The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-01-22
IOWA's GOVERNOR.
Gov. sherman's Last Annual
Message and
Gov. Larrabee's Inaugural, and
the Salient Points in Each.
Their Respective Views on the
Question of Prohibition.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. l4--Governor
Shermans biennial message to the
Legislature was delivered this morning.
1t was unusually long and gives liberal
attention to the various state interests
and institutions. He Incorporates
many OF the suggestions of other state
officers and joins in their recommends
tions. He favors the appropriation for
an extra wing of the hospital for the
insane at Mt. Pleasant, recommends
an appropriation and the appointment
of state commissioners to represent
Iowa at the Worlds Fair in London,
urges the establishment of seperate
bureau for the supervision of banks
and insurance, and also favors q con-
stitutional convention, partly in the
interest OF a reorganization Of the
judiciary.
lie says: "Singularly enough the
law for the suppression of the liquor
traffic has had to contend not only
against the vigorous onslaught of it's
enemies, but as well the apologies of
its hypocritical friends, whose cowardly
acts have really been more deadly in
character, and yet struggling with all
these elements the law has sustained
itself. l am persuaded there is less of
liquor drinking in Iowa than previously,
less of crime, which grows out of its
sale and use, and therefore more of
public and private good. All this
stimulates its better enforcement.
After quite q thorough and patient
investigation am satisfied the law is
very generally observed throughout
the state and has more of the intelli-
gent public endorsement than when
enacted two years ago. It must be
continued, therefore, and as far as
reasonably possible, made more Wig
Orous."
The Inauguration of Governor
Larrabee took place this afternoon at
3 p. m. The was a procession of four
military companies escorting the
governor and governor-elect to the
state house. The Inauguration cere-
monies took place in the rotunda
which was filled with several thousand
people. The oath of Office was admin
istered by the chief justice of the
supreme court, after which Governor
Larrabee delivered his inaugural
address. 1t discussed state and
national topics in line with the last
republican state platform. 1t contained
several important recommendations
among other things favoring the
creation of seperate departments of
banking and Insurance; more laws
for stamping out contagious disease
among cattle and swine, favoring the
|pensioning OF all union soldiers.
favoring the creation of state board
of arbitration to settle differences
between labor and capital and fayoring
a law governing telegraph tolls, fixing
maximum rate of twenty-five cents
for twenty words between points in
| the state.
A large part of the message is devot-
ed to prohibition. The Governor re-
views at length the history of the
state legislation on the liquor traffic,
and urges a fair trial of the present
law and speaks very emphatically in
favor of it's enforcement. On this SUBJ
ject he says: "trhe law has not yet
proved a failure, nor has it proved an
entire success. Reason and justice
dictate such action as will give the law
a fair trial. A fair trial implies not
only that the law should remain upon
our statute book for sufficient time
to test it's constitutionality and the
rights of parties before the courts, but
that an honest effort should be made to
secure ODeu!eIlce 10 IL III Cne large
cities, and in communities where pub
,, lie sentiment is opposed to the law. 1t
is openly and fiagrantly violated. The
honor OF the state compels us to vindi-
cate it's majesty. Private individuals
and private contributions cannot be
relied upon to enforce a law which the
ill-gotten money of the saloon and the
partisanintrigue OF demagogues is con-
such circumstances, clearly the duty of
the state to come to the rescue Of the
individual. Public funds should be
appropriated and if necessary the
whole power Of the state should be
brought into requisition to secure obe-
dience. Whatever authority may be
vested in us will be unhesitated1y ex-
ercised.
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