The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
SCHURMAN ON RADICALISM
ADDRESS " THE OPENING az
roe HESTERS EXPOSITION.
He Refers % SOcialistIc RadiraiIsm ~
FatAI % business and DaRGerOus To
tho Repulllr ami To the New Ma
tIonaIISfn ~ q Menace To Freedom.


RocuEsrFR. oct To the strains Of
the neN Rochester march by Nlctor's
Venetian Band the doors OF Exposition
Hall we're opened 10 the rating crowd
AZ O'Clock this afternoon and Rochester =
third industrial exposition he gan t. make
boo'n history for the Flower CltG
Succeeding the music OF th" march
arose the hum of the many working IN
dustrial exhibits and the hu1z NJ comment
from the pleased throngs which hal
poured into tho hug buildings to view the
displays of the thirteen hundred prod
uCts for which Rochester j. famous
The formal opening ~ the big eKpo4i-
ton took place at o 'clocS this evening
when addresses were made 10y Pre- Sidan'
Jacob Gould Schurman Of Cornell ru,-
verstv. President George Dietrich Of the
Rochester Chamber Of Commerce and
Mayor Hiram n Edg"rton Of Rochester
ifter a few words Of welcome from The
Mayor and President Dietrich the latter
introduced President Schurman OF Cornell.
who speaking Of IN" menace of SOCIALIST"
radiCalism said:
look with the greatest concern and
alarm On anv measures which no' "nlf
in their direct aud immediate hut IA their
NnIerlcan enterprise or restrain Nm"uctn
lLsrN nj this :. ~" point ~ which
politics may seriously Interfere with hn~i-
nrS~ liv drmngogic APPEALS ana hv ID"
adv oCayv Of re- oluiipnarV programmes
tho politician has ~ IN ht~ Tower ," prevent
Others creating millions 81 dollars ~ wealth
ot even - destroy that wealth after ~ h.,>
once 'otnr into rNt-fcn'r. cannot hti"
from myself the fact that So" are hvtn. - a
tin'v r hon the he-' interests ni business
are nlenaCrt D." highly spec 4latiNr pI"-
gtamms~ Tor 'hc artificial IWprn' "ut"ui
of mans, md The spirit ~ socialism -
ahroa Two doctrine ~" bong rr".
,llimcd hiCh are c~s"niiall" uu. Nmcri'an.
~ hlch arc fa'nl to Nmrricau hu-Dnc-- and
dangerous even "a n" \mcriCJn f"pIhlt".
enc ~ thrs" revolutionary doctrines
l. the arbitrary limitation 3" po!l'l'ians
81 ne amount ~ wealth winch any lrIN-
'uiual shall accumulate MI
American business - TODAY 10 dUnger
from this new TcN olut ionar" auI s0Ctau-ti'
programme n"ed no ~lv O." 'ht- aE-
dtcncc thai Il wealth = no' accumulated.
an large ealfh. TOO. capital ot'l b" Wsn' 10
ing ami industry viii 10 uarIlyyci m
a,tpD,r, 10 have N. yoiur1" ~ m" "aruins-
81 our ueopl~ AMI rhc -I,r 81 'h'.r inrt"n"-
regulated ~ VolitiCian~ = 'ouui ." destroy
the fabric Of the manuiaD' Ir"s. 'h'' 'rad~
aud N" commerce. which u.r 'h" "nn-
Sptcuor. aChi"' orsr' "i ~" \u"f''"n
psopl~ Tho fu'ur" G"."loru"n' ul 'un-"
.reat interest. i dep"ndrH' neon ru" on
tertri-e ant initiative at "a" \n"r'au
business men. ho have hu.'' 'N"u uu.
