The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-31
WOODRUFF IN REPLY COWS TERsE WORDS
Asks How We Are to Build Lasting Industrial
 Peace.

Norfolk, May 3O.-Gov. Rollln ;. Woodruff is here to-day as the guest of H. H. Bridgman and spoke this af- ternoon at the annual Memorial day exercises. In his address after ap- proprlate words as to the significance of Memorial day and the tendency to- wards desire for peace among the na- tions, he said:
 T would also speak to you of indus trial peace which seems to me to be the foundation of society. By indus I trial peace I mean the activities of an industrious and contented people among whom love prevails You will not have war while men have work and fair wages. likeness is the root of diversity In the home and in the na- tion Unless we all do our share of the work we cannot be happy and we want to see the fruits of our labors, so that when we are too old or too fee ble to work We will have a competence to take care of us, thus enjoying life to the end with its duties and its bless ings.
 How are we going tc build up this great industrial peace? This is the question that stands ahead of every question of modern times. We are having revolution in the country to- day but 1t is peaceful revolution. But certain important matters must be solved and the best men and the best women are determined to solve them. They need our help and cannot sue- ceed with US. You cannot have a rot ten government without rebellion.
 Sooner or later it will come. The peo-
 pie vii not stand for it always, and
 yet the people can prevent it by being everlastingly alert The trouble with government in this country is that we Ilet it take it's course until something
 happens and then we use the lash. Why not have it right all the time?
 You say that would mean heaven on earth which is impossible. If each
 lone will do his share faithfully good Igovernment would be the rule instead
 of the exception.
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 al evils arise out of indifference of
 the people In this country every citi-
 zen must be identified with the govern
 ment He has a vote and must use 1t
 or he will lose his patrlotism These
 men who say the government is going
 to the dogs are helping it go to the
 dogs By cur votes we make ourselves
 masters or slaves, We either show our
 ignorance and indifference or we show
 our intelligence and our responsibility
 A man must know why he has the
 right to vote, and he tshoud exercise
 that sacred power with all the honor of his soul. When we know that men
 are corrupt We must see that they are
 punished by removing them from
 places of authority, Our leaders must
 be men of high character and 1t is our
 business to see that they are men of
 integrity. An honest government, with
 just laws and honest servants to ex-
 ercise them, make a whole people honest because of the moral power of good government over state.
 "The political revolution now under
 way in our country is the result of
 bad government and what's the use of
 duibbling about it, for We have had both bad and indifferent government
 in the national and throughout the state. When the laws are made right, that is for fair play to all. But they . must be put in operation by servants who are incowuptible. Bad govern- E ment cannot prevail long. The moral power of few square men, backed by determined public opinion, is changing the destines of men and
 things that were thought to be immov-
 able That work is going on and all these grave matters will be adjusted I and government of the people will , prevail in the United States if the people do their share. Honesty-just , common old Abe Lincoln honesty, is s what we want.
 Tt is the cry of the age Square f men and square deal all around. Vt f must learn to understand that we arc , not on earth just for the few dollars we can get, by fair or foul means bui Q that we are part of a splendid creation in which each soul has it's place and
 destiny. And we must devote oul f talents and our wealth to making Q mankind higher and nobler and tC s bring happiness into the world. Oul i, reward will be the contentment tha 2 belongs to the sturdy yeomen wh f work for the great industrial peace .'