Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-21
GOVERNOR CARROLL
iOWA'S NEW EXECUTIVE AD-
DRESSES THE ASSEMBLY.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Cabs the Attention of the Law Max
ers of Iowa to Needed
Legislation.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS


members Of the Thirty-first General Assem.
Oily ana Fellow Citizens of Iowa
Conscious of the great resnonsibilitv
tnat mas been placed upon me by havs,g
ueen eiected as your chief executive | have
b bahe a,, TINS most solemn obligation required
~ our constitution and laws, and through
lhe heip OF Divine Providence and by
your AID and assistance ] shall endeayor
70 iuinll TO the utmost OF my ability.
fully realizing that to assume the dut.es
OF governor of our state is no fight or
trivial undertaking, | most solemnIys i'm
pore the guidance of an over-rulng I'rovi-
ton of all the people of our cen,monw ain
60 the end that | may succeed In atv
ing you an administration that shall re-
sui sui Ia tne greatest good to our citizens,
ana IN promoting and advancing the many
interests of our state. Notwithstanding
the duties and responsibilities that must
De assumed, am, nevertheless, profoundly
grateful for the high honor that has heei
conferred upon me-
axe no Backward Steps.
That great and substantial progress has
been, made in the direction of corporadian
ttsgnlatlon, l believe ri. win agree, but
there is much yet to be done. There is
however, IN all reform as in all per, IDS
% u-uSual prosperity, great danger Of re-
a &c ,ea what shall we have accompl she'd
II after All the effort that has been nut
| forth, both BY the state and the nati.n,
20 bring, about reforms along tie .aes
Suggested with all the attendant agita-
S.hsi.i ahu interference with business
ditions necessarily resulting therefrom, No
! are to slacken our energy or lessen our
eHoFls TO secure better regulation and con-
tfoi OF corporate interests.
The question OF the right and duty Of
the state TO regulate and control, not only
It's own corporations, but those seeking TO
uo business within its borders, is so weI
established as not to need any argument
In its support.
How to Amend the Laws.
we nave recently had all of the laws
passed since 1897 coditied and nrinte. in
the form of a Supplement- to the Code Ihis
coditcation reveals the fact that In n
number of instances amendments to the
laws Jaws We're attempted, which by reason OF
validity | desire to submit for your con-
woL not be wise and desirable In amend
ing aLy section Of the law that the see
ton be rewritten as 1t would appear when
amended BY this means there is, in
reality, codifcation Of the laws brought
down to date Of last amendment
Primary Election Law.
The last regular session of the General
Assembly enacted q law providing TINT
! an nominations for state, congressional,
| legislative and county offices, except for
| judges of the various courts, shall be made
| by vote of the people at q primary eicc-
ton to be held in the month Of June Of
the year In which a general election Is
There is one thing, that causes me 10
| fear that the statute may not meet with
| final approval, that is, the apparent ina
/ Dliity OF the voter to acuuaint himself
! with the candidates, especially for the
minor state officers and those below the
head of the ticket
There. seems to be some grounds for the
| Dellef That the candidate whose name an
| pears first among the list of candidates
| does secure some advantage over others
| II this be true and a reasonable means
| can be found whereby to obviate the diff
| fculE 1t should be done, as all candidates
| should so far as Is POSSIBLE, stand upon
absolutely equal footing.
| Each county should meet the expense OF
| Its own primary the same as 1t does tho
expense of the general election. by such
| means better economy will be observed
and less friction in the payment of claims
am impressed with the idea also, that
| perhaps June is not the best month In
the year for holding the primary. am
more satisfactory time.
Simplify the Ballot.
/ believe the method of voting should
be such that it can be ACCOMPLISHED with
ease rather than with effort and that every
voter should decide for himself as to
whether he desires to vote a straight or
| a, mixed ticket, and once having decided
/ the question he should be enabled to carry
expeditions manner. know of no way
to provide him such means better than tt
restore the circle to the ballot
Tariff Revision.
/ Our people are NOT only In harmony
! with the declaration of the party plat
form upon the subject of tariff but they
are In accord with the President and with
Congress in the enactment Of the many re
form measures that have found their way
| into the statute books of the nation In
recent years and there is sincere de-
sire that such additional laws be enc "ter
as are necessary to make these statutes
more effective.
Protect Our Resources.
| 1t is possible that our neonle, without
stopping to consider the matter, do not
fully realizes the relation of our state e
the very important and far reaching sub
ieot of conserving our resources and its
boring unon our future welfare. We have
we'll aigh reached the period already nt
| which our forests are gone. Our supply
Of coal, while aDnarently almost incxhaust
ahle,. Is being mined at on enormous rare
and It is apparent that In some parts d
| the state. at least. the soil Is not beius
protected rs II should However the waste
Of the soil itself Is scarcely more subject
70 criticism than Is the waste Of. the pro
ducts of the soil Frugality and the nh
sence of 1t clearly mark the difference he
tween the successful and the unsuccessful
man. Especially is this true of them W:
| reside upon the farms. The former WI,
plows the corners, cultivates the fence
| rows houses the machinery, shelters tn,
live stock and leaves no forage or grair
to THste in the hsn fields Is the wh
PIE Will have learned : great lesson
| they shall nave reached the conclusion
| that II Is more profitable to farm fewer
acres and do 1t better. Landordism i
| no particular advantage to our countrs
| While there can he no objection to ma-
| who does not reside upon a farm ownfnl
| a reasonable number of acres the owni-f
| Of the farm by the man who ti!ls ii shculc
| be encouraged The marked inprcvemert
| however, In farming and all kinds of agri
cultural pursuits in recent wears is very
| gratifying and furnishes ample proof o.
the fact that there are still greater things
In store for the future.
A Commission on Conservation OF
Natural Resources.
1t has been suggested that commission
be created for the purpose of Studying tn
4 natural resources of the state and recon-
| manding to the people sucn means MS may
| be employed to conserve these which ar;
| I'm danger OF being exhausted and to de
velope those whose power and usefulness
| have remained latent, but which by nropel
| EFFORT might ne brought into use. Espect
ally is 1t desirable that careful consider
| alton be given to the possibility OF utiJiz
ing some of the larger streams OF thu
| state as means of transportation and FOL
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