The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-04

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 binders as to meet
new conditions and render us sane.y
responsive to every reasonable de- !
mand of the people without disturb
ing any of the checks and balances
of our system of government and pre-
serving with loyalty and fidelity the
ancient ideals of the republic
With neither right nor desire to
infringe upon the prerogatives of the
president so soon to be, beg the
expression of the opinion that what
ever diverse views may be held rel
atiye to the work of this body all per-
sons are agreed that under the con-
stitution the senate of the United
States is singularly the guardian OF
the peoples honor; that more and
more, as righteousness is exalted
anon gthis people, the idea is be-
coming more firmly fixed that it 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 konor: and as the idea in
her formation was the inherent right
| - tbAt,,cnlNng tl Qt NOW
she can i'll afford to announce this
doctrine in her own land and re-
nounce it for an instrument OF
oppression in other lands.
"Unfortunately there is no fixed
standard of honor outside the die
tionary. The gambler may hold II
to consist in paying his gaming debts
the member of the smart set, IN dI
yorcing Lis neighbors wife before
taking her unto himself; the senator
in eliminating personalities. Eu
when we enter the chancelleries o
the world and submit to their judS
ments not only our right to be bu
our right to be respected we car
hope to be measured in but one way
and we must be able to show that the
solemn treaty obligations of this re
public will be kept with the same
scrupulous honesty, both of spirit ant
letter, whether made with the humb
lest people Of this continent strug
Cling for a5tf-government or witt
the mightiest monarch of the oil
world. This high sense of honor con
stitutes the panoply of the Amer
can people. Armies and battleship
furnish no substitute for it. Thes
are valuable but the peoplpe never III
tended that authority should us
, them as accessories to burglars xii
'If any one in the name of tn
American people, either in Violatlo
of treaty obligations or the manifes
pupose of the Monroe doctrine, ha
taken aught while this body was dc
liberating, it is your duty to ascertal
all facts thereto. And if wrong o
Injustice has been done, even to tn
humblest republic, let this people b
brave enough and sufficiently homes
to make reparation. The real grea
ness of this republic rests upon 1t
unsullied honor and it is the duty c
this body to search down rumors c
bad faith and dishonesty and rectif
, wrong wherever wrong is discovered
, Here in this most sacred spo
where war has been made and peac
:. declared, here in the presence of tn
- distinguished representatives of tn
governments of the civilized worl'
:. here, within the hearing of the bea'
tv, culture and ripened statecraft {
, his own land, may one humble Am
. erican express the hope before b
= enters upon a four years silence thu
all our diplomacy may spell peao
- with all peoples, justice for all go
ernments and righteousness tn
g world around"
New Senators Take Oath.
g If remained only to complete u
o organization of the new senate by a
|. ininistering the oath to senators r
IS elected or newly elected to the bod
h The returning democratic senate
Il to take the oath were: Bankhead,
IS Alabama; Bacon of Georgia; Sii
y. mons of North Carolina; Owen
Oklahoma; Tillman, of South Car
N lima; Sheppard of Texas and Mart
ct lf Virginia.
p. The reelected republicans wer
G. Borah, of Idaho; Kenyon of lowi
n Nelson of Minnesota. and Warren
lie Wyoming
The new democratic members
at the body were John T. Robinson,
is Arkansas. John F. Shafroth of Co
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