Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-05
Industrial Growth Produces New Evils
Which Require New Remedies.
WIDER POWER FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Present systsm Permits Astute Lawyers to
Nullify Spirit Of Constitution.
GOVERNOR OeOlcATEs THE BUILDING
DreRchinE Rain Unable to Curb
Interest of People who Turn
Out TO witness the
Ceremony.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Oct. i-President
Roosevelt made flying trip to Harrisbus
and York today, and in each city he made
a speech In the rain. At both places he
wore dark ralncoat and light rubbers
while speaking The president left Wash
inston I'm a special train tn morning IN
company with United A. Senators
Penrose and Knox of Pen ~ md re-
turned to national capita. " ing |
He enjoyed the trip lmmens Nr,W. y
cept for slight hoarseness. he o H.
fer from the rain. He was in gooe M
when he left York and said he had U
a most pleasant day.
At Harrisburg the president delivered the
grafton at the dedication Of the beautiful
new state capitol. which has just been
-completed at a cost OF sl3.000OOO to take the
place OF the old state house destroyed by
hre in 1897. After his speech there the pres
ident and other distinguished guests were
entertained by Governor Pennypacker at
luncheon at the executive mansion
The president left the mansion shortly
before o'clock and was driven to the
Union station. where he boarded his spe-
cial car for York. There he visited the
county fair grounds as the guest of Con-
gressmap Lafeen of the York district and
was driven around the race track. The
rain fell during the drive and the presl-
dents face was bespattered with mud when
he left his carriage and mounted small
platform In the center of the grounds from
which he made the second speech.
The streets OF York over which the party
passed were crowded with people and the
president was given a continuous ovation.
At the conclusion of his speech he was
driven to station in the suburbs. at which
ba hra rdaH fha train for We
Crowd Gathers Early.
Crowds began to gather about the i'm
meDse grand stand at the West State
street entrance TO the capitol grounds at
~daybreal and when the exercises began
the place was one mass of humanity. Be
fore the exercises were started rain be-
gan falling and continued throughout the
ceremonies. Thousands stood in the
drenching downpour facing the presidents
stand which was filled notwithstahdins
therein. Most of the ticket holders were
men. few women turning out on account
OF the weather.
President Roosevelt arrived at the Penn
syNania railroad station at 11:02 a. M,
and was met by the capitol dedication COM
mittee ana escorted to the capitol by the
governors troop Crowds lined the route
from the station TO the capitol and the
nreSlQent was given COTOldl BTettlnk.
Al the capitol the president met by
Governor Pennypacker and after the formal
greetings the governor and Mayor Gross
of Harrisburg presented the president with
gold medals as gifts of the state and city,
respectively.
President Roosevelt was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he appeared on
the grand stand at 1l:45 o'clock. All
branches OF the state government were
represented in the crowd on the platform
and considerable space was given to spe-
eially invited guests.
Program at Capitol.
Following the reading of portion OF the
scriptures from historic Bible by John
H. Dillingham;, a member OF the Society
of Friends in Philadelphia, former Gov
ernor William A. Stone. president of the
Capitol Building commission In a brief
address turned the building over to the
governor, at the same time handing him
a gold key.
Governor Pennypacker accepted the build
ing on behalf of the people in a brief
speech, In which he spoke of the his
tory Of the state and ended his remarks
by dedicsting the building as follows:
on behalf OF the commonwealth. as it's
Sow So,si with pride. with faith. and with With hope
dedicate II TO the public use and - the
purposes for which 1t was designed and
constructed.
President ROOSEVELT speaks.
When he concluded the governor intro
auced President Roosevelt, who delivered
the principal address of the day. The presi.
dent spoke as follows;
IL IL "A very real pleasure for me TO at
tend these ceremonies at the capital Of
your great state. In every great crisis
sylvRnia has been OF crucial Importance
hs the affectionate nickname OF Keystone
state signihes. Pennsyvania has always
looked warily before It leaped. and It was
well that II should do so. But having
Crisis Crisis OF our national history, r:i its weigh
has been cast unhesitatingiy upon TINS
right side, and has been found irTesist,
ibie. fhts was true alike at the time Ol
the Declaration of independence, at the
time Of the adoption OF the constitution
- and during the terrible years when the
issue was the preservation OF the Union
Pennsylvania,s son is historic. II wa'
contest opened which was TO decide
whether the valiant soldiers OF Franc,
would be able 10 bar this continent agains
the domination OF the people of the Eng
ush-speaking colonies. II was on Penn
aYlvania's soil that the Declaration OF In
dapendence was signed and the constitu
iona convention held. IL was i'm Penn
sylvania that Washington wintered az Val
ley Forge, and by keeping his army to
rether during that winter definitely turned
the soaleb i'm our favor in the contest FOL
independence. II was again on Pennsyl
vsnia's SOL, az Set.ysourg that the tid'
tion OF her people. moreover, Pennsy!
vania has epitomized the composition o.
= our union; for here many old world race
have mingled their blood to make that new
Type the American. Finally, in al
branches of the public service, in peac,
OF pennsylvania have attained the high
est eminence-
new Evils FlOurish.
do not, however. come here today [,
sneak only Of the past. and still less I,
anpeal merely to state pride. We cai
sheW that the past is with us a hvinI
Sorce only by the way In which lie han
die ourselves In the present. and each o
- can hest show his devotion TO his owi
state by making evident his paramount
4 Iasvotion 20 that Union which include
ssn tne states The study OF the Rrea
~ sssds of the past Is OF chief avail inso
1ar as ID incites US TO grapple resolutel,
md effsctively with the problems OF tn
prssent- We are not now menaeed b.