The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-03
IN GRAND COMMITTEE.


The Judges Of the supreme court in
their robes. the former governors. ID. r.
Brown. c. w. Lippltt. Charles ID. Kim
ball Bourne Of Rhode Island. and Rep
rsssntative A. B. capron hled In and
were seated at the left Of the chair.
and then when the band burst Into the
strains of the Second Connecticut march
Sheriff White escorted Gov. L. f. G. Gar
vim and the chaplain. followed by Gov
elect George II. Utter. the lieutenant
governor r-elect. Frederick H JACKSON, the
combined staffs Of the governor and the
general stan in full uniform followed by
the members OF the honorable senate.
who were seated on the floor.
The members Of the general stan, Gen.
Brayton and other prominent figures In
affairs OF the state were seated at the
right of the chair. which was draped
with the national and state colors.
Gov. Garvin called for the reading of
the certificate OF the state returning
board OF the slection OF the general Of
ncers after roll calls had shown quorums
OF both houses we're present.
Senator Stiness moved the appointment
OF a committee OF FIVE TO escort the Of
ncers- elect before the grand committee
TO be sworn In. The committee APP
pointed by Gov. Garvip included Senators
Stiness and Dyer and Representatives
Dennis. Harris and Fitzgerald and the
men named proceeded at once in search
OF the officers
When the oath was administered by
Secretary OF State Charles p. Bennett "a
Mr.. Utter. the new governor, was greeted
by former Governor Garvin, who well
coined him as the new state executive and
ne spoke OF the excellent condition OF the
state at present end said the destinies OF
Rhode Island were In the hands OF the
people no less than the officers selected.
Gov. Utter responded. speaking OF the
duties OF the state officers reiterated the
statement or the Importance OF their
works and when the lieutenant governor
had been introduced by Senator Dyer and
srcrn. almost the first official act OF the
governor was 10 call the grand committee
40 attention, while ex-Gov. GarvtD retired
pith Dis eten-
The governor zhen completed the ad-
n,thisterins OF the oath 10 the secrAary
OF state, Charles r. Bennett: Attorney
General william ID. Greenough and
State Treasurer Walter A. Read.
PROCLAMATION MADE.
The speaker OF the house OF representa-
tiyes then directed the high sheriff TO
make proclamation from the balcony that
George II. Utter had been elected govern
or, Frederick IL. Jackson, lieutenant gov
ernor: Charles +. Bennett, secretary OF
state; william Il. Greenough. attorney
general, and Walter A. Read, state treas
urer OF Rhode Island.
The crier with his mace made separate
PROCLAMATION for each officer and as the
frst was begun a military signal man.
s,ir-wagged the signal 20 begin firing the
governors salute. TO the battery, which
was numbered and In action on the
spwer terrace.
GOV. Utter then delivered his speech TO
Che grand committee.
GOVERNOR UTTER SPEAKS.
Mr.. Utter spoke IN substance as follows:
The seeming frequency OF the cere-
monies incident 20 the beginning Of a
new year in our state affairs with the
passing OF the responsibilities OF office
from one citizen 90 another. may have
the effect Of dulling our perception 20
much that such ceremonies signify. Yet
these ceremonies embody one of the most
striking peculiaritles OF our form OF gov
ernment
Public office. however humble or how
syer exalted that office may be popularly
considered r. simply public trust, and
The person who enters upon It's response
bllities in any other spirit or with any
other thought is false not 10 his state
alone but 10 himself as well. Citizens
are called from the walks OF private life
10 bear for = time the responsibilities
of government The call means little
unless n means that he who is called
is considered worthy of the trust When
his duty has been performed and the time
has come in the opinion OF those who
have placed the trust In his keeping that
he should return the same or pass n 20
another. ne who has been the official
again becomes the plain citizen. No
higher praise can be given him as he
retires than that he has executed his
trust according 20 his oath Plain citi-
zenship 10 the highest position an Ameri-
While citizens are called out az the
representative % political parties. and
arc chosen by the people a. such repre-,
sentatives. wher they become public on.
cials they are no longer partisans but
servants of the whole They may have
been selected from among their fellow
citizens by party but the trust which
is passed into their keeping comes from
the whole people
u should be the ambition. therefore
~ those upon whom the responsibility of
office has been placed % keep constantly
an mind that the whole Is greater than