Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-25
GOVERNORS OF SOME STATES
OFFER EXPLICIT REASONS
FOR GIVING THANKS
CONDITIONS IN IOWA
COVER ENTIRE SITUATION
Far Eastern Governors Give Varied
Reasons for Rejocings-New Jer-
sey's Executive Thankful for It's "Lo
cationaI' Advantases-There Mergers
and Trusts Find Happy Home.


Des Moines. Nov 25.-What is the
true basis for thanks giving on this
day? There has never been any rec
ognized standard Governor Carroll, OF
Iowa, predicates his appeal on the
ground that 'the benign ruler of the
universe has graciously granted unto
us unlimited and untold blessings and
has filled our borders with abundance
OF everything needed to make a happy
and contented people" This covers it
ALL Some of the other governors are
more explicit.
From far eastern states are CLEANED
these expressions:
Massa chusetts. Eben s. Draper-"We
have great cause to be thankful that
the people of this day and generation
recognize peculiarly their obligations
to each other and the strong and we'll
to-do are giving of their strength AMI
means to help their less fortunate
neighbors."
Vermont, George II. Prunty-"The
twelve months past has seen an unpar
alleled return of prosperity. wide as the
continent. Established enterprises are
again flourishing and new industries
are sprnging up. Moral reforms are
steadily advancing and social condi-
tions improving The contest for equal
laws is prosecuted with less bitter
ness and clamor. and men are looking
less to impractical panaceas and more
to Improvement in character and gem
eral intelligence as the ground of thcil
hope for the better days to be-
Connecticut, #. b. Weeks-"Thanlss
for the material peace and prosperity
of our commonwealth and especial,
for the continuance Of our free insti.u
tions and the splendid heritage of lib
erty."
New Hampshire. Henry B. Quinby-
For having placed us in 4. peaceful
land teeming with the fruits of hus-
bandry and the products of industry
and in the midst of an enlightened ant
civilized people,
Coming little farther inland the
chief executive of the state in which
the mergers and trusts all locate, has
a puff for his own:
New Jersey. John Franklin For
"The citizens of our state have mucl
for which to be thankful Ours is {
state of marked natural, Industrial ant
locational advantages" (see location
AIS
West Virginia. William F. Glass
coclS-"Certainly in our mad rush 20
wealth we should on at least one da,
of the year seriously reflect on TIN
question addressed to us by the mas
ter: For what doth it profit a man II
gain the whole world, and forfeit hi
life?"
New York, Charles f. Hughes =
Thanks that we may appropriately ex-
press our appreciation of the oppor
tunites of liberty and peace. of ou1
freedom from disorder of abundan
harvests. of the manifold benefits o
industry. of the gains of science, and o
the widening efforts of philanthropy
Pennsylvania, Edwin S. Stuart-"W'
have been blessed with peace and plen-
ty with bountifu harvests. with in,
creasing prosperity and with freedom
from plague and famine"
Ohio. Judson Hurmon-"As a com
monwealth we have enjoyed peace
good order and the advantages of free
dom from arbitrary authority"
Michigan. Fred NJ. Warner-"Oui
fertile farms and hountiful crops, oul
factories bringing wealth to our stat
from every country our treasure stored
in mines. all these have contributed t.
our marvellous material growth an,
advance.
Wisconsin, j. O. Davidson-"Com
mcrcia and industrial prosperity hav
returned
From the far west the proclamation
also indicate the boom spirit for tn
governors tell of great things doing
Montana, Edwin l.. Norris '"Th
past year has been especially fruitful
and the one to come gives promise o
/ even greater achievements"
Wyoming. Bryant b. Brooks 9TH
year now drawing to a peaceful clos
has been one of unparalleled prosper
| ity."
New Mexico, George Curry-"Th
custom tends to foster gratitude. on
of the highest sentiments, and in thi
country especially. where the struggl
/ for commercial achievements is almos
ceaseless. it is well to pause and con
slider the gifts in public services G
thanksgiving and Acknowledgement"
Forgetting the Cairo crime and til
Cherry disaster the governor of Illinoi
looks at larger things"
Illinois, c. S. Deneen-"Our appreci
alton of the blessings with which tn
bounty of Providence has surrounde
us, for the abundance of our harvest
and our continued enjoyment of in
austral prosperity. for the peace an
tranquility of our country and til
social and educational advantages w
possess as citizens of an enlightene
community. and for the peaceful pro
gress which our nation has mad
toward a realization of the ideals of
free government"
/ Evidently in South Dakota tine cor
servation fad has taken deep root fc
i the governor advertises 1t nicely.