The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-13
PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY.
Andrew Carnegie Presents some In
teresting Points About the
state and bs PeopIe.

New York. Dec. l2.-The second annual
dinner Of the Pennsylvania Society OF
New York was held at the Waldorf AS.
toIia this evening. The room held fully
20 members and guests.
The speakers included Bishop Henry
c. Potter. president OF the society; James
y. Beck, assistant attorney general OF
the United States. who spoke on The
United States; Andrew Carnegie. on IN
dusirial Pennsylvania Winston Spencer
Churchill on william Perm"
Mr. Carnegie said he felt about Penn.
sylvania as Webster did about Massachu-
setts. she needed no eulogy. There
she stands" said he. she speaks
for herself. Her past at leas,
Is secure, her present and her future are
none che less. Pennsylvania f. probably
the richest territory In mineral wealth
upon inc face OF the earth In coal an
thraeite. bituminous and coking. In oil and
natural gas she Is unrivallcd IN textile
Manufactured there are more yards OF
carpet woven In and around PhiladeIohla
thah IN the whole OF Great Britain and
the state OF Pennsylvania makes more
1t Is sad 10 see how immaculate yfr-
tue goes uurewarded Ia this wicked word
IN political matters there Is no state that
suffers so much from this cause none is
50 immaculate. 50 spleudidiy vfrtuous as
our own state OF Pennsylvania. The
party managers may have doubts OF New
York. doubts OF Indiana. even doubts OF
ONO, but they know that nothing can
tempt fennsylyania from the true faith,
ana knowing that she will do right. they
ignore all her claims. and that Is the rea-
son why Il Is taken for granted that
pennsylvania cannot ~ oduce great men.
The average great man is only great be.
cause OF his great office.
Il see before me al least two ex-Gover.
nors OF Pennsylvania. who would have
been Presidents. but for the suprcmelv
unapproachahle virtue OF our state. The
constitution OF the United States was
manufactured and independence Han
built In Pennsylvania, and Il is there the
bell hangs that proclaimed liberty to all
the people. That Pennsylvania manufac-
tured that bell and the constitution - the
work which Mr.. Gladstone pronounced
the greatest which had ever been struck
on at one time by the brain and purpose
OF man. and that Is what ! believe The
traditions Of the fathers are under trias
to-day. Doubts are cast upon them The
great principles for tho vindication OF
which this government was founded. the
rights OF man. are out Of
fashion for time. So be
q. They will come back again
In due time. government OF the people.
government for the people and by the peo-
pie is not to perish from the face OF the
earth, aud the principles which Jefferson
proc aimed IN the Declaration OF lndepe nd
ence given to the world from Pennsylva-
MIA are TO be immortal. and Beers. Fiji
pinos. Chinese and an races Of men high
and low are some day 20 adopt and defend
the principles that government derives its
just powers from the consent OF the gov
erued. The stars and Stripes which first
fioated from Independence Hall and still
floats there is never permanently 70 float
over anything but free men. all equal I'M
der the Jaw and citizens OF the Union. one
and indivislble."