Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
BOIES IS,iOVERNOR.
The Long-DeIayed Inauguration
Duly Performed.
HAPPY DEMOCRATS By THOUSANDS

Gather to See the Installation of Their
First Governor for Thirty-Four Years
Points from the Inaugural Address
Prohibition Denounced and License Ad-
vocsted-Ihe Tariff Question Discussed
An Immense Ihrong ut the New Ell
exutive's Reception.
DIS MONIES, Ia, Feb 2s -Governor Boies
was yesterday afternoon inaugurated in the
ball OF the house Of representatives a. the
first Democratic chief executive of the state
elected In thirty-four years AS became the
occasion, the capitol was gayly decorated
with fsgs and patriotic emblesnS The single
rate for rO1ni-trip tickets from all state
points, granted by the various railroad COM
Pauies, operated 10 secure the attendancs Of
vast concourss Of visitors
The military parade, conductor by Adjt
Gsn- Bseson IS marshal, comprised the Ma
tional Guards of Burlington, Sioux City,
Ottumwa, Dubu9us and De. MONIES, and
wss one of the most imposing par-ants ever
witnessed in Iowa
The In Inaugural Address
In MS inaugural address Governor Boies
reviewed those questions which at present
attract the attention Of the people OF the
state. With regard TO the railroad situation
the governor said: Prior to our present
laws the purchaser OF transportation was
at the mercy of the railway companies They
abused their power, and TO gain great divi.
dsnds individual and public rights were
alike sacrificed
The Prohibitory Law Denounced.
In speaking OF the prohibitory law, the
governor said that from its inception TO the
present time it bad bean despissi and ignored
in most Of the large cities OF the state Th-
uss Of intoxicating beverages had not di.
minished, but the millions of capital invested
by citizens in the traffic had been calmly
wiped out without pretsuse of compensat.
ing thoss who were ruined as consequence
Of such action Enforcement of the law had
meant the impoverishment OF those interested
IN the business The governor said that, In
his judgment, the fact that the law was a
cruel violation Of one OF the most precious OF
human rights constituted the chief obstacle
to its enforcement.
Fsvors q License Law.
The platforms OF tie different political
parties were then referred to by Gov ruor
Boies to show that no political issue was
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thoroughly understood by, tue masses than
was that OF legislative prohibition In Iowa
by the people OF the state during the las
campaign. The people had passed upon the
Issue, and tboSe localities - desiring were
entitled 10 the benedUs of carefully framel
license law. Iowa needed legislation broad
enough to cover moro than the ews OF a
single class.
The Ratio of Representation
Referring TO the representation question
be said the census Of 1855 showed The popu.
latiOn OF the state to Be, in round numb rs,
i, ~, 600, which should have made the actual
ratio for lc0 Easmbsrs Il, SO Instead OF
adopting this number the legislature In 1888
enacted that q, 900 should 10 tue ratio Of
representation, and divided the state into as
semeiy districts No less than sixteen of
these stricts, As then fornei, contained
less than 1900 inhabitanjs lie believed
that such al superintendent Was grave err
Tor, II not au actual wrong
Taxation aud the Tsrir.
The governor then TOOK up tie subject OF
taxation. he said thousands OF people
owned property In the stats on which they
did not pay taxes, and Thousands paid taxes
who did not own property he favored al
equalization OF the public bGrien by leg .sIa-
tive enactment Any syst. N OF taxation
which took from one class to give 10 another
was an unequal ana Impartial distribution
OF public burdens, and shouli be abolished
Re then made an argument against protsc-
tive tariff ss q national policy. tie govern
or was literally spplauded all through his
address
The Reception In the Evening.
The reception by Governor Boies in the
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the capitol, aud II brought to that magnif-
cant edlhce TIE largest crowd OF people ever
within its walls Capt. Beal. the one-armed
sentry who has stood guard over its portals
since 1t was first opened 10 the public, stated
that not less than 1900 people passed
through the capitol doors last night 1t was
expected that the receipt n would begin at
:. out b-tore that hour :. 0o0 people had gath.
cred, and when the governor ami party ar
rived few moments lster and the doors OF
the reception room were thrown open the
rush began
Larrabee Heads the Receiving Line
Adjutant General Beeson presented the
callers to Governor Larrabee, who stood at
the bead of the column At bis right were
Governor Boies and Lieutenant Governor
Foyneer. with Mrs Larrsbee, Mis-. Boies,
Mss Barber, of Waterloo, and Miss Foyneer
in tie order named For two hours q CON
tnuous stream Of callers filed in, shook
hands as rapidly as possible, and then passed
out. Al 10 o'clock the doors were closed
The Bloodthirsty French Editor.
LONDON Feb - Tho French ueusna.