The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-04
PEACE, JUSTICE,
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Were Pleas Made By Vice President
Marshall In Addressing the SEN
ate To-day.


Washington, d. c.. March 4.-Vice
President Marshall's inaugural address,
was as follows:
"The proprieties of this occasion prob
ably require few words from one who
| is grateful 60 the American people fol-
the honor heretofore done him and this
day contaminated.
mo senator has, | trust, keenel
appreciation of the necessities in tn,
way of tact and courtesy now devolv,
ing me than / myself. | offer no surety
as TO my discharge of duties other than
personal pledge that ] will seek tC
familiarize myself with them and will
endeavor always to exercise that com
plaisance and forebearance which are
essential to him who ably presides over
great debates upon great public ques-
tons by great men.
Divergent views relative to this body
would be less divergent if the American
people would come TO realize that on
all sides of real questions much may
truthfully be said Such an attitude
of the public mind would eliminate the
view that this body is distinetively de-
liberate and not thoroughly patriotic.
Charges OF bad faith based upon an
attitude OF mind or upon conduct should
never be made until it is clearly estab-
lished that the resultant action is the
outcome of personal interest or inn
proper and dishonorable business or So
cial relations.
"Your action has not always met with
h,.{ -
hour no workable substitute for the ex-
ercise of the functions OF this body
has been proposed. 1t is not needfnl
for me here and now to accept brief
in your defense. This body will con-
tinue to stand not because of its presid-
ing officer but because of the patriotism
and intelligence of its constituent mem
bers and their devotion to our system
of government.
ITO my mind, government is the har-
ness with which people draws its load
Of civilization. If the harness be prop
erly adjusted the load, though heavy,
will be drawn with ease and no part
OF the people will be CALLED. The Sen
ate is the binders, intended to keep
the people from shying at imaginary
dangers and topping into the ditch our
system of government. So long as the
binders serve this purpose they are
most valuable part of the harness, but
if they be drawn so closely to the eyes
as to prevent the seeing of real dan
gers. then they should either be spread
or done away with entirely. ! am one
of those who think that we can so ad-
just our blinders as to meet new con-
ditions and render use sanely responsive
to every reasonable demand OF the peo-
pie without disturbing any of the checks
and balances of our system of govern
ment and preserving the loyalty and
fidelity the ancient ideals of the re-
public.
with neither right nor desire to in
fringe upon the prerogatives of the presi-
dent so soon to be, beg the express
sion of the opinion that whatever di-
verