The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-04
Marshall Assumes
Duties and Delivers
Inaugural Address

k~VbllHued IIOuI Tdkb Obb.J
distinctiyely deliberatiye and not thor
oughiy patriotic
Charges OF bad faith based upon an
attitude Of mind or upon conduct
should never be made until it is clear
N established that the resultant action
is the outcome Of personal interest or
improper and dishonorable business or
social relations.
Your action has not always met with
universal approval, but up to this good
hour no workable substitute for the ex-
ercise Of the functions Of this body
has been proposed * Is not needful
for me here and now i3 accept brief
in your defense. This body will con.
tinue to stand not because Of its pre-
siding officer but because Of the pat
riotism and intelligence os its constit-
uent members and their leyotion to
our system of government
TO my mind government is the har.
ness with which people draws its
load OF civilization Ii the harness he
properly adjusted the load, though
heavy, win be drawn with ease and
no part Of the people viii be CALLED.
The senate IS the binders. intended
/ to keep the people from shying at inn
aginary dangers and toppling into the
ditch our system Of government.
So long as the blinders serve this
purpose they are a most valuable part
Of the harness, but il 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 entirely am one Of those who
think that we can SO adjust our blind
ers as to meet new conditions and
render US sanely responsive to every
\ reasonable demand Of the people With
out disturbing any OF tie checks and
4 balances Of our system Of government
and preserving with loyalty and fidel
ity the ancient ideals Of the republic
With neither right nor desire to In
frlnse upon the pserogatives OF tn,
\ president so soon 70 be. beg the ex
preston OF the opinion that whatever
diverse views may be hold relative t,
the work Of this body all persons arr
agreed that under the constitution tn,
senate Of the United States is Singh
lsrlY The guardian Of the peoples
honor that more and more. as right
i eousness is exalted among this people
the idea is becoming more firmly
fixed that it is not vast territory, greai
wealth nor large learning which mars
! the real status Of America; that Amer
lea is to be- measured by the COLDER
metewand OF honor; and as the ides
in her formation was the inheren
right OF men to rule themselves, tina
now she can i'll afford to announce thif
doctrine in her own land and renounol
it for an instrument Of oppression il
other lands
Unfortunately there is no fixel
standard OF honor outside the diction
ary. The gambler may hold it to cor
sist in paving his gaming debts, tn
member CT the smart set. in divorcin
his neighbor's wife before taking he
unto himself. the senator in elimina
ing personalities. But when we ente
the chanoellories Of the world and sui
init to their Judgment not only ot
right to be but our right to be respee
ed We can hope to be measured In bl
one way; and we must be able to sho
that the solemn treaty obligations (
| this republic win be kept with Il
same scrupalous honesty both
1 spirit and letter, whether made wit
the humblest people OF this continel
| struggling for self-goyernmens X vii
| the mightieat monarch OF the 0
| world This high sense Of honor co
stitutea the panoply Of the America
people Armies and battIeships I'd
| nish no substitute for it. These a