The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-07
Peculiarly Its Guardian, Says
Vice President i'm His Inau-
gural Address.

Vice President in His Inau-
gural Address.
Washington, March 4.-That
the forms of government should
be preserved by the saving salt
of honor and that the senate
should do it's part in this was
the outstanding thought in the
inaugural address of Thomas
r. Marshall, Vice President of
the United States. Mr.. Mar
shall, Immediately after taking
the oath, launched into his in
augural address. He spoke of
the government of the United
States as a harness. The blind
ers-typifying the senate-he
said, must be so adjusted as to
enable the body polite to see
clearly.
He touched on the need of
honor as the best preservative
of the nation. The senate, he
said, was singularly the guard
ian of the peoples honor. He
closed with an expression of the
hope that all the nations diplo-
macy might spell truth and
justice.
"The proprieties of this oc-
casion probably require a few
words from one who is grateful
to the American people for the
honor heretofore done him and
this day cOnsummated," Mr..
Marshall said.
No senator has, ! trust,
keener appreciation of the ne
cessities in the way of tact and
courtesy now devolving upon
me than | myself. | offer no
surety as to my discharge of
duties other than personal
pledge that will seek to famil-
arize myself with them and will
endeavor always to exercise
that complaisance and forbear-
ance which are essential to him
who ably presides over great
debates upon great public ques-
tions by great men.
Divergent views relative to
this body would be less diver
gent if the American people
would come to realize that on all
sides of real questions much
may truthfully be said. Such
an attitude of the public mind
would eliminate the view that
this body is distinctively delib-
crate and not thoroughly pa
triotic.
Charges of bad faith based
upon an attitude of mind or
upon conduct should never be
made until it is clearly estab-
lished that the resultant action
is the outcome of personal in
terest or improper and dishon-
orable business or social rela-
tiOnS.
BODY STILL NEEDED.
Your action has not always
met with universal approval but
up to this good hour no work
able substitute for the exercise |
Of the functions of this body I
has been proposed. 1t is not .
1eedful for me here and now to .
accept a brief in your defense. /
This body will continue to stand !
not because of its presiding
officer, but because of the pa
.riotism and intelligence of its
constituent members and to
heir devotion to our system of
government.
ITO my mind, government is I
he harness with which a people
lraW its load of civilization. If
he harness be properly adjust
ID the load, though heavy, will
'e drawn with ease and no part
# the people will be CALLED.
he senate is the binders, in
tndcd to keep the people from
hying at imaginary dangers
nd topping into the ditch our
yStem of government. SO long
S the binders serve their pur-
,Ose they are a most valuable
,art Of the harness, but if they
,e drawn so closely to the eyes
to prevent the seeing of real
hangers, then they should
ither be spread or done away
With entirely. ! am one of those
Who think that we can so adj .
uGt our binders as to meet new
and render us sanely .
responsible to every reasonable .
lemand Of The people without