The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-03
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


The Chief Magistrate. Who Has. Served
the State So Faithfully the Past
Two Years, Spoke Directly to
fhe Members OF the Gem
erai Assembly.
Gov. d. @. Hayward Wednesday
took the oath Of Office of chief magls
trate OF the State and addressed the
general assembly briefly but In u very
earnest manner. The i'm pressive cele.
monies were witnessed by hundreds,
the representative people Of many
-countiee he.,rg present. and the gal.
lery was filled with ladies who had
braved the severe weather.
The exercises were held in the hall
OF the house OF representatives. Just
before the hands Of the clock pointed
To the hour OF noon, the house sus.
pended business and the sergeant at
arms announced THE honorable the
senate" The senators, head.d by
the presiding officer, Senator Man
ming, AID tho clerk, Gen. Himphill,
entered aud were seated.
The sergeant at arms then an.
nouncad THE governor elect Of South
Caroiua and his escort" Preceded
by the aergeants at arms OF the sen.
ate ami the house, the one with drawn
sword, the other with the mace of
state, the gubernatorial party entered.
Gov. Heyward was accompanitd d by
Hon. Altamont Moses Of the legisla.
tive committee on arrangements.
The chief Justice Of the State, Hon.
Y. j. Pope, was attended 10y Senator
j. d. Marshall OF the same commit.
tee. Lieut.. Gov. Sloan was accompa
nied by Hon. +. A. Moig.n Judge
w. II Bra"lcy by senator Walter ii
Wells and Rev G. NJ. Niles, D. D.,
ny Hon. Huger Sinklor. The joint
assembly reloained standing while
the governor and his escort marched
down the middle aisle and ascend I'd to
The speakers desk. The ether m I'm,
oerS or the escort were Capt. r. Fl.
Jennings, State treasurer; Col. U. X
Gunter, attorney general; Mr.. J. II.
CAN'T, secretary Of state; Mr.. o. B.
Martin, State superintendent of edu.
cation; MIR. A. w. Jones. compgroller
general; e. j. Watson, com missioner
agriculture, commerce and immigra.
tioh; Gen. Jno. d. Frost, aojutant
general, and Solicitors Davis, Wilson.
Johnson, Tim herman, Henry and
SeaSe. Others In the party were
Maj Benjamin Sloan, p, esident of the
South Carolina college, and Gen.
Willie Jones, chairman of the State
Democratic executive committee.
When al had been seated, Senator
Manning called the joint assembly to
order and introduced Rev. G. M.
Niles, d. d., rector of Trinity church,
who pronounced the Invocation. Sen.
atOr Manning then announced that
Hon. d. Clinch Hayward. governor
elect, is present and ready to qualify" I"
The chief justice then advanc ii to the
right Of the presiding Clli -er and the
chief magistrate to the left. Stand
ing thus: Judge Pope, head OF the
judiciary OF the State, then in q most
Impressive manner administered the
cath OF Oflice to the head Of the exc.
cutlve department. Of the State gov.
crnment, the young &C vernon recently
elected without opposition to succeed
himself In the only political Cffl ,e he
ever held, and the only one which he
will hold. according to his own docla
ration.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Alter taking the oath OF office Gov.
Hayward addressed the i1int assem-
bly, In an inaugural rem 4rkable for its
brevity, its dlrectnes So and its evident
purpose to encourage the upbuilding
OF the State. Gov. Hayward said:
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly
and My Fellow Citizsns:
Two years ago l had the honor of
taking tie oath of OIL oe as governor
OF South Carolina. Standing again
today in this distinguished presence,
to pledge myself anew to the service
OF our State, l am even moro solemn.
ly impressed with the duties which
must and DO devolve upon one whom
the people have selected as their
chief executive. Tbls occasion, with
the formal renewal of my oath.
though IL brings oefore me afresh the
realization OF grave responsibilities,
ILLS my heart with deepest gratitude
because OF the honors which have
been bestowed upon me by my fellow
citizens.
be past and the future alike In.
stinctivcly rise before me, the one
with Its work finished, It's history
written; the other with It's unknown
tasks, with It's welfare in our keeping
In the retrospect see much for which
an deeply grateful, much that |
can never forget. Especially true Is
this when l 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 interest Of our
commonwealth. To feel that those
to whom one ~ alone responsible
should set upon him the seal OF theil
approval by such re, election as wa.
mine, is nde,d reward than whlcl
there Is none greater to strive for. Il
nave rendered any service to M,
State, If | have served my people II
Sonc measure as | hoped to serve
them, II indeed have kept the faith
this has only been possible because
| you, my cOuntrymen, gave me YOU