The chronicle=news., 1913-03-04
PRES. WILSON'S
INAUGURAL SPEECH
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safeguarding the health o! the ma
ton. the health OF lis men and IL
, WOMEN and ils children. as We'll a.
their rights In tn. struggle 10! eN'
lstcnce. This !s no scnismcItll duty
| The firm basis o! government l. Jus
tiee. not pity These are matters o
Justice. There can be no equality OF
Opportunity. the first essential o.
Justice In the body politics. II m"r
and women and children be no,
shielded In their lives. their very VI
tally. from the consequences of Srea,
Industrial and social processes which
they cannot alter. control. or sinsly
cope with Society must see to 1:
that 1t does not Itself crush or weak
en- or damas. is own constituent
parts. The first duty of law IL "a
keep sound the society 4, serves
sanitary laws. pure food laws. aud
laws determining conditions OF Ia
I Dor which individuals are powerles-
TO determine for themselves ar. In
timat. parts o! the very business oi
Justice and legal efficiency.
These .re SON. of tn. thing We
ought TO do. and not l-av. the Others
luudon.. III. old-fashion.d. Gev-r-to.
be-negl.c,ed. funda mental safeguard
In. OF property and o: individual
right Thi, H. ,he high enterprise of
tn. new day: TO lift everything that
concern. our III. n 4 nation to the
HIGHT that shine. from the herrthfirc
OF every mans conscience and vision
OF right. II i .ncouc.lvabi. that We
should do this a. par'isians: II l. In
coErcivable We should do IL In i-nor-
ance OF the farts as they are or In
blind haste. We shall restore. net
destroy. We shall deal with our
economic system as II IL and as II may
he modified. not rs Il; Nigh; he II ".
had clean sheet OF paper To writ.
upon: and step by step We shall max.
II what II should be. In tn. spirit OF
those who question their own wisdom
and seek counsel aud knowledge. no,
shallow self-satIsfact!on or the cN-
element o! excursions whittier th-r
cannot tell. Justice. and only JUS
ticc. shali always be our motto.
And yc, 1t will be no cool process
of mere science. The nation has be IN
deeply stirred. stirred by solemn
passion. stirred by the knowledge OF
wrong. OF ideals lost. OF government,
tOO OttsH u'uAu'heu anu hidu' an W.
strumcnt OF evil. The feelings with
which wc facr this new age OF right
and opportunity sweep across our
heart-strings like some air on; of
Gods own presence. wh.r. Justice
and mercy al. reconciicd and the
Judge and Tho brother are one. We
know our task to be- no mere task of
politics but task which shall
search us through and through.
whether We be able to understand our
time and tho need Of our people.
whether "" be indeed their hpokcs-
men aud Interpreters. whether We
have the pur" haart to comprehend
/ and the rcciifici will to choose our
high courtc OF action.
Il This l. not a day OF triumph. II IL u
day OF dedication. Here muster. not
the forces of party. but tho forces Of
humanity. Mems hearts wait upon
us: mems lives hang in the balance: /:
mems hopes fall upon us to say what
we will do. Who shall live up to the
grea; trust Who darcs fail 10 try?
summon all honest men. all pa
triotic. all forward-looking men. TO
nv side. God helping me. 7 will not
! fail them. ir they will but counsel
and sustain me-