The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-17

Commissioner e, b. Stotts, Commits
sioner w. G. Tandy, Commissioner
H. +. Miller and Commissioner Roy
Bone.
The governors inaugural address
in full, follows:
Mi. Hodges Address
Agreeable to custom the elective
officers OF the state appear before
you today and take the oath OF Office
prescribed by the constitution. !
shall not discuss matters that we, as
members of different political parties
are committed to, but rather con
graduate the people of our great
state upon receiving more than our
Stare Of the general prosperity and
blessings that an all-wise Father has
bestowed upon the Middle West dur
ng the past two years.
would be unmindful OF pleasant
duty if did not publicly acknowl-
edge the debt of gratitude my party
owes to that great body of voters
who allied themselves with us and
made it possible, for the first time
n the history of the State, for Kan
sas to have a democratic United
States senator, five democratic mem
ers of the lower branch oil congress,
majority in both branches of the
state legislature and a democratic
governor.
commend the good people of
Kansas who made this possible, and,
who by their suffrage have main
aimed tie high standard of progress
5iveness that Kansas has always en-
dyed both in commercial and agrl-
ultural affairs
Kansas Leads, as Usual
This year at a ngle stride, she
eads that great progressive political
revolution, that swept this nation
over and made that splendid states
man, Woodrow Wilson, presidents
lect of the United States. Our COM
monwealth maintained in this as in
all things the unquestioned leader
ship we have hitherto enjoyed
A complete Change has Teen mad
L the control OF the legislative and
Xecutiye departments of state, Tn
iuestionably the people will exre~t
and demand more of new admins
tration of men whose party is contin-
ued in power
The democrats oil Kansas are keen.
y sensible OF this responsibility. Oar
representatives. are a majority both
N the senate and in the house. a
allure upon our part to carry out
the express pledges of our platform
not only to the letter, but to the in
tent and spirit as WE'LL must be
charged not only to the democratic
members in part but to our party In
general, for these representatives
speak for you and they crystalline
your opinions into laws, would
especially call the attention Of the
public to the fact that it takes two
thirds of the members Of each branch
of the legislature to pass a resolu-
| ton submitting constitutional
amendment. The democrats do not
have. this working majority in either
| senate or house. If the legislature
should fail to pass resolution sub
hitting the initiative and referend am
and the recall then 1t must not BE-
| charged solely to the democratic
party but to the legislature as Il
whole. would emphasize these tw,
resolutions because of the wide
spread demand for them, and from,
the further fact that they are promi4
nent party pledges as set forth in the
| platform OF the democratic, republic
an and socialist parties.
Less Taxes Demanded
There is a growing body of cit re s
in the state, whose greater concern
is for returns and results than fol
party or for the men who bring
about. these reforms The demand is
or less taxation, a decreased number
of employees, the abolition of certain
departments and the consolidation OF
others. They demand, and rightly so,
greater efficiency and the same pains
taking, personal supervision of ever
the minor departments of state tina
the successful business man gives tt
the details of his personal affairs.
The democratic party is now OF
trial both in the nation and in the
state. We have pledged reforms boil
in national and state affairs. We have
asked for the responsibility wit
which we are now invested, and II
is our pledged duty to make goo
the promises we have made. Tha
we are. not unmindful of our obliga-
lions and that we will make good Ou
pledges | feel assured.
Hold Officers Responsible
During the campaign | made clear
and positive my attitude on the en-
forcement of the prohibitOry law. j
wish to reiterate and emphasize thos
statements. We shall hold county
attorneys, sheriffs and mayors strict
ly accountable for the strict enforce
! ment OF the prohibitory law There
| must be a consistent, determined eff
fort to stamp out the jolntists, boot
leggers and law violators. / shall
cooperate with the state Temperance
Union and give to our attorney gen
eral every assistance at the command
of your chief executive.
No particular section OF Kansas
will be picked out and an unusua
law enforcement effort made in tina
| particular locality while other To-.
calities are dealt more leniently with;
but wherever there is law violation
there will be prosecution. call
your attention to the statement APP
pearing in recent publications that
on the docket of Shawnee couny APP
pear 1872 cases charging the violation
Of the prohibltory law.
Conserve the Resources
Orr stewardship shall he a con-