Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-11
Pennsylvania's New Capitol Dedicat-
ed by President Roosevelt Who
Spoke In a DOwnpOur.
EVILS OF COMBINED WEALTH
He Declared Our Civilization Must
Not be q Mere PlutOcrncy Of
the Banking House, Wall
Street Order.


each city he made a speech In tn
rain. At both places he wore dar
raincoat and light rubbers Will
speaking to protect him from tn
storm. The president left Washing
ton in a special train Thursday morn
Ing in company with United State
Senators Penrose and Knox of Penn
Sylvania and returned to the nationa
capital Thursday evening.
At Harrisburg the president deliv
cred the grafton at the dedication o
the beautiful new state capitol which
has just been completed at a cost O.
e1S,0OO,O00 to take the place Of thu
old state house destroyed. by fire IL
1897. After his speech there the pres
ident and other distinguished guests
we're entertained by Governor Penny
packer at luncheon at the executive
mansion
The president left the mansion
shortly before 8 o'clock and was driv.
en- to the Unin station, where ne
boarded his apedial cad for York.
There he visited the county fair
grounds as the guest Of Congressman
Lafean of the York district, and was
driven around the race track. The
rain fell during the drive and the
presidents face was despatched with
mud when he left his carriage and
mounted a small platform in the Gen.
ter Of the grounds from which he
made the second speech.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
Pennsylvania railroad station at 11:O2
a. M, and was met by the capitol
dedication committee and escorted to
the capitol by the governors troop.
Crowds lined the route from the sta
ton to the capitol and the president
was given a cordial greeting. At the
capitol the president was met by
Gov. Pennypacker and after the for
NAL greeting 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 IN
enthusiastic reception when he ap-
peared on the grandstand at HAS
o'clock. All branches Of the state
government were represented in the
,rowd on the platform and consid-
erable space was given to specially
invited guests.
Following the reading of a portion
II the scriptures from historic Bible
" John H. Dillingham;, a member Of |
he Society Of Friends in Philadelphia,
Former Gov. William A. Stone, pres
dent Of the capitol building commits
ion, in a brief address, turned the
over to the governor at the
anne time handing him a gold key.
Gov. Pennypacker accepted the
uilding on behalf of the people, In
brief speech. When he concluded
lie governor introduced President
oosevelt, who delivered the principal
1dress Of the day.
After referring to Pennsylvania
osition in the history Of the country
lie president devoted the greater
art Of his address to the evils Of
wealth and their remedy, :
I'd concluded as follows:
ut behooves US Americans to look
read and plan out the right kind
a civilization, as that which we /
tend to develop from these wonder 7
! new conditions Of vast industrial
owth. 1t must not be, 1t shall not
) the civilization Of a mere pluto
acy, a banking house, Wall-street-
Indicate civilization; nor yet can t
ere be submission to class hatred, 4
rancor, to brutality, and mob vio- 8
nee, for that would mean the end 8
all civilization. Increased powers o
8 susceptible Of abuse as well as
e; never before have the opportun-
es for selfshness been so great, nor
g results of selhshness so appalling; h
; in communities where everything a.
organized on a merely selfish COM n
,rcial basis, such selhshness, II I'M l.
ecked, may transform the great n
ICES of the new epoch into powers Of
destruction hitherto unequaled. &,
We need TO check the forces Of y
sed, to insure Just treatment alike
capital and of labor, and Of the ro
neral public, to prevent any man, n
h or poor, from doing or receiv- ar
, wrong, whether this wrong be one
cunning or Of violence. Much can
done by wise legislation and by nj
dilute enforcement Of the law. But r.
. more must be done BY steady ar
lining Of the individual citizen, in AZ
science and character. until he AZ
Iws 10 abhor corruption and greed ~
tyranny and brutality and TO prize ).
tice and fair dealing A.
The men who are to do the work
the new epoch must be trained so
TO have . sturdy self-rsspect, -
Fer Of sturdy insiEtence on their fol
! rights, with II q proud and gen CHI
1s recognition Of their duties, q us
se Of honorable obligation to their tn
oWs, which VIII bind them, as BY To
ds Of steel. To refrain in their
y work At home or IN their buS.
. from doing aught to any man q
"a can not be blszoned under the 4
nday sun"