"For nearly a century your State has been under our administration. Today it is handed over to you well organized and prosperous. Your education, your record as a soldier and the diligence with which you have studied to prepare yourself for the work of governing your State, fill me with confidence that you will think more of the duties and responsibilities of your office than of its privileges.
"The noble response of the people of your State to the call of arms during the War constitutes a claim to the best effort that you can put...
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