The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-05
The President Makes
Address.
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TREMENDOUS CROWD PRESENT
Pennsylvania Beautiful New State
House Cost $l3,000,00O. +.
Medals Were Given to President
Roosevelt ~ State and City
Gold Key Unlocked Doors 4
Of Building.

darrlsDurg, Pa, Oct. I'm the prea-
ence Of the largest crowd that has
ever gathered in Harrisburg. the
magnificent new capitol of Pennsyl-
vania. was dedicated today with brief
ceremonies. In which President Roose.
welt took an active part. Rain fell
throughout the exercises, but thou<
sands stood in the drenching down,
pour facing the Presidents stand. Few
women were present on account oe
the bad weather. &
The crowd at one time during the
one Of the street corners. several
thousand persons being involved in
thhe struggling mass Matters as
sumed such a State that Colonel jos.
eph B. Hutchison, commanding the
Sth regiment. N. g. p, and Chief Of
Harrisburg's police rode into the
crowd and with the aid Of squad Of
guardsmen quieted the people aud
complete order was restored.
President Roosevelt was met at the
railroad station by the capitol dedi-
cation committee and escorted to the
capitol by the Governors troops,
Crowds lined the route and the Pres.
ident was given . cordial greeting.
At the capitol the President was met
by Governor Pennypacker and after
the formal greetings the Governor
and Mayor Gross Of Harrisburg pre-
sented the President with gold medals
as gifts of the State and city.
President Roosevelt was given an
enthusiastic reception when he an.
peared on the grand stand at 1l:lS
o'clock. All branches Of the State
government were represented in the
crowd on the platform and considera-
BILE space was given to SPECIALLY invi.
ted guests. -
Following the reading of a portion OF
scriptures from a historic Bible by
John X. Dillingham;, a member Of the
Society Of Friends in Philadelphia, for.
mer Governor William A. Stone, Pres.
ident Of the Capitol Building Com
mission. in q brief address turned the
building over to the Governor. at the
same time handing him gold koy.
Governor Pennypaeker .-ccepted the
building on behalf Of the people In q
brief speech. and when he concluded
he introduced President Roosevelt.
The President wore rain coat ana
stood bare headed In the rain He
spoke as follows.
The Presidents speech.
The extraordinary Industrial chang.
es OF the last half century have pro-
duced a totally new set of conditions
under which new evils flourish. and for
these new evils new remedies must be
devised
Some of these evils can be grappled
with by private effort only: for we
never can afford to forget that in the
last analysis the chief factor in per.
sonal success. and indeed in national
greatness. must be the sturdy, self-re-
liant character of the individual citi-
zen. But many of these evils are Of
such nature that no private effort
can avail against them. These evils.
therefore, must be grappled with by
governmental In
this governmental action must be ex-
ercised by the several states individ-
ually. In yet others 1t has~Secome in
creasingly evident that no efficient
state action Is possible. and that we
need through executive action, through
legislation. and through judicial In
depreciation and construction of law. to
increase the power of the federal gov
eminent.
Corporation Lawyers.
III you fail thus to inchease It, we
show our impotence and leave our
selves at the mercy of those ingenious
legal advisers of the holders OF vast
corporate wealth, who in the perform
ance OF what they regard as their duty.
and to serve the ends OF their clients.
invoke the law at one time for the
confounding of their rivals, and at an
other time strive for the notification
OF the law. in order that they them
selves may be left free to work their
unbridled will on these same rivals. or
on those who labor for them, or on
the general public.
I'm the exercise of their profession
and in the service of their clients these
astute lawyers strive TO prevent the
passage of efficient laws and strive to
secure judicial determinations of those
that pass which shall emasculate them.
They do not invoke the constitution In
order cnmnpl the dnA nf
law alike by rich and poor. by great
and small: on the contrary. they are
ceaselessly on the watch to cry out
that the constitution Is violated when
ever any effort is made TO invoke the
aid OF the national government.
whether for the efficient regulation OF
railroads. for the efficient supervision
of great corporations. or for efficiently
securing obedience to such a law as tho
national eight-hour law and similar
so called labor statutes.'
The doctrine they preach would
make the constitution merely the shield
OF incompetence and the excuse for
government paralysis; they treat II as
a justification for refusing to attempt
the remedy OF evil. instead OF as the
source OF vital power necessary for tho
existence OF a mighty ana ever rowing
nation.
The states Powers.
strong ndtlOndllSt aHl, anu
firm though my belief IL that there
must be a wide extension OF the power
of the national government to deal
with questions OF this kind. freely adj
nit that as regards many matters OF
first rate Importance we must rely
purely upon the states for the better
ment OF present conditioNs. The sew
.ral states must do their duty or our
can never be put on .
nroner plane. Therefore I most hearts,
iv congratulate the people of the state
~ pennsylvania on what It's legislature.
mon what its government. has accom-
piished during this present year. 1t "
a remarkable record of achievement
IAN honest men must amor ana
renrobate any effort TO excite hostility
TO men OF wealth as such. We should
do all we can to encourage thrift and
business energy, to put premium up
ON the conduct of the man who hons
estly earns his livelihood and more
than his livelihood and who earnestly
uses the money he has earned. But IL