Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-01-28

INAUGURAL OF 0. 9. HEYWARD
As Governor Of South Carolina Chief Topics
OF His Inaugural Address.

Columbia, January 81 To day at
noon Capt. d. G. Hayward, of Col
Teton county, was inaugurated into
the duties Of the Governors office
the ceremonies being conducted in q
most impressive manner. The inau-
guration was held in the hall of the
House of Representatives. The
gallaries were crowded with repre-
sentative people, and the chairs on
the floor of the House were filled
with the first womanhood of South
Carolina. Mrs. MoSweeney, Mrs
Hayward and other ladies of their
party were seated Immediately liz
front of the Speakers rostrum.
When the approach of the Gov
ernor's party was announced by the
Sergeant-at-Arms, the joint assem-
bly, arose and the distinguished com,
pany threaded it's way through the
closely packed aisles to the Speakers
desk, whore the ceremonies were to
take place. The joint assembly was
presided over by Ex-Governor John
@. Sheppard, of Edgefeld, President
of State Senate.
SCENE VERY IMPRESSIVE.
In the official party on the speak
er's rostrum were Governor Hey
ward; the retiring Governor, Miles
B. McSweeney; Chief Justice Y.
J. Pope, Associate Justices Eugene
b. Gary and Ira B. Jones, the retir-
ing State officers and their success
sors.
The picture on the rostrum was
very impressive. The Chief Justice
and the Associate Justices in their
black judicial robes, the President
of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House in their State gowns of pur-
pie, the black-robed clerks of the
two bodies, gave the scene an air of
stat mess and dignity.
e. Governor Sheppard having
anne ed the purpose of the joint
asset Governor Hayward then
adva ed to the right of the presid-
ing officer and Chief Justice Pope to
the left. The head of the judiciary
presented the oath of office, which
was assented to verbally and after
ward subscribed to by the new head
of the Executive Department. After
Governor Heyward's address the
formality as to the oath of office
was observed with the Lieutenant
Governor, Col. John T. Sloan.
NEW STATE OFFICIALS.
Governor Heyward's first execu
tive act was to sign the commission
of the new Secretary of State, Mr..
Jesse T. CAN'T. The other State
officers we're sworn in privately in
their several offices. The new State
officials are as follows: U. x. Gun
ter, Attorney General; J. T. Can't,
Secretary of State; A. w. Jones,
Comptroller General; o. B. Martin,
Superintendent of Education r.. III.
Jennings, State Treasurer; John ID.
Frost, Adjutant General. Governor
Hayward has not until to-day held a
political Office, and his election, with
out previous training, was almost a
political phenomenon. He is a de-
scendant of the Heywards of revolu-
tionary days, who were leaders in
Colonial and Congressional services.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Governor Heyward's inaugural
address was well timed and ex-
ceptionally well put. The three
chief issues in this State are child
labor, trusts and taxes, and on these
Governor Hayward said:
"While it is true that one of the
greatest difficulties we have had to
contend with in the development Of
the State has been our lack of capt.
tai, and while we should encourage
outside capitaaS to come into the
State, and assist in building up our
industries and developing our re-
sources, and in coming should make
it feel assured that it will receive
every protection that it can fully
claim, still capital should be made to
understand that it is Welcome only
when it comes for the purpose of
earning legitimate interest in fair
and legitimate manner. We should
have it understood that it cannot
seek through great combinations and
by over capitalization to create
monopolies by which it oan stifle
competition, reduce wages and ad.
vance prices to the hurt of the peo.
pie.
off it. is true that international
combinations and corporations are
the order of the day and have te-
come fixtures ia the business life OF
the country, capital is welding an