The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-02
HUGHES ASSUMES
THE GOVERN0RSH|P
Fair and Intelligent Execution
of the Laws Promised for
New York
OUTLINE OF HIS POLICY,
GAN THE FESTIVITIES, INCL
DENT TO THE INAUGURATION,
GOV. HIGGINS SPEECH.
Publishers Press.l

Albany, N Y, Jan. 1. - A brilliant
military ball under the auspices of
Squadron A OF New York, as military
escort to Governor-elect Hughes, be-
gan the festivities and ceremonies in
cidental to the Inauguration of the
new governor of the state and the as-
sumption of Office by the new state
administration and legislature.
The program included a military
the capitol, where he took the oath OF
office; the Inauguration ceremonies in
the assembly chamber at noon; re-
ception by Governor Hughes in the ex-
ecutive chamber after the Inaugural
ton, and the usual public reception at
the executive mansion.
The retiring governor, Francis w.
Higgins, in welcoming his successor,
said: ION the shoulders of the chief
executive of this state must rest heavy
burdens, imposed by constitutions and
customs. To execute the laws, 10 rec
ommend wise measures of legislation,
to exercise the appointing power with
judgment and discernment, to defend
the liberties and enforce the rights of
100000 people-these are duties
which try the mental, moral and ply
steal strength to the utmost. To this
high office the people of the state, re-
posing well deserved confidence in
your independence, patriotism, ability
and integrity, have called you. |
welcome you and wish you God
speed
Governor Hughes, after few words
of compliment to the administration
of Governor Higgins. addressed him
self to his fellow citizens, SAYING in
part: I'VE have reason to congratu-
late ourselves that coincident with
our prosperity, there is an emphatic
assertion of popular rights and keen
resentment of public wrongs There
is no panacea in executive action for
all the ills Of society which spring
from the frailties and defects OF the
human nature of its members But this
furnishes no excuse for complacent
inactivity and no reason for the toler-
alton of wrongs made possible by de-
fective or inadequate legislation or by
administrative partiality or 1neflc1en-
cy. Whether or not we have laws
enough, We certainly have enough OF
i'll considered legislation and the ques-
ton is not as to the quantity, but as
to the quality of our present and our
proposed enactments. Slowly but sure
" the people have narrowed the op-
porrunity for selfish aggression. ana
the demand Of this hour and OF all
hours is not allegiance 10 phrases, but
sympathy with every aspiration for
the betterrnent of conditions and sin
cere and patient effort TO understand
every need and to ascertain IN the
light of experience the means best
adapted to meet il. It is the capacity
for such close examination without
heat or disqualifying prejudice which
distinguishes the constructive enorl
from vain endeavors TO change human
nature by changing the forms or gov
eminent. 1t must freely be recognized
that many of the evils OF which we
complain have their source in the law
itself in privileges carelessly granted,
in opportunities for private aggrand-
izement at the expense of the people
recklessly created In failure TO safe
xuard our public interests hE nrovln-