The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08

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mining Conditions OF labor-Task
Not Merely One Of Politics.
Washington. March 4.-The inaugural
address OF President Woodrow Wilson
Is as follows:
There has been a change OF govern
ment IL began two years ago. when
the house OF representatives became
Democratic by decisive majority. 1t
has now been completed. The senate
about TO assemble will also be Demo.
cratic. The Offices Of president and
vice president have been put into the
hands OF Democrats. What does the
change mean? That Is the question
that Is uppermost in our minds today
That Ii the question ' an going to try
to answer. In order. II I may. to inter.
rpret the occasion
IL means much more than the mere
success Of party. The success Of
party means little except when the
nation Is using that party for a large
and definite purpose. No one can mis-
take the purpose for which the nation
now seeks TO use the Democratic party.
IL seeks TO use II to interpret change
In It's own plans and point Of view.
Some old things with which we had
grown familiar and which had begun
TO creep into the very habit OF our
thought and OF our lives have altered
their aspect as we have latterly looked
critically upon them with fresh. awak-
ened eyes; have dropped their disguises
and shown themselves alien and sin
lister. Some new things as we look
frankly upon them. willing to compre-
bend their real character. have come
to assume the ASPECT of things long be-
heved In aud familiar. stun Of our own
convictions We have been refreshed
by new insight into our own life.
Our Model Government.
We see that I'm many things life
is very great. IL Is incomparably great
In its material aspects. In its body OF
wealth. In the diversity and sweep Of
Its energy. In the industries which have
been conceived and built up by the
genius OF individual men aud the linn.
'ttless enterprise OF groups Of men II
IL great also. very great. In It's moral
force. Nowhere else In the world have
noble men and women exhibited In
more striking forms the beauty and
tle energy OF sympathy and helpful
ness aud counsel In their efforts 10 rec
ufy wrong. alleviate suffering and set
the weak In the way OF strength and
hope. We have built up. moreover,
a great system OF government. which
has stood through a long age as In
mauy respects model for those who
seek TO set liberty upon foundations
that will endure against fortuitous
change. against storm and accident
Our life contains every great thing and
contains II In rich abundance.
But the evil has come with the good.
and much dne gold has beeu corroded
With riches has come inexcusable
waste We have squandered great
part OF what we might have used and
have not stopped to conserve the ex.
-ceeding bounty OF nature without
which our genius for enterprise would
H.,
fscorning 10 be careful. shamefully
prndigal as well az admirably efficient
We have been proud OF our Industrial
achievements, but we have not hith.
erto stopped thoughtfully enough to
count the human cost. the cost OF lives
snuffed out. OF energies overtaxed and
broken. the fearful physical and spir
N ha nd
children upon whom the dead weight
and burden OF II all has fallen pitileSs.
ly the years through The groans aud
agony OF IL all had not yet reached
our ears, the solemn. moving under.
tone OF our life. coming up out OF the
mines aud factories and out OF every
home where the struggle had its init.
mate and familiar seat. With the
great government went many deep Sc
cret things which we too long delayed
10 look into and scrutinize with can.
did. fearless eyes The great govern.
ment We loved has too often been
made use OF for private and selfish
purposes. and those who used Il bad
forgotten the people
Duty OF Americans Outlined.
AT last vision has been vouchsafed
us OF our life IA whole. We see the
bad with the good. the debased and
decadent with the sound and vital
With this vision we approach new AT
fairs cur duty II To cleanse. TO re-
consider. to restore. TO correct the evil
without impairiug the good. To- purify
and humanizc every process OF our
common NE without weakening or
sentimentaliziug a. There has been
something crude and heartlcss and IN
feeling in our haste 90 succeed aud be
great our thought has been. Let ev.
cry man look out for himself: let ev.
cry generation took Out tor Itself
while we reared giant machinery which