The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-05

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ident Wilson delivered the following
Inaugural address:
There has been a change of royern-
ment IL began two years ago, when
ne mouse Of representatives became
psmoerstie by a decisive majority. 1t
about TO assemble will also be Demo-
cratic. The offices OF President and
hands or Democrats. what does this
mtanY That Is the question that Is
sprermost in our minds to-day. Tha
the question / am going to try to an
swer. In order. N 1 may. to interpret
II means much more than the mere
success OF a party. The success OF a
party means little except when the ma
uon Is using that party for "a large and
the purpose for which the nation now
seeks 20 use the Democratic party. II
Its own plans and point OF view. some
GID things with which We had grown
familiar. and which had begun to creep
INTO the very habit OF orr thought and
OF our lives. have altered their aspect
81 we, have l%stterly looked critically
upon them. with fresh. awakened eyes:
have dropped their Disguise and SNOWY
themselves alien and sinister. Some
new things. az We look frankly upon
them, willing to comprehend their real
character. have come TO assume the as
pet or things long believed in and
fafnlliar. stuff OF our own convictions.
We have been refreshed by a new in
sight into our own life.
We see that ia many things that life
u very great. II IL incomparably great
In its material aspects. in its body OF
wealth. in the diversity and sweep OF
been conceived and built up by IN. gen
iuS OF individual men and the limitless
enterprise OF groups OF men. II Is
great, also, very great. in It's moral
force. Nowhere else I'm the world have
noble men and women exhibited In more
srgy Of sympathy and heIpfulness and
counsel. in their efforts TO rSctify
wrong, alleviate suffering. and set the
Weak In the way Of strength and hope
We have built up. moreover. n great
system OF government. which has stood
through a long age as IN many respects
erty upon fountains that Will endure
storm and f9 acr,gs5, cGhSnfn S Sss
every great thing, and contains IL in
rich abundance.
But the evil has come with the good.
and much fine gold has been corroded-
With riches has come in~eNcusahle waste.
We have squandered a great part Of
what we might have used. and have not
stopped to conserve the exceeding boun-
~ OF nature. without which our genous
for enterprise would have been worth
less and impotent. corning 10 be care
ful. shamefully Irodigsl as well as al.
mirably eificinet. We have been proud
OF our Industrial achievements. hut we
have not hitherto stopped thOughtfully
enough to count the human cost. the
cost ~ lives snuffef out. Of energies
0vertaxed and broken. the fearful physi-
cal and spiritual cost 10 the men and
women and children unon whom the dead
weight and burden OF ~ all has fallen
p'tilessly the years through. The groans
and agony OF ~ all had not yet reached
our ears. the solemn. moving undertone
~ our NE. coming UP out OF the mines
and factories and out or every home
where the struggle had its intimate ami
ment went many deep secret things
which We too long delayed to look into
and seTIiinize with candid. fearless
ewes The great government We loved
has too often been made use OF for pri-
vste and selfish purposes. and those who
used IL had forgotten the people.
At last a vision has been vouchSafed
Us OF our life "a q whole. We see the
rad with the good. the debased and de-
chdent with the sound and vital. With
mis- vision We approach new affairs
our duty - to cleanse. 20 reconsider. 70
restore. to correct the evil without I'm
pairing the good. To purify and human
1Ze every process or our common life
with9nt ~Neakeninc or sent!neniaIizing
~ There has been something crude
and heartles- and unfeeling In our haste
20 succeed and he great our Thought
has been Let every man look out for
himself. let every generation look out
for Itself while W. reared giant ma
chinery which made - Impossible that
any bat those who stood ~ 10. levers
of control should have a chance 90 look
out for themselves. We TAI not forgot
srough that We had set ur a policy
which WAS meant To serve the humbltst
as well as tie most powerful win an
eye single to the standards II luSt-,.
and fair play. and remembered 70 with
pride. But We were very Needless aud
in a hurry to be great.
We have come now 70 the sober sec-
y thought The scales Of Needless
ness have fallen from our eyes. "
have made Gp our minds TO square every
process 81 our national III" aEain Wit
the standards We 30 proudly set Up At
the beginning and have AWAY carried
90 our hearts. our work 81 "a work 81
restoration.
We have itemized with some degree or
Particularly the things that ought -
b. altered AMI here are some Of tho
from our proper part in the commerce
OF tire world. violates the Just principles
OF faNatlOn. and makes the -Euferrmsuf
a faciie Instrument iu TIE hands ~ pri-
Fystsw based upon the No essitv ~ che
government 10 sell ia bonds uftv Years
Hgo arl perfectly adaTfff 20 cpursufra-
ting lash and restricting r%r'iit4 au
Industrial system which. take 10 "u all
Ftdes. financial 90 well as Hdulrf-tr4-
eve. holds capital iu leading strings. ra.
ptrf.ts tho liberties AMI iW.fs Pre- ur.
T~orfYrities ~ labor. AMI exploits with
out renewing or rpns'rt r- o." uItIiHi
resources or the counfrr I'd holy ~ taf-
cultural activities never set given the
efficiency of great business 4rI.rfHt-
frgH or served 49, 10 should 20 through
80 iusfrrm"nfalitv ~ D "r'a taken o.
rr.tlv 90 the farm. or afforded tHc frriI.
needs. v-afcrrourgea GrIr.tI.IeI. waste"
TIlre- uureeiafmeI. fn~r~fe INTENDED
Tat dietppf1rinz without plan or proc
PCT ~ rsnsVal. un-'Ear'"d vast.
o. perhaps uu other rn'.u Hfa fle ua-'
eFferfIve means - rrnI I.f.Hr. N.' wa
have NOT studied rnrt rr economy zee ws
Should Of Or ne orranIlrrs ~ Industry.
a. statesmen. o- as iriIrIflale
Sor haze we stI1i'd .nl perfected o