Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06
Both Houses and Diplomats
With Numerous Civilians
Witness Ceremony; Thou
sands Throng Capital.
INDIANIAN TAKES
OATH IN SENATE

probably require few words from one
who Is grateful to the American peo-
pie for the honor heretofore done him
and this day consummated.
mo senator has, trust, a keener
appreciation of the necessities in the
way OF tact and courtesy now devoly-
ing upon me than myself l offer no
surety as to my discharge of duties
other than personal pledge that I
will seek to familiarize myself with
them and will endeavor always to
exercise that complaisance and for
bearance which are essential to him
| who ably presides over great debates
upon great public questions by great
, men.
Deliberate and Patriotic.
Divergent views relative to this
! body would be less divergent if the
| American people would come to real
ize that on all sides OF real questions
much may be truthfully said. Such an
attitude of the public mind would
eliminate the view that this body is
! distinctively deliberate and not thor.
oughly patriotic. .....
Charges Of bad faith based upon
an attitude of mind or upon conduct
should never be made until it is clear
ly 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 exercise Of the functions of this
body has been proposed. It Is not
needful for me here and now to accept
brief in your defense. This body
will continue to stand, not because OF
its presiding officer, but because OF
the patriotism and intelligence OF it's
constituent members and their devo.
ton to our system of government.
Government Harness.
ITO my mind, government is the
harness with which a people draws it's
load of civilization. If the harness be
properly adjusted the load, though
heavy, will be drawn with ease and
no part of the people will be CALLED.
The senate is the binders, INTENDED
to keep the people from shying at
imaginary dangers and topping into
the ditch our system of government
So long as the binders serve this pur-
pose they are the most valua BILE part
of the harness, but if 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. l 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 the checks and
balances Of our system of government
and preserving with loyalty and
fidelity the. ancient ideals of the re-
public.
with neither right nor desire 10
infringe upon the prerogatives Of the
president so soon to be, I beg the ex-
preston of the opinion that whatever
diverse views may be held relative to
the work Of this body all persons are
agreed that under the constitution the
senate of the United States is singu-
larly the guardian of the peoples
honor; that more and more as right
eousness Is exalted among this people,
the idea Is becoming more firmly
fixed that 1t is not vast territory. great
wealth nor large learning which mark
The real status Of America; that
America is to be measured by the
golden mete wand Of honor; and, as
the idea in her formation was the in
nerent right OF men to rule themselves,
that now she can i'll afford to announce
this doctrine in her own land and re-
1ounce it for an instrument Of op-
preston in other lands.
Urges Treaty Honor.
UNFORTUNATELY there is no fixed
Of honor outside the ,lictior-
ary The gambler may hold 1t to con-
sist in paying his gaming debts: the
member Of the smart SET in divorcing
MS neighbours wife before taking her
into himself the senator, in elin1inat-
ng personalities. But when we enter
he chancellories of the world and
submit to their judgments not only our
tight to be but our right to be respect .
I'd we can hope to be measured in but
one way; and we must be able to
show that the solemn treaty obliga-
ions of this republic will be kept with
he same scrupulous honesty, both OF
spirit and letter, whether made with
he humblest people of this continent
for self-government OF with
he mightiest monarch Of the old
world. This high sense of honor con-
stitutes the panoply of the American
people. Armies and battleships furn-
sh no substitute for It, These are
but the people never intend
ID that authority should use them as
to a burglars kit.
Should Right Wrongs.
"If any one in the name of the
American people, either in violation OF
reaty obligations or the manifest pur.
bose of the Monroe doctrine, has taken
lught while this body was deligerat-
ng, it is your duty to ascertain all
acts thereto. And if wrona or injus.
ice has been done, even TO the
lumblest republic, let this reopie be
brave enough and sufficiently honest
@ make reparation. The real greatness
If this republic rests upon it's unsul-
led honor and 1t is the duty OF this
,ody to search down rumors of bad
aith and dishonesty and rectify wrong
wherever wrong is discovered.