The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

onstration Notable Feature.
ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. benjamin B.
Odel. ir.. CT Nlewburgh. was inaugurated
as Governor OF the State Of New York at
noon today to succeed Theodore Roose-
welt
The oath of Office was administered to
him in the Assembly CHAMBER Of the Capt.
tol, which was crowded as it never was
before and, while about $500 people got
within the walls of the chamber. there
were several thousand who cIamored for
admission and struggled to enter the
doors, but Of no avail, for It was impossi-
BILE TO squeeze another one in.
In surrendering the gubernatorial Office
to Goveron- Odell, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Governor 0deII: 1t becomes from this
moment your high aud solemn duty TO
stand at the executive head of the greatest
State within our Union, a State which IN
point OF size. population, wealth, and wide
YdrletE OF interests and Of industries. rises
among many world-famous kingdom or
commonwealth. Great powers are given
you on the one hand. and. on the other
hand, your task is neither light nor easy
But you cone to it with the special ability
and special training which peculiarly dtg
you to perform it ably and well.
In sense a GoYerE9r's term begins
with his election, for. as soon as elected,
he must begin to make ready for his ex-
acting and engrossing duties. The earnest
ness you have already given US OF the way
IN which you regard these duties and Of
the spirit IN which you approach them. is
such that we have the right TO express,
not merely the hope but the confident be-
hefs that at the end Of your term as Gov
ernor you viii have won he right To
stand nigh in that list OF public servants
whose memory the great Empire State de-
lights to hold il peculiar honor.
The new Governor was heartily ap-
pIauded when he stepped forward to reply
70 MI RooSevelt'S address. He said:
With the assumption OF responsible
ties II was doubt and uncertainty which
even the applause and good wishes Of cur
TRENDS cannot entirely dissipate Espe-
cially is this true of him into whose keen
ing IS placed the administration Of the
ahaIrs OF our Commonwealth New York.
an empire in itself. with its vast popuIa-
ton, its many diverse interests. demands
from its Chief Executive the graa test
conservatism, wisdom as to its needs, and
that its business affairs shall be trans
acted with economy ana good judgment
Under our form Of government. when
the VIII OF the ajority has been exDrsss-
ed, We should forget our partisanshiD in
our desire to uphold and strengthen the
hands OF those whom for the time being
we have clothed with authority and upon
whom the responsibility for the nroper
enforcement OF cur laws is placed
The success Of our State administra-
ton depends as much upon its component
parts as upon the aggregate, and 1t is a
right which the executive can demand. and
every loyal citizen should accord. that in
every municipality, in every township and
hamlet the same economical conditions
shall prevail as are expected IL the ad-
ruinistratien Of our State AFFAIRS
The burdens Of taxation should be SO
adjusted as TO fall lightly upon those who
can ill-aforH to bear them, and be borne
more generously by those who have re-
celved from the State protection and
rights which have given TO their vast
business interests the success they de-
serve. Combination in restraint OF fndf-
viduaI rights should be curbed and a well
come extended TO all whose energy and
genius viii add 10 the lustre and fame OF
the Empire State and aid Us in unfolding
our business and commercial supremacy.
The care OF our wards should be as gen
erOus as their necessities may require
never eXJTaTagant and never niggardIy
ITO the Governor is entrusted the exc
cution, and TO the Legislature the Ia~-
!
duties are separate and distinct and can
never be combined without serious i'm
pairment in the efficiency of both Il
shall be my object, therefore, to keep
strictly within the letter and spirit Of
the law and to give effect TO such acts Of
the Legislature as may seem 10 ne 10 he
in the direction OF public good withhold
ing approval only when such measures
fail below this standard. In thus aiding
in the contamination of all worthy prof.
ects, shall be guided solely by the de-
sire 10 give to the mandates OF cur con
sutution their full effect. and TO the wish
es Of cur people their full Durport
If in the ! eTfCrmanCe OF these duties
I shall in a measure be as successful as
have so many Of my predecessors: II upon
the threshold Of new century with all
Of its possibilities. the positive and sf-
hrmatlve action Of the incoming adminis-
tratiOn can aid in solving those great
questions which so much interest US. I
shall feel as much pride IN the cOntem-
piaticn of such results as you do. sir. as
you look back upon the success which has
your administration.
The weather was al that could be de-
sired for an inaugural day With 2 bright.
clear sky the temperat ure was below the
freezing point and the rain CT the day be
fore had washed the streets so thar they
were clean and in good order for the in
auguraI parade
The thTongs Of people that wished to see
the ceremonies and get near the scene Of
the exercises that attended the Inaugural
ton, began 70 arrive early and ar O'Clock
tn 5rridOrs Of the Capitol we're alive with
2, .2g humanity. As the ou5-Of-town or
CARNATIONS reached here. they marched
quietly 10 the places assigned 70 them for
forming the pageant. which was the Iarg-
sst military demonstration that has graced