Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-14
BEGINS SECOND
TERN As governor.
A. B. cummins Inaugurated
Chief Executive of Iowa For
Second Time Today
REIrERATEs RECIPROCITY VIEWS
REITERATEs RECIPROCITY VIEWS
In His Inaugural Address He Repeats
His Declaration in Favor Of Progress
in National Affairs and Demands
That We Take Advantage of Bless.
ipps of Reciprocity.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dss Meines, Jan. 1.-THE inaugural
program was carried out in full today.
Snow covered the streets over which
the members OF the joint convention Of
the assembly Travelled to the opera
house, mile and half from the cap-s
itol; but the day was pleasant and the
military feature of the parade attract
ed great attention by reason Of the
presence of two companies OF colored
regulars from Fort Des Moines. These
were followed by three companies Of
national guardsmen and by state OF.
ficials and legislators in carriages,
The exercises were opened at the
opera house just before p. m. The
lieutenant governor presided and the
oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Deemer. after which
Governor Cummins spoke for an hour
in an impressive manner on public
questions. delivering an address that
was heartily applauded. Governor
Cummins paid an eloquent tribute to
IowRs agricultural industries, repeated
his declarations in favor Of progressios
in national affairs and declared for
stricter observance of law and for ed-
ucation in the moral rather than Ia.
,ellectual sense. He spoke for advance.
ment in all national affairs. II have
tzs. - ~ 10 A1ok ~ ~
let we'll enough alone" he declared.
'Abstractly viewed, the maxim .2e
beyond criticism, but 1t (tal
ness lies in tine fact that theoe !aever
was and never will be day in which
it was or will be well enough with any
community. with any state. with any
nation. When any society ceases 70
grow better, it has begun to grow
worse. I belong to the class OF hum.a
BILE but numerous, earnest ana faith
full, who believe that what we have to-
day Is good. but what we will havo
tomorrow is to be better and we
propose an honest persistent effort
for the realization OF our hopes.
On Reciprocity.
Based on this Introduction the 9ov-s
ernor expanded his We'll 9M.n views
In favor OF reciprocity. teclared5stl
to be purely a business Ion which,
we ought to meet witho, tinge os3
party color and withnut breath ~:
party spirit. He decs..s Is to he
morally an extension OF the policy q
protection, and CONSTANT with the enls
always sought to be accomplished.s
The opinion Of reciprocity which has
been held by and advocai eta BY every
statesman who really war acc
complish something In thai
that II we can make an II eE,df
bargain that will, upon the IN
crease the volume of our product ane.
therefore, put more men at work With
out the standard OF compensation belne
lowered, we ought to do 1t, even tho
some particular manufactures mtg0e
suffer In the transaction.
Obedience to Law.
Governor Cummins pleaded S0R
obedience to law, not only by every
person but by every corporation Vr
association. great or small. mot part
of the law and part of the time, but
all OF the law and all the time. He.
applied this to violations Of law in the:
sale of worthless stocks by promoters
and the machination OF corporations
and declared that the unlawfulness Of
those in high position begets crimln-s
ality in the rabble, referring to the.
promoters and managers, rightfully e.
YOU please, to strike down the vital
force OF competition thru strikes. boy
colts and other well known methods
and then lift up their hands to watch
the law they have desecrated and dee
clare that we are drifting into ruin:
and anarchy" The governor declared
for moral education OF the youth OF the
land as against intellectual education.