Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-20
Takes a Day Off to Celebrate the
Birthday of Distinguished
Citizen
EVENT is REMARKABLE ONE.
Demonstration Participated in by Men
of Both Parties : Governor LARA
bee Addresses Joint Session and
Gives the Legislators Some Good Ad-
vice-The Program.
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Des Moines, Jan. 2O.-No more re-
markable event has transpired in Iowa
legislative history than the demonstra-
ton today in the hall of the house of
representatives in honor OF former
Governor William Larrabee and Mrs.
Lar,abee. 1t cannot now be said that
Iowa people are unwilling or unable 10
do honor to their great leaders until
they are dead. 1t was a demonstration
participated in by men of both par
preference in politics, thoroughly
non partisan showing of the high re-
gard in which Governor Larrabee is
held by the men of his own time and
gen Grafton.
The event was in the hall of the
house of representatives. This han is
| the beauty spot OF the Iowa capltoi.
| In it's new trimmings 1t is by far the
| handsomest hall in the state, far ahead
of it's former self; and the gathering
| today was a brilliant one. Members OF
| both houses participated, and there
was present aside from Ex-Governor
and Mrs Larrabee, Ex-Governor ana
| Mrs. Frank d. jackson. and Governor
and Mrs A. B. Cummins. The two 9TH
| er ex-governors could not be present.
Unique Event.
| There are few in the legislature to-
| day who were contemporaneous- with
Larrabee when he was making laws.
| Senator Smith was in the house when
Larrabee was governor and so was
| Senator Eckles. Representative DaVle
| was in the house at the same time,
and Representative Dashiel had pre-
yIously been in the senate, as had been
Senator Ericsson.
Few there were to recall the event.
| full times of the Larrabee administra-
tion-the story days of prohibition and
when the railroad commission law was
| revised and made good under his guild
apce. They recalled, also, how the gov
ernor in those days was the target OF
good many sharp shafts and how he
and his policies were bitterly attack
eel. But in the light Of today full rec
oenition was given the eminent ser
vices of the distinguished sage of
Clermont.
The event was unique and entirely
without precedent, and thl spontanelty
with which it was approached made 1t
all the more significant.
Larrabee Speaks.
Speaker Cummings introduced the
guest of the legislature with brief
reference to his distinguished career
In the state. Governor Larrabee re-
sponded with feeling. He referred to
his feeling of many years that he owed
debt of gratitude to the state and to
Iowa people and he modestly suggested
that others were more worthy than
he of this high honor. He co1npl1-
mented Iowa legislators as earnest and
desiring the best for the state. Re-
ferring to living issues he said that
the message of Governor Cunlmins was
SO complete he could add nothing to 1t
and it showed that the governor is in
touch with the people. His advice in
every respect is good. Larrajbee spoke
especially of the need Of a tubercu-
losis sanitarium and of maintaining
the Agricultural College and farm in
terest to the end that our farming pop
u1ation should be the best educated in
the world He touched upon the saloon
question and declared that the saloon
is the greatest danger we have today.
The Pass Evil.
He spoke specifically of the anti
pass bill and asked that the legisla-
ture enact it into law. He character
lied the pass as the great evil for the
whole country and the foundation of
system which would take from the
people their authority and give it to
the corporations. He would impeach
any Judge who makes use of a free
pass.
He referred to the Iowa railroad law
which he said would be grand pat
tern for congress at this time and he
only wished that the matter of legis-
lation regarding corporations could be
taken from congress and be given to
this Iowa legislature, where we would
get better results than are likely at
Washington.
jackson Speaks.
Ex-Governor Jackson declared he
did not know anyone who had done
more for material progress of Iowa
than Larrabee. Governor Cummins
said he would rather have the love
which the people bear to Larrabee
than all the riches of the world. He
complimented Larrabee on having al
ways fought the battle for the people.
Telegrams Of regrets were read from
Boies and Shaw, after which there was
reception.