The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-24

gently in the ear which listens, even beyond the
horizon Of the human eye. Such 6yents 20
time, suyrass the imaginative compass Of
an an ARA rssry add tnshs - forth S
opening scenes are displayed to our bewildefed
sight. We ask what is to be the effect OF the
enormous accnmulations OF wealth rendered
possible by the inventions of man? What shall
be the fate OF labor, which applies all these dis
coveries to the production OF this vast wealtnf
Shall II share in the improvement OF human
conditions e ts left 70 me
poverty are the two widely separated ends OF
the human chain, shall the great middle classes.
which 20 larrely, ontnumbcr both the others.
reconcile the rights ~ o'tc with the interests ef
the other and so maintain DIR pea.et n devil
opmcnt2 These pregnant quest .ons, geiitletfsen:
will demand your nnimpas stoned Thought for
years TO come. for they must In para be hereafter
resolved by legislation within the halls of which
ron shi. day take possession. The country Is
feeling sts ~a~ -tesiily toward their solution.
alterations, and let justice Aos4trol tserf. For
justc, Is the richest jewel III the ert'wY. OF gtv4
ernmcnt-justice to the low, justice TO The shghs
justice to all. Legislation must not take away
from industry, activity, and extraordinary
CAPACITY the legitimate earnings Of these
superior qualities: for that would be to discour-
aue the hast labor, and to retard the advance OF
soci.s ~. Nor, on the other hand, must i give to
superior faculty snGh advantages ~ will enable
IL to Cypress humber natures. or deprive
them Of their fair protection ana their fitting
shate i'm the world advance. The just ptluct-
pie mifst re found upon which proper social leg.
islation shall be bssed. II may possibly be rec
ognized by analogy to III" care bestowed. by
governments uron those In its ;nihtsry service
who are wounded or diseased In the line OF duty.
II may be found in the compulsory and regular
contrbui:o. from the proht. OF the enterprise
insurance association. Voluntary efforts of en-
lightened wealth are already opciiine the way
and blazing the path of future legislat OIL. Tic
principles of Justice, rc-enforced by the sent1-
Inent Of Christianity, viii surely lead our fair
blinded countrym IN to the settlement OF these
iples,iot without the violence and disorder
which are 10 dangerously distfact1ng the older
nations Of Europe
We gentlemen, shall socfi / MSS from the stage
of public action The hope of the cUultry will
soon pass to the next grafton. Tho fair
flower of Iowa. HOW In h r public schools Or Just
lcaping the fences into political life, will claim
the control Of the s!fnies of the state. APP
neal 70 them to avoid the common road which
leads Though the SESSIONS and lrejndices OF
men; and TO choose tho path which demands
higher courage, but which i.ad- assnreily to an
honorable fame. The generosity Of their wears
should easily lead them to resist the dcrpotlsm
OF the st .ong, as well as to seorn the WAYS OF
the dcmagogue. To gain greatness for thcm-
selves or for their State, they must lie guided
W a.: nosr OF me ne hnan ins
lect. il IL OF the vpry nature OF greatness tina.
ii represents these qualities. as u - developed
by them. But 1t IL ~ the very MANURE Oh lftJu-
dice and passion that tn cannot endure in
leadership they must die OF the mora mei'hiSc
gases which are evolved out OF their own
active heat. You may try to convert them 10
better nature but try not at all to build yourself
upon them. They may make Marat, who
flooded n city with blood: but never Napoleon,
who curbei and conquered them, and organized
an empire upon their fall. Truth alone is indes-
trHctible.
