The Red Cloud chief., 1913-03-06
His Inaugural Address Calls on
All Honest Men to Aid In
His Task.
WILL RESTORE, NOT DESTROY
New Chief Executive Says Change OF
Government Means the Nation 10
Using Democratic Patry for
Large and Definite Purpose.

correct the evils that have been al
lowed to grow up In our national life,
President Wilson In his inaugural ad.
dress today called on all honest men
to assist him In carrying out the will
of the people. Following is his ad
dress:
There has been a change Of govern
lment. It began two years ago, when
the house Of representatives became
Democratic by decisive majority.
1t has now been completed. The SEN
ate about to assemble will also be
Democratic. The Offices OF president
and vice-president have been put into
the hands OF Democrats. What does
the change mean? That Is the Ques.
tion that is uppermost in our minds
today. That is the question / am 60.
Ing to try to answer, in order. IL I
may. to interpret te occasion.
New Insight Into Our Life.
1t means much more than the mere
success Of a party. The success of u
party means little except when the
nation is using that party for large
and definite porpose. No one can
mistake the purpose for which the
nation now seeks TO use the Demo
cratic party. 1t seeks to use 1t to In.
terpret a change In its 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
hn. oil thAtr
have latterly looked critically upon
them, with fresh. awakened eyes;
have dropped their disguises and
shown themselves alien and sinister.
Some new things. as we look frankly
upon them. willing to comprehend
their real character, have come to as.
sumo the aspect of things long believ.
ed in and familiar, stun Of our own
convictions. We have been refreshed
by new insight into our own life.
We see that in many things that
life is very great 1t Ia incomparably
great in Its material aspects. in its
body Of wealth. In the diversity and
sweep Of It's energy. in the Industries
which have been conceived and built
iup ny tuo Sculub Vi luulNiuudI HUI
and the limitless enterprise of groups
of men. 1t Is great. also, very great.
in it's moral force. Nowhere else In
the world have noble men and women
exhibited In more striking form the
beauty and energy Of sympathy and
helpfulness and counsel in their efforts
to rectify wrong. alleviate suffering,
and set the weak in the way Of
strength and hope. We have built up.
moreover. . great system Of govern
ment, which has stood through long
age as In many 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 1t in rich
abundance.
Human Cost Not Counted.
But the evil has come with the
good, and much fine gold has been
corroded. With riches has come in
excusable waste. We have squan
dered a great part of what we might
have used. and have not stopped to
conserve the exceeding bounty Of ma
ture. without which our genius for en-
terprise would have been worthless
and impotent, scorning to be careful
shamefully prodigal az we'll as admir-
ably efficient. We have been proud oi
our industrial achievements, but We
have not hitherto stopped thought
fully enough to count the human cost
the cost Of lives snuifed out. OF ener
gies overtaxed and broken. the fear
ful physical and spiritual cost to the
men and women and children upor
whom the dead weight and burden o.
1t all has fallen pitilessly the years
through. The groans and agony Of Il
all had not yet reached our ears, the
solemn. moving undertone of our life
coming up out Of the mines and fac
tories and out Of every home where
the struggle had it's intimate and ia
miliar seat. With the great govern
ment went many deep secret things
which we too long delayed to lool
into and scrutinize with candid. fear
less eyes. The great government W,
loved has too often been made use o
for private and selfish purposes. an,
those who used it had forgotten tn,
people.
At last q vision has been voucl
safed US OF our life as q whole. W.
see the bad with the good, the dc
based and decadent with the SCUM
and vital. With this vision we ar
| prOach new affaira Our duty 10 n
cleanse. to reconsider. to restore. t
= correct the evil without impairing tn
good. to purify and humanize ever
: process OF our common life with6u
: weakening or sentimentalizing Il
There has been something crude an
heartiess and unfeeling in our haste t
succeed and be great. Our thought ha
been Let every man look out for him
self. let every generation look out 70