The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-04
MARSHALL AXIS
PEACE WITH ALL
Takes Pledge of Vice President
At Noon Today

Washington March 4.-Nico Tresi-
dent Marshalrs inaugural address was
a. follows:
"rhc pruprietics of this OCCASION
probably require few words from
one who is grateful to the American
people Tor, the honor heretofore done
linn and this day cnsummated,
NO senator has | trust Il kccucr
II appreciation of the necessities i'm the
way of tact and courtesy now dcvulN-
ing upon me than myself. offer no
sur.tv ss te my discharge OF duties
/ other than personal pledge that |
| viii seek TO familiarize my SELF with
| them and will cndeavor always to cX-
ctcisc that Complaisancc and fore
Lcaraucc which are essential To him
Vho ably prcsidcs over great debates
| UPON great public questions ny great
men.
Divergent views relative to this
/ body would bc less divergent IL the
! American people would come TO real
ize that on all sides of real questions
much may truthfully he said. Such
an attitude of the public mind would
eliminate the view that tins body is
| distinctively deliberate and not thor
oughly patriotic.
Charges of bad faith based upon
an attitude OF mind or upon conduct
81 uld never be made until IL is clear
ly established that the resultant ac-
! ton rs the outcome of personal inter
est or improper and disnonorable busl-
| ness or social relations.
Your action has not always met
with universal approval but MP to this
good hour no workable substitute for
the exercise of The functions of this
body has been proposed It is not
reedful for me here aud now to accept
BRIEF in your defense. This body
will continue to stand not because of
it's presiding officer but because of
the patriotism and intelligence of its
constituent members ana their dcvo-
ton to our system of government.
Government is Harness.
TO my mind government is the
harness with which a people draws IT'S
lead of civilization. II the harness nc
Iropcry adjusted the load. though
heavy. viii bc drawn with ease and no
Fart OF the people will be CALLED, The
Senate is the binders. intcndes to-
keep thc people from shymG at mag
mary dangers and topping into the
ditch our system of government. So
lcuG rs the binders serve this pur-
pose they are a most valuable part of
the harness. but if they he drawn SO
closely To- the eyes as 20 prevent the
seeing of real dangers, then they
should either hc spread or done away
with entirely | am uuc of those who
think thut we can SO adjust our blind
crs as To- meet new conditions aud
render us sancly responsive. to every
reasonable douand of the people with
out disturbing any Of the checks anu
alauccS of our system of government
and preserving with loyalty and Gdcl-
ity the ancient ideals of the rcpub-
lie
with neither right nor 'csirc 10
infringe upon the prerogativcs az the
president 80 soon to lac, ! beg the en-
preston of the opinion that whatever
diverse views may he held relative to
the work of this body all persons are
agreed that under the constitution
the Senate of the United states is sin
gularly the guardian of the peoples
Lonor; that more and more, as right
cuusncss is exalted among this people.
the idea is becoming more firmly fix
4 aaN .,s.t
wealth nor large learning which mark
the real status of America; that
America Is to 10 measured by the
golden mctewand of honor; and, as
the idea in her formation was tie in
hercnt night of men 10 rule them
selves. that now she can III Afford 10
announce this doctrine Inv her own land
and renouncc 1t for an instrument OF
oppression in other lands.
Must Keep All Treaties.
Unfortunately There Is no fixed
standard of honor outside the die
tonary. The gambler may hold it to-
consist i'm paying his gaming debts.
The member of the smart set in d.
vorciug his neighbours wife before talk
ing her unto himself: the senator, in
eliminating personalities. But when
we enter the chancelleries of the
world aud submit to their judgments
hot only our right to be but our right
to be respected we can hope to be
measured IN but ono way; and we
must ne able to show that the solemn
treaty obligations of this republic VIII