The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-05

ilization, as that which we intend to de-
 yelop from these wonderful new condi-
 tions of vast industrial growth It must
 not be, 1t shall not be, the civilization
 Of mere plutocracy, banking house, a
 Wall street syndicate civilization; nor yet
 can there be submission to class hatred, to
 rancor, brutality. and mob violence, for
 that would mean the end of all civiliza-
 ton. Increased powers are susceptible to
 abuse as well as use: never before have
 the opportunities for selhshness been so
 great, nor the results of selfishness so
 appalling; for in communities where
 everything is organized on merely sell
 fish commercial basis. such selhshness, if
 unchecked, may transform the great
 forces Of the new epoch into powers of
 destruction hitherto unequaled.
 We need to check the forces of greed to
 insure just treatment alike of capital and
 of labor, and of the general public, to
 prevent any man, rich or poor. from do-
 ing or receiving wrong, whether this
 wrong be one of cunning or of violence.
 Much can be done by wise legislation and
 by resolute enforcement of the law But
 still more must be done by steady train ing of the individual citizen in conscience , and character, until he grows to abhor corruption and greed and tyranny and brutality and to prize justice and fair dealing.
 The men who are to do the work of , the new epoch must be trained so as to 1 have sturdy self-respect, a power of ! sturdy insstence on their own rights and with it proud and generous recognition Of t$eir duties a sense of honorable ob-
 lgat'0n to their fellows, which will bind
 the;a, ls hy bands of steel to refrain in
 their dat'Y work at home or In their busi-
 ness rom doing aught to any man which can nos be blazoned under the monday i sun.
 President lnspects Building. | The moment the ceremonies were over a parade which Included one brigade of I the Pennsylvania National Guard cadets | from the Carlisle Indian school and sol
 diers orphan schools, passed in review | before the President. After the parade, the President and his party were afforded an opportunity to | inspect the capitol. This was followed 1 by luncheon at the executive mansion l in honor of the President, at which forty | guests were present.
 The new capitol is one of the most beau i tiful and imposing buildings in the Uni l ted States, not only in it's architecture i but also In its interior decorations and | furnishings. Thus far the building and its furnishings represent an expenditure | of about $13,00O,O0O.
 Building Almost Complete. Except for the hanging of the Mural
 paintings by Edwin A. Abbey and Violet | Oakley and the setting of the statues of George Gray Barnard. the sculptor, the
 capitol is practically complete. The | building is Roman Corinthian in Its gen. eral design and Is faced with granite It | covers trifie more than two acres of | ground and stands on the site of the | capitol destroyed by fire in February, 1897. The building contains 4s1 rooms and is occupied by all departments of the state government including the supreme ard | superior courts. It contains more floor | space than that of the capitol at Wash ington, and more than that of tbe capi- | tol at Albany.
 A striking feature of the interior of ! the dome because it catches the eye of the visitor as he gazes upward at every point is the inscription encircling it in massive letters:
 There may be room there for such | holy experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make 1t the I seed of a natiop that an example may | be set up to the nations, that we may do | the thing that is truly wise and just" | They are the words of William Penn | and were selected by Governor Penny { packer