Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15

Crane and Burnham; congressman
Weeks, Lowering, Tirrell, Roberts, Kel-
liner, O'Connell, Greene and Washpurn;
Gov. Draper; Lieut.. Gov. Frothing-
ham; Rear Admiral William E. Swift,
commandant of the CharlestoWn navy
yard; Col. lf. II. Patterson, T. S. A.;
Lieut.. Col. Edward Burr L. A: JUS
ticc Francis G Lowell, United States
circuit court: Postmaster Edward c.
Mansfield Of Boston; Most Rev Will
liam II. O'Connell, Roman Catholic
archbishop of Boston; Bishop Willard
+. Mallalieu of the Methodist Episco-
pal church: Rev William e. Hunting
ton, president OF Boston University:
Pre- sident Frederick w. Hamilton of
Tufts College; Mayor Hubbard of Bos-
ton: Allen T. TraadWay, speaker of
tho Massachusetts Senate; Joseph
Walker, speaker of the Massachusetts
House; William Nelson Cromwell.
counsel for the Panama commission;
md United States District Attorney
ASA p. French. Tho President. who
had arrived from Beverly late i'll the
afternoon. had apartments at the llo-
tel lorraine, only Z CaW blocks away
rom The bGnpu"t hell, at which a com
mIttec representing thc Chamber Of
Commerce waited upon him. and at
the appointed time, under escort of the
National Lancers, the body guard of
The governor of the Commonwealth,
accompanied him to the Mechanics
building.
Vice President Bernard J. RothWell
opened the after dinner speeches, with
the following remarks:
1--WE have come together tonight for
a two-fold purpose; first, to honor the
Chief Executive of the nalion-the
chosen leader of mighty people, and
next to celebrate the welding together
of several influential and, at time riv-
nj associations into one powerful and
inclusive commercial, industrial and
civic crganiZation-an organization
that may, with authority, speak not
merely for Boston--not merely for
Massachusetts--bu for all New Eng
land--of which Boston is the recognized
metropolis.
I'VE believe that individual and cor
porate interests best promote their pl-
innate success by due Difference to pub
lie opinion-due regard for the public
welfare-by sharing with the people
those advantages toward the creation
OF which they have been joint contrib
utors-and by considerate provision for
the safety, comfort and projections of
the wage earners and their dependents.
1--WE believe it to be the solemn OBJ
legation of the wage Garner to yield to
his employers an honest days labor for
fair days pay.
.tAll thoughtful Americans realize
and appreciate the enormous response
bilities of the problems which confront
the President of the United States.
"Among these problems We recognize
as especially difficult that of such wise
w efficient supervision of the railroads
and other public service utilities. and
of the great industrial agencies. us will
fully protect the interests of the people
without resulting in harrassing pa
ternalsm, destructive alike Of indl-
vidual enterprise and personal respon-
sbility. Many of us regard as a pr"po-
stion of primary Importance the per
mancnt placing of our BANKING ana
currency system upon scientific OASIS
whereby the recurrence OF disastrous
financial panics may be prevented-ln-
tercst rates maintained and reason
able and stable level-and loans means
readily available to the merchant or
manufacturer of modest means, as Is
possible under the banking systems oil
France and Germany.
I'VE hail with unqualified satisfac-
ton the appointment of a permanent
board of impartial, highly trained tar
| if experts
Governor Draper, who then spoke.
after congratulating the completion OF
the work of organizing the new Cham
Der of Commerce and dwelling upon
the great good that lies in its power
| to perform. took advantage of the first
occasion he has had to welcome the
President formally to the state.