Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-24
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@a88Na9 Items of Interest From Our Correspondent at G1NW
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Governor cummIns Inauourated.

Governor Cummlns inaugurated.
In the hall OF the house Of repre-
~sentatives on the afternoon OF the
18th Governor Cummins for the
fourth time took the oath OF ofice
as chief executive of the state. AT
the same time Lieutenant Governor
Garst was indicted into Office. Tho
oath was administered by Chief JUS
tice Weaver In the presence Of the
members OF the legislature and the
state officials and their families. The
galleries We're filled with spectators.
Lieutenant Governor John Herriott
presided.
In his inaugural address the COVER
mol came out boldly for the amend
ments adopted by the senatorial con-
vention held here last December.
Upon this subject he said: II do not
counsel precipitation. do not favor
hazardous experiments. Mature
thought should precede action. We
must not permit, however, either the
trembling apprehension Of the deyo-
tee who Is always kneeling at tho
shrine OF antiquity, nor the avarice
that finds It's opportunity in the inca
pacity of the government to- stay or
thwart our purpose.
Il, for one, stand clearly and un.
~equivocally for amendments to the
constitution of the United States;
for an amendment that will give the
voters n chance to say directly who
their senator shall be; for an amend
ment that Will give the voters a
chance to say directly who thoir
president and vice president shall be;
for an amendment that Will give the
Interstate commerce clause scope
enough to enable congress 10 control
and regulate things which the ieycl'
opments OF III have national
ized. for an amendment that will al
low congress- to unlfy our marriage
and divorce laws"
He said the legislature had the in
surance problem TO solve and addi'
tional regulation seems to be re-
CURED. He would like to see Iowa
lead all the other states In the ex.
tent of It's insurance business. aad
"the only safe and sure path 10 this
eminence Is to better guard the In
terest OF the pollcy holder than my.
where else In the Union
Ho referred to the recent letter OF
President Hin OF the Cront Northern
railroad, to Governor Johnson OF Min
noscta, and said. "His analysis OF
the situation may he accepted, for
we all know that the railroads have
more than they can DO at the pres.
ont time; but Mr.. HUI lid not pub.
lish this communications to state SC,
obvious n fact. The lash Of the let.
er was In the warning that II con
;resses and legislatures ala not cease
neddling or proposing to NEEDLE with
ailway property and railway service,
'apital could not be found To build
he necded tracks and buy the needed
cars"
In conclusion he said: "Wc ough,
to stand as resolutely against any In,
yasion OF the real rights of capital
AS we do against the unfair aggres
sions upon the privileges Of the PEG
pie; but we ought not To be frightened
by the scarccrow set up by those
who have already possessed Il field 10
which they have no honest titla
When you give the investors OF tina
United States a fair chance to put
their money into railroads, knowing
that the amount actually put In will
measure the amount upon which In,
terest and dividends are paid, and
knowing that the man who has made
no Investment can have no prof,
o will find that there will be no
difficulty In obtaining all tho funds
that are required to either construct
new railroads or increase the track
age OF old ones. IL takes some cour.
age, ! know, to resist the insidIous
and insistent appeal, but IT Is cheer.
ing to observe that 1t il becoming less
persuasive every day.
I'VE should emancipate ourselves
from ido!atry with respect to things
that are. We should emancipate our.
from the desire to change sim.
ply to effect a change. Because there
IL much good In the existing order,
WI should not be turned away from
the effort TO make It better; but we
should not overthrow what has been
done simply to prove that we can
overthrow It,"