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ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1890.
Dress Goods, +
AND UNDERWEAR
Lota of new attraction* in our Dress Goods stock the coming week.
New Trimmings and Suitings opened daily, * ijthe onslaught made dur
ing the past few days has been the best pro that our goods and.prices
are correct.
THE CLOAK STOCK is dallv overflowing with new choice gar
ments and from the opening it shows we are lestlned to have a trade un
paralleled in Americus.
PLUSH JACKETS at $10.00, other houses will ask you $12.50 for.
PLUSH JACKETS at $12.50 and 2115.00 that we defy anybody to
match.
PLUSH JACKETS at $17.50. $20.00, $22.50, and $25.00.
The best line of English Walking 'Jackets for style and services
have ever shown.
CHILDREN’S WRAPS in the greatest profession. Big lot of
dium and light weights specially adapted to this climate. Prices closer
r shown them.
Underwear for Ladies, Misses and Children
We have entirely too much and will make prices that will convince
you that you can buy them cheaper than you can make them.
Men’s Underwear,
We will show you a grand assortment and make you prices that other
houses won’t begin to touch. Remember every article In our tore in
the way of Furnishing Goads is right new. It will pay you to examine
oar stock.
Wheatley&Hnsley,
(SUCCESSORS TO THORNTON WHEATLEY.)
Leaders of the Fine Dress Goods and Dry
Goods Trade.
New • Quarters,
Stoves, Stoves,
The oheapest and most varied assortment
of
Booting stoves,
Ranges and
Office Heaters,
IN THE CITY.
GAS FIXTURES,
JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE LOT OF
Fiower Pots and Grates
Call early and inspect our goods.
k large lot of hardware ordered and will
soon be in.
Plumbing and Repair Work Our Specialty!
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AMERICUS, GA.
THE INAUGURATION.
HON. W. J. N0RTHEN TAKES THE
OATH OF GOVERNOR.
Hia Inaugural Address—A Brilliant
8ceno~The Procession-Who Were
There and Who They Were.
Special to Recorder.
Atlanta Nov. 8.—Hon. W. J.
Northern was Inaugurated to-day as
Governor of Georgia. An occasion
of the sort was probably never In
the history of the State, surrounded
by falror auspices—the flret gov
ernor inaugurated in the new capl-
tol. The scene in the hall of repre
sentatives was a memorable one.
The galleries were crowded, until
standing room was not to be had.
The floor of the h »uso was packed
and down along the aisles seats
were arranged^ for the distin
guished men participating, l*y their
presence iu numbers, in the cere
monies.
Governor Northen headed the
procession as It filed into the legis
lative hall. With him was Senator
J. 1*. Walker, of the 12th. Next
came ex-Governor Jno. B. Gordon,
with Representative E. W. Martin,
of Fulton. Then Chief Justice
Bleckley, with Senator C. II. El
lington, of the20th; Representative
Jno. T. Bolfeuillet, of Bibb, with
Judge Mark Rlauford; Representa
tive John Turner of Floyd, and
Judge T. J. Simmons; Senator Col
quitt with Representative J. D.
Branch, of Polk; Secretary of State
Gen. Phil Cook, with Representa
tive \V. C. Halbrook, of DeKalk;
Comptroller-General Wright with
Treasurer Bob Hardeman; Secre
tary J. T. Nisbet, with Secretary
J. W. Warren; State Librarian Jno.
Milledge with Adjutant-General
Kell, Assistant State 8chool
Commissioner Fenrnor Bennett,
with principal keeper of the peni
tentiary, Col. J. It. Towers; Com
missioner of Agriculture R. T. Nes
bitt with ex-Commisslouer Hender
son ; Assistant Commissioner J. O.
Waddell with the ex-Assistant Col.
R. J. Redding; Rtate School Com
missioner Hook with ^Attorney
General G. N. Lester; ex-Attoruey
Cl Word Anderson with Judge C. J.
Wellborn; State Geologist Spencer
with Assistant Commissioners J.
