Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-21

i'NlutllcttONll aug. -u.-lnc laying
of the corner stone Of the Cane Cod
Pilgrims memorial monument here to-
day gave President Roosevelt his first
oDnnrtunitv of breaking his public 81
lence, and his forty minute speech,
winch he delivered from Il platform on
top of Town Hill. proved an utterancr
of national Importance. The feature Of
his address was his Advocacy Of a ma
tional corporation law and his stand in
relation t. viulatrrS of the Law, cS-
pccially corporations. With great
emphasis he declared that the admin
istratiDn would not WAIVER in its deter
mination To punish certain malcfac-
tors Of great wealth.
''Thcre Will be 10 change in the policy
We have steadily pursued" declared
President Roosevelt, no Let Up i'll the
effort to secure the honest obScrvanc
of the law: for | regard this Il contest
as Il one to determine who shall rule
the government. the people. through
their governmental agents, or 4 few
ruthless ana determined mon whose
wealth makes them particularly for
nidlhe. because they hide behind the
brcastworks Of corporate organiZa-
ton"
At the same time tho President made
it clear that the government will I'M
dcrtakc no action Of Il ViEdictivc typr.
and above al, no action which shall
iutirt great or unmcritad suffering
upon the innocent Stockholders ana III
on the public as 4 WHOLE
He said that the governments pol
ity in lis ultimate analysis means ~
healthy and prosperous expansion Of
the business activities Of honest bus
mess men ana honest corportiunS.'
At one point President Roosevelt de
parted for moment from his address
AZ originally prepared. (" remark:
".All that 7 lave said rs to desirable
ard undesirable citizens remains true.
The day was one of the most note
worthy in the history of Cape Cod
The monument. which will be raised
to Il height Gf 80 feet. will commend
rate the first landing Of the Pilgrims
on American soil. their weeks cXp1o-
ration Of Cane Cod bay in search of
an abiding place. and the signing OF
the famous compact on board the May
flower as she lay at anchor i'll this
1
into the little town and had every on
pnl tunity to Sc" the President. ana al
least one-third IF them heard his re-
marks At the conclusion of the first
rant Of the exercises on the hill. which
included beside President Roosevelt 5
spppch, addresses by James Bryce
United states Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and Congressman William c
I.ovrring. tho Masonic ritual in connec-
ton with the laying Of the CORNER
stone of the monument was carried out
| J. Albert Blake of Boston, grand mas
| ter Of the M3SonS of MaSSao huSettS
performed this ceremony ard Nillilf
+. Lawrence of Mcdford. past CRANE
| master, made q brief address IN re-
| snonsc on behalf Of the Grand Com
| mandcry.
| Following these exercises banquc,
was held in the Town hall. President
| Roosevelt. however. remained in inc
ha1l only 20 minutes. sufficient tim" f"l
! him t. stay his appointed time and tc
| cav = frw words of thanks to the town
| committee.
| From the hall. under the guidance o
! lanes i. Connolly. the author Of Sc;
| stories, Inc fltSIu'lll VII t'll4lltt'l y
| odd Fellows hall. where he was in
| PRODUCED to more than 200 Province.
| town and Gloucester fishermen. Th'
President spoke to them for about Il
| minutes. and commended their labor!
| and the manful way in which they per
| Termed them. He did not sympathiz'
| with q hard working man. he said. h,
| admired him. He said it would be ;
sorry day for the country if her younf
| people were to grow up to life o
| ease rather than of work. He said:
| "I am glad Of the opportunity Of see
| ing You I would he glad to meet yo
| out on the banks to nav" 4 chance t
| talk 10 you. believe in that the peop
or citizen who is straightforward. de
| cen tand dead game-the type Whic
| NJ find in the Gloucester and Province
| town fishing feet. ana | am particular
| IL glad of meeting the fishermen here
l.. II never express sympathy with an
man because he works hard. ] admir-
| him. and such man must count i
| earnest life. I am giving you lot "
| advicc without knowing much Of You
calling. for I was brought m in coy
| ountrv and worked hard froin tn" itur
riranr deck Of n ron"'to. We ncr
lmore of these hard working men fo