Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-18

hearts Of men. Roddy stated that
America to-day was the most in
nuenrlai power In the world. that we
were nation Of great commercial
Imperialism and of materialism where
the uoiiar is the term of success. He
also said that it was too much
frivolous amusement, too much
superficiality which was the trouble
with the American people. He stated
that America leads the world in vice
and crime but that the American
people look on all this with COM
parative indifference; the disease
peing one or moral lassitude and
unrestraint.
Honorable William Renwick Rid
dell. Justice of the Supreme Court
Of Ontario gave the commencement
address and in part said:
The Commencement Day Grafton
The Commencement Day Grafton
was given by Hon. William r. Rid
dell. Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Toronto. The need of peace
between the English and the Ameri-
can people, the idea that the Cana
dams, as well as we, are Americans
with like destiny and responsibility
were stressed in his address.
Were to attempt to preach a SER
mon to this audience" he said, 81
should undoubtedly select for my text
that verse from the Golden Psalm.
THE lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant places: yea, have a goodly
heritage"
1--WE know now that benevolent au-
tocracy is no the highest and best
form Of government, and that the soul
of a real man cannot be content with
simply that bodily wants be satisfied,
life safe, and the reward Of labor Sc
cure. All these we demand. but we
demand much more. Everything that
can be furnished by a reasonable be-
ing is furnished, lavishly furnished,
by this continent north of the Rio
Grande,--the United States and Can
ada. With all the many differences
Of allegiance and in the view Of in
ternational law, the differences IN
outward form of government, the
tariff war,-what not--in essence the
United States and Canada are COM
pletely assimilated. Charged equally
with you the destinies of this great
continent, we Canadians, proud Of
our flag, proud Of the past of our ma
ton, confident of the future. Britons
with no desire to or intention of
changing partnership in the British
Commonwealth of Nations, do not
call ourselves Americans,-but we are
Americans.
This is North America, conceive
to be the most favored part of the
world, and the present happiest in all
the worlds long history. Not least
blessed are you in the State of Maine,
a land Of stream and forest, of pellu-
cid lake and verdant mountain, wor-
thy of receiving the ardent devotion
Of her sons and daughters, the affec-
ton of her myriad visitors. Her per-
fervid summer sun brings none of the
enervating languor of the south and
her winter cold but invigorates and
strengthens. Her soil Is not so rich
that many crops may be reaped in a
year; her manufactures are not so
manifold that enormous wages must
be paid to secure labor.-but her far
mer needs not to toll unremittingly or
starye, and her operatives are seldom
unemployed.
"The uneducated is the undeveloped
and imperfect man; and this state
but furnishes a pleasant habitation
and sufficient means Of livelihood, all
would not have been done towards a
worthy citizenship. Education is here
as Of course not the privilege Of the
rich or those in high station but of
every one who will, everyone who
will, may drink of its waters freely. I
said high station" who is the high
stations? Not he who Is born in the
purple but he who achieves the MIR.