The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-11
THE GLORIOUS 4TH
Independence Day IS fittingiy
and Generally Observed
SOME NOTABLE UTTERANCEs
New York Governor and Princeton
President Address Thousands It
Joint Independence Day Celebra-
ton and First Annual Reunion Of
Lineal Descendants of Singers of
Declaration Of Independence.

Norfolk, Va, Speeial-Governor
Hughes, of New York, and Woodrow
Wilson, president of Princeton Uni
versity, were the orators of the day
at the joint independence Day cele-
bration and first annual reunion of
the lineal descendants of the signers
Of the Declaration of independence
july 4th. The reunion was held un-
der the auspices of the Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial Association, Of
which former Secretary of the Navy
Hilary A. Herbert, is the acting pres
ident.
"One really responsible man in
jail he said, Zone real originator
of the schemes and transactions
which are contrary to the public AZ
terst legally lodged in the pen, would
be worth more than a thousand cor
porations mulcted in fines, if the re-
form is to be genuine -
What this country needs, Mr.. VIII
son set forth, is not government own
ership of railroads, etc, but laws
that will attack and punish prcsi-
dents and general managers of rail
roads, for evasions and violations of
the statutes. Stock manulipators ne
calls "sheer theftE' and says they
should be punished as such. Failure
to do SO, in his mind, is "like over
looking highway robberies.'
every corporation, the educa-
tor stated, is personally directed
either by some one dominant person
or by some group of persons. Some
body in particular is responsible for
ordering or sanctioning every illegal
act committed by its agents or Of
fcers; but neither our law of per-
sonal damage nor our criminal Law
has SOUGHT to seek the responsible
persons out and hold them individu-
ally accountable for the acts COM
planned of. We have never attempt
ed such statutes. We indict corpora
! tions themselves, find them guilty Of
illegal practices, fine them and leave
cute, the illegal acts free to discover
new evasions.
Such acts could be passed anl
should be if we are to better our in
dustrial conditions, Mr.. Wilson be-
heves. Unless something of this ma
ture is done and done quicly, he fears
Socialism will result.
Oh h.
diet Or dissolve CORPORATIONS for of
fenses against the public as it would
be to arrest and coniscate automr-
biles because their owners killed pc
destrians.
Former Governor Roberts, Of Con-
necticut, vice president of the jeff
erson Memorial Association from
that State, presided following en-
opening invocation by Rev. W. II.
Vines, of Norfolk, and an introduce
| ton, by Lieutenant Governor Ellison,
| of Virginia. A brief address by ex-
Governor Roberts was followed bv
| the reading by VIM. Shields Mexican,
of New Jersey, founder and secretary
of the memorial association, of the
| the 13 original States and named by
the respective Governors of these
| States.
Georgia Aiding the Negro.
edith thepu BGod sw'u vbgjjqj
Montclair, n. J., Special.-Former
Governor W. ]. Northen, of Georgia,
was the orator at the Fourth Of July
celebration here, speaking to a large
audience on the relation of the races
jn the South.
''It is great mistake" he said,
"to believe that there is no kind of
harmony between the better elements
Of the races in Georgia and at the
South. Quite the contrary is true. -
''The good class of negroes is in
teliisent. progressive and resorceful.
| Its religion is not a sham. Its educa-
ton has not spoiled it and its devo-
ton to duty is not inspired by the
'loaves and fishes Itsideals are good,
cit will be best for all parties ii
| wholesome and elevating. If al
| American negroes were of this class,
there would be no negro problem.
at will be best for all prties If
the white man, strong and dominant,
will look seriously and synpatheri-
| cally at the weaker and the depen-
dent race, and seeing him, just as
he is. intelligently set about aiding
| him.
| "This is just what we have begu1
to do In Georgia upon a plan based
entirely upon our local conditions,
! as, in my judgement, all other people
| must be allowed to do.