We wan morality indeed aprl'" - hH,l-
u.-s ~ 'n. tuilrr mur,, -'FIct'N than D. has
Icon N the pas' "" Nau' o." 'pr' Iu"
hutl' at by fraud. bv "a Justice. hy upui"--
90 Eat SUBJECT 90 fhr moral Law We"
81 uuld say 80 cNery ItIsfnr~- Nouih ia Tie
country save all Won IAN. a,", ula'" all
vou can the country Meet al ~" CAPITA
" IAN get. and 10 fortune - too h,s ''r ih"
timed states Of america
But another doctrine has been proclaimed
not le=- fa'1l and not less tUtmiral 90 N"
business interests ~ the country Ir'e-
dom t-elf IL fnenaCsd The poltti'n u~ az
p,reutiy believe We haN" had TOO much
freedom. that the sphere ~ personal Tgn'~
ha- been too large tho domain "i home
rule aui stat" goN"ruuru' too '"mpJ"-
h.n.i,. 1h.y rropo-. therefor" 10 strap
from - tines. great ara precious personal
rights 80 dr-'Tov our S'nf" governments
10 establish a. Washington . mighty '"u.
trahysd government IN vhI.h both The
,udicusl and the legislative bran, he's she'll
10 subordinate 10 IA" executive and 30
Which, 'hs Tre-ldent shall h. ~" omuiuo'sr'
dictator. the universal boss AMI the irr--
slsttble iutsrmeddler with the anrir. prop
critics and persons Of he U~pUl" of ~"
ntted states Of America ~" marvellous
business prosperity ~ his country h0-
been built NJ 81 the nists ~ freedom The
highly centralized government proposed
bv Our revolutionary dootrinairs- j. d"-p"' -
ism cf 'hs puTest water And such ~ de--
pn'ism would - IN" dcstrur'iou AZ once ~
the business PROSPERITY - our country and
Of the Tree democrafir institutions vhi,h
have made oar republic the hope ~ man
kind
While zpeak thus clearly aud suUhatg,-
ally concerning tho rheo' ofAihc revolution
ary progratnms> which are nov before m"
public there - another point on which /
should he Ver' INV illIrg 20 hVy" NV own
attitude misunderstood You vii -ee rom
u hat | have already siid that ! have no
-,mpathy vith projects frr turning our
republic into a spcish-'io rcform1'ory
under despo,IC ruls heii"v" nh all my
heart and soul m the republic" which has
com, down 10 ~ from ih" founders. n 70
public With strictly hutte-i po"sr- dele
gated to the Federal Government. with all
other towers reserved TO the Stitr- and 20
The PEOPLE respectively. and Nh N" rIght-
OF individuals inyIolab ly qua u'sri
our latest political doctr,nattes think thai
aysrything IN the world should be mai'
matter ~ national regulation On the
~ her hand the Constitution Of he ni'e,l
states not only directly Limits he fun't ions
~ The national Government hut naTrowIv
defines the objects which hat Government
was intended to sub-ervs The-e Ohie''s
a. stated IN tho pr"amhl" 81 m" '0n~'iiu-
'.on nre union Justice tranquility. defence.
liberty and the pTomo' ion Of the general
welfare on this platform of The founders
Of the Ionsti'uiion tai" nv stand ! an
, Va favor 81 proposals which rrono'" those
ends am opposed 20 proposals whit 10
| ,ontravene fhe-e euds schemes for the
promotion of other ends have no place ~
| the Government ~ Tho TINTED states ~
America Now when I consider -" Oh ie't ~
I n ht,h the Consfituii ION nj the nH'd S'tf"-
I was ordained 20 accomplish d. no. md
awning wanting 20 - IN union. % t'an.
! guIllttv In defence oT 80 TAR ~ M" bla-stngs
, Of hh.t'v 30 ourselves and 20 0UT pos
/ tsrtty III" general welfare large
/ t,hra.a and every -pecthc rtngramm"
I 10 promote he general welfare mu-i 10
! 'sstsd IN - own merits. subjected always "a
| - harmon, with the grant 81 roNrr- and
the LIMITATION an that grant s-tHb't-h'd
I fOr the Federal toNernmen' own" con
I s'uution ot the United Na'"-
NoH,lna ted for tho state senate.
KINGSTON. Oct The Republicans ~
I al. TvSepty-sayapth Senate district con,