their friends were escort
ed from the executive mansion to the
capitol building by Company F, First
virginia regiment. Governor O'Ferrall
met the party in the executive reception
room, and with the governor-elect, head
ed tie procession to the hail of the house
where the two branches of the general
assembly had gathered. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. DR.. Moses d. Hoge and
the oath was administered to the new
governor by Judge r. H. CardwelI of the
supreme court Of appeals.
Lieutenant Governor Echols was also
sworn in by Judge Cardweil. The new
governor then delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. In his address. thu incoming gov
ernor declared in favor Of retrenchment
and reform, and favored fewer officers
rather than the cutting down of salaries
one OF the most salientA4eatures of his
address was that part devoted to the
honest elections question. On that point
he said:
Virginia would set a noble example to
he-' sister states Of this union and be
which she SO grandiy held in the past,
IL she would forever set the seal Of her
eohnennatlon unon the affrontery of
those who would debauch the peoples
sufrages and pervert their WI by the
shameless use of money and the tHnwer
OF combination influences Here lies the
gravest menace to our republic, and in
taking upon myself the exacting duties
this high station, would feel dere-
in those duties in the very begin
Ing If L did not ask the legislature of
my state to cooperate with me in maxi
ing offences of this kind SO clearly within
tne ne pehal code as to deter all would-be
OFFENDERS
Hs 20 the financial question, he de-
clared that it was "a burning shame that
the sta tement is almost daily and hourly
made that there was plenty Of money in
d lew favored centres while it was an
admitted fact that through the broad
land, and among the people there was
not enough to meet the tax-55urdens laid
upon them. RetreGehment and economy
was necessary principle, but how it was
TO De practlced on Il pace with an ever /
decreasing value of taxable property un- !
co1n,1G6u cor our present financial system, he
eornastiv bdlIIa btHlI Therefore" he added, Il
be spoken by the legislfaEgEldnl lfaEgdnla s, voice viii
tain sound, asking from the fedeeq} az uncer- 1
ernments attention to the real needs OF /
the people in demanding better and /;
more satisfactory banking system, and a |
more healthful money circulation"
Touching taxation, he favored vigorous !
measures to get at personal property.
AT the conclusion of Governor TYler's-
address, calls were made for Senator
Daniel, who gracefully excused himself
from speaking.
Tonight Governor and Mrs Tyler held
a reception at the executive mansion. I!
The affair was a most brilliant one. All !
the military officers in the city, members !
of 2 nf
Richmonds citizens with the lady men, /
berS Of their families called. I