Evening journal., 1915-02-12
Very sincerely.
CHARLES r. MILLER.
Governor.
Chief Justice Addresses Crowd.


Chief Justice Addresses Crowd.
Speaking for the county, Chief
Justice Pennewll said:
1T Is an honor to be asked TO ac-
lively participate in these exercises
The occasion is interesting-it will
be memorable and historic. The lay
ing of the cornerstone of this struc-
ture. that must be a credit to the city.
county and State. evokes a feeling Of
pride as we'll as Of pleasure. No one
can engage in this work without real
izing that he is helping, in way, the
consummatiOn of a splendid under
taking The completed building will
be an expression of the feelings of ;he
people who made il possible. II viii
be a beautiful and enduring monu-
ment TO thciI wisdom. and a sure in
dicatiOn that the city and county.
while conservative and careful. arc
at the same time alert and progress
sive.
ut is expected that my remarks
shall have particular reference to that
part OF the building designed for
county purposes. Presumably. there
fore. the subject of my address should
he New Castle county. Perhaps the
fact that | am not a resident of the
county will enable me to eX-
tol the virtues of her people
without embarrassment. II sure
" will not prevent me from do
ing them fully justice. No doubt the
real reason I was asked to speak is
because much of the new building is
intended for the courts. of which dc.
partment of our State government |
happen to be part. But after all what
does it matter where man may live
In this little State of ours?
"Tho city and county are but politi-
cal subdivisions of the State that is
entitled to the love and allegiance of
every citizen unimpaired and undi-
vided.
ut is needless for me to say. that
from colonial days till now the New
Castle countian. like other sons OF Del
aware. has done very much for his
county. State and country. All along
the way from the first settlements IN
the State till the present time, the
proofs of his courage and achievement
can be found in the annals of the ma
tion's history. Ours is an old Stale
yours is an old county-Older ever
than the commonwealth. OF the three
counties on the Delaware whose polit-
ical existence antcdates the state gov
ernment. New Castle was. and has
always been the first; but she has
never become estranged from, or IL
dependent of. her two sisters, and LEI
us hope she never will.
"There is no county in any state
which. measured by it's size, has done
more. either in peace or in war. fol
the well being of the whole people. ano
the building. preservation and mainte-
nance of the national government than
New Castle. II may also be said there
is no county anywhere more fortunate
ly situated for all proper purposes
But what is perhaps more important
than all, there is no county in tn'
union of States. that has contained
citizenship of higher character anC
nobler manhood and womanhood thar
this in which you are proud TO live.
at would be a pleasure to mentor
certain stocks. families and men Wn'
have made the county noted, and giveI
her a place and prestige in the mind.
Of thinking people everywhere. but
refrain from naming any lest ! fail Z
mention others equally worthy o
praise.
"In no part Of our country hav'
factory and form reached highe
state Of efficiency and development
than here. Certainly the mechanic o
Wilmington has no superior, and 1t i
an admitted fact that nowhere be
tween the oceans can finer farms b
found than in New Castle county. Wit
such a people. such conditions, ma
terials and opportunities. what ma
not be accomplished in the comin
years? And what are the qualitie
that have made this county so sue
cessful in the past and so promisin
for the future? answer. they ar
mainly these Industry, intelligence
and love of home. The successful ma
of business. whether in the city o
on the farm, has. as a rule, worke
himself up from the bottom, an
achieved success by hard and patien
toll.
"The high standing of the Whining
ton mechanic is the result of the in
lelligence he has put in his work. Be
fore the present war began commits
siOns were sometimes sent here frOI
foreign lands to learn the secret {
Dur industrial success-the kind {
machinery we used. the sort of tool