Telegram-herald., 1890-02-28
GOVERNOR BOIES.
nAaSuation az Des Aosnes Of
Iowa's Chtes Aax.strsta
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carrying loads of visitors arrived from
al directions this morning The az
Fanzsnsats 10 hold the exercises In
front Of the Capitol were changed
a. late hour Wednesday night and
Of the crowd could gain entrance.
sAs selected. Tue civic and military
procession started from the SaVery
House At 2.so and proceeded to the
Capitol, where the Governor and
Lieutsnsnt-GOyernor were duly sworn
In BY Judge Rothrook. Of the Supreme
Court and Governor Boies delivered
his inaugural message TO the largest
gathering Of It's kind ever known. A
synopsis follows:
Gsyernof Botes says he dses DOT regard his
das 20 sas usGssd sssisS q msa 81 diteren, po' o
uucal parties, sac &c assumes his duties con
ssioUs u The fact that the people have rsht
srosa and assrsl administration Of the states
He urges upon the nsmbers Of the Legisla
tCre The importance o< enaeting wise laws
rather thsa Numerous ststutes and says that
upon their wisdom ana sagaclty depends the
welfare Of those for whom they lssislate
Amo1s Tie mOst Important Of public qnes
lions IL That of ballot reterm. No duty Is more
plain than that which demands OF the legis
iatiye deg artmont of every government the en-
sctmeat u laws which shall 10 the utmost linn
II Of utility surround ths ballot Oox with safe
guards that viii oanisa from AL elections the
corrupt use Of money and secure 10 the State
the unbiased luogmsat or each elector. This
can DC most erectually accomplished through
statutes waich compel The deposit Of secret
ballet. the contents OF y hich can never be made
knosn except by hirn who deposits II.
With regard 20 the transportation problem
governor boles says that prior 10 the adop-
ton OF the present laws regulating railway
rates the shipper was a. the mercy II the rail-
way CON panfes Their managers abused their
power. Not content With remunerative diyi-
dsnds on money actually Invested. they watered
stock, Sold 10 ~ prices far below It's face value,
and undertook TO conduct business upon a
basis that would return dividends on these
imaginary Investments To accomplish this
Individual and public rights alike were often
sacrfroed ana odtous discrimination was re
peatedly prscticed. The situation compelled
the people ia seif-defense 70 adopt . system
which practically reversed former conditions.
and put the control OF rates in the hands OF OH
GERS selected By the pubic. The people desire
no wrong 10 the railway interests OF the State,
but only dema1d that their own interests shall
DC fairly treated he continues:
1T Is greater facilities for trans nsportation that
Iowa most needs. She should help hasten the
day when the waters Of our great lakes will be
turned from their course ana made 10 mingle
with those Of the mighty rivers that clasp her
Ia their giant arms. already, in the very In.
fancy Of its existence, this section surpasses
all others OF equal extent in the magnitude
OF It's surplus food productions De
ton they are Of little value 10 those
whose capital and labor produce them. and
without them the commerce Of this Nation
would oe largely crippled and many OF its great
1ties cease 10 expand, II they did not dwindle
into decay. Who shall grasp this dificult prob
lem and solve it in the interest OF all our peo-
ple' IL will be the men who set this Nation 10
"SrS 10 complete ths connecting link OF a
mighty waterway that shall cut q continent in
twain and open the cheapest OF all methods OF
transportation from the gulf to the sea-"
On the subject OF redstricting the State the
Governor says that the present apportiOnment
Ia manifestly unfair in that il gives TO one per-
son IN one part OF the State the same repre-
sentstion In the egislature that is accorded to
four IN other localities, and the difference Is
even greater than this in some districts. The
present ratio OF representation must be abol
ished, and the Legislature must establish a
new one and redistrict the State.
The Governor thinks little be done in the
way OF legislation to i'm prove the condition of
the common school system, but IL the higher in
stitutions OF learning are made TO compare IA
vorably with those OF other States larger sums
OF money must be contributed for their support.
With regard 70 the law regulating the practice
Of pharmacy the Governor says that complaints
from men engaged in the business are In some
particulars well founded. Every section
OF the law regulating the sale OF intox-
icating liquors for medicinal purposes is
framed upon the theory that these men as
class are unworthy the confidence OF their
neighbors and they are subjected to legal re-
strictions unknown TO any other trade and un-
necessarily humiliating The State owes il TO
herself and 20 those Of her citizens who are re-
CURED 10 handle alcoholic stimulants for neceS-
ssry purposes 10 put this business upon rep
utable basis before the law or abolish il al once
and forever.
In spite Of It's facilities for enforcement, with
all its tsrrors, with every branch OF the State
hibitory law IN Iowa has lain limp and lifeless,
ignored, disregarded and despised in most Of the
large cities Of the State from the day OF its
birth 20 the present time. 1t Is patent fact
known - every one who has taken the pains 10
inform himself that in any OF the cities, con
tanning IS they DO q large fraction Of the popu-
lstiou, the only effect OF the law has been to re
teve The tracsc In these liquors from legal re
strailt Of every kind.
The chief obstacle to tho enforcement Of this
Law lies In the fact that in and OF Itself II is q
cruel violation Of ono Of the most valued
stands convicted Of first making the bust
ness o, the brewer and wine-naker legal.
Of watching without warning the expansion OF
their business within her borders until millions
upon millions Of the capital Of her citizens
had been invested therein. sud then coldly
vipinG IL out without oDe effort to compensate
those who were ruined thereby.
The question Is have We statesmen upon both
sides % this controversy that can impaTtially
consider the necessity Of the situationf IL we
have they win nnd q middle ground between
the extremes Of opinion on this subjsct. They
viii leave 70 every locality in Iowa that de-
sirss Il The present prohioitory law or its equiv
alent. They viii force IL upon no city or town
where pubic sentiment rejects II.
The most weiehty reason for q radical change
In Iowss prohioitory laws Is that the people At
the polls have passed Judgment upon them.
They have not undertaken 70 deprive any
locality Ia the state where pubic sentiment
Upholts Il of our present prohibitory law or It's
equivalent. They havs simply declared
each city. town aud township shall have the
right 20 determine for itself whether X viii ~
4 nv n
guarded license ls-. the minimum fee for which
shall be Foo. TO be paid into the county tress-
urv, with power IN the Municipalities 10 In
crease This Zee for their ovr benefit
The rcsac- law which Is 70 snperssds prohi-
bition must b~ . most carefully guarded onc,
Ths trsfrc must be taken cut Of the hands =
ing 20 minors or drHnssrks should be a oaus.
for rsvutrnS a iiceuse. drunkenness sharid b.
punished az a crime. and The habitusl drunkard
saenld 5s taxed IN charge oy the state tried
bV a ornmissfoz. and II found Tuilty sent 20 an
ssyiun and kept thers until cured What lows
nseds = practical legislation on IBIS subject
legislation that Is broad enough 20 meet ne
views - more than single class
that u liberal enough - command ths respect
- al her people that Is generous enough - IN
vits % her borders everT class q respectable
son ard property - svsrr one Of her ciuzens
ard viss enough - exsTrtse practical co1trn /
o7nr traffic that TO-DAY - l1Tesfrsi sea N
uost ~ ~ csnters cf population
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xrsat lenzth ard an tbis subject SAYS, Aa7
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