"The eternal years Of God are hers.
az well in politics AZ In religion. Truth and you
together are stronger than yoh and all The hosts
OF error in company Ina time OF III eat passion
what error il let loose into the held. 80 Truth lie
left free to combat it," One OF the nobless
things in this contest against tie popular error
and prejudice ON the one hand ana against the
preiudices OF organized wealth and position on
The other to which ] summon the youth OF
Iowa. Is found in the manly qualities OF courage
and personal ind 4 endence which IL evokts
Slaves OF party and slaves Of self
| interest and prejudic, abound, and will threat
en- You with defeat il You take sides against
them tor public justice and public honor IN
| times of difficulty But the Lattle though pro-
longed. Is surely won in the end for truth anu
justice. 1t ia not the skirmish, but the maj
victory, which wins the chaplet OF imomrtality
We nd these messages to-day from ben.ath
this dome 10 the blossominV manhood OF our
State, now in uniys rsity. COLLEGE and schools,
who shah soon occupy our places in this Cap
itol and shall here direct the tnalrs ana estaD-
lish the fame Of greater State
One sentiment more demands expression UNI
der these arches ~ they arc dedicated TO fhInre
centuries. Need say to YOU. melt OF Iowa VINO
treasure and your blood to maintain IL, that thc
strongest hope OF the future welfare oI our
State, under tax or OF the Almighty i IN INC pei
petuity OF the National Union; IN ila. Welt
rounded circle We dwell secure Detached from
| that bond, a broken Il s-ment. we should be he
Prey alike OF internal faction and of athiess ana
transient external alliances. Jealousies OF TWAS
on every side, obStrnctcl intercourse cnfitiner-
| cial exactons and frontier broils would impoy-
erish the people, excite their las sions, and de-
| stroy their peace. in the end we should TAIL,
like the petty republics OF Greece. under foreign
domination; or. like Rome, seek relief from do
me>tc faction in submission To a desiot,s rule.
The rallying cry OF all patriots must still lie. the
| Constitution and the Tn.on. The victories Of
war and the elories OF lie ice, won under the com
| mon fag. must never be divided. May
each generation transmit from these
the watchwori: Let the Unon remain
| forever. When, in 1851. being the seventy-sixth
laid for the extension of the United States Cap
| itol, MIR. " ebstor deposited a memorial of the
| ceremony. In which he dee a@ed that II 1t should
| thereafter he tn will Of God that the structure
| should fall from lis base and its foundations be
| Ipturned. that memorial should make 1. known
| that the Union of the States then stsod firm,
| and the Constitution nnimpalred. AID grown
stronger in the affections OF the peopf than ever
/ before
Standing to-day in this noble presence of all
| departms hts of the Government. Legislative,
4 Executive anu Judclai. ana Oh the le0iIe oI the
State, would enlarge the lofty words OF that
| great statesman. 1t IT, shall hereafter be the
| will OF God that tie pillars and Gomes, towers
| and walls of this great structure shall tall
| PROSTATE, and even its foundations be buried
from the eyes of men, be 1t known
that at this time, in the one hundred
| and eighth year of oar Independence
| the Union OF the United States Of America, hay
| ing wi hstood the shock of two foreign wars
| and one more terrible civil war, still stands
firm, and more strongly consolidated than ever
| before having been cementcd by blood: that
| their Constitution still exists unimpaired. and
| even improved by the Introduction Of universal
human 1T erty within its entire jurisdiction: and
| with more than its original usefulness and glory
| that il grows every aay roager II the alice
| tons of the great body of the American people
| and attracts more and more the admiration Of
| the world And all here assembled, whether he
longing to public or private life, with hearts de-
| voutiy thankful To Almighty God for.the pres
| eryation of the liberty and the happiness o
the country, and Tor the great prosperity OF tn.
| State, unite in sincere and fervent prayers thai
| these walls and arches, domes and towers
| columns and capitals, may endure SO long as til,
republic and liberty survive
When the exercises were concluded there wal
q rush for the upper floor, the great crowd cyl
IDENTITY laboring under the impression that al
mission would be given them into the Legislative,
halls but the way was barred to all except mem
hers and employees, and the Il disappointed popu
lace moved down and out OF the building
were issued and the crowd outside numbere,
several thousand more In the evening tn
building was lighted from basement to dome
and was opened i'm all its finished apartments +
visitors. Gov sherman, Lieut.. Goy. Manning
and Speaker Wolf received the callers in an in
formal way. There We're many Of the leadn
citizens from all portions o! the State present.
Nn,,pI,,sA ToucN Hin, x.sfl, N IDasr a