Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-01-13
|ALvA ADAMS IS
|NAUGURATEO
Another Step Taken in Disen-
tang|ement in
Colorado.
ENEMIES STAND SIDE BY SIDE
Gov, Peabody With Adams When He
Takes the Oath--Pays Attention to
Strikes in Inaugural and Recon-
mends Enactment Of 6.AoVr Law

beneath the folds of the American
flag while the walls about him, and
the floor beneath him trembled In re-
sponse to cannon that roared a sa-
lutte In his honor, Alva Adams was
at noon yesterday inaugurated as
governor of Colorado.
While he stood with upliftcd hand,
taking the oath OF office administered
by Chief Justice Gabbet, there was at
his side the athletic form OF ex-Gov"
ernor James H. Peabody, who will
today probably inaugurate the most
energetic and bitter contest that
Colorado has ever seen for the right
to I'LL the position that Governor
Adams has Just sworn by the ever
living God to administer to the best
of his powers Of body and mind.
The Inauguration ceremonies were
simple in the extreme. A few min
utes before l2 o'clock GOvernor-elect
Adams called at the Office of Governor
Peabody, who was to accompany him
to the house Of representatives, where
the Inauguration was to be held. Arm
in arm, the two men, Peabody on the
right, Adams on the left, entered the
house, which was packed almost to
suffocation by senators, representa-
lives and visitors. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hagsott, presiding over the joint
session of the legislature, greeted both
men as they stepped upon the rostrum
with a shake of the hand, and seated
Governor Peabody on his right, the
governor-elect on his left.
The chief justice will now ad-
minister the oath Of office to Alva
Adams" he said.
Chief Justice Gabbert stepped for
ward and in few seconds the oath
was given and taken, and Alva Adams
was the governor Of Colorado.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott, sti!l
reserving the seat of honor for the
governor of the state, requested ex-
Governor Peabody to change seats
with Governor Adams and the man
who went out, passed to the left Of the
presiding officer while the man who
! came in took the post Of honor on
his right.
Governor Adams then commenced
the reading of his inaugural address.
| In his address Governor Adams said
| during the past two years Colorado
has many incidents to regret, many
deeds to deplore, but mncn OF our evil
| fame is due more to our own exaggera-
| ton than to facts. The truth has been
bad enough without partisan color.
Lies need no press agent. 1t Is not
true that half the voters of Colorado
are dynamiters and anarchists, nor Is
! 1t true that the other half are shy
locks and oppressors. We cannot
complain if the world takes us at
our own estimate. Hereafter when we
paint our own picture, let us use a
brush that will not hide all our vir.
tues and intensity our faults.
The annals of several counties have
been stained by strikes, lockouts, mar.
tial law and outrage. These are poor
testimonials of free government.
While strikes may not be forbidden,
we may dream Of the reign of justice,
we may hope for conditions and laws
that will make strikes unnecessary.
First among those enactments in
obedience to the EXPRESSED mandates
of the people should be an honest
eight-hour law which both parties
promised the people. Let that prom.
| Use be kept.
Next, an amendment to the arhitra.
ton law requiring compulsory sub.
mission Of any grievance or difference
between employer and employe. This
! Is not compulsory arbitration, nor
does it lead to compulsory decree.
but it does comrel conference, and
where the parties to an Industrial con.
f1ict honestly confer, settlement is
almost certain.
The election scandals in Denver Tel
Ter, Pueblo HUerfano, Las Animas
and some other counties, indicate a
needed change in orr election laws,
and demand the enactment Of an hon.
est and efficient primary law. Nc
assault upon free government is as
serious as a corrupt ballot. The pure
ballot is the very heart of our govern
mental system, and where that fails
dem ocracy is failure, and q free re-
public is delusion.
In framing your election laws see
that their meshes are strong enough
to hold the big election thief as well
as the small. The ordinary ballot
crook at the polls is bad enough, hui
back OF him. responsible for him. is