The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-15
new GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS
TAKES The OATH OF OFFICE.
Richard Yates Sworn In by Judge Haneey, Whom
He Defeated for the Nomination.


was greeted bv mingled taugbter and an
p,ause
The retiring Gvyernor then addressed the
assembly as tolltWs.
Mr. Speaker and members Of the Forty
second General Assembly and fellow-~iti-
z-nS I am her. l,- rnurt.'s,- m. rr,c,., =, =
has been estahlis l.d which / eXuect to ad-
here to. Of the retiring Governor having
nothing to add To- what h. may have Ire
sented To- the members Of the General As
s.muly and the people Of Illinois in his
message L. the General Assembly | de-
sire however 70 hank IN. members OF Tho
General Assembly tor this courtesy and
the plain people II Illinois for the honor
which they conferred uuon me four years
ago. That trusr | have. now I'D down and
another has assumed the burdens. me
duties Of caring for the great municipality
Of Illinois
1T Is my distinguished honor il is nv
pleasure now 10 iutroduca Ia Won vrur
Governor who now enters upon the duties
of his off Richard Yates
INtIGIRtL ADDRESS
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th, ueyy CAVERN .r,a s,l - t5i.L5 bjs -
knov-l.dam.nts Aftsr 1,,ia, nj hen s,s 70
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address in "a H., - ;tstt-e, -,
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an inspiring 'housht. IN connection WIN
TINS inaugural Is that We have the honor
or being connected with the first State adj
ministratiOn ia the new century. The con-
trolling spirit Of he coming hundred years
l. Il be distinctlveiy different from tha. Of
,he century which has lust expired. The
Nineteenth Century has been a century OF
strife. an era OF conflict and desperate
fighting hand To hand and Of uushiTlg on
ward and upward. step bv step TO the at
tainment Of human rights our country has
had its part i'm al this contention. and lit
tie 10y little. IL HIS struggled dauutleSsly
on until at last. az a matter of fact. wheth-
rr We like 10 cal! il 80 or not il has be
comes one OF the great pow@rs of Christen-
dom and Of civizatiun-until the name Of
America has become enshrined in the hea rt
Of humanity-dnd until at the mention of that
great name tyraEts tremble on their thrones
ln.Wn miles away. Our countrv's fight has
been to accomplish all the things thar make
up national salvation and human hauDiDess-
II has fought only when fl had 10 n has
not gloried unduiv in the ,.irtories IL has
been compelled 10 win PM IN has been
power has left its impress upon the cen
tury. never t. be oblijeratcd
The coming century Is Ia no ono Of nor
fOrmance of duty Human riebts having
been in large mar; obtained f,ft,- nou- ,,-s
sents its claim And aerressiye ar /, hos
been i'm the mast in the fgbt for br,oan
rights. America will be more aegreesiva
still in the dufvvvorl- ~ ~. ~. ,,a,,,,,-,.
And in ,bc cInyio,,s F,,,,,r 1r ne i mJW
nations our state will he svrectsd 10 rer
form well lis nart
After C;ovarnor Yates baJ e,isba5 ~,
reading - bis inat,puraI sfiress ~ ,ll-.,i.
4 a. not wish 10 taLe nv seat vritb,.,f
exur.ssinp my tba1ts 20 ,be gsntie,n..n
who administersd The ostb Of offce -Le
Honorable F,Ibridee Hanecv Of Cbica.-n
tAppIause) / do not wish 10 take nv sat
without returning my most sincere thanks