Evening journal., 1913-10-27
Governor Miller Responds to
Toast THE Thirteen Colon
ial States"
SENATOR DUPONT
AN OFFICIAL GUEST

ther fact that this state WAS the first
70 ratlfy the Constitution, this Com
monwealth was an important factor
in the rededication Of Old Congress
Hail. Philadelphia. in which President
Wilson and prominent national Off
cials took part, on Saturday.
Senator DUPONT represented Delaware
in the Senatorial delegation from the
thirteen original states Congressman
/ Brockson of this State, was in the dele
cation from the House OF Representa-
/ tivcs; Governor Miller represented Del
aware. and also responded TO the toast,
"The Thirteen Colonial States" at a
banquet held at night. and the Artil-
lerv Band from Fort DUPONT led de-.
tachment OF troops from Fort Dupont
and Fort Mott, n j., in the parade.
The .assemblage at the rededcation
was notable. Among those present
we're the governors Of the thirteen or
iginal states, and of Kentucky, YER
mont and Tennessee, which we're ad-
mitted to the Union while Congress
sat in the Hall
The President was accompanied by
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
I
Wilson. Assistant Secretary OF War
Henry Breckenridge, Secretary of the
Treasury William G. McAdoo, Secre-
tary OF Agriculture David Franklin
Houston, and Major General Leonard
c. Wood, Chief of Staff Of the Army.
The following Senators, represent
ing 'he thirteen original states. con-
stituted the delegation from the up
per House OF Congress: dupont, Del
aware: Hollis, New Hampshire;
Weeks, Massachusetts,; Brandegee
Connecticut: Colt, Rhode Island T;
O'Gorman, New York; Penrose, Penn
sylvania: MARITIME New Jersey
, Smith. Maryland; Martin, Virginia
Averman, North Carolina, and Bacon
Georgia.
Old Congress Hall was the meeting
place Of the nations lawmakers from
: 1890 to 1900. II had been neglected
for the past eighteen years.
Standing on the platform from
which Washington, first Of the Presi'
dents, delivered his farewell to the
people, the latest of the nations chic
executives paid tribute to the foun'
ders of the republic, and to those men
> who. in the oOuntry's infancy, buildec
: the foundations upon which that re
public now rests.
From the same spot Champ Clark
speaker of the National House OF Rep
resentatives, also delivered a short OF
ation. in which he paid full honor e
I the members OF those early Congresses
: which had sat within the walls of thl
! historic building
While others we're speaking, tn
! president sat In the chair which wa
used by John Hancock when he pre-
sided over the Continental Congress a
(, the signing of the Declaration of 1nde
!, lpendence.f IL
: When Mayor Blankenburg. of Phils
= deiphia. introduced President Wilso
the one thousand persons who ha
! been admitted TO the historic ediiic
y applauded vigorously, The crowd out
side. realizing that the tribute was I
/, the President, began TO cheer an
!" those in the room took ID up. The
= stamping began and for several mo
ments the demonstration was con
l. tinued.
The Presidents Address.
The President said:-"Your Honor
4 Mr.. Chairman: No American coul
1 stand in this place today and thin
4 OF the circumstances for which W
> have come together to celebrate with
4 out being most profoundly stirred
4 There has come over me since | sa
A down here a sense of deep solemnitl
4 because il has seemed to me that
4 saw ghosts crowding in, a great as
4 semblage OF spirits, no longer yisi
. bic to us, but whose influence W
. still feel as VIC feel the mouldin
power of history itself
A "The men who sai In this hall. {
4 whom We now look back with a touc
4 of deep sentiment, were men c
. flesh and blood face to face with el
a tremely difficult problems.
4 "Thc population of the Unite
> States then was hardly three time
. the present population OF the city {
= Philadelphia; and yet that was
nation, as this is a nation, and th
4 men who spoke for it were settin
their hands to a work which was [
last, not only in order that thei
people might be happy, but that a
example might be lifted up for III
instruction of the rest of the worli
Praises Early Founders.
= II like TO read quaint old account
such as Mr. Day has read 20 us this a
ternoon. Strangers came then to Anne
y ica to see what the yo -ng people TIN
had sprung up here were like, and tn,
= found men in council who knew how
- construct the government. They foul
- men deliberating here who had none
= the appearance Of novices. none OF q
a hesitation of men who did not kno
whether the work they were doing vi
going to last or not: men who addres
ed themselves to the problem OF co
struction as familiarly as we attempt
. to carry out the traditions OF the go
p. ernment established these l37 years.
= "And so ! feel today a compulsion
men, compulsion of examples. viii
- were set MS in this place. And OF VIII
y do their examples remind us2 They 7
= mind us not only of public service b
- Of public service shot thru with pri
= ciple and honor.
4 "Thcn they were not histronic me
= They did not say Look upon US as tho
4 who shall hereafter be illustrious' Tn
= said: Look upon us who are doing I
= first work of constitutional liberty
a the world. and we must do il in sob'
a ness and truth, or it will not last
= President On Reelection.
After dwelling upon the life
Washington. the Chief Execut
further said:
4 "The city of Washington is in sor
"A respects sef-contained. IL Is easy the
a to forget what the rest Of the Unit
a states is thinking about. | count It
a fo,t,,,ot. o;rouucfanoo that almost