Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-29
jamestown Ex-
position Opened

Norfolk, Va, April 26.--Fine weather
lshered in the jamestown centennial
exposition and with It such land and
water display as never was attempt
ed in this country or on foreign shores.
The president of the United States
was the central figure and shortly be-
tore noon was in the Midst of such
enthusiasm as was never before wit
messed in the south. Th- morning dis.
play in Hampton Roads reviewing of
)attleships by Mr.. Roosevelt was a
most impressive spectacle, grim war
boats from all over the world making
a picture of unique magnlfcence. The
president left his yacht at IL O'Clock
and proceeded in launch to Discoy-
cry island where in the presence of
cheering thousands he was received by
The exposition management and few
moments later touched the button that
opened TO public the enterprise COM
nemoratng the three hundredtb ami
yersary of the first English settlement
in America. The president was sur
rounded by wonderful company of
men, diplomatic representatives of the
great nations abroad, governors OF
states, notables in art, literature. SCH
ence and state craft and beyond ten
| thousands of American populace. The
| exposition is not nearly ready and 1t
| VIII be a month before the buildings
and grounds are finished, but there is
nothing incomplete in ardor and ex-
citement of today's event. President
| fuckers opening address was listened
to with great interest but after a
chorus of 700 trained voices the crowd
|as more than eager to hear what the
president had to say.
| The president devoted himself to
the history of todays event which he
went into elaborately after extending
greetings to the representatives OF
the many nations present. He discuss
ed the struggles of the early vir-
ginians, the struggle for independence
the civil war and paid tribute to the
soldiers, Robert Il. Lee and U. s.
Grant He glorifed our form of gov
ernment and said
This great republic OF ours shall
never become the government of a
plntocracy and 1t shall never become
the government of mob"
These were the two Vital paragraphs
of his speech.
"In Industrial matters our enormous
!. prosperity has brought with it certain
grave evils. 1t is our duty to try to
cut out these evils without at the same
time destroying our well being itself
, This Is an era of combination alike
in the world of capital, and In the
world of labor. Each kind of combina
, ton can do good. and yet each, how
ever powerful must be opposed wher
1t does Ill. At the moment the great
est problem before us is how to ex
ercise control over the business us,
of vast wealth, individual. but espe
cially corporate, as will insure its no
being used against the interest OF tn,
public. while yet permitting such am
r Pile legitimate profits as will encour
age individually initiation"
Later on the president said:
THE corner stone OF the republi,
lies in our treating each man ON hi
t worth as a man, paying no heed t,
/. his creed. his birthplace, or his oc
, cupatlon. asking not whether he 4
e rich or poor. whether he labors witt
t head or hands. asking only whethe
g he acts decently and honorably in tn
4 various relations OF his life, whethe
r he behaves we'll to his family to hi
}. neighbors. to the state. We base ou
e regard for each man on the essential
and not the accidents. We Judge hin
t not by his profession, but by his deeds
!, not by what he has acquired Of thi
worlds goods"