The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-01-24
THE INAUGURAL MESSAGE.
The Governor and Lieutenant Gov
erhor are Inducted Into Office.

The Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor are Inducted Into Office.
Thursday at noon the Inauguration
OF the recently elected State officials
took place at the State capitol. The
oath of Office was administed to the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
elect in the hall Of the House Of Re-
personalities.
Although the day was inclement, O
large crowd assembled to witness the
ceremonies, and the two hundred
South Carolina college students who
formed the governors escort were not
able to crowd into the hall.
The Columbia orchestra in the gal
lery rendered several inspiring selec-
tions while the crowd was gathering
and during intermissions in the exer-
clses.
At IL o'clock Mr.. Wilson, the ser.
geant-at-arms Of the House announced
that the honorable, the Senate Is in
waiting" The Speaker commanded
the House to rise and receive the Sen
ate.
When the Senate had been seated
the joint assembly was called to order
by the President Of the Senate. I'm
mediately afterwards the sergcant-a at
arms announced the Governor-elect ct
and his escort in waiting. The joint
assembly arose to receive The dis
tinguished party. The or,ler in which
they came was: Chief Justice Henry
McIver and Rev. Jno. o. Wilson, D..
d.; Hon. Y. j. Pope, associate justice,
and Col. Willie Jones, chairman State
Democratic executive committee; Hon.
Ira b. Jones, associate justice, and
Representative II. II. Rainsford; M. b.
McSweeney, Governor-clect, and Sena-
tor Louis Applet; James II. Tillman,
Lieutenant Governor-elect, and Repre-
sentative w. H. Parker. Then fol-
lowed the other new State officials; &.
Duncan Bellinger, attorney general; !;
M. Il. Cooper, secretary Of State; Jno.
L. Derham, comptroller general; Jno.
j. McMahan, State superintendent Of
education; r. II. Jennings, State trea-
surer. Capt. Jennings was accompani-
ed by the retiring treasurer, DR.. w. II.
Zimmerman. AS an escort for the
State officials were Senator j. S. Brice
and Representatives j. g. Campbell,
w. IL. Wells and j. w. Crum. The
faculty of the South Carolina college
were also in the party.
The Governor-elcct and his escort
were seated on the rostrum behind the
Speakers desk. It was all impressive
scene. Hon. Robt. b Scarborough,
the retiring Lieutenant Governor,
gowned in the handsome new hello
,trope silk robe Of the president Of the
Senate, took charge of the exercises.
by his side stood the Speaker of the
House, gowned in royal purple. Group
ed around them were the men who are
to conduct the affairs Of State, while
conspicuous in all this array were the
Justices of the supreme court, McIver,
Jones ami Pope. The exercises were
opened with prayer by DR.. Wilson.
The preacher referred feclingly to the
illness of George D. Tillman, father of
the Lieutenant Governor-elect.
Mr.. Scarborough then announced.
GO The Hon. Miles B. MtcSwceney, gov
ernor elect, is present and ready to
qualify" The Governor stepped for.
ward and gave assent TO the oath of
office administered by the venerable
Chief Justice McIver.
After he had taken the oath the Gov
ernor addressed the General Assembly
as follows:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
In taking the oath of office for the
second time as chief executive of this
great State l feel more keenly than
ever the responsibilities which rest
upon me. l realize the poverty of
my vocabulary when I endcavor to
express my appreciation to this people
for the partiality which they have
shown in elevating me to this exalted
position, and when L think of the
duties and responsibilities which the
position carries with it l an brought
face to face with my own weakness.
I beg that you will convey to the pco-
pie whom you represent my heartfelt
appreciation Of the honor which they
have conferred upon me and that you
will also carry to them my pledge to
give them the best service of my head
and heart in the administration of the
office to which they have elected me.
1t was, I believe, the greatest gen.
eral of modern times who said, "The
grandest and most expressive word in
the English language Is duty" Dur
ing the time that / have held the office
of governor my main purpose has been
to discharge my duty honestly and con.
scientiously and without fear or favor.
During the term upon which am
now entering all that 1 can say is that
this same purpose will characterize my
every action.
But the same responsibility which
: rests upon the executive is also laid,
|, only with greater degree, upon the
members of the Legislature. My prov
!; ince is only to execute the laws. You
! are clothed with power and authority
to change existing laws and to make
new laws and by your action you can
5 either clog the wheels of progress or
! give them new impetus.
W, Our foreiathers builded wisely when
Ssshey provided that the three depart
ments of government should be forever
sfsenarate and distinct, It has been nv