Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-01
|0)V. HEYNhRD INAUGURAIED.
The FORMAL BEGlNHlNa or HIS sEcoAD
TERM OF OFFICE.
BRIEF, BUT Impressive, CEREMONY.
Lieutenant Governor Sloan Takes the Oath Sl
ONCE and AdIousns the jolnt Assembly.

Sloan were inducted into Office to-
day.
The ceremonies were brief and
without special ostentation. There
was a very large audience present to
witness the ceremonies and to hear
what Duncan Clinoh Hayward had
to say to his people in assuming the
reins of Office for another two years,
and to see how graciously their
townsman, John T. Sloan, was sworn
into the office of Lieutenant Gov srnor
of this great State.
President of the Senate Richard
1. Manning, himself from line of
Governors, and who nav some day
himself take the oath of Cfice, WAS
in charge of the ceremonies, and pre-
sented Governor Hayward and Lieu
tenant Governor Sloan for the ad.
ministration of the oath of office.
The inaugural procession was
headed by Sergeant-at-Arms Wilson,
of. the House, who bore the mace of the
State, and Sergeant-at- Arms Schum-
pert, of the Senate, who bore the
historic sword. Then came Governor
Hayward upon the arm of Alta
mont Moses; j. Q. Marshall
with Chief Justice Pope; B. A.
Morgan with Lieutenant Governor
John T. Sloan; Mr.. Welles, of Flor
ence, with Judge w. FL. Brawley !;
Col. Willie Jones with DR.. Niles !;
Commissioner w atson with Secretary
of State Can't; Attorney GENERAL
Gunter with State Treasurer r. III.
Jennings; Comptroller General Jones
with Superintendent of Education
o. B. Martin and Adjt. Gen. Frost !;
President Benjamin Sloan with Col.
Robert Aldrich, and following were
many members of the faculty of the
South Carolina College.
Upon the arrival of the inaugural
party in the House Mr.. Manning
announced the purpose of the meet
ing and presented DR.. Niles, of
Trinity, who offered beautiful
prayer.
Governor Hayward was then pre-
sented to Chief Justice Pope with
the statement that he was ready to
take the oath of office, which was
administered.
As soon as he accepted the oath
of office Governor Hayward, turning
to the large audience, said:
Gentlemen of the General AS
sembly and my Fellow Citizens {:
Two years ago 1 had the honor of
taking the oath of office as Governor
of South Carolina. Standing again
to-day in this distinguished presence,
to pledge myself anew TO the service
of our State, l am even more SOL
emnly impressed with the duties
which must and do devolve upon
one whom the people have selected
as their Chief Executive. This occa-
sion, with the formal renewal of my
oath, though it brings before me
afresh the realization of grave. re-
sponsibilities, fills my heart with
deepest gratitude because of the
honors which have been bestowed
upon me by my fellow citizens.
The past and the future alike dis
tinctly rise before me, the one with
its work finished, its history written
THE other with it's unknown tasks,
with it's welfare in our keeping. In
the retrospect / see much for which
| am deeply grateful, much that
can never forget. Especially true is
this when / remember the loyal sup
port accorded me by the people of
our State in my endeavor to merit
their confidence by advancing as best
| could the highest interests of our
Commonwealth. To feel that those
to whom one is alone responsible
should set upon him the seal of their
approval by such a recollection as
was mine is indeed reward than
which there is none greater to strive
for. If l have rendered any service