The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20

The inaugural address of Governor jerks
was delivered with 1ne effect. He spoke
as fouowsi
II is made the Governors duty under
the Constitution to give to 'fhe Leslsla-
tyre Information of the State of the .gev-
eminent and recommend for its oanaid-
Grafton such measures as he may deem
expedient' and In accordance with that
duty, have already addressed that body
at some length, which message has been
generally printed and circulated. This
renders an extended address here less neo-
essary; shall therefore dotAln you very
briefly.
1 am very deeply sensible Of the re-
probabilities which your confidence and
favor have brought me. You have filled
the full measure OF my ambition. Today
the Chief Magistrate of a State growing
vastly and covering territory richer
perhaps than any other like section of
the earth's surface and people brave
and generous; tomorrow to return to The
humber walks OF life. In the meantime
and until that time, 1 dedicate my COM
pletest service to the State of Alabama
| and It's great people and without personal
thought OF the future.
The gravity of the duty could not es-
| cape any thoughtful person in like posi-
ton. Such a one, however, would feel
sure of the sympathy and good will Of
the people whom he is trying TO serve.
Partisan spirit may run high and crtl-
cisms I'LL the air but beneath it Ill tho
| finer sense OF the thoughtful patriot will
note more closely the purposes II their
servant and mark the results OF mis- la
bors. He may not expect oblCquy and
disfavor unless he really earns them. I ne
deserving may be sure that beneath the
surface of faction and criticism will run
a current Of sympathy. which will hold
up his hands and bless him. II he loses
the good will of his people today &c NOR
row they will crown him with unexpect-
ed riches.
You trlbuneo of the people can al I'D to
do the States work today, its real work.
aud wait for praise or blame on the GER
tain years. Under this new regime. you
are cut of. happily. largely rom the
small concerns of local requirements ard
can broaden out into the full s.atIfe Ct
legislative man.
AS for myself. l aspire to no f1t Ire po-
litical honoTs; 1 can afford to ana sha II
serve the State OF Alabama without iCOk-
ing to any other day.
Since the Legislature was last assem-
bled here, the State mas suffs ID sreat
calamity in the death Of a be:)ved TX
ecutive. He fell in the midst Of the Tight.
AS boy he was an eager so.oIer ard.
as a man a chivalrous patriot and Chris
tan. He fell in your service, .ry Iehow
citizens. as truly as did any of the M
mortals from Sumter to Apo as't1x. The
State has not known a trJer son. es ce
to the ashes OF the dead Chiefta:n.
The Constitutional Cow s1ti m, so Icing
looked for and prayed for by ma.y, sat
in this building two sum mers 81 90 thI nuRh
several months. Its calling wac ctter-
mined by n vote Of the pep Die. It vas
followed by vote for it,Li)n. cL Sc
upon the heels OF this rlectiol, We had
our primaries and stin another t'cttIen.
The people OF the State have been torn
up for two years and nave eaIueG a Pc
riod OF tranquility and repJ@e.
One OF the richest blessings OF the new
organic law will come TO us ~ ire less
frequent elections and less frequent gath
erings OF our legislative tedlts. Hereafter