Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21
CORNERSTONE LAID
BY VICE PRESIDENT
Largest Court House in the
World at Chicago.
COMPLIMENTS WINDY CITY
Orator Of the Day Talks About Gov
eminent 0wnership.
DEPARTURE FROM PRINCIPLES
Grave Responsibility Rests to Keep
Pure Currents Of American Citizen
ship-Question Of Fair Play.
COMPLIMENTS WINDY CITY
Orator Of the Day Talks About Gov
eminent 0wnership.
DEPARTURE FROM PRINCIPLES

CHICAGO. September 21.-The corner
stone Of Chicago's new county building.
which. when completed will be the largest
court house in the world, was laid today
with elaborate ceremonies. Vice President
Fairbanks was the orator Of the day. and
addresses were also delivered by Governor
Deneen. Mayor Dunno and President Brun-
dege OF the board of commissioners OF
Cook county.
The Vice President arrived in the CITY
shortly after o'clock and proceeded quiet
ly to his rooms in the auditorium annex.
At his especial request no reception COM
mittee came to the train to meet him. He
was greeted at the hotel. however. by a
number of city and county officials. He
spent the earl part Of the day quietly in
his apartments meeting a great many
politicians and local dignitaries who called
to pay their respects.
The cornerstone laying was scheduled for
the early part of the afternoon. and shortly
after 1 o'clock committee Of thirty-eight
appeared at the hotel to act as the per-
sonal escort of the Vice President and ex-
Lieut.. Gen. Corbin. who also was an hon.
ored guest Of the city and county during
the day. The party at once descended to
the street. and entering their carriages
took their places In the parade, which
formed in Michigan avenue before the
hotel.
Large Military Parade.
The parade. which was largely military.
was led by Brig. Gen. Young, command
ing: then came the carriages containing
the Vice President and Gen. Corbin with
their escort, Gov. Deneen. Mayor Dunno.
President Brundage and host of smaller
local lights.
Foliowing the carriages came the Ma
tional Guard. composed of the LIST, I'd, 7th
and Sth Infantry Regiments. Naval Re-
serves and LIST Cavalry. After short
march through the business section OF the
city the column halted at the corner of
Clark and Randolph streets, where the
cornerstone was laid. Because of the linn
tied seating capacity. all of the crowd. with
the exception of a comparatively few
people. were compelled to stand throughout
the exercises.
The ceremonies were opened by an invo-
cation delivered by the Rev. Frank Gun
saulus. Mayor Dunno and Gov Deneen
had rendered Hail Columbia" Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks spoke. . ---.
Vice President Fairbanks said In part:
''The event which brings us together is of
exceptional interest. The building whose
cornerstone we lay today under such i'm
posing circumstances will long stand as an
evidence of>the progressive spirit of a great
prosperous. law-respecting, patriotic COM
munity.
Yields Vast Power
1.-The capital Of Cook county Yields vast
power in the world of trade and commerce.
1t holds place of commanding impor-
lance In the Mississippi valley-great to-
day and destined to maintain her future
supremacy. Chicago. sitting here In her
ma jesty upon one of the lakes is destined
to exercise a profound influence, not only
upon the great intermediate portion of the
republic. but greater or less influence
upon the commercial and political forces of
the Union If she shall we'll fulfill her
present promise she will In time become
the seat of commercial power upon the
western continent.
1.-The edifice which Is to arise here will
stand a visible testimonial of the breadth
and the progreSsveness of a great and
splendid community.
we have adhered to sound and wholesome
principles in politics and business. We
have advanced through the cooperation
of capital and labor. without which there
vancement. Each Of these great agencies
In our national upbuilding has rights which
have been recognized by the laws of the
land, and II We would attain to our high
est development we must continue to re-
gard and respect them In the future. Neith-
er can be struck down without inviting In
Jury to both.
Fair play is the dominant note of the
hour. Fair play for labor, fair play for
capital. fair play for the millions who con-
stitue the greatest and the most beneficent
power upon this earth-the great republic
of the United States
Government Ownership.
'Those who advocate the ownership Of
the railways of the country by the fed
eral government. or by the federal gov
ha ofof 70
pose a radical departure from the sound
principles which have hitherto guided u.s.
They propose to introduce the government
| into field which Is possessed by indi-
vidual and corporate enterprises field
| which the latter are fully competent to &C.
cupy. This departure would be long
| step toward dangerous Capitalization of
power and toward the Inauguration of a
| system of socialism, which Is the substitu-
| ton of the government for the individual
| 1t Is not wise policy for the state to usurp
! functions which can be readily discharged
| by the people in their individual or cor
porate capacity. Let the government q
use the word in its general sense) regulate
the instruments of commerce, as the fed
eral. government is now doing with a de-
| termination to secure just and reasonable
service This 1t has the undoubted lawful
power to do. 1t can correct every abuse
and prevent every evil. Its authority to
regulate and control Is plenary. To insist
| that government ownership is necessary to
gree Of impotency which is a libel upon
our form of government and an impeach-
ment of our, integrity and capacity as q
self governing people. There is nothing
more important for us to do in our prog
ress than to keep distinctly In view the
natural, legitimate functions of govern
ment and the natural legitimate functions
| of the people, whether in their individual
| or corporate capacity.
A Grave Responsibility.
L
upon us. and that is to keep pure the cur
rents Of American patriotism. We must
| not only educate our own youth in the
| principles. purposes and responsibilities OF
American free government. but also the
vast numbers who are daily seeking our
shores from foreign lands. The human
currents from abroad are increasing year
by year. More than one million people en-
| tered our ports last year to make their