W. Robertson and L. N. Trammell
of the Railroad Commission; Prin
cipal Physician of the Penitentiary
Dr. H. V. M. Miller with ex-Bena-
torPope Barrow; ex-Congressman
N. J. Hammond with ex-Senator
T, M. Norwood; ex-Governor Bul
lock with ex-Governor MoDaniel;
ex-Governor Boynton with Gen. P.
M. B. Young; ex-Congressman
Seab Reese with ex-Congressman
Judge Clements; Congressman
Lawson with Congressman Rafe
Lester; CongressmanfL. F. Living*
•ton and Congressman Tom Wat
son; Judge J. K. Hines; Judge Bam
Lumpkin with Judge Falligant; ex-
Judge W. R. Hammond with ex-
Judge Wm. Gibson; City Court
Judge Van Epps, of Atlanta, with
Judge Wm. D. Hardin, of Savan
nah ; Hon. W. C. Glenn with ex-
Speaker Louis Garrard, with sev
eral distinguished^ xens of At
lanta bringing up tl|j|<4ar.
The applause wa£ continuous aa
the procession marched down the
aisle.
Mr. Northen was introduced by
President Mitohell, of the Senate,
presiding over the Joint session.
Gov. Northen said, as the ap
plause subsided:
Mr. President and Members of the
General Assembly t
Before I begin the duties of
this hour I must congratulate
the people upon the recent brilliant
victories won by the people over
usurpations and wrong in the gen
eral government.
Custom has made the law of thia
occasion. It Is expected before I
proceed to take the oath of office
and assume the duties of the execu
tive of the State, that I will outline
•omewhat the public policy I will
commend to the representatives of
the people, who are for a time, to
direct the Interests of the common
wealth.
The object of all government
fairly administered, Is the good of
the governed. This Is especially
true of the theory of our eyntem,
both State and national. Its fun
damental principles are found in
the equality of all men before the
law; untrammeled freedom In the
exercise of the rights of citizenship
and Individual liberty under a wise
and judicious'popular control for
the public good.
In the republic apd In the State*
we reoognlxe the superior righte uf
Individual and no class. In our
system the law maker and the ad
ministrator of the law, at theexplr-
atlou ot th**lr brief authority, re
turn again to the level of the
people from whom they received
their commission to control.
In the face of all history we con
fidently hold ours to be the most
perfect theory of human govern
ment the world has ever known.
Of all others, it secures the largest
popular freedom, it offers the high
est inducements for Individual ef
fort, while it guarantees the security
of the general good under the safest
and wisest control.
No humati government has ever
been, practically, perfect. Our sys
tem has not been spared the errors
of mistaken judgment, the evils of
personal ambition, the demands of
self seeking, the power of class
that burdens the Interests of the
mauy, the unscrupulous tyranny
of ngvregated money that oppresHes
the weak, and the centralizing
forces that destroy the liberties of
the people and absorb, from the
states, the right of local self-control.
Public |»olicy, both state ami na
tional, should seek to restore the
government to its rightful author
ity, the people; public policy should
demand the lowest rate of tuxution
consistent witli a judicious and
economical administration of pub
lic affairs; the elevation of the
musses to the fullest appreciation
and the fullest exercise of the priv
ilegen of citizenship ami a proper
atid due understanding of its duties;
the best development of our mate
rial resources, the broadest ami
ino«t liberal support of the state’s
benefactions toward its unfortunate
citizens; the strictest enforcement
against the violation of law and the
surest euactments for the thrill,
prosperity aud happiness of all the
people, without distinction as to
class or condition.
The freest government Is that
controlled by the least
law; the wisest government
is that maintained by the
best law. The freest and best gov
ernment, therefore, combined, is
$4at exercising the least control
under the wisest law.
In my deliberate judgment the
pfople of this State are burdened
by too much law. Under arbitrary
government the badge of the officer,
the awe of the court, the grim walls
of the prison and the ohalus of the
convict make the security of the
community and the safety of the
State. With us the safeguard la
the high American sentlraeut that
exalts peace aud order and law;
the abiding prlnolple that yield*
to every man the fullest exercise of
his rights, consistent with the com
mon good and Inflexible Justice
that demands the equality of every
citizen before the law. The Ameri
can Idea trains the people to live,
largely, without the restraints of
law, by the uniformity of ita opera
tion, the justice of Its demands, and
the certain, speedy and adequate
punishment for its violation.
As our laws have increased, their
qnlformlty has been destroyed and
the rights of the ptople have beeu
Impaired. Aa our laws have chang
ed, the praotlce in the courts has
beeu coufused, aud, in making dis
tinctions where there should be no
difference, communities have been
wronged and the people uuwlsely
burdened. The best goverumeut, I
repeat, is that controlled by the
least law.
Local legislation In th's state, by
reason of Us character and its
amount, has grown to be in ol-ra-
ble. The constitutional convention
of 1877, foreaeing the tendencies of
the times, attempted to re-train,
somewhat, this apparent difference
of Interest, by limiting provl-ious
for local enactment. The general
assembly has since sought to hinder
this evil iu our legislation, and yet
Us last session gave to the State an
amount of local legislation unpre*
cedented in the history of our peo-
pin.
The acts of the last gener tl as
sembly occupy 1,410 pages of print
ed matter. Of th»z*-, only 184 pages
are devoted to lav* of a general
character, and 1,220 pages are given
to local and special laws, Intended
to restrict the rights aud privileges
of citizens iu certain couutiesof the
state, iu the one case, and indirectly
to enlarge the rights and privileges
of citizens In other counties of the
state In another case. Why this
difference of right under the same
government?
. Not to detain you with further
Hlnstralion, you will And to the
recent acts of the general assembly
a special act for twelve counties in
this state, that could have been cov
ered under a general state law that
would bring uniformity ot rule and
ease of adjustment. If such law
is good for twelvs oountles, In the
restrictions It imposes, why it Is
net good for the state ? If good for
the state, it should not be enacted
with only looal foroe. If such law
needs to be engrafted upon our sys
tem at all, let it be done under gen
eral enactment, that our govern
ment may be uniform and just, the
work of the general assembly short
ened and the expenses of the state
reduced.
If the State is to act without dif
ference and distinctions Involving
rights, it should, In all leases, act
under uuiforiu law. Laws to be ef
fective must be Impartial and Just.
To preserve the symmetry of gov
ernment aud defend, without dis
tinction, the rights of citizens, they
must be uniform. The policy I
commend for your consideration
would make the laws of the State
few, simple, uniform aud just.
Change iu an established law
should never bi made until the
public good positively demands it.
When the government of the State
becomes uniform and established,
the work of the general assembly
will he greatly reduced.
Co-partnership In business has
now given place to corporations.
Corporations demand charters.
These the State has granted with
out unifrrmity of privileges and
right. One hank should not be al
lowed rights and powers and privi
leges not granted to another bank.
One railroad should not exercise
rights aud powers and privileges
not grauted to another railroad. As
far as possible, let this legislation,
al-o, be uniform, putting all cor-
|H>rations of a kind under the same
gTauts, with charters obtained
through some less expeusive ma
chinery than the general assembly.
Corporations will then be subjected
to uiilform action and held more
completely under the State’s right
ful authority.
A recent decision of the supreme
court, determining the unconstitu
tional ity of oertaln local legisla
tion afleots, disastrously, tto
agricultural Interests of one-
third of the area of the
State, while it furnishes sufficient
argumeut to enforce the sugges
tion ■ I have submitted, urging uni
form general lawe for the govern
ment of the State.
Among the flret duties of thia
general assembly should be the
enactment ot such relief aa will
protect the property that la now
threatened under the unwise locgl
legislation of your predecessor.
If we will secure only such legis
lation as Is absolutely needed by the
State aud fully observant of the
rights of all the people, only such
local and special laws as oome un
der uniform general laws, enacted
by properly constituted looal au
thorities; charters granted under
delegated authority and uniform
atipulatl >ns; it will than be possi
ble to restrict the sessions of the
general assembly to the constitu
tional prlvl'ilon and make them
anuual instead of biennial. Taxes
will be reduoed and the burdens of
government made lighter.
Ijooklng to ths economical ad-
ad in i n I tratlon or publio matter*,
ourorgoilc law determine* the ex-
|moin~* of the government In the
fixed salaries of some of Its officer*.
I rv.,MTtfully suggest uniformity
iu this matter also.
Let the general assembly put
iheuiMelves In line with all other
State officers, making such changes
lo our constitution as will give ita
members a fixed salary for their
eervices, reduoed to the standard
they have, for a long time, endorsed
forothtrii. This will further tend
to lift the burdens of government
from the people and make uniform
the rewards given for servioe to the
State
Civil government comprehends
not only the enactment of wise and
just lawe and their Impartial en
forcement over an intelligent and
virtuous people, but It looks also to
the development of material re
sources as the bails of our civiliza
tion. Whatever encourages gen
eral industry iu this State) marks
the State’s progress In power and
in wealth. Whatever makes fertile
its fields, prosperous Its manufac
tures, thrifty ita business and se
cure Ita capital, advanoesthe en
lightenment of ita people and makee
the stability of their Institutions.
One high duty of all [government
la the protection of the property of
Re citizens. The polioy, therefore,
that zeeks to make Insecure or de
stroy the legitimate Investments of
citizens, whether individuals or
corporate, lays violent hands upon
the vitality of the State aud the
prosperity of the people. Under
the strongest protection our State
will secure, tny administration will
invite to our fields, our factories,
our mines, our railroads and our
shops, capital that must make tha
resources of the State’s strength
and the steady basis of our civiliza
tion.
I shall not take part, therefore, Id
any indiscriminate war made
against coiporntions iu this State.
Corporations ar but the union of
forces to develop Hie wealth of the
State. They are made up of Indi
vidual citizens, who do not sacrifice
any right to protection under a
combination cf capital. The same "
rights and protection guaranteed to
an individual citizen should be
guarntced to several citizens when
they become properly associated
under corporate power. Nothing
more; nothing less.
It is not the policy of the State to
build Its railroads, run Its factories
and work its mines. Individual
etlorts, Individual Influenced and
individual wealth cau never com
pass the great possibilities In our
material development. Aside, tbeu,
from its duty to our citlzeus in af
fording the atrougest protection
guaranteed by law, the advance
ment of the State, lu all Uh highest
powers, demands the security and
protection of all legitimate iuveat-
meuts, whether by Individuals of
corporations.
Having aald this much, it be
comes] me further to say, that the
greatest danger now threatening
our government, both State and na
tional, la the power of aggregated
money. It buys the ballot and
makes the law; It purchases the
citizen and makea a slave; It bar
gains with class and oppresses tha
people; It purchases power and
centralizes tha government. Un
checked, It will override the free
dom of our institutions and baUd
upon tha ruins of the republlo th»
absolute power of a merciless pin*
tocracy.
In the presence of growing cor
porate power, let every oltlzen stand
guard over the righte of the people;
every legislator be true to the traste
he bears, and every officer of the
law faithful to the orders he holds;
lest, unbridled, It tread out, In mer
ciless stamp, the liberties of tha
people.
In the earlier aud better days of
the republic business, began in part
nerships and grew to corporations.
Corporations have now united and
made combinations. Combinations
have grown strong and given ua tha
power of moneyed monopoly, ab
sorbing to Itself tbo sustenance of
the poor, while It dictates the policy
of the government and overrides,
without mercy, the liberties of the
people.
Monopoly is the monster evil of
lue times. It Is the constrictor
tightening Us folds about the body
politic. It Is the tyrant ruling
without pity and without law. The
legislation of the state and the gov
ernment should arrest and destroy
Ita aggressive power.
The peace and good order of the
state depend, finally, not so much
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