The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-12
Former Attorney General
Delivers Notable Adj
dress at Exposition.
OHIO CAN CONTROL
IT'S CORPORATIONS S.
Former Federal Investigator
Asserts That Remedy Lies
Within Grasp OF People of
His State-Ohio Day
Celebration Proves
Great Feature.

NORFOLK, VA. septerhber 1.-THE
celebation of Ohio State Day at the
Jamestown Exposition was one OF the
greatest features in the exposition's s en-
tire history. There Were hundreds Of
visitors from the Buckeye state. In
ciu6ing Governor Harris. with Judson
Harmon, OF Cincinnati. former Attor-
General of the United states. ora
tor OF the day
The formal exercises were held in
tho Auditorium. Addresses Of welcome
were delivered by Governor Swanson.
for the state OF Virginia. and Lieuten-
ant Governor Ellyson. OF Virginia. on
behalf of the exposition, representing
Director General Barr. a native of Ohio,
who was unavoldably out of the city.
and President Tucker. who was sick
Governor Harris responded. Brax-
ton w. Campbell, president Of the Ohio
Jamestown Commission, presided.
Three Governors There.
Governor Higgins. OF Rhode Island
and the entire Rhode Island delegation
which participated IN that States cele-
bration yesterday. We're present. Music
was furnished by the Mexican Military
National Band, which rendered Ameri-
can and other airs-
One OF tho principal musicl features
was an original ode by Miss Anne Pratt
Worthngton. great granddaughter of
Governor Thomas Worthington. the
first United States Senator from Ohio
whose home. "Adena." has been repro
duced as oho's State Building at the
exposition
Following the exercises at the Audi
torium. the Ohio party tendsret an Of
fetal dinner at the Swiss Village.
This afternoons feature was a mill
tary parade.
The Ohio Building was opened from
j 10 p. NJ. for public reception The
official State reception by Governor and
Mrs Harris took place from TO tb r
NJ.
Plea for Stntea' Rights.
Concluding an historical address, Mr..
Harmon. who recently acted as Federal
Investigator in matters relating to So
called trusts. and also as to alleged
rebating on some of the Western rail-
roads. made al, earnest plea for States
rights and Justified State control OF
corporations as opposed TO Federal
regulation. Mr.. Harmon also said he
opposed KIN: !ueE u W lliiilt3 ny
law the acquisition of fortunes.
Reviewing at some length the close
relationship existing between Ohio and
Virginia. inasmuch as 1t was the latter
Comnonw ealth which closed the long
and often bitter dispute among the
States over their claims to the West
ern territory which now includes Ohio
and five other States, Mr.. Harmon de-
clared that If any State more than an
other could be called the mother OF
Ohio that state is Virginia, CONTINUE
ing, said:
frhat there might be no question
about the political future Of the coun-
try she gave up. Virginia made and
Congress accepted her grant on the
express condition that "thc territory
so ceded shall be laid out and formed
into states, not less than three nol
more than five. to he distinct republi-
can States and admitted members OF
the Federal Union. having the samt
rights of sovereignty. freedom and in
dependence as the other States
The people Of Ohio cherish still, as
they always have done, the rights o
sovereignty, freedom and indepen-
dence," as we'll as the membership II
the Union, thus secured to them. They
might have gained these otherwise
but are none the less grateful for thu
precaution taken by Virginia which
assured them. And they have justified
her by the use they have made of these
rights.
'Tlrey realize that for people who
z have set out to govern themselves t
look to some one else, no matter who
to help govern them, is a confession
of unfitness. They are proud of tht
Governor who when pleaded with t
call for Federal troops said Ohio coult
take care of herself, as she did.
Never Regain Authority.
"rhey know that authority once sur
rendered or qualified is never regained
no matter how bitter the regret. The,
have learned that encroachinG powe
is some times we'll meant and alway!
strews its path with attractive presen
benefits And they have that sovereign
virtue of a free people--pahence t
endure for atme IL need be, while the!
work out through their own agencie
the diiliculties which changing circum
stances are ever presenting.
And the people of Ohio have no eN
cuse for lapsing from the virtue o
self-reliance. They have shown tina
they know how to deal with trusts ant
combinations organized and conductc,
in defiance of the laws OF trade ant
the rules of fair dealing, They ar
sure they better than others can con
& owithout crlppling the corporation
they create and tlN the conditions ol
which those created by5other sovereign
ties may do business within their Dor
ders And theyare not willing to Siel
the right to do this to any othe
power, or to have it qualhed save b,
the condition to which they hav