Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-04
mean the end of all civilization. Increased

mean the end of all civilization. Increased
powers are susceptible to abuse as well as
use; never before have the opportunities for
selfishness been SO great, nor the results
Of selfshness so appalling; for in commune
ties where everything is organized on
merely selfish commercial basis such sell
fishness, If unchecked, may transform the
great forces of the new epoch into powers
of destruction hitherto unequaled
We need to check the forces of greed, to
insure just treatment alike of capital and
of labor, and of the general public, to pre-
vent any man, rich or poor, from doing or
receiving wrong, whether this wrong be
one Of cunning or of violence. Much can
be done by wise legislation and by reso-
lutte enforcement of the law. But still
more must be done by steady training of
the individual citizen, in conscience and
character, until he grows to abhor corrup-
ton and greed and tyranny and brutality
and to prize justice and fair dealing.
The men who are to do the work of the
new epoch must be trained SO as to have
a sturdy self-respect, power of sturdy in
sistence on their own rights, and with 1T
proud and generous recognition of their
duties, a sense of honorable obligation to
their fellows, which will bind them, as by
bands of steel, to refrain In their daily
work at home or in their business from do
ing aught to any man which cannot be
blazoned under the monday sun.
The President wore a raincoat, and spoke
bareheaded in the rain.
The crowd surged dangerously about one
OF the street corners, several lnOuSdHU per
sons being involved in the struggling mass.
Matters assumed such a stage that Col
. Joseph B. Hutchinson. commander of the
9Th Regiment, N. G. P. and chief of the
with the aid of squad of guardsmen qui-
eted the people and complete order was
restored.
After the cheering that greeted the Pres
ident at the conclusion of his address had
died away Bishop Darlington Of Harris
burg invoked the divine benediction, bring
ing the exercises to q close.
The moment the ceremonies were over
parade, which included one brigade of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, cadets from
the Carlistle Indian School and Soldiers
Orphans School, passed in review before
the President.
The New Capitol.
The new capitol Of Pennsylvania, which
was dedicated today, Is one Of the most
beautiful and imposing buildings in the
United States, not only in its architecture
but also in it's interior decorations and fur
nishings. Thus far the building and its
furnishings represent an expenditure Of
about $13.OOO,0OO.
Except for the hanging of the mural
paintings by Edwin A. Abbey and Violet
Oakley and the setting of the statues of
George Gray Barnard, the sculptor. the
capitol is practically complete. The build
ing is Roman-Corinthian in its general de-
sign and Is faced with Barre granite. 1t
covers a trif1e more than two acres Of
ground and stands on the site of the capitol
destroyed by fire in February, 1897. The
capitol consists of q main building and two
wings, the total length being 525 feet and
the breadth 254 feet. The whole fs sur
mounted with dome rising 292 feet above
the first floor. The most striking feature
of the exterior characterization Is the en-
ployment of 80 great granite monoliths,
each weighing IS tons. The interior OF the
dome is decorated in gold, cream and blue,
and at the top there is a patch OF sky stud
ded with glittering stars.
Two great corridors lead on from the ro-
tunda to various suites OF ofhces from
the rotunda gallery. on the second floor,
elaborated doorways, with heavy mahog-
any hangings, lead into the senate ana
house chambers on either side.
These chambers present the most elabo-
rate and artistic decorations to be found in
the building outside Of the interior of the
great dome The predominating color In
the senate chamber is dark green. relieved
by gold. In the house chamber the ceiling
has a background Of solid blue. with ara
besuues wrought in heavy gold. One OF the
unique features in the set of stained glass
windows in the senate and house Is the
American flag worked in colors In glass.
The building contains AL rooms and Is
occupied by all of the departments Of the
state government, including the supreme
and superior courts. 1t contains more floor
space than that Of the Capitol at Washing
ton, and more than that Of the capitol at
Albany.
The furniture is of uniform size and de-
sign and corresponds with the decorations.