Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14

Hon. william w. h1tcHAu, lOl
United States Congressman from North
Carolina, is now the Chief Executive
of the Old North State. The future
Governor and his party arrived IN IA
leigh at noon Tue sday on special train
from Roxboro, and the line Of march
was taken up from the railroad station
to the Capitol Square. where the ne"
Governor was sworn into office ana
delivered his inaugural address. The
events OF the day were as follows:
1880 a. m.-Mounted marshals as
sembied in front of Chief Marshal
Frank Stronach's place of business on
South Wilmington street.
1900 a. m.-The North Ca1olin Ma
tional Guard assembled in Nash
Square, opposite the Union depot.
1890 a. m.-The inaugural parade
formed on West Martin street, near the
Union depot.
1900 m.-The special train with
Governor reject Kitchin arrived Recep
ton by committee.
1905 D. m.-Procession started.
I2:35 D. m.-Halt at Governor IS man.
sion.
12-40 D. m.-Procession moved to
CapItol.
400 d. m.-Inauguration exercises
or east front of Capitol.
2:o0p, m.-Review of TROOPS by Gov
ernor Kitchin, Speaker Of the House
and other officers.
i:oo u. m.-Inauguration of Hon. w.
c. Newland as Lieutenant Governor in
the Senate Chamber.
500 D. m.-Public Reception at Man.
sion.
1890 D. m.-Inaugural ball at the A.
and M. Auditorium.
TIE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Political parties are not only nat
ural, but necessary in our Govern
ment. Under our Constitution all the
legislative powers of the State every
two years, and all the executive pow
ers every four years are returned to
the people, to whom all governmental
powers belong, and the electors al
these stated intervals determine inlC
whose hands those powers shall De
committed. The Democratic party has
again been charged by the people with
the responsibility for the proper exer
else of these powers during the con
stitutional periods. By thus further
entrusting public affairs to this party
they have endorsed it's record ant
have approved it's declarations OF pr1n
ciples as set forth in the Charlotte
piat1orm. in approving it's record the!
did not intend to declare it faultless
or to approve every act committed II
its name No human being is perfec
and no organization of men is perfect
The people did however approve it
fundamental doctrines and it's wei
considered policies. AS no man
altogether bad, no political party i
altogether bad. In disappearing tn
record of the Republican party and re
jecting its platform the people d1'
not declare that nothing in that re
cord is good and nothing in that plat
form desirable, but they expressed
their judgment that the record as
whole of the Republican party in thi
State has been harmful, that it's pla1
form criticism of the service of tn
Democratic party to the public is uI
lust, and that it's denunciations Q
Democratic policies are unwarranted
IN assuming to-day in obedience t
the will of majority of my fello'
citizens the weighty responsibilities Q
the Chief Executive of this common
wealth it is unnecessary to give as
surance that the recognized prime
pies of the Democratic party shall b
encouraged and pursued by the incon
ing administration. We have bee
commended to maintain and promot
so far as we can the great policie
which have been continued or inaugl
rated during the last eight years, a
we'll as to undertake the establish
ment of the new policies propounds
in the platform which was endorse
at the polls and with the provision