The Washington times., 1902-01-02
MONTAGUE Is NOW
VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR.
OLD COMAONWEALTH'S BIG DAY.
brilliant Reception Given at Night
by New Chief Executive After
His inauguration In
Afternoon.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan 1.-Two notable
events marked the first OF the new year
in virginia-the inauguration Of Gov.
Andrew Jackson Montague and his re-
ception in the executive mansion.
The inaugural exercises took place in
the hall of the House of Delegates this
afternoon. and the reception was held
tonight. Hundreds of prominent people,
including members of the State militia.
were here to witness the two events OF
the day.
Every available seat in the hall of the
House of Delegates.-was filed, and hun
dreds of persons were standing up when
Mr.. John Goode, president of the consti-
tutional convention. opened the exercises
by telling of the various Governors of
Virginia since the days of Patrick Henry.
who was inaugurated in 1916. He spoke OF
John Floyd, Joseph Johnson, Gilbert c.
Walker, and William D. Giles. who served
the State both as Chief Executive and in
Congress. After concluding his address
Mr.. Goode introduced Mr. Montague, who
also spoke.
The Governors Address.
Mr. Montague made an address of twen-
ty minutes. In the course of his ad-
dress, he said:
'our prodigious resources of field and
forest, OF mine and wate'.. aawit the touch
of capital and skilled isbor for their full
development. Capital mat give the power,
and educated labor mus broaden and
build. With capital and industrial skill
will come immigration. nut what will
bring capital? A government of law and
order, of security for life, liberty, and
property. and a government of low taxes
and small indebtedness. Taxes will waste
within, and debt viii sar capital and peo-
pie out. So it is of supreme moment that
the tax rate should be at all times com
mensurate with economic government.
and that our securities be retired with
all possible expedition.
Question of Education.
''But what of education? This is mo-
mentous question for the Southern States.
Republican government founded upon an
electorate without intelligence is a house
whose foundation is sand. The predomi-
nant feature of the century just closed is
the extension Of free education to the
masses OF the people. and with this ex-
producing power OF the people; for the
material advancement of State is meas
ured by the school privileges OF its people.
But one education differs from another
as one star differeth from another in
glory. There IS an education of the
learned professions, state-craft, science,
and philosophy; and there is an educa
tion of agriculture and the mechanical
arts; the latter Is the foundation OF
wealth and comfort, and is laid in the
common schools"
Three thousand guests were at Gov
eruor and Mrs. Montague's reception TO-
night Those receiving We're Mrs. Monta-
que. Mrs. Landon Carter Berkioy. Mrs.
John H. Schoolheld Mrs Charles T
oFtlrall, Mrs. James Keith. Mrs. Barton
Grundy. Mrs. Joseph Z. Willard. Miss
Mary Gusts Lee. Mrs. Richard B. Davis,
Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, and Mrs. E. C.
Minor
The Governors Gnard and staff and
members. of the Richmond Light InfaDtry
Blues and Seventeenth Regiment COM
panies were in attendance.