The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-01-17
AYCOCK GOVERNOR.
INDICTED INTO OFFICE UNDER FAVOR
ABLE AUSPICES TUESDAY.

A Great Crowd PTeSent-intereStinS
Ceremonies at the Capitol-Impos-
ing Military Parade-Inau2ural Ad-
dress Mastery Effort-The Utter
ance of a Statesman and Patriot
Worthy of the Man and the Occa-
sion Which Inspired it.
Raleigh was in holiday attire Tues
dav. The weather was perfect and a
great crowd was present to partici-
pate in the ceremonies incident to
the Inauguration Of Hon. Charles
Brantley Aycock as Governor Of North
Carolina.
The crowd was estimated at from
10000 to II, 900. The military feature
was most striking and imposing
one, the finest ever seen on an Occas-
ion Of this kind it is said. There
were about 1900 men in line, the
parade extending from Capitol Square
all the way down Fayetteville street
| nearly to the Graded School building.
The troops were in command of Col.
Henry Perry, Third Regiment, Maj
p. T. Jones commanding the First
Battalion. A review of the troops
followed the Inauguration. Governor
Aycock and the reviewing party,
Adiutant General b. S. Register, Quar-
| termaster General +. A. Macon, and
others occupying commanding posi-
ton on the portico of the Marlborough
House. a provisional regiment Of
infantry, II companies, 3 divisions OF
naval reserves and a battalion, 4 COM
Of of no e
| College, passed in review. They
made All imposing appearance which
impressed and pleased the Governor
| and the thousands of enthusiastic
| spectators.
Gov. Aycock's address was a mas
| terlv effort worthy of the man and
the occasion. AS liberal extracts are
| printed herewith so our readers can
see and Judge for themselves we re-
frain from comment. Gov. Aycock
spoke in part as follows:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly,
Ladies and Fellow Citizens:
Every four years brings US a change
of administration but not always a
change Of policy. This year we meet
under extraordinary circumstances-ono
party goes out of power and another
comes in; one policy ends and new
one begins; one century passes away
| and new century claims oar service;
a new constitution greets the new cen
fury. For thirty years Of the nineteenth
century we struggled in every way
~, I
manhood only. W. found III the first
days of that struggle that theory had
outrun practice and that really had
yielded place to sentiment At that time
we had just emerged from al unsuc-
cessful and disastrous war. Oar prop
ertv had been swept ", our institu-
lions had been DESTROYED, the founia-
ton Of our social fabric had been over
turned. We were helpless. \ victori-
Gus, but ungrnerouS political enemy had
crushed us to the earth; they had forced
upon Us the recognition of theories thai
we knew could not be reduced to sue,
ceSsful practice. w" were poor. weak
and defeated. We "accnptad the siiua-
ton We did our best to prove the
falsitv OF orr convictions
Negroes and Citizenship
We cndeavored with sincerity to bring
the negroes to a realization of the true
dignity of full ci'iz nahip. We urgent
~ strove 10 inStlli into their minds that
their true interests We're likewise ours:
we sought with great solicitude and
with much sacrifice of toll and capital
to convince them that parties were the
servants and not the masters Of the peo-
pie, and that no past services of party.
however beneficial these services might
appear, justified the destruction of good
and safe and economical government in
order to secure its success We provided
schools for them and spent for them a.
we spent for our own children We
cared for their insane and opened
schools for the education OF their af1lict
ed and for the care and tuition Of those
who were lett fatherlesS and mOther1e;s
We continued these efforts III the face
: of repeated evidence of their hostility
and abated not our purposes when they
repeated their fOlLe> We still hoDnd
that they would follow the exluple of
the whites and divide their Voc along
the lines Of governmental. industrial
and moral issues. The rlS1it was q dis.
appointment.
Negroes and R-r,ihI:c,Ui.rn
, The negro was always to be counted
+ upon and our opponents dii no5 hesi
tate At any excrs, because they knew
that they had I1J.J0J voters who could
be relied upon 20 SGnp,rt any policy
however rUluouS which bore til, s,aun
of rcpubiicanioin With this voI, as q
s certainty o.ir adTersarles, when they
came TO power after twenty wears e
defeat dared new evils and wrongs I'm
der their rule laWlessue>s walked the
= state like 4 pesu!elce-death ssalked
, abroad at MONDAY sleep lay down
armed'-the sound OF the pistol wa,
more frequent than the song OF the
moCklng blrd-tle screams Of women
fleeing from pursuing brutes closed the
| n
u opponents, uumIndful OF the sturdy a..
termination Of our people to have safe.
l good government IL ~ hazards ,,acI.np
n lndifie., ut - or InCIp.b.,. OF en.u-cluc
law ana p serving order. Confident of
e OF the support Of this ignorant mass OF
h negro voters. TIE Repu o.icau party and
:. Its ally forgot the strength All deter
), mutation OF that peupl~ who fought the
. ilf>t n,At III A.;il:I.li:'''' = '..lu>J bad gov
II errri. 1T and wrot> yhp DECLARATION
o OF Independence III MechirIaurg. They
V cha v.!Sed North Carollnl.ns 70 combat
). and the world knows the result. The
: campaign of 1898 ended IN n victory for
:, good government. That WIS not q con.
. test OF passion but OF necessity. When
u we came 10 power we desired merely
the security o. life. liberty and proper
:. ". We had seen al these menaced BY
e l2o,OOO negro votes cast as the vote Of
Mo had .a,p ~.