The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-03-12

cfety Sound oy SANITARY ana Pure
Feed Statutes snd Measures Deter
rninsos Conditions OF Labor-Task
rss< Merely One OF Politics.
Washington. Marrh 1.-THE inaugural
sss&re>ss Of President Woodrow Wilson
g a. follows:
f'hesV ha> been change OF govern
sseaC. Il began Two years ago. when
cb- 6OuSe Of representatives became
1cs,SsrTstic 10y decisive majority. Ii
1as row been completed The senate
zhcat TO assemble will also I've Demo
crstfr The Offices Of president and
vSce president have been put into the
azud~ Of Democrats. What does the
czzn<e mean; That is the question
Cat is uppermost IN our minds today.
rtst Is the question ! am going to try
ts answer. 10 order. IL may. to inter
fret the occasion.
tt MEANS much more than the mere
s1cce>s OF party. The success OF n
party means little except when the
riati"u is using that party for large
md definite purpose No one can mis-
sake tue purpose for which the nation
90~ seeks 10 Use the Dpnrratic party.
II seeks 10 use il 10 interpret change
IN its own plans and point OF view.
Seine old things with which we had
grown familiar and which had begun
70 creep into the very habit Of our
chought and of our lives have altered
their aspect ~ we have latterly looked
critically upOn them with fresh. awak-
eHed eyes: have dropped their DISCUSSES
and shown themselves allen ard sin d
tster. Some new things as We look
rrSnkly mon them. willing "a c9saare--
neBd their real character have come
% assume the aspect Of things long he
deved in and familiar. sun Of our own
convictions. We have l-en refreshed
By new insight into our own life.
Our Model Government .
We See that IN many things life
Is very great Ii is inromparably great
In its material aspects. in its body Of
veaIth. in the diversity and sweep of
cts energy. IN the industries which have
been conceived and built up by the
genius OF Individual men and the lin
ttless enterprise of groups Of men. II
IS great also. very great. in its moral
force. Nowhere else I'm the world have
aelhe men and women exhibited In
osare striking forms the beauty and
fSr energy at sympathy and belpful-
ness aud counsel in their efforts 10 rec
cify wrong. alleviate suffering aud set
the weak In the way OF strength aad
hos. We have built up. moreover
q great system OF government. which
Gss stood through long age as in
seek to set liberty upon foundations
that will endure against forruItOus
change. against storm and ar,.ident.
Our life contains every great thing aud
contains IL In rich abundance.
i:ut the evil has come with the good. I
aud much fine gold has been corroded /
With riches has come iuexru>at,le .
waste We have squandered a great 4
part OF what we might have used aud Z
have not stopped 10 conserve the ex
ceedng bounty of nature without 4
Which our genius for enterprise would /
hsve been worthless aud impOtent
scOruing 10 lie careful. shamefuliy (
prsdiGsi a. well as admirably efficient
We have beeu proud of Our Industrial 4
but We have not hith.
erto stopped thoughtfully enough 10
count the human cost tue cost of lives
stuffed ont. of energies uvertaxed ana
6roken, the fearful physical and spir
ftual cost To the uru and women and
children up"n whom the dead weight
aud burden OF il aii has fallen IitiIeSs
ly the years through The groans and
agony OF IL all had not vet reached
eur ears. the solemn. moving under
foue OF our life. rOuii: mp out OF the
aiiues and factories aud out Of every
home where tire struggle had its int.
mate and familiar seat With the
great government Went many deep Sc
cret thugs which We too long delayed
70 look into and srruiiniZe with can
did. fearless ewes The great govern
ment we loved has too often b'4rn
alade Use Of Tor private and selfish
purposes. aud those VINO used II had
forgotten the people
Duty OF Americans Outlined.
Al last vision has lE-.n vOucn>afs-d
Us Of our life a. whole. We So the
bad with the sOod tile debased and
decadent with the sound aud vita.
Win this vision We approach new az
rsirs. Our duty X Ia rlrauSe. Ia re-
consider. 10 n'store. to c"rrt-'t the evil
without imp1irius the g"''d. 10 purify
Ind humani2e ever! process of our
tuuluon lit. without weakening or
ir There has been
poGlethiug crude aud heartieSs and un-
feeling In our haste 10 succeed and be
Treat. Our thought has been. Let ey'
Try man look out for himself; let ey'
.ry generation look out for ITSELF"
; lille we reared giant machinery which
made 1t impossible that any but those
sho stood at the levers OF control
f.astlt have a chance IN IOok ont for