The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-04
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF MR.. MARSHALL
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FIR tli l,ta.st uf the patriotism
ana lnlelll2tncc OF its constituent
members ami their devotion 10 our
5, stem Of government.
I'm nj, mind, .,uscrnment is the
harness wita winch people draws
u. aI OF cnlllAatlou. II the mar
r,ss be properly adj usted the load,
,bnI.h heavy. Viii ~ drawn with
ease and no part OF the people Will
IL. sailed. The senate is the blind
els. intended 10 keep the people from
shying ut imaginary dangers and
toppling into the ditch our system
OF government. So long as the blind
ers serve this purpose they are a
most valuable part OF the harness,
but if they be drawn SO closely to
the eyes as to prevent the seeing of
real dangers, then they should either
be spread or done away with entire
~. | am one of those who think
that We can SO ADJUST our binders
as to meet new conditions and rem
der us sanely responsive to every rea-
sonable demand of the people with
out disturbing any OF the checks
and balances of our system OF gov
eminent and preserving with 10y
atty and fidelity the ancient ideals
OF the republic.
with neither right nor desire to
infringe upon the prerogatives OF
the president so soon to be, ] beg the
expression of the opinion that what
ever diverse views may be held rela-
tive to the work of this body all per-
sens are agreed that under the con-
stitutiOn the Senate of the United
States is sineularly the guardian Of
the peoples honor; that more and
more. as righteousness is exalted
among this people, the idea is be-
coming more firmly fixed that it is
not vast territory, great wealth nor
large learning which mark the real
status Of America: that America is
! Ia be- measured by the golden mctc
. wand Of honor. and. as the idea in
hs,r lslh no h1hr T. q IN
OF men 10 ruiz themselves that now
she can i'll AFFORD 70 announce this
| doctrine in her own land and re-
nOunce it for an instrument of OPP
preston in other lands
"UnfOrtunately there is no fixed
standard OF honor outside the die
tionary. The gambler may hold it
to consist in paying his gaming
debts; the member Of the smart set
III divOrcing his neighbours wife he
fore taking her unto HIMSELF tho
Senator. in eliminating pcrsOnali-
ties But when we enter the chan.
cclierics of the world and submit tt
their judgments not only our right
to be but our right to be respected
We can hope to be measured in bur
one way; and we must be able t.
show that the solemn treaty obliga-
tons Of this republic will be kept
with the same scrupulous honesty
both Of spirit and letter, whether
made with the humblcst people OF
this continent struggling for self
government or with the mighticst
monarch of the old world This
hich sense OF honor constitutes the
panoply of the American people.
Armies and battleships furnish no
substitute for it. These are valu-
able but the people never intended
that authority should use them as
accessories to a burglars kit
If any one in the name of the
american people. either in violation
oi treaty obligations or the mani
| fest purpose of the Monroe doctrine
has taken aught while this body
vas deliherating. il is your duty
| to ascertain all facts thereto. And
! II wrong or injustice has been done.
even TO the humblcst republic. lr,
this people he brave enough and snI-
fici"ntly honest 10 make renaration
| ihe real greatness Of this republic
rests upon its unsullicd honor ani il
i the duty of this body 10 search
down rumors of bad faith and dis
honesty and rectify wrong wherever
wr0nS is discovered.
Here in this most sacred spo,
| where war has been made and peace
declared. here in the presence of tho
distinguished representatives Of he
governments of the civilized world
'ere. within the hearing Of tho
beauty. culture and ripened state
craft or his own land. may one hum
ole american express the hone he-
fore he enters upon four wears
silence that all our diplomacy NAV
spell peace with all peoples iustic.