Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-21

| Assembly ana Fellow ClUZenSs
While l am not insensible to the high
honor conferred upon me by re-elec-
| ton to the office of Governor of Iowa
yet l DO not come TO this day and this
sentative men and women of the COM
monwealth. with any exaltation OF spirit,
put rather with deep sense OF obliga-
ton which the honor imposes upon me
| ! regard the ceremony Of this hour
| 70 be not for the purpose OF comforting
distinction upon any one but an as
their chosen representatives, to dedicate.
consecrate to their service two years OF
the life Of fellow citizen. great
wish could realize in service rendered
the hope Of an Intelligent people devoted
to human welfare. But ideals so far
Is impossible While l am thus inn:
| pressed with the occasion, the natural
Instincts Of my mind and heart respond
In sincere gratefulness to the people OF
Iowa, not simply because they have
conferred upon me again the once
there Is something better In the abb
| stract than that-but because seem
/ still to have in some measure their con-
! fidence
| Frequently upon occasions Of this
kind opportunity Is taken TO discuss
Doubtless this Is because the office is
sometimes regarded as having quite
large relation to that subject 1 nave
| 1t rather appeals to me as having a
very vital relation TO the business OF
| the state. to the development and up
\ building of IL in all it's great interests
and to the common good of the people.
not only as citizens of Iowa, put Win
| reference to the contribution the STATE
may make to the sum total of the Great
| What may have appropriateness at
this time IT is somewhat ditncult or "a
is absorbed in the gigantic war going
| on In Europe. Our people are contriput,
! ing to the relief of suffering occasioned
| by IL. The people may take note OF IL,
| 1t seems to me- on an occasion like this
and IL say something about II ana the
| attitude of mind that II seems TO me
| should prevail among our peopfe win
reference to 1t. 1 trust 1t may not be
| deemed amiss.
| Two years ago when we assembled
! was at peace. The great nations of the
earth were engaged In the upbuilding or
the world. Their commerce covered the
coined every f,ag. All around the earth
| men said mankind had reached the nigh
| est point in civilization OF which MS
! literature, had an appreciative world.
| Their devotees were in all lands. Gull
ture and reinement-the humanities-
| Men were talking of universal peace.
/ They were travelling to far away lands
| beyond oceans for peace conferences. a
| great celebration among the nations of
| one hundred years of peace among Eng,
| lish speaking peoples. The brotherhood
tic conception and no longer q Utopian
Suddenly. a few months ago. there
were gathering armies s II the after
centuries had developed its finest hover
and fruitable. Millions of men were
marching down to the battle s;nc me Tb boar
sands upon thousands have fallen. the
means OF the wounded I'LL the nights
Sa rh no OF continent and cries OF FAITH
work and toll of centuries with resent-
less hand goes 9n TIE cs s ndasn ana hsn
dreds Of men. helpless. disappear be
meath the waves. Suffering indescrio-
able follows IN me displa Ui sanity
lows in its train. The effects on the
stricken ss Babies S OF today Will
bear its burdens on their backs through
life. The world. shocked. horrified
af losn a st t fste Center N him
is said, is the same cruel british being
as when he. lived in the forest and
fafoe ana iiab i' to fall to pieces any
day The brotherhood OF man Is a
weak sickly sentimentalism. Men re-
tspfsd for nobility of life and
great living crumb.e during night n
Vain has been the long struggle. In
tons Of the last century. In vain the
discoveries OF science. In vain every
thing except as engines OF destruction.
Veneer pretense. In vain. the Ser
mon on the Mount. In vain the perfect
life and teachings of Jesus Of Naza-
spondent. surrendering men and women:
should we have such an attitude OF
mind? I do not believe in this cry. !
of surrender ' should never come. The
face OF every man and women should
ever be turned toward the future. aglow
with hope w afS t eondenes in ana the St
mate triumph of the great ideals that
have ever inspired the men and women
w Sa%. m ss wSr and 0fS
ifeTs w sRS srSwnns tsat God in
World Hsayfh believe 1nS that ali Things work
together for good. Men and women
ought to be standing. out on, the firing
tns 81 ' shrinking. fearing. surrender:
i foFcs asfo Of th Rsis world belisye that
shsx are 81 st sSe Kaiser ssn ana N al the
Empire and of the Gar Of all Russia
All the ~ s seas sa snd q any ana ali fortih
think this world is a failure. think
Sr the sssy rsnS s Beyond lang
guage, which have been implanted In my
soul and yours will ultimately triumph
far away y0n nSs Gown ,he n een'u stonned
| There will be restoration upon more
secure foundations, Has not mankind
agesT Can anybody think IT is going
/ to stop now7
der the best and freest government that
human wisdom ever devised. at the very
top OF human conditions, in a land
is wn rich 70 prodgaiity. face to the front,
faith in the eternal rightness OF things,
nspTos o4 shs aas Rs OF
come to be the best place in all the
sst H for Y hmsef = goal toward Sh WIEN
leaving the things which are behind,
he can press forward. He ought to be
accoompiisSment. The man Without a
/ vision Is a burden. He Is camp fol-
lower: You never can g, get him out on
Iowa Is to be greatly congratulated
i on the splendid public spirit that has
| sprung up all over the State In the
difference into what part of the State
| YOU 90, II Is there. There Is public
| discussion of ways and means of
| cleaner farms, better herds, better
roads, better streets, better parks, bet
| ter schools and schoolhouses. better
cities. better sanitary conditions. When
/ before did such a spirit ever get into
\ the very atmosphere of lowe? To such
| Ing spirit that the man who does not
/ breathe II has become known through
/ out the State and gained a kind OF dis
tinction. This does not mean spirit
| ramnanta for chanRes for the sake of