Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-10
THE GLORIOUS 4TH
independence Day is Fittingly
and Generally Observed /
SOME NOTABLE UTTERANGES
New York Governor and Princeton
President Address Thousands at
Joint independence Day Celebra-
tion and First Annual Reunion Of
Lineal Descendants Of Singers Of
Declaration of independence.

Norfolk, Va, Special-Governot
Hughes, of New York, and Woodrow
Wilson, president of Princeton Ulii-
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.
idcnt.
Gone really responsible man in
JAIL" he said, "onc real originator
of the schemes and transactions
which are contrary to the public IN
terst legally lodged in the pen, would,
be worth more than thousand cor.
porations mulcted in fines, if the re-.
form is to be genuine"
What this country needs, Mr.. VII
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 thefts" 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
OF by some group Of persons. Some
body in particular is responsible for
ordering or sanctioning every illegal
act committed by its agents or of.
ficers; 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, fnd them guilty of
illegal practices, fine them and leave
the individuals who devise and exc
cute tie illegal acts free to discover
new evasions."
Such acts could be passed anil
should be if we are to better orlr III
dustrial conditions; Mr.. Wilson be-
ieyes: Unless sonnet hing Dir
ture is done and done iquicl he ears
Socialism will result.
1t is just as absurd, he said, to>in-
dict or dissolve CORPORATIONS for Of
fenses against the public as it would
be to arrest and confscate autom,-
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 cn
opening invocation by Rev. w. II.
Vines, of Norfolk, and all introdue-
ton by Lieutenant Governor Ellison,
of Virginia. A brief address by ex-
Governor Roberts was followed bv
the reading by VIM. Shields McKean,
of New Jersey, founder and secretary
of the memorial association, of the
list of vice presidents representing
the 13 original States and named by
The respective Governors of these
States.
Georgia Aiding the Negro.
,dfith' thepu BGod sw'u vbgjjcj
Montclair, N. j., Spacial.-Formcr
Governor w. j. Northen, Of Georgia,
vas the orator at the Fourth Of July
celebration here, speaking to large
on the relation of the races
n the South.
"lt is great mistake" he said,
to believe that there is no kind of
between the better elements
# the races in Georgia and at the
South. Quite the contrary is true"
"The good class of negroes is i'll
elligent, progressive and rcsorceful.
is religion is not sham. It's educa-
ion has not spoiled it and its devo-
ion to duty is not inspired by the
loaves and fishes Itsideals are good,
1t will be best for all parties ii
Fholesome and elevating. If all
american negroes were Of this class,
here would be no negro problem.
"It will be best for all prties if
he white man, strong and dominant,
ill look seriously and sympatheti-
ally at the weaker and the depen-
ent race, and seeing him, just as
e is, intelligently set about aiding
im."
"This is just what we have begun
, do in Georgia upon a plan based
ntirely upon our local conditions,
S, in my judgement, all other people
lust be allowed to do.