The commonwealth., 1913-03-07
WILSON SPEAKS
To THE nation
lnau1uraI Address Delivered BY
the New President.
SEES WoRK or RESTORATION
Task Of Victorious Democracy ie &c
Square Every Process Of National
Life With Standards Set UP
at the Beginning.

at the Beginning.
Washington, March 4.-presdcnt
wilson's inaugural address, remark
able for it's brevtty, was listened to
with the greatest interest 10y the vast
thronr which was gathered IN front
OF the capitol's east portco, ana at us
close there was heard noihing but
prnlse for It's eloQuence and hlHN
moral tone. The address IN lulI was
as follows.
There has been a change OF govern
ment. II began two years ago, when
the house Of representatives became
Democratic by a decisive majority
II has now been completed, Tho sen.
ate about to assemble will also be
Democratic. Tho Offices OF president
and vice president have been put lh'o
the hanfg of Democrats, What does
the change mean2 That Is the ques.
ton that Is uppcrmost in our mlnd4
today. That is the question ! am go.
ing to try to answer In order, II
may to interpret the occasion
Purpose Of the Nation,
II means much more than the mere
success Of a party The success or O
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. It seeks to use 1t to IN
terpret a change In its own plans anc
point of view, Some old things Wltf
which we had grown familiar ant
which had begun to creep into th'
very habit of our thought and OF oul
lives have altered their aspect as W.
have latterly looked critically upoI
them, with fresh, awakened eyes
have dropped their DISCUSSES ahC
| shown themselves allen and sinister
Some new things, as we look frankly
upon them, willing to comprehend
! their real character, have come to as
sumo the aspect Of things long beliey
ed in and familiar, stuff Of our owl
convictions. We have been refreshe
by a new insight into our own life.
We see that in many things thu
life Ia very great. 1t is incomparah
great In Its material aspects In 1t
body Of wealth, in the diversity an
sweep Of its energy, In the industrie
which have been conceived and buiI
up by the genius Of individual me
and the limitless enterprise Of group
of men. It Is great, also. very grea
in It's moral force. Nowhere else !
the world have noble men and Wome
exhibited In more striking form tn
beauty and energy OF sympathy an
helpfulness and counsel In their effort
to rectify wrong, alleviate sufferinl
and set the weak In the way
strength and hope, We have built u
moreover, a great system Of COVER
ment, which has stood through l0n
age as in many respects a model ff
those who seek to set liberty upo
foundations that win endure again
fortuItous change, against storm an
accident. Our life contains evei
great thing, and co-Sains it In rio
abundance.
Evils That Have Come.
But the evil has come with u
good. and much fine gold has bee
corroded. With riches has come !
excusable waste. We have squa
dered a great part OF what we mig
have used, and have not stopped
conserve the exceeding bounty Of n
ture, without which our genius for e
i terprise would have been worthle
and impotent, scoruing to be careft
I shamefulIy prodigal as well as adm
l. ably efficient We have been proud
our Industrial achievements, but
q have not hitherto stopped though
fully enough to count the human COZ
the cost Of lives snuffed out, Of enc
n gies overtaxed and broken the fes
p full physical and spiritual cost to &
3 men and women and children up'
G whom the dead weight and burden
" It all has fallen pitllessly the yea
e. through. The groans and agony OF
O all had not yet reached our ears, q
D. solemn, moving undertone Of our III
D. coming up out Of the mines and fe
It tories and out Of every home whe
the struggle had its intimate and
N miliar seat. With the great Cover
c. ment went many deep secret thin
ID which we too long delayed to 10
lt into and scrutinize with candid, fe'
ia less eyes. The great government
IA loved has too often been made use
4. for private and selfish purposes, a
IN those who used It had forgotten
le people.
"a At last vision has been vou'
n safed US Of our life as whole.
II. see the bad with the good, the
r. based and decadent with the sou
W and vital. With this vision we J
rs proach new affairs. Our duty Is
ia cleanse, TO reconsider to restore,
correct the evil without impairing
,y good, to purify and humanize ev'
"A process OF our common life witht
"a weakening or sentimentallzing
"A There has been something crude q
= heartless and unfeellng In our haste
10 succeed and be great Our thought
~ been Let every man look out for hi
~ ~ self, let every generation look out
=. Itself while we reared giant mach
~ cry which made It impossible that a
- but those who stood at the levers
e. control should have q chance TO Il