Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-05-23
THE GOVERNORS
CONFERENCE
The President as Moderstor-The Big
stitch in a Velvet GraSp-A
Harmonious Ending.

\ useful precedent.
Like many OF the political events or ,
history. time Is needed 20 reveal the "
epoch which the President and Gov .
ernors believe has been made. The Z
accomplishment ~ the conference, Il
which has been in progress az the
White House FOR three days, cannot be
set forth with mathematical precision. Z
That i.s immediate results are more
than ample is the expression OF fresi-
st no Roosevelt. who brought II about
and OF the Governors who paguci-
qatcd.
The printed record OF the confer
-~ce. which will later De available 90
every American home. vii De a COM
-traticn OF facts. startling in their
meaning. convincing I'm their uniNer-
sal conclusion that the States must
net. ana chat the States and the mae
tiou must cooperate. go tle END that
% the whole people of the nation may
accrue the lasting benefit OF it's uatu-
RAJ resources.
Resides the compilation OF facts by
tho experts and the freely expressed
oninion OF the Governors. the confer
ence leaves as it's permanent record
thousand words of declaration OF CO.
operation.
Perhaps OF greater Importance than
an else was the determination OF the
Governors OF the states 40 perfect
ornament organization whereby
heretofore unknown Intimacy may be
developed among the executives OF the
forty-six sovereign States. MADE
strong bv a common purpose. made
potent by pronCuncements which may
not lightly be d.sregarded-
PROGRAM SWEPT ASIDE.
OF the last day the story is one OF
many features The set program was
swept aside. The President presided
throughout. He interiected remarks
and speeches. He brought 90 the plat
form men who made plain the pre-
ratiirC sentiment that thought and
care must be exercised for the future
The prepared papers were not pre-
sruted. but they viii Dee printed ln the
permanent record.
Their places were first taken oy th'
declaration. which VAS adopted al
Tor discussion. which brought to Ign
-o serious OBJECTION Co ifs anrmauons
Then William = Bryan was presente'
hv the President. Hc touched tie sam
chords which had produced Tie Fiora
ton ~ harmony and cooperation
Governors discussion brought man
state executives to the platform hu
-ha product was altogether that 90 bar
many. ana the sentiments eNprcsse
we're applauded alike by all.
nc AN9" r-iNr.' 'l-N-
'n President Roosevelt himself ans
tar ve~ed the one critiCIsm-that az Go
'uf eruor Folk. of A.ssourl-anl t-
iy- declaration aroused tae conttren'
to its warmcst demonstration ot
prevail DE swept aside tle acadeil
b. question" 90 where The line oi @
-hor.ty should be drawn between q
me states and che nation He wanted
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dorseueur az each period ~ saln
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