The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
EDITORIALS OF THE JOURNAL IN 1883.

Sioux City Journal, January ~,
1888: The legislature at Des Moines
represents, beyond question, the DOM
inant radical disposition of the people
of Iowa to deal somewhat summarily
with railroad corporations. The en-
phatic declarations OF the caucus
nominee of the republican party, and
the even more explicit and more rad
zeal declarations Of Gov. Larrabee
in his message are only few among
many similar indications of the spirit
which is likely to prevail in the law
making power in that state this win
ter. IL Is safe to assume that some
verv thoroughgoing legislation will be
enacted for the control of railroad
corporations. Public sentiment de-
mands such action, and will be salts
fed with nothing less: 1t will hardly
do for the legislature to adjourn
leaving on the statute book some
halfway and evasive provisions.
Sioux City Journal January 13,
1888: Gov. Larrabee's second inaug
ural address read yesterday before
the general assembly is a document
which will attract universal attention
in Iowa and excite no little discus
sion Gov Larrabee devotes
almost his entire address to ungloved
treatment of subject which is up
permost in the minds OF the people
1" The policy Of treatment
of railroad corporations recommended
in the address is the same as that
which Gov. Larrabee stated in a
briefly summarized form in his mes
sage to the legislature; in short, he
reiterates his conviction that passen--
ger fare should be reduced on first
class roads to cents a mile, that
there should be established maximum
limits of rates on all principal COM
modities of Iowa commerce, that the
railroad commission should be
charged with the duty OF reducing
rates wherever they are unreasonably
high and of checking and correcting
wrongful Determinations. These and
similar policies are restated and the
governor in addition goes into a de-
tailed discussion OF the grounds on
which such policies are commended
and justified. The address
will have an important influence,
The people OF the state know that
IL Is not the declaration OF an am
bilious demagogue. They know that
it is the honest expression OF the
convictions Of an honest man and a
capable and experienced public ser
vant-indeed OF a man whose natural
tendencies are all in the direction OF
a prudent caution and conservatism
That such a man as Gov Larrabee
Iperiences' and the results of an earn
est study OF the railroad question to
take such radical stand is itself
a fact which will have no small in
fluence on public opinion and legis-
lative action at this juncture.
The comment OF Iowa papers, with
out any strict distinction as to party
ON the propositions advanced by Gov
Larrabee in that part OF his message
devoted 70 the question OF Transport
tation, shows indisputabIy what deep
popular interest there Is in the sub
ject, and how inflexibly the people
are disposed 10 radical measures.
There Is the most cordial indorsc-
ment of his thorougligoing recon-
Inendations for subjecting tho COR
porations 10 the control of law. and
In every one OF these recommended
lions were enacted into law today
II Is safe 70 say that they would have
the cordial support Of an 0ycr-
wheIming majority OF the state.
Sioux City journal. January a..
1883. There Is no reason WHY IT,
iauthority Of The people sfiesld.a