Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-04
FINEST CAPITAL
IS DEDICATED
In Pennsylvania
Cost Over $13,-
100000.
PRESIDENT CHIEF SPEAKER
Paid Compliment to State
Talked on Corporations
and Their Control.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. An the pres
ence of the largest crowd ever gath
cred in Harrisburg, the magnificent
new capitol of Pennsylvania was dedi
Gated today with brief ceremonies in
which President Roosevelt took part
Before the exercises began rain start
ed to fall and continued throughout
the ceremonies. President Roosevelt
was given an enthusiastic reception
when he appeared on the grand stand
After the prayer, William A. Stone
president of the Capitol building com
mission, in brief address turned the
building over to the governor. Cover
nor Pennypacker accepted the build
ing in behalf of the people. When he
concluded the governor introduced
President Roosevelt who made the
principal address of the day.
Handsomest Capitol in the United
States.
The new capitol building of Penn.
sylvania wnich was dedicated today
Is one of the most beautiful and i'm
posing buildings in the United States,
not only for its architecture but also
in its interior decorations and furnish.
ings. Thus far the building and its
furnishings represent an expenditure
of about $13,5OO,00O. Including some
preliminary work it cost $4,500,000 to
erect and $4,000, 900 to furnish it. This
nine millions has been made cam,
paign issue by the state fusion candi'
dates who oppose the Republican can
didates.
President Roosevelt Made Address Of
Occasion.
President Roosevelt made the ad.
dress of the occasion which was lisi
tened TO by an immense crowd which
frequently interrupted the chief exec
utive with cheering. The President in
his opening remarks, paid high com.
plment to Pennsylvania, calling it
the Keystone in all national crises.
He referred to its historic features, to
the winter of the patriots at Valley
Forge and to the battles fought upon
its land The President then branched
off to a general discussion of corpora
tions, laws and methods for dealing
with monopolies. His speech upon
this subject is in part as follow:
Much Depends Upon the Several
States.
"Strong nationalist tho am and
firm tho my belief is that there must
be wide extension of the power of
the national government to deal with
questions Of this kind, freely admit
that as regards many matters, of first
rate importance we must rely purely
upon the states for the betterment Of
conditions The several states must
do their duty or our citizenship can
never be put on a proper plane
President Roosevelt then enumer-
ated the work done by the legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania. He especially
complimented the people of that state
upon their stand upon the question of
child labor. He paid tribute to the
name of Justice James Wilson.
Individual Citizen Greatest Factor in
United States.
In conclusion, the President paid
high compliment to the American
citizen, saying as upon former occa
sions, that 1t was upon him, the flu.
ture of the country would depend and
that it rested to a great extent upon
the individual voter, upon his sense
of honesty and fair play, for the con
trolling of corporate greed and the
abuse of monopolies.