The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-05
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.


son WINS yesterday inaugurated Presi
dent of the United States. He will
begin his term under the most favor
able auspices, and will undoubtedly
work for harmony in his party and for
the correction Of such abuses as he
finds in public life and in 'fbig bust
ness
His Cabinet is fair one, so far ms
can be judged, The only criticism that
we see is upon Franklin Is. Lane of
California, Secretary Of the Interior,
who is said to be rabid conserva
ZIONIST of the ultra Pincbot stripe.
However, the conclusion said to have
been arrived at by the Western mem
bers of Congress, to wait and sec what
sort OF policy Secretary Lane will de-
velop before Judging him is undoubt-
edly the correct thing to do
The inaugural address of President
Wilson is pitched on very high plane.
The new President calls attention to
things which he holds to be evils in
our social, industrial, financial, and
commercial life. He shows how the
enterprise Of the people Of this coun-
try has outrun caution and has in
fringed upon community and individual
rights, and he sums UP his Judgment
thereupon in the following paragraphs:
We have itemzed with some degree
Of particularly the things that ought TO
be altered, and here are some of the
chief items: tariff which cuts US or
OF the world, violates the just prlnci
Piles OF taxation, and makes the govern
ment facie instrument IN the hands
Of private interests: a banking and cur
rency system based upon the necessity
OF the government to sell. It's bonds fifty
years ago and perfectly adapted 10 con-
an industrial system which. take 1t on
all its sides, financial as we'll as ad-
ministrative. holds capital in leading
strings. restricts the liberties and limits
the opportunities OF labor, and exploits
without renewing or conserving the nat
ural resources of the country; a body
OF agricultural activities never yet given
the efficiency OF great business under
the instrumentality OF science taken di-
reotly to the farm. or afforded the IA
cilities OF credit best suited to It's prac
tleai needs; w.ltercourses undeveloped.
tended fast disappearing without plan
or prospect OF renewal, unregarded waste
heaps at every mine We have studied
as perhaps no other nation has. the
most effective means of production, but
we have not studied cost or economy as
we should either as organizers Of In
dustry. as statesmen, or as individuals.
Nor have we studied and perfected the
means by which government may be
put at the service of humanity. in safe
guarding the health OF the nation. the
health h,, Of Its men and its t women and nd
the struggle for existence. This Is no
sentimental duty, The firm basis OF gov
ernment Is Justice. not pity. These arc
cauality or or opportunity. ti ee the frst @ essen NJ
tial OF Justice In the body polite, II men
and women and children be not shielded
IN their lives. their very vitality, from
social processes which they cannot alter,
control, or singly cope with. Society
must sec to II that 1t does not Itself
crush or weaken or OH. damage its own
is to keep sound the society II serves.
Sa nltary laws. pure food laws. and laws
determining conditions OF labor which in
dividuals are power!ess 10 determine for
themselves. are intimate parts OF the
very business OF Justice and legal effi-
cheney.
The position of the President
tuIouSuput ~ tIoqucuIly stdIeuJ anu
the appeal which he makes to the bet
ter sentiment and higher thought OF
the country is one that must find re-
sponse in the heart of every fair
minded citizen Many of the evils
that President Wilson points out are
evident 10 every thoughtful observer.
The remedy for these evils is not so
clear; but it is evident that in search
ing for and applying remedies, Presi-
dent Wilson intends to have caution
and a due regard for established order
and organized business so regarded
that nothing violent or destructive
shall be put into effect, If be is, in
fact, able to find and put into form
any material part Of the remedial agen~
cies, the nature Of which he has so
elequently set forth, he will indeed be
entitled TO be called the chief factor
i'll bringing on new political dispen-
sation,
The brief address made TO the Sena.
tors by Vice-President Marshall was
well spoken and Of high merit. His
sentiments will be heartily approved
by the best thought of the American
people. 1t looks very much as though
We have something decidedly worth
while in our new Vice President.