Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11

dinner. The Judge was the principal |
speaker OF the evening and during his |
address he paid his compliments to
president Roosevelt and his ideas OH
Capitalization lii manner that met |,
With the hearty approval of his hear
ers. Judge Parker said In full:
There Is always something interest, |
Ing to me about our City OF Kings. !
ton. this historic capital of this now |
mighty state. Something which ap. |
peais to responsive throb OF civic |
streets We have feeling of partlcl. |
patton In her individuality and her |
uistinctness. Let Others smile if they |
VIII ut our feeling OF local import !
ance. We are microcosm OF the re- |
public. In indulging In such feelings
we represent the strength which I'M
derlies the United States of America.
It is from the aggregation OF small
self-governed, self-controlled ana self
reliant communities that the nation
itself Is formed. To take from us our
Individuality, as some have thought
: intteriy II would be well to do for all
communities in tho United States, to
MAKE us the nppandage OF some central
dispenser OF destiny. would be to sap
nat Individuality which safeguards
the liberty OF the people. a citizen
OF larger community may smile at
our rustic egotism. lat le forgets that
snis Is the basis OF our freedom.
snail we not then hesitate 10 OK.
chhnge that which all history has
Taught ns in the backbone and the
slnew OF freedom-locnl Independence
Tor servile acQuescence In tho
Z proposition that We are best ruled
rom central spot. are best governed
ny the whim. the pleasure or, II you
VIII. the skill and learning OF any in.
uividual? Shall we not make plen
Tor our posterity? Shall we not raise
2 our voices to preserve intact for those
VINO are to follow MS that which hns
peep won for us and handed down to
us by the struggles and hardships OF
our predecess9rsa Do we not owe
THIS ~ ss>8f duty In Testimony OF our
sssss,st stide. In acknowledgment Of our
indebtedness. In recognition of the
unselflsh lahors on our behalf of
those whose devotion to freedom
and whose Eelf-sRcrinclng wisdom nj.
ter its Acknowledgement It's per.
petnation by evolving and maintaining
in its integrity n strictly representa-
tive form of government? If this he
go, shall we not be Jealous OF tenden-
cies which In our rulers trench upon
the underlying principles on which
we depend? How much more SO, my
friends. when we mark open aggres-
sion, when uniformed men raised to
power by tie accident of popular en-
thusiasm exhibit the results OF untu-
tored guessing In those realms Of gov
eminent In which the more experience
ed walk carefully and exploit theories
Which nre In fact but selfeyolyed
from the vagaries of their inexper-
fenced minds. But stay: New?
Novel? Original? Nay, not at all.
Old as the hills. Tried, found false
and rejected time out OF mind. There.
fore, my frlcnds--despair not of the
Republic. Strew no ashes upon your
heads. Clothe yourselves not in eack
cloth. The false gods glitter and
shine 1t Is true, for q day; but plain.
oid-fashioned common sense comes In
sufficient time to the saving of long
surveying people. Why should we de.
NY that We are human? Why should
we claim that we are superior beings
and cannot be led away for time by
clap-trap and tinsel: by frothy verdi.
age; by old notions Of universal nan.
aceas all,iringly tricked out In glitter.
ing phrase? Why. thank heaven. we
still all are young, and we affirmative.
ely claim the right as tribute to our
( 5uvenescence to be led away frcm
unle to time, by impracticable Ideal.
isms so long as they be couched in
alluring II neurological phrase. What
\ matters 1t to us--so we feel In the
hunor--f stark staring madness he
the underlying proposition. Let us
nave our day OF national intellectual
defauch--if all tho world DO gone
mcrry-rnad together
Country Able to Stand Rooseve,tlsin.
And 1t has been worth the price in
our public experience and fortunately
came when We could stand it-our
general health was active. vigorous
aud sound. Our reserve OF substantial
resources was overwhelming and we
nave staggered through, when any
ether nation at any time or even this
nation at any other time. could not
have borne the strain OF the crazy
application of fantastic ideas TO con.
{ diftons as complex as those of a great
) nation. In all humility we may say
\ that 1t is fortunate that we have n
second assurance that the experiment
Bhall not be again repeated from the
same Identical source-timorousIy we
trust that the assurance may be re-
lied upon-fervently we hope that n |
breathing spell may be afforded us-
that no more new wine may be sud.
denly poured into old bottles with
further disastrous effect. Progress f?
OF course--we look for proeress-ve
hope for progressive intend that In
this land. before all other lands and
la the van OF human endeavor here
IN this country there shall he nro-
gTeeS, and that that Drogress shall no