Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-08
WILSON SPEAKS
To The NA1IUN
INAUGURAL Address Delivered py
the New President.
SEES WORK OF RESTORATION
Task of Victorious Democracy Is "
Square Every Process Of Nat'ona'
Life With Standards Set UP
at the Beginning.

Washington March 4.-Preslden'
Wilson's inaugural address, reniai
able for its breyity. was listened "
with the greatest interest by the vas.
throng which was gathered in Iroh'
of the capitors east portico, and at i's
close there Was heard nothing pu'
praise tor its cloGUence and hlsn
moral tone The address in iull was
as follows.
There has been a change of govern
meut II began two years ago, when
the house of representatives became
Democratic by a decisive majority
1t has now been completed. The SEN
ate about to assemble will also Dc
Democratic The offices Of presldeh'
and vice-presideut have been put lh'o
the hands Of Democrats. What does
/ the change mean? That is the ques
. ton that Is uppermost in our minus
/ today. That is the question ! am go
/ ing to try to answer. in order, II
NAV. to interpret the occasion.
Purpose Of the Nation.
Il means Iruch more than the mere
success of a party. The success or
party means little except when th'
nation is using that party for a large
and definite purpose. No one cal
mistake the purpose for which TN
nation now seeks TO use the Demo
cratic party II seeks to use it to Ill
in,
point of view Some old things VIII
which we had grown familiar, an
which had begun to creep into IN
very habit Of our thought and OF on
lives. have altered their aspect as W
have latterly looked critically upo
them. with fresh. awakened eyes
have dropped their DISCUSSES an
shown themselves alien and siniste
Some new things. as we look frank
upon them. willing to Comprehen
their real character. have come to a
sumo the aspect of things long belize
ed in and familiar. stuff of our ow
convictions. We have been refreshe
by a new insight into our own life.
We see that in many things tn;
life is very great. It is incomparab
great in it's material aspects. in Il
body Of wealth, in the diversity ar
sweep Of its energy. in the industri'
Z which have been conceived and bui
up by the genius of individual me
; and the limitless enterprise of grouI
> Of men. 1t is great. also. very grea
i I, ole
the world have noble men and wom'
l exhibited in more striking form Il
beauty and energy of sympathy al
l. helpfulness and counsel in their effor
> to rectify wrong. alleviate sufferin
+ and set the weak in the way
: strength and hope We have built u
/ moreover. n great system of COVER
l. ment. which has stood through a To-
age as in many respects model
those who seek to set liberty up
foundations that will endure AGAR
u fortutous change, against storm a
lie accident Our life contains eve
0, great thing. and contains it in ri
TX abundance.
Evils nat nave SOIuCs
~ But the evil has come with
= good. and much fine gold has be
NJ corroded. With riches has come
II excusable waste We have SOU
Is dered a great part OF what we mis-
- have used. and have not stopped
~ conserve the exceeding bounty OF
ture. without which our genius for
do terprise would have been WORTH
% and impotent. scorning to be care
&c" shamefully prodigal az well as adm
ably efficient. We have been proud
our industrial achievements, but
VI have not hitherto stopped thout
70 fully enough to count the human c.
ny the cost of lives snuffed out, of el
'h- gies overtaxed and broken, the f
~ full physical and spiritual cost to
II. men and women and children u
rd whom the dead weight and burden
dh It all has fallen pitilessly the ye
" through. The groans and agony o
all had not yet reached our ears,
solemn, moving undertone of our
coming I'D out of the mines and
tories and out or every nome WI
hs the stru gg'e had its intimate and
10 miliar seat With the great gov
ON ment ,,ent many deep secret tn
Is which we too long delayed to
MY into and scrutinize with candid,
al less eyes. The great government
ou' loved has too often been made us
for private and selfish purposes.
those who used it had forgotten
people.
led ~ ,,r III
- see the bad with the good, the
based and decadent with the 81
and vital. With this vision we
proach new affairs Our duty
cleanse. to reconsider, to restor
ver correct the evil without impairinl
axe good. to purify and humanize {
the prCcess of our common life wit
re- weakening or sentimertali2lng
hes There has been something crude
heartless and unfeeling in our has
succeed and be great Our though
been Let every man look out for
,itd self, let every generation look on
800 itself while we reared giant ma
- cry which made 1t impossible tina
- but those who stood at the leve
control should have a chance to
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