The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-01-16
| GOV. ANSELL INAUGURATED.
rHE NEW GOVERNOR TAKES
THE OATH OF OFFICE.

He Quotes His Campaign Pat
form When He Touches on the Dis
nansary Issue-The Address Not a
strong Utterance by Any Means.
Columbia, Jan. 15-The inaugural
ceremonies passed off without special
| incident today. Many women attend
ed the aisles as we'll as the galleries
heing crowded to the standing room
only, limit.
Adiutant General Boyd arrived last
night. He went forward to the speak
er,s desk to be sworn, supported Oh
each side. He has surprised all by
being present, as many feared he
won1d die from his recent stroke of
paralysis.
Governor Ansels inaugural address
was well received. He said:
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly
and MY Fellow Citizens:
In obedience to the will Of the peo-
ple Of this State, as expressed at the
ballot box. 1 am here today to take
the solemn oath Of Office as governor
of South Carolina, and to assume the
duties of this high and responsible po-
sition.
| I am deeply grateful to the people
for this manifestation Of their con-
6dence. and, when survey the vast
RESPONSIBILITIES and duties connected
with the same, realize deeply my in
ability to fully meet them. Feeling,
however, that I shall have your full
! cooperation and support, and relying
upon your help at all times, I assume
these duties and responsibilities,
promising to give to them my best
| judgement and talents, and all the
! powers with which the great God has
endowed me.
| And, gentlemen, of the General AS
| sembly. while the responsibilities as
sumed by me are great, yet the same
| will of the people has called you to
the performance of duties equally i'm
portant. To my mind, there is no
greater honor that, can be bestowed
upon a citizen than that Of being a
1'lawmaker.'
| It has been wisely provided in our
constitution that the government shall
be divided into three departments:
legislative, Executive and Judicial.
To YOU is committed the sacred power
Of making the laws under which all
the people shall live and by which
they shall be governed. HOW great
then is your function and how careful
should you be in enacting wise laws,
beneficial alike to all our citizens!
| Our industrial development has
been commensurate with the progress
Of the age, and our educational inter-
! ests have not Jagged behind, yet
there are great things to be done and
great responsibilities to be met in
the various duties that we owe to our
State. Let us all, therefore, with cour-
| age and confidence, be true to our
oaths Of Office and strive for all those
| things that will elevate and educate
our citizenship and give that peace
| and prosperity to our people that they
are entitled to at our hands.
The annual message Of Governor
Heyward, made to you at this session
Of the legislature, gives you full in
formation of the condition Of all our
public affairs, and I desire to con-
graduate him and the State on the
great measure Of prosperity that has
come to the State during his wise ad-
ministration. I feel it my duty at
this time and in this presence to call
to your attention certain legislation
which think needeful to be enacted
at the present session of the legis-
lature.
It was my privilege during the past
summer, when making the campaign
for the honorable Office which this
| day assume, to discuss before the peo-
pie certain measures, which I now de-
sire to call to your attention.
Our State constitution requires that
we shall provide a liberal system Of
free public schools for all children be-
| tween the ages Of six and twenty-one."
When we consider the great power
and influence Of an educated people
and that the strength and prosperity
of State depend ultimately upon the
intelligence of the average citizen, we
can realize the mind Of the trainers
| Of this organic law. It, therefore, be-
hooves US to enact such laws as will
| fully carry out this wise provision Of
| the State constitution.