Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

GOVERNOR LARRABEE
GIVES ! | :: UP j! STRUGGLE 5 |I|j i /
4 ioWA's "GRAND OLD MAN" PASS
Es AWAY AT cLERMoNT u
HOME.
ENJOYED NOTABLE q! II ! POLITICAL ]. CAREER
Four Ye.rs Governor, Eighteen Years
state Senator. Resident Of
Iowa Fifty Years. ~
ENJOYED NOTABLE POLITICAL CAREEI

Itf$INllllaW AdIIdUSt, AoA ASA 6o'~AA'
sot Iowa, and for eighteen years state
senator, passed away at his home in
SClermont, Fayette county, Saturday
forenoon, after an illness of several
months. The death Of ex-governor
Larrabee removes from the state
one Of the truly great men of Iowa,
and the nation as well. Mr.. Laura
bee was born in Leadyard, Connect
cut, January 20, 1882, receiving his
education in the, east At the age
Of FL he came to Iowa, to seek his
fortune in what was then known as
the far west, locating at Clermont.
For !. time he followed the pro29feesr
sion Of teacher. Later he turned his
attention to farming, becoming one
Ct the foremost farmers and land
owners Of eastern Iowa.
The history Of ex-governor LARA
bee Is part OF the history Of the
state OF Iowa. He always took an
active interest in the political affairs
8 che state and nation. He was
deep thinker and his marvellous sue
cess in business and his nntiring in
terest in political matters, and above
5everyhi else his nobility of char
acter, led to his election to the SEN
ate, in which body he served his
state for eighteen consecutive years.
Because OF his long service as sena-
tor; Mr.. tLarrabee was the choice OF
his the republican-for the
governorship. He was elected to the
highest executive office in the state
ins1ss5, and was reelected in 1887.
His administration ranks among the
strongest OF the long list Of Iowa's
capable governors, and during his
two terms Of office much legislation
affecting railroads ard the people
was enacted. His administration was
also characterized by the firm adher-
ence to the doctrine Of prohibition as
applied to the manufacture and sale
a. intoxicants. The following from
Governor Larrabee's first inaugural
address will serve to show the posi-
ton which he took as regards the
liquor and saloon question:
'''The saloon is the educational IN,
stitution which takes no vacation or
recess and where @the lowest and
most 1lrnicious political doctrines
are taught Its thousands of gradu-
stes may lbe found in, all positions
Of wretchedness and disgrace, and
are the most successful candidates
for our poor houses and penitentiar-
les. It is the bank where money,
time. strength, manliness, self-con-
I troll and happiness are deposited to
be lost, where drafts are drawn on
widows and orphans, and where diyl-
denas are paid only to his Satanic
majesty. Let it perish.
Governor Larrabee, in. his polltlcal
career, met with intense opposition
Opposition against which the great
est men in American history had to
battle-because OF his determination
to stand for what he believed was
right. Is The records at the state
x house reveal the fact that his inaug-
ural addresses rank among the great
est state papers ever written by ar
u Iowa governor.
After serving the state as cover
Eor for four years he devoted some
years to managing of his large pro-
perry interests. l. was while thus
engaged that he found time to write
his book entitled THE Railroad Cues
tom This book is declared by rai,-
road men and attorneys the country
over to be the most comprehensive
h and exhaustive study Of the railroad
III problem, treating the question In a
most convincing manner.
Governor Larrabee was instrument
q, in having a monument erected to
ihe, memory OF his long time friend,
the late Col. d. B. Henderson. He
contributed literally to many charit-
able institutions of the state. He
was we'll entitled to be called the be-
& loved governor of Iowa..