The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-02

dence, Burchard or Little Compton, tiar-
rls OF Smithheld and Franklin or New
port as that committee, and the onlcers
were soon at hand
Gov. George III. Utter was sworn by the
secretary OF state, as was also Lieut.Gov.
Frederic II. Jackson. Secretary Bennett
was then sworn by Gov. Utter. who pro-
ceeded 10 swear in Attorney General Will
liam h. Greenough and General Treasu-
rer Walter A Read
When they were seated Gov. Utter
made an address I'm which he said:
GOV. UTTER's ADDRESS.
Gentlemen OF the Grand Committee
When the founder OF our colony declared
that IL was the purpose OF himself and
the little body OF men who met with him,
10 hold forth "a lively experiment" he
had In view a thought that was dear 20
him. but which probably he could not
even have dared 20 think that at this
time IL would have become the thought
of the whole world. Whatever may De
the result OF that declaration. al that
time, 10 Us Il meant that, in this COM
monwealth a man was to have real, full
liberty In religious concernments. and
the fact stands today that that Is the
central thought OF all the civilized coun-
tries of the world And yet free gov
eminent, a government Of the people. and
a government by the people. and gov
ernment for the people. is always and win
20 the end OF time. a lively experiment.
Simply as men meet the conditions which
today are the premises OF future action
and which themselves are the result OF
the premises OF yesterday, will gov
ernment OF the people be permitted to
remain on this footstool.
Whoever has watched experiments Of
any kind knows full well that two ele-
ments enter into them. The first Is that
which nature herself has provided. and
tho second is the skin and the ability
OF the experimenter. Civil government
depends least upon that which nature
has given, but depends most upon that
which the experimenter puts into II. The
experiment OF civil government in tho
state of Rhode Island. this bit of land
that is full OF tradition, that Is rich In
the heritage that every man who has
taken oath here today holds dear to
heart, the experiment In this bit OF land
this year Is I'm your hands II is for
each one OF you, as you shall deter
mine TO mark out whether this lively ex-
pertinent shall be. I'm the year which is
before us. the success that II has been
In the past. and whether because OF your
efforts I'm this year OF grace we shall be
able. at the end OF this year. TO pass
over the experiment TO those who come
TO me. on an OCCASION like this. can well
be said?
First. let US remember, as the premises
Of yesterday have become the conclusions
OF today, so the premises OF today will
run into the conclusions Of tomorrow, and
as we meet the promises OF the lively
experiment during this year we can have
perfect confidence I'm the outcome OF the
conclusions OF another year. The other
thing / want to say is this, that ,le
highest reward OF public service is the
consciousness that a man has attempted
10 do the best he knows how There can
be no higher reward that can come to
any man than the consciousness that he
has done his best
III, I'm doing that best, he has met what
the world calls failure. he has still met
success. II he has failed to do that best
but has won what the world calls sue
cess, he has attained only failure. Moth
ing that l can say today, on an occasion
OF this sort would | desire TO leave with
a body like this more than the one thought
and that Is we serve the state OF Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations as we
are true TO her interests as we have sworn
to be 10 the best that we know how. BY
doing that We shall have obtained sue
cess and then we may have the conscious
highest end OF any public man who can
say from his conscience and OF whom his
friends and neighbors can say that he
learned 10 serve. There Is no nobkr mot
to. there Is no greater wish than that we
each -ta+re-to- ourselves -today-thah
this. and this only. II serve"
The Sergeant alarms Deputy Sheriff
Edgar S. Thayer with his mace tied with
It's big loops OF blue ribbon stood at at
tention at the east entrance OF the house
and when the governor had concluded his
speech. he was directed 10 proclaim the
election or George II. Utter as governor
and captain general OF the forces OF the
state.
The governor announced general Re-
publican caucus would be held in the
large hearing room tomorrow at / o'clock.
on motion OF Representative Allen OF
East Greenwich the two bodies separated
and 10 the strains OF Hail 10 the CHIEF
the governor and senate were escorted