Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19


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A representative Of the Sioux Falls
Press was at Canton when Governor
Crawford delivered his address before
a magnificent Assembly audience last
week-and the report is so fair that we
copy it entire:
Canton as community is standing
by the management of the assembly as
one man, In building up one of the no
blest and most beneficial institutions
in the state Of south Dakota. The
people OF this city have opened their
homes to visitors at very reasonable
charges In order that every one might
be made to feel entirely at home and
to realize that Canton Is glad to have
them within her gates.
The Rudolph hotel under the man.
agement of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Nc
Dermott, has proven source of great
value to the assembly. The best Of help
has been employed, the cuisine has
been excellent and the talent employ
ed at the assembly as we'll as the very
large number of people who have been
guests of the hotel during the holiday
period are emphatic in their praise Of
the hotel and it's treatment OF its
guests. The Rudolph has done as
much to contribute to the success OF
the assembly as any institution In the
city of Canton.
Patrons Of the assembly will be
pleased to learn that D. w. Robertson
the moving picture man, has been en-
gagged for the assembly Of next year,
and solely because of the merits of the
entertainments he and his capable
company have given. Every one OF
his entertainments has been attended
by very large audiences and has given
complete satisfaction. Two of the pic.
lures given on Tuesday evening,
"Black Beauty" the noble horse, and
"The Rajah's Casket," were among
the most beautiful of the series anc
we're applauded to the echo. They
were worth the price of admission fol
the entire season.
Prominent in the audience at the
Epworth League assembly this after
noon were N. E. Phillips, Frank Ken
nicott and Robert J. Huston, all O
Sioux Falls They were escorted BY
Thos. Thorson and Col. Arthur Linr
Of Canton.
Governor Coe 1. Crawford was tn,
chief attraction of the afternoon, fol
lowing brief program Of music.
After being introduced Governo
Crawford addressed himself briefly II
the children who were present in larg'
numbers. He said in part:
The older we grow, the more font
we become of children, and desire t
congratulate the parents of the chill
dren whose bright young faces se
before me. If 1t were not for you
children your struggle in life woul'
have no hope and no inspiration t
impel you to continue it.
"We never know whom we are ad
dressing. There may be future chic
Justice of the United States or presi
dent of the United States among th'
children here this afternoon.
He said that the most interesting
|study before the American people to
day is the study of the conditions
which surround human life. Tha
study goes further than any other ir
determining the sum OF human happi
ness or human misery In this life.
At the foundation of those condi
tions is the individal, who and what
and whence he is, what is he doing
and who is looking after his inter
ests.
Governor Crawford then Slipped
NEARER the heart of his subject. Fl,
contrasted the rights Of the individua
with these of the corporation. HI
said that legislation had created al
artificial condition and thrown abou
it the same protection that it ha.
thrown about the individual which
Legislation is wrong. In the eyes 0
kthe present law, corporation is
citizen as well as person.
"a corporation can take your prop
erty," he said, "if it is needed in TIL
doing Of public service, from which j
profits, without paying you the valu
of that property and service prof
from use of that property
| He then told the story Of Franken
stein, applied it to his theme, said h
did not believe in indiscrimfnate at
tacks upon corporations, because 9
their work In pioneering. Said he di
) not think it would be wise to pas
laws intended to wipe out corpora
tions, because they answer usefu
purpose, but when they become a mer
ace to the welfare of the individual
they are in error and threaten tn
safety and well being Of the averag
man.
He said that municipal corruntia