The Glenwood post., 1913-03-08
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washiAgtoa, March A.-psesit-ut
Wilson's inaugural sAArssa. ssnark-
able for its brsvity. was koGaoed to
with the greatest interest b. he vast
thronS which was gathered h front
Of the capitOl's east portico. aAA at ita
close there Vas heard nothiAg but
praise for its sloQuenes aad high
moral tone. The address n fall Was
- follows:
usnt. 1t began two Year, 49,. ~hsa
The house Of representative became
Ds0eeratie BY . decisive 0ajority.
II has nov bssa completed. he SEN
ato about to assemble VII also be
Dsnoeratte. The omoss q presideat
and vtce-Drssident have boea PIT into
Tie hands Of Democrats. Whot does
the change mean. That y tAs ques-
ton that 10 uppermost IN cur minds
today. That 10 the questiea I am 60
ing to try to answer in order. II l
nay. TO interpret the occasaen-
Purpose Of the NstieN.
II means much more than the mere
success of 4 party. The success Of .
party means little except when the
nation is using that party for . large
and definite purpose. 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 = 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
lives. have altered their aspect as We
have latterly looked critically upon
them. with fresh awake0oA eyes;
have dropped their disgsises and
shown themselves alien and sinister.
Bone new things. - We look frankly
upon them. willing to coaprehend
their real character. have eeoe to ~
sumo the aspect Of things IsaG beaiev-
sA In and familiar. stuR q eur own
oeavietions. We have bssa refreshed
By new insight into cur en- life.
We 80 that in many things thak
NE y very great. 1t u iass0parably
great in its material asDss1s, il ~
bsAy q wealth. II tAs diversity -
sweep Of its energy. IN Tie 181nsessas
which have besa eoaceived cd liant
~ ~ he gsni1s of individual mea
and the fimitlsss satsspsiss Of groups
Of msa. 1t IL great, also. very great.
In Its moral force. Nowhere else in
the world have noble men and vooen
exhibited in more striking form the
beauty and energy Of sympathy and
helpfulness and counsel in their sRorts
to rectify wrong. alleviate suffering,
and set the weak in the way Of
strength and hope. We have bsilt up,
moreover, q great system Of eovern-
ment, which has stood through . long
age a. in many respects . mo1el for
those who seek to set liberty upoo
foundations that win endure aeninst
fortuitous change. against storD and
accident Our life contains every
great thing. and contains it n Yich
abundance.
Evils That Have Come.
But the evil has come with he
good, and much fne gold has bosa
corfoded. With riches has oeoe =
excusable waste. We have eQoAn-
dered . great part Of what ~ DigAt
have used. and have not stopped to
conserve the exceeding bounty Il "a
ture, without which our genius for -.
terprise would have been worthless
and impotent. scorning to be careful.
shamefully prodigal ~ well a. a1nfr>
ably ehhcient. We have been prooA Of
our industrial achievements, but Ve
have not hitherto stopped thooght.
fully enough to count the human eo0t,
the cost Of lives snufRed out of eoog>
sies overtaxed and broken. the foar-
ful physical and spiritual cost - ths
men and women and children uDoa
whom the dead weight and bur6ea q
1t all has fallen pitilessIy the ysafs
through. The groans and agony e q
all had not yet reached our ear. ~
solemn, moving undertone of or h,
coming up out OF the mines aa1 -,
tories and out Of every home vAoto
the struggle had its intimate - =,
nfltar seat With the great apV0a.
nent went many deep secret t1a1aD
which We too long delayed = 1pok
into and scrutinise with candil 10N
lsss syss. The great sovernmsne -
sovsd has too often been made - q
for Dsivats and selfish purposes, aod
those Who uoo0 II had forsottan ~
Dso0ae.
Al hse . visioa has been vpaoh.
saSs1 ~ q 01r hfe - q who,e. We
- ~ haA with he good, u -
bass1 sa1 ascadsat With Tie 6Danl
ao1 vital. with this vision - -
DrooGA Asw aRain. Our duty II =
ciea1se. TO TeGobsfder; 70 -estare. %
ees1sct the evil without impairtn9 ~
eood. to purify and humanize .0VUFy
process Of our common life voeAou1
weakening or sentimentalizirg 4
There has been something cruAo aDd
hsartless and unfeeling IN our ha1eo q
succeed and be great Our thous,e -
been Let every man look out foe H.