Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-28
STATE AssoclATloN DELlEvEo
LEGISLATURE TOOK sTEP ron.
WARD IN ROAD LEoIsLATioh.
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE OF
ASSEMBLY CONGRATULATED
Bankers Rsesivs Address Of Governor
Clark, With Pleasure - Visiting
Bankers Approached to Contribute
TO Fund to Fight Capitol Grounds
Extension.
ecial to Times Republican.


Des Moines. May 2S.-Iowa bankers
do not agree with some others in re-
gard to good roads legislation in Iowa,
but believe that an immense forward
step has been taken in legislation that
will ultimately give Iowa the best
roads in the country.
THE Joint highway committee of the
legislature should be complimented on
the good work they performed In the
last general assembly" was the report
of the good roads committee to the
Iowa Bankers Association as given oy
NJ. d. Gibbs. Of Alton. and roundly ap-
plauded by the thousand or more pres
emit. I'VE believe the bill which was
prepared and passed Ia a good law
and will work for the betterment OF
Iowa roads and that as a result We are
going to have in this state In fe"
years the best roads In the country.
The committee advised bankers to give
the officials in charge their hearty sup
port. to get copies of the highway
handbook and to assist in creating
public sentiment favorable to better
roads.
The bankers are going to get back OF
the new banking and currency Dill IN
congress. A stirring appeal for this
was made by Ex-Congressman A. r..
Dawson. of Davenport. who resented
the report of the legislative commit
tee. That report emphasized the fact
that there is now excellent opportun-
ity to get from congress some much
needed legislation. Iowa bankers
should back up the administration in
this regard.
The agricultural committee was abb
sent and no report made.
The address Of Governor G. w.
Clarke to the convention was received
with much manifesto ton Of pleasure.
I'VE are coming to a time, and that
very soon,' said the governor, when
it can be said truly that righteous
laws exalteth a nation And 1t Is due
to the fact that the great moral force
Of the nation has been aroused when
1t found itself overwhelmed by the
great sweep of the selhshness Of pow
erful organizations.
There has come about IN recent
years." said the governor, "a ne"
viewpoint Of the people regarding gov
eminent, a broader view as to the re-
lation of the state to the citizen ana
the citizen to the state. Popular gov
eminent had been trending IN the
wrong direction. Now there Is demand
that the nation shall exist not merely
to govern, not to declare thou snaii
or thou shalt not, but that back OF II
must be a conscience, great mora'
sentiment a purpose for good. Gov
eminent is conceived of % able to ex
press thru righteous laws human SYM
pathy and common brotherhood
known Of nothing that we a. q people
are to be SO much congratulated upon
as this new attitude toward public az
fairs. We never will again go back 70
the narrow view which prevailed. Poll
tical ideals have changed. and the
problem before US Is the problem OF
human welfare. No nation can De
great with any large portion OF the
people at a disadvantage. A contenteo
people is the first evidence OF great
nation. There will be natural diner
ences, but nothing should be added az
an artificial disadvantage. Perhaps we
are not coming to a transition PERIOD
we have already passed 1t ana are on
the way to the common bettermen'
and for putting the great repuoilc on
an enduring basis"
Tho governor complimented the
bankers on their work, on their part
In helping along all good movements
in bringing us to a time when more
than ever before humanitarian rather
than political efforts are applauded
He spoke Of their great home influence
and urged they keep in close touch
with all progressive thought and help
in every way for civic Righteousness.
One of the prominent bankers OF the
state said to state official yesterday
he had been approached to contribute
! to fund to fght the state in the mat
ter of providing ground for the new
state buildings and soldiers monu-
| ment, etc, but that he had declined 10
go in on the deal.
1T looks to me like a cheap political
trick he said. IF the politicians hno
nothing more to quarrel about than
that the state has decided upon doing
: what ought TO have been done a quar- r
ter century ago to beautify the GROUNDS