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[j Americus Recorder. 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! I e-j a, T.T.. AKm BETTI TTS* Harris & Payne, ■" t Artesian Blook. - Telephone No. 12 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 CONTINUED ON FIFTH TAOS. Highest of *11 tn Leavening Power.—U. S. CeVt Report, Aug. ,7, 1M9. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Th. Celebrated Royal Raking Powder te raid In America. E. D. AN8LEY And ollwr dealers In HlgMbn Groovrl.*. £ i ; 2 . Alt> * - *