Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16
GOVERNORS SPEECH At SIOUX
CITY ATTRACTS WIDE At.
rENrIoN,
RECEIVED WITH HIGH FAVOR
IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA
One Of Best Meetings Ever Hold in
Sioux City and Deubtsrs Are Con.
WINGED Of Correctness Of Capitol
Grounds acknowledgements Mad.
Honorary Member Of Club.
special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The highly
progressive fighting, inspiring speech
of Governor Clarke at Sioux City. in
which he sounded the keynote for the
forward movement all along the line. is
reported to have met with a hearty
response in the most progressive city
of the state While there was moth
ing at all new in the governors speech
he stated the facts in such forceful
way as to drive them home to many
who had not thought seriously Of the
matter. The Sioux City Journal re-
ported that "the largest gathering of
men the commercial club has ever seen
heard the governor. and he was fire.
quently interrupted by applause" The
Tribune said:
AT the close of his speech. Will H.
Beck, after stating that Governor
Clarke had made such a progressive
speech that he should live in north
western Iowa instead of southeastern
Iowa, made a motion that the mem
bers Of the Sioux City Commercial
Club should show their appreciation of
so magnificent and able presentation
of the capital extension by making
Governor Clarke an honorary life
member. President T. A. Black called
for a vote, which was unanimous, and
the governor took the floor again to
express his thanks for the indorse-
ment."
The governor is expected back from
northwestern Iowa this afternoon. He
spoke at Spencer and Storm Lake.
Speech Arousss Interest.
Gen. NJ. H. Byers, one Of the state
Oil inspectors, who was travelling in
northwestern Iowa the day following
the Clarke speech at Sioux City, said
that 1t was all the talk on the trains
and that everywhere one heard COM
mendation Of the governor for having
so clearly explained the whole stu
alton.
d. c. Shull, Of Sioux City, in the city
yesterday on business, said that the
meeting for the governor in Sioux City
was declared by all to have been one
of the finest meetings they had ever
held for public man and every one
was pleased. But of course" he
added. I'VE felt that really there was
little need Of speech from the gov
ernor in Sioux City. Our people are in
favor of everything that speaks Of pro-
gress and advancement and we are for
the capitol grounds extension. have
| talked to not less than a hundred per-
sons in recent months about the mat
ter and they are unanimously for It.
About the only question 10 whether or,
not the state has acquired all that will
be needed in the next hundred years.
You see we believe IN looking forward
to the future and building for all time.
We know that the state Of Iowa ought
to have a proper setting for it's state
buildings. sail agree that the ground
ought to belong to the state. It ouxht
to have been purchased long ago. but
certainly having failed to do our duty
In the past should be no reason for
neglecting it forever The only posi-
BILE occasion for criticism would be on
the theory that there wa to be some
graft in the matter and nobody is tusti-
fed in assuming that. In fact. with
our state officials as they are, we must
assume the business affairs of the ex.
tension will be cared for rightly"