Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-04

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mp nj the beginning and have nlv
carried at our heapts. Our work
work NJ restoration.
/ Things to Be Accomplished.
We have itemized with some de-
OF particularly the things that ol'
to he altered. and here are some oil
chief items; A tariff which cuts uf'
from our proper part In the comnfi
OF the world. violates the Just pre
Piles Of taxation and makes the govI
ment facie instrument In the hd
OF private interests; barking and
rency system based upon the neces
| Of the government to sell Its bonds 1
years ago and perfectly adapted to
eentratng cash and restricting cred
an Industrial system which. take II
all Its sides. financial as well as
ministrative. holds capital In lead
strings. restricts the liberties and 1
its the opportunities of labor and
plolts without renewing or conservI
the natural resources OF the country
body of agricultural activities ne
yet given the efficiency OF great b1
ness undertakings or served as
should be through the instrumental
OF science taken directly to the faI
or afforded the facilities Of credit d
suited to Its practical needs; wal
courses undeveloped, waste places
reclaimed. forests INTENDED. fast q
appearing without plan or prospect
renewal, unregarded waste heaps
every mine. We have studied as r!
haps no other nation has the most
fective means Of production. but \
have not studied cost or economy
We should either as organizers of |
dustry. as statesmen or as individud
sooiety's Duty to itself. \
Nor have we studied and perfect
the means by which government n,
be put at the service Of humanity
safeguarding the health of the natii
the health Of Its men and its woul
and its children. as well as their rigI|
In the struggle for existence This
no sentimental duty. The firm bal
Of government Is justice, not pil
These are matters Of justice. There q
be no equality or opportunity, the ID
essential Of justice in the body pollt|
IL men and women and children
not shielded In their lives. their ve|
vitality, from the consequences of grid
Industrial and social processes viii
they cannot alter. control or SIND
cope with. Society must see to II TIL
1t does not itself crush or weaken
damage its own constituent parts. I'll
first duty Of law Is to keep sound Il
society II serves. Sanitary laws. pu|
food laws and laws determining cd
ditions OF labor which individuals al
p0werless to determine for themselv0
are intimate parts of the very bu4
ness Of justice and legal efficiency.
These are some of the things v
ought to do and not leave the othe1
undone, the old fashioned. never to I
neglected. fundamental safeguardiII
Of property and Of individual rig1
This Is the high enterprise OF the Nd 4
day: To lift everything that concero
our life as nation 10 the light thl
shines from the hearth fire of eve1
mans conscience and vision Of IN
right II is inconceivable we should
this as partisans; II Is incdncelvable
should do II In ignorance OF the fact
as they are or In blind haste. We sha|
restore, not destroy. We shall ded
with our economic system as II is AM
as 1t may be modified. not as II migfI
be II we had clean sheet Of papd
to write upon, and step by step WI
shall make Il what IL should be. In It'd
spirit of those who question thei
own wisdom aud seek counsel AMI
not shallow self satisfad
tion or the excitement OF excursion|
whittier they cannot tell. Justice. AMI
'nly justice, shall always be our mottd
Task Not Merely One Of Politics.
And yet 1t will be no cool process o.
mere science. The nation has beej
leeply stirred-stirred by solemn pa
lion. stirred by the knowledge Of
wrong. OF ideals lost, OF government
90 often debauched and made an In
trument of evil. The feelings with
which we face this new age OF righi
md opportunity sweep across ouI
like some air out of Gods
'wn presence, where justice and mercy
re reconciled aud the judge and the
'rother are one. We know our task tc
10 no mere task Of politics. but task
which shall search US through and
through. whether we be able TO under
tand our time and the need Of our
eople, whether we be indeed their
pokesmen and interpreters. whether
We have the pure heart to comprehend
nd the rectified will to choose our
Ugh course of action.
This Is not day Of triumph; 1t Is
day Of dedication. Here muster not
he forces Of party. but the forces OF
Mems hearts wait upon us;
len's lives hang In the balance; mems
opes call upon us to say what we
I'LL do. who shall live up to the great
rust2 Who dares fail to tryf I sum
ION all honest men. all patriotic. all
onward looking men. to my side. God
elping me. will not fail them II they
ill but counsel and sustain me.
At the conclusion of the inaugural
ddress, the program called for thd