Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-14
ROOSEVELT'S S ADDRESS AT THE
CORNER STONE CEREMONIES
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
Magnificent Three Million Dollar
Structure Launched-President in
One of His Happiest Speeches.
World Washington Bureau.

World Washington Bureau.
Washington, April l4.-The corner
stone of the three-million dollar Of
flee buildiny for the members of the
house. was laid this afternoon IN the
presence Of dintinguished audience.
Grand Master Brown of the local Ma
sons struck the marble corner stone
with the gavel George Washington
used in LAYING the corner stone OF the
nation 5 capitol. The ceremonies were
followed with the program observed
On that occasion. The building occu-
pies an entire city square, and con
tajns four hundred and ten Offices,
grouped about hollow square. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and
Representatives Hepburn and Rich
ardson spoke.
The presidents speech, which fol-
lows herewith, made decided impress
sion ON the large audience, and was
listened to with utmost attention.
Over a century ago Washington
laid the corner stone Of the CapltJl
in what was then little more than a
tract of wooded wilderness here be-
side the Potomas. We now find 1t
necessary to provide by great addi-
tional buildings for the business ol
the government. This growth IN the
need for the housing of the govern
ment is but a proof and example OF
the way in which the nation has
grown and the sphere of acton OF
the National Government has grown
Wa now administer the affairs OF q
nation in which the extraordinary
Growth of population has been out
stripped by the growth OF wealth
and the growth in complex interests
The material problems that lace us
to-day ale not such AS they were IL
Washington S time, but the underly
inc facts Of human nature are th'
same now as they were then. Ondel
altered external form we war witt
the same tendencies toward evil tha
were evident in Washington time
and are helped by the same tenden
cies for good. 1t is about some o.
these | wish to say a word to-day.
In Bunyan S Pilgrim s Progress yo'
may recall the description of th'
Man with the Muck-rake. the MAJ
who could look no way but down
ward. with the muck-rake in M
hand: who was offered a celestla
crown for his muck-rake, but whit
would neither look up nor regard tn
crown he was offered, but contin
ned to rake to himself the filth o
tie ilcor.
In Pilgrims Progress the Ma
with the Muck-rake is set forth a
the example of him whose vision !
fixed ON carna instead of on spirit
nal things Yet he also typifies tn
man who in this life CONSISTENT
refuses to see aught that is lofty
and fixes his eyes with solemn intent
ness only on that which is vile an
I debasing. Now, it is very necessar
that we should not finch from see
inc what is vile and debasing. Their
is filth on the floor, and 1t must D
scraped up with the muck-rake; an
there are times and places where thl
service is the most needed of all tn
services that can be performed. Bu
tho man who never does anythln9
else. who never thinks or speaks @
writes. save of his feats with tn
muck-rake speedily becomes, not
help to society, not an ineltement
rood. but one of the most potter
forces for evil
There are, in the body polite, ec'
nomic and social, many and gray
evils. and there is urgent necessit
for the sternest war upon then
There should be rentless exposure {
and attack upon every evil ma
whether politician or business ma
every evil practice, whether in pol
ties. in business, or in social life.
hail as a benefactor every writer