The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
HOKE SMITH
 INAUGURATED Georgia 'sNew Executive
 Takes Reins. GRAND MILITARY PARADE Inaugural Address Deals With
 Negro Question. New Governor Suggest. spseial Lsw- islation to Prevent Cerpsrssfeas from Using influence ts Csn-
 troI Lssi.latPn.

Atldhta, Ga, June 29.-Hoke Sm!r1S
 was lnaugurated Governor of Georgia
 at noon today. The oath of offics was
 administered by Chief Justice wtiIiam
 IT. Fish, of the Supreme Court before the joint session of the two hrHnonAa of the Legislature which began it's an
 nual gathering this week. Governon
 Smith then delivered hts inaugural ad=
 dress from e platform erected tu tisa
 open air on the west front or the Sap% itoi.
 The Governor suggested special Iex~ islation to prevent corporations from
 using improper influence to control loss | islation.
 The Legislature, isa oaid. should pro-
 hibit the railroads from the iasulus o4 free passes between points within tn4 State.
 The contribution of money for ppiizs icaI purposes by corporations or spHe eiaI interests, the Governor aenlarNN&
 should be prohibited by q stMfe aasx
 amended, he salds to provide nNW standard for the elective frAucnz&es 1 suggesting tho Alabama law aH a nzDN~ el. He referred to the provisi0n tn
 the Constitution of the united s<Afek which declares that the right 0E fHA citizens of the United states to xnke
 shall not be denied or abridged bx khe United States, or any State on McHnMAA | of race color or previous e0ndtNtNzk nA l seryitude." The State of GeorHiA maintained has the right to nx AN&*s standard--the qualifications being EHS auired of all without references color or race This amendnienx hN euM | gested should divide the xoteFN tH*M l six ciasses. as follows. ssse First---AIi persons who HeFv9d sm NSs*
 war of the United States, the E4M* ! crate states. or the State of <zesFs second--Their lawful deFNSzHE1s l rhifd4-A1f persons Of good rhafAezs who understand the duties and otziHH tions of citizenship. or
 Foprth--Can read and Mxtf3 nnEF | 1y in English any paragraph Q I F'ederal or state Constitution. Fffth--Owners of forty acres o1 Iun& on which they live, or,
 sixth--Owners or $500 worth ex tAMs able property In the state.
 $ saThe right Co qualify under the thtfa provison." Governor Smith deciarea
 'shouid expire January ], lstes ana under the first and second DrovissonHs January 1. 19o5. Any person quailkylnA
 under the arst second or third pro-
 visions is qualified to vote TOT ii1e. un~
 less he falls to pay his taxes, conn mits a crime or does some act suDsa-
 auentIy, to prevent his voting
 The regulation of party principles. | the speaker said. should be tranarerrqa 1 from politicians to Stae officers. chosen | l urinary, he said, should be held mora | than sixty days before the election.
 Discussing the question so far uu~ der control of railroads and private corporations, Governor smith said:
 ''It is especially important at thta l time. when many are ready to tran8< | fer to the National Government nii ah@ controls. the State should show its cA~
 pacity to meet its part of the responst~ | billy"
 | the state Railroad Commission and | urged that the courts should not in~ | terfere with the work of the Commits | sion by temporary restraining orderM l The control of the liquor traffic by lu- | cal option and the protection of dry | communities from the "jug trade, was
 urged.
 Continuing. the Governor said: Any plan of the negroes which fatlH | to recognize the difference In the wniA9
 and black races will fall. The noheFs l student of history knows that the n9< gro had full opportunity for genera< | lions to develop before the days o& | slavery; that the negro race was AM~ l proved by slavery, and that the man-
 ner of the negroes in this state nay4 | ceased to improve since slavery. lev 1 have been helped by tn elearping from 1 books. All have been helped who naya been taught or made to wok.
 "The negro child should be taughn
 manual labor and how to live. In1 | negro teacher should be selected les& | by book than character examinatton~ | The negro school should help the nc8K0 not injure him. Racial differences cans not be overcome by misguided phiian< thTopists.
 The man who breaks the law to punish a criminal is himself criminal Tnera l is no place in Georgia for riots ana
 mobs.It is the duty of the Governor ta l execute the power of his office, co en- 1 force the law and to prevent lyncnings and I shall perform this duty. rec ognize the duty of the white man to ba | absolutely just to the negro, Inaugural Parade. The feature of the occasion was tha
 parade of troops and eitizens. escort | ing the Governor elect from his home | to the Capitol. The 5th Georgia regi- l ment and two troops of 1st eavalrYv-. | besides numerous "Ioke Smith CluRs, | from all parts of the state. and hun | dreds of citizens joined the parade pn- | der General Clement A Evans, marshal l of the day General Evans wore hts
 uniform as brigadier-general of tho | Confederate service, which he wore as | the final surrender at the close of the ] Civil War. Feared Prohibition.
 Augusta, Ga. June 2s.--As @ result
 of the belief that the State Legislature | both branches of which are controllst | by prohibitionists, will this sesslof
 pass a prohibition bill. two of the larE-
 est potteries in the State. whose pr9d-
 uet was confined almost exclusively to l jugs for the liquor trade. t6day. Aosed | down hero and since the Legislature ] convened orders for more than So.Oo0 | tugs have been cancelled. and a wood- working establishment, having orders | for bar fixtures worth $20,0O0, today
 received telegram cancelling the or~ l der.