Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-01-19
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !
Dies MONIES, Jan. II, 1896. !

Ge@ttaiRea q ne Selldtc
U,d Ho,sSe Of Representatives: i:
Chosen by the partialitv of my fellow
citizens to discharge the duties of the
Executive office for second term,
have appeared before you to solemnly
renew the obligations prescribed by the
CONSTITUTION of our State, and to repeat
the assurances of my earnest devotion
to the public welfare. -
with sense OF profound 0bligation
TO the Almighty Ruler Of the Universe,
for the altered condition of the country
since my first INAUGURATION, and the
dawn OF more tranquil era in the ma
uonal history 10 cheer me. enter up
on the present term with the flattcTing
hope that the State will continue
to prosper, our people realizing an adc-
qHate measure of success in developing
1.-THE resources which nature has so bouu-
TRULY placed at their disposal.
Grateful to Him who in mercy has
guided and sustained us. / congratulate
you that during the vicissitudCs of a
war which shook the foundations OF the
Kepublic, the people Of iowa have con-
tinucd to advance in all the essential
elements of enduring wealth. With
extended borders exposed to the incur
sions Of watchful enCmics, the property
and lives Of our citizens have, nevcrthC-
less, been adequately protected. Not
wIthstunding that eighty thousand Of
our active and vigorous population were
furnished to the national armies, vet by
the aid ss machinery substituted for the
manual labor thus withdrawn, the an
nual yields Of agricultural productions
have steadily and rapidly increased
Mile our granarios have been abund-
antly supplied at home, the avenues of
| commerce have tCCmcd with our surplus
grain and stock contributed to the mar
Kets or other States and the census re-
turns exhibit from year to year O con-
slant and astonishing augmentation in
the avaiis of every other department OF
material industry. The Increase of
useful inventions indicates that the la
bors Of the mechanic and artisan have
been duly rewarded. The progress of
internal improvements, and especially
or our railroad enterprises; the growth
OF towns and cities; the complete re-
C0very Of all classes from pecuniarv en-
barrasSments; our present sound tinan-
ciai condition and the widely dissent
Nated facilities for intellectual develop
mcht, afford the general outlines of Il
| picture which Older and more favored
states may strive III VAIN to rival.
What Iowa is, she owes only to heY-
seit-to the industry, to the enterprise.
tile moral character and patriotism Of
her people, while her hcalthfu climate
and her soil Of uneXcelled fertility, her
| riCh deposits of mineral wealth, the
inland Water-cOurses and the nayigablc
rivers which wash her boundaries her
central position between the two great
/ oceans, and the iron links uniting her
lnSeparably with the commercial arte-
ries Of the continent, utter predictions
Of her coming greatness moro emphatic
than either pen or tongue can make.
But inasmuch rs the biennial message
! has presented in detail the condition Of
fhe state, and its eXegencica in the va
! rious departments, | may be paldoned
'if, III suggesting additional topics for
| Tour consideration, [ now turn to the
. moro extended theatre Of our national
affairs.
/ Thoroughly imbUed with the pIiu"i-
pies Of liberty and equality, proclaimed
10y our fathers al tho origin OF the he
public, and alive 10 the importance Of
/ transmitting 10 p37tcrily the Govern
/ nCnt which they established, the rvo-
Ir'o Of Iowa in the recent atrUgg'a con-
| tUhUtcd libCrally of their blood sud
treasure for the preservation Of the
| Union. Loyalty to the Constitution,
and adherence TO the Federal Union
! were the cardinal ideas OF our people,
and the exalted motives which umsrery-
iugiy attached them TO the National
cause. If the spirit OF treason or SYM
patAy with rchellion existed among US,
! Il was only IN modified form, cmphat-
really stIHod by the aggregated patriot
ISM ana rrepohderatlng influence OF the
/ loyal masses. As q mcmbG. Of The Fed
eTaI Union, possessing joint interest
IN the national heritage, Iowa had 4
OF the loyal and adherlng States. Our
radlc2! and undertaking opposition to
the bo!d ana persistent demands OF the
sIaNe power, prepared us 10 meet the
| issues WHICH were finally submitted to
the terrible arbltramcut OF war
fUiiy reailzing the magnitude OF the
! questions at stake, and pcrcGlying no
adequate eqy!valcnt for an undivided
! Union, our citizens IN obedience TO the
h@tlona. ead promptly abandoned their
| PGacetal laT0canons, ana became soldiers
bravery I9IiyIhg IN uelciae OF tie com
mon einplein' lhclr devotion TO Iibcr-
! " a'i4 me chioii mas 9Geh honly VIhdi-
caieo " INejf olooa. Iheir InleHiGent
SUBMISSION 10 discipline, their endur-
ahte 0u,' Fttlor cohsPlcuoaSly disPtayed
! III matches sicges ana battles, are the
SUBJECTS OF lmpeflsiable history, and
hecd not De fecounted mere. AS they
pore Ihe nag OF Iowa VIGOROUSLY on
we, s'ie tlac Vi war tle faltie OF their mus
heIFE was ne2ru- upon every heid OF
cohHicI maze historic by the Valor or
the west, ana the thunder OF their can
non AMIDST the carnage OF battle, an
nounceo the progress OF our advancing
coiuinha'
IN ChiH connection the occasion seems
not uhshltabie Tor brief aliusion to al
iairs resulting from the termination OF
tne war. conscious OF no desire TO eH.
clte uhlouhded distrust In the minds OF
otlerS, regarding the prospects OF an
early return OF the insurgent States
upon loyal and satisfactory basis,
heVertheless cannot disguise my own
apprehehsiohs or ultimate danger from
existing adverse elements, unless the
loyal States shail remain firm in their
purpose 10 VlndlCate the majesty OF the
government III debating the terms of
restoration. Ihe statesmen to whose
wisdom the destiny OF this great nation
IS now entrusted, VIII be held RESPONSE