The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
At Dedication of PennsyIva-
Mas New Capitol He Deals
with the Government Own
ership of Railroads.
MAKES PLEA FOR SQUARE
DEAL IN WALKS OF LIFE
Thousands Stand in the
Drenching Rain to Listen to
RoOseveIt'S Remarks -
Building a Handsome One.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct 4.-In the pres
;ence of the largest crowd that has
ever gathered williamsburg. the mag
.nifcent new capitol of Pennsylvania
was dedicated with brief ceremonies.
In which President Roosevelt took an
active part Rain fell throughout the
ceremonies, but thousands stood in
the drenching dewnpour facing the
presidents stand. Few women were
present on account of the bad wealth
er. The president was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he appeared
on the grand stand All branches of
the state government were represent
ed in the crowd on the platform and
considerable space was given to spe-
cially invited guests.
The new capitol of Pennsylvania Is
one of the NEST beautiful and impos-
ing buildings in the United States. not
only in its architecture but also in its
interior decorations and furnishings.
Thus far the building and its furnish
ings represent an expenditure of about
$13,0Oo.O00.
President Roosevelt said:
THE extraordinary Industrial
changes OF the last half century have
produced a totally new set of condl-
tions. under which new evils flourish
and for these new evils new remedies
must be devised. In some cases gov
ernmental action must be exercised by
the several states individually. In yet
others it has become Increasingly evi
dent that no efficient state action is
possible. and that we need through ex-
ecutive action. through legislation,
and through judicial Interpretation
and construction of law, to increase
the power of the federal government
II we fail thus to increase it. we show
our impotence and leave ourselves at
the mercy of those ingenious legal ad.
visers of the holders of vast corporate
wealth, who invoke the law at one
time for the confounding OF their
rivals, and at another time strive for
the notification of the law, in order
that they themselves may be left free
to work their unbridled will on these
same rivals, or on those who labor for
them, or. on the general public They
do not invoke the constitution in or
der to compel the due observance of
law alike BY rich and poor. by great
and small. on the contrary, they are
ceaselessN On the watch to cry out
that the constitution is violated when
ever any. effort is made to invoke the
aid of the, us.ihua government, wheth-
er for the Efficient regulation of rail-
roads. for the efficient supervision of
great corporations. or for efficiently
securing obedience to such law as
the national fShour law and similar
so-caffed labor statutes.
Strong nationalist though l am.
and firm thonsh my belief is that
there must be a wide extension of
the power of the. national government
to deal with questions of this kind. l
freely admit that as regards many
matters of first-rate Importance we
must rely purely upon the states for
the bettement OF present cendiiens
One subject which every good citizen
should have at heart above almost all
others is the matter of child labor.
The national government can do but
little in the matter of child labor