The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-20
PRES6ENT ROOSEVELT Talks OF STATES RIGHTS AND EIE TRUSTS
4 EXPOSITION OF PAST AND
PRESENT CONDITIONS IN AMERICA
NO CORPORATION osEYlNe The LAW HAS ANY
s1ti,ic To FEAR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE
PRESIDENT, BUT HIS PURPOSE IS TO STAMP OUT
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to-day occasion Of the laying OF The corner stone q W
fgrim Memorial Monument:
not too much to say commenOrated by the mon
dedicate was one OF those rare %
which faith be called oil world importance me =
Puritan three shaped the destnies OF TINS conu
therefore profoundly affected the destiny the whole word men
and the Spantard @ Tue
a scocbman and the swde settlements within what Is now
he Jed states during colonial period Of our history and netoe t
Declaration Independence and since then there has been an
from ireland and mainland of Europe; but
agIishman who the EngEhman who "
massachusetts, in shaping the lines Of our nau0na
~. puritan. rasz vas to Conquer Continent
can profoundly grateful for the lact tna m
stamped national te we na
have but scant patience the who rail at the PutaS
hey were evident for it quality OF strong natures n e
fss IKE their virtues in bold relief but there Is not
than to bte the pastI dwelling only on tne
they recognized standards OF tne
Men with reference the age in which they dw
they have to DO Lne puritan easA @ @ ~ ~ a
but 70 settle IT. to ul It, TO Dua upon
M Industrial M and while engaged In the rough wok OF
tanning wilderness at that very time also TO lay deep n
aS foundations whole American system CIVIL political and res
achieved through The orderly process q aT TINS was ls
h h soars sg,a men men could have done It, ~s6tal
Things We Have Danger Of Losing
have Travelled far since day. liberty conscience which
for himself we now accorded to 9th.
a eoutely insisted ourselves The splendid quanaes
his children We other Americans who are not Oh r
also of the Puritan and We VINO
descended from races Purns would have deemed alien
toga,Sst We all feel that same pride in the genesis
history of our people; this shrine Of Puransm one
a which We gather matter from what country our an
5ceors sprang.
have gained some things this
we Of the twentieth century this great Republic but are
danger losing things which the Puritan had and which we
an by no manner lose We have gained joy Of t
which had not and which IS good thing oF every people TO nave
develop that not lose what I'M
poant m that we Puritan duty his
bending will do the right as was given him to see the
is good thing gain only
that IT does not rose strength Ease and rest and pleasure are
things but only If they come as the reward work well done OF
good fight effort resolutey made and crowned by high
pleasure Of efoless ease as g
noble nation as for an Individual Inc man ou poor ane VINO
teaches his sons should be their chief objects ufe
the woman incapable Of serious shrink
and duty is ptaee than the vertest oVeFWoed
drudge So Of the people but national ads
seeks subordinate effort who
people the greatest blessing the chance
do any work no matter hard becomes their
needless all
which Purianm can teach this aItmportance
roue performance will by with conemp
would seek lead into the paths
ease and those who would teach us admire successful wrong
and yet they should capable achieve
practical fashion, little to be excused II permit
be tainted with what is odd and base we al
incapable
such fantastic effort accomplish nothing Of
permanent good
my power people this anything would
mot pleasure them
the having done in practical fashion difficult
work which worth doing
Spirit Remains
extraordinary abduing this continent
making life liberty primarily
remarkable degree both the
initiative individual Of acting in
with his fellows and that Furthermore he Joined to high
that which from the besettng
the docnre hearted and hard
lofty practical He
workaday world without camorou insist
being helped by others and he could combine with others
necessary well
by amy individually
qualities enabled him do
the qualities which doing work today
in coming here homage the who founded
spirit trying
they did their work the yesterdays that vanished The
shift from generation spirit in which they
approached they successfully remains
The Puritan tanned the wilderness and built free
lmpoted Garngs amid His descend
the lie OF industrial civilization by
achieve results of
dealing all He aside nothing old the
yet did hesitate anything that would
purpose planted his comou#ahs this rugged
Conditions had devise methods Of
them wholly conditions
should edaaly scharae for gapplng
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