Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-17
CUNN|NS Governor
FOR THIRD TERN
Inaugural Ceremonies Very
Simple But Carefully
Arranged
SPLENDID INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Governor Want. tho Thunders Of
Criticism, Of Condemnation and of
Applause to continue-For One He
Is Ready to Amend the United States
>constitution-Text Of His Address.
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Des Mones. Jan. T.-Inauguration
day proved to be a fine winter day
sufficient snow to indicate the season
and not quite cold enough to be dis
agreeable.
The members Of the legislature had
naught to do in the forenoon OF the
house. Both had adjourned until aft
ernoon. In fact, about all there has
been to do since Monday is to wait for
the Inauguration so that work can be
commenced.
The ceremonies had been carefully
arranged. The spacious house cham
ber afforded room for all that was nee
essary at this time. The hall had been
handsomely draped with flags and dec
GRATED with plants and ferns. 1t pre-
sented a spectacle quite different from
that at the time Of the last previous
Inauguration three years ago.
Governor Cummins was sworn in for
a third time as chief executive by Hon.
S. M. Weaver, chief justice of the SUI
preme court of Iowa. Senator Warren
Garst, lieutenant governor -elect, took
the oath of Office in the same way. The
new state administration was thus
ushered in with very little ceremony.
The hall Of the house was filled with
members, their families and state Of
ficials. In the galleries were as many
visitors as could very we'll be seated.
Governor Cummins delivered his in-
augural address in his usual manner,
and held she attention Of the members
of the assembly thruout.
After the Inauguration each house
met separately. In the senate Lieu
tenant Governor Herriott introduced
his successor, and the senate was soon
ready for business.
This evening there will be public
reception by the governor and state
officers.
Governors Address.
Governor Cummins in assuming
the duties Of governor for the third
term, said In part:
"Mr. President, Mr.. Speaker, Senators
and Representatives of the Thirty
second General Assembly, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
'For the third time have taken the
oath just administered in your pres
ence. Z have done my best to keep
do my best to keep it in the years that
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to understand the sacred obligations
it creates, with the consciousness that
my vow to preserve it inviolate, is
registered not alone upon the records
of the earthly government but is writ
ten also upon the eternal tablets of
Divine Master, whose infinite vision
sees not alone the act, but the motive
which inspires the deed. Remember,
however, that this oath binds md to
perform my duty as see the right.
1t does not bind me to perform my
duty as anybody else may see the right.
may not do the thing and say the
word that you believe ought to do or
say; but If do the thing and say the
word that I believe I ought to do or
say, will have kept the faith. Judge
me, therefore, with that breadth of
view, that righteous liberation, which
recognizes that men may honestly
reach varying conclusions upon many
of the subjects involved in the admin
istration of public affairs, and l will
be content.
This is an age Of discussion of
calm, riotous, philosophical, foolish,
sincere, hypocritical discussion. 1t is
0P GyA IL i.:,
criticism. 1t is an age of serene con-
fidence and deep despair. There are
persons who deplore rest, and more
who deplore unrest; but I think the
clashing discord is the salvation of our
civilization and our institutions. Nearly
everybody wants a change in some
thing, and to most of US the agitator
or demagog is the man who wants
to make a change that we thing ought
not to be made We are all for some
reform; and the hypocrite or pretender
is the man who wants to reform some-
thing that we think ought not to be re-
formed Undoubtedly there are agita-
tors, demagogs, hypocrites and pre-
tenders, but when we attempt to point
them out, we are usurping the exclu-
sive privileges of the Almighty. The
sheep will be separated from the goats
some time, but the man who tries to
do it in this world will make a great
many mistakes. 1 say, let the dis
cussion-wise or unwise, honest or
dishonest-go on. Let the lightnings
of criticism strike Let the thunders
of condemnation roll. Let the sharp
scream of anger and discomfort be
heard. Let the songs of praise swell
out In these things lies the real hope
of finding our way thru the tangled
labyrinth thru which we must pass.
The truth is, and we may as we'll con-
fess it, that we are somewhat be-
wildered people Our forefathers made
for US government, national and
state, putting into it a genius that
dwarfs every other effort of it's kind;
but the country to be governed has
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