Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-18
HOME RULE BOOM
BY THE GOVERNOR
Makes Strong Speech on the
Subject at Pittsburgh Cere-
mony This Afternoon
Special to. the Telegraph

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 1S.-A
greater measure of home rule for
Pennsylvania cities and towns and
counties was the keynote of the
speech made by Governor Brumbaugh
a. the laying of the cornerstone of
the new city-county office building to-
oay' The Governor arrived about
noon and was given a notable recep-
tion. lie spoke to a great crowd at
the dedication.
Senators Penrose and Oliver and
the ceremonies
IN his speech the Governor said:
uo.O.Cn IN march 26, 1915, it was my priv
ne lifese and pleasure to approve the act
siole the erection of a Joint county and
CITY building upon this site. This act
nopiaihs nopn our presence here this after
ems 3ns upon which | congratulate the of
tSnals HSeIals or the city of Pittsburgh and
'n"S9 "Satnrainee Ti 1he County of Allegheny.
arises is this: Why Should Il be- necesl ense
sary for a city like Pittsburgh and a
assent to an enterprise that is purely
and solely a matter of their own con-
serm? SeI1ia Isn't II time. citizens of Penn
OF democracy a real test by ailowine,
Breater power to pass to the local com.
HiadE riemdy crtes Ii ess bsf been pointed out BY
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really on trial in our great cities. liz
may well be that we have had such
iong iongoarmrfe;d law and so little personal
responsibility operating in our cities
Inat the, citizenry has grown indiffer-
eht or discouraged over the situation.
frn6oTe,, for one, l am a firm believer in the
luhuaInental doctrine that the people
shouid rule. and that their Influence
snould be as near, as direct. as definite,
as sS;,i a cordial acceptance of democracy
VIII permit. When one remembers that
tho1 III aeIhnsSivanla I to-day dwell more
tnen Tn double the population that dwelt
Ameriea whdn ITl3sh tbey Colonies in North
| dence. 1t certainly does seem reason
able to assume that larger control by
Gans Ialrs would work no injustice to the
state and great good to the local com
munlties: Innnt Pittsburgh and Allegheny
industrially and economically that the
State should aid in every way IL knows
10 give this splendid people the oppor-
own great destiny.
This increased local control logically
carries with it the duty to increase the
lishtened patriotic citizenship. If upon
me me individual is to rest larger obliga-
n,ne$ I1UnS Ia ana r;,, greater responsibility he
ing for that responsibility.
In this joint structure. planned and
| constructed by skilled minds and hands
you snail have in the heart of your
! great business section an evidence or
! corporation and of wise statesman
ship. To Join as you have i'm this lofty
! enterprise is evidence of the confidence
that democracy breeds and develops. IT
is happy action. Your joint munici-
| palities are so interviewer that this is
! really one great center of notable ac-
i uvities. To centralZe your legal and
| othclal affairs is evidence of wise fore
Il sight on your part and foreshadows n
continuance of that solidarity OF
I thought and action so vital to the con-
tinuinS welfare of your people.
oil rrI OF mo- ta I.,-
TINS cornerstone upon the centennial
of your city's birth. When one consid-
ers the stupendous development here
IN century-the lifting of an OUTPOST
OF national progress into one of the
mighty metropolitan centers of the
! world, it is borne in upon him with
commanding force to ask-what OF the
century to be? We cannot with the
present horoscope even guess, much less
predict. the situation our children will
| witness here century hence. OF this
we may he assured-that Pittsburgh
genius and enterprise and lofty en-
| deavor will. in the century to be. con-
tribute its full share to the substantial
welfare of the race and add new pres
tige TO her form. In this the Common
wealth will share, and to this destiny
her millions will contribute hearty
good will and a devout God bless
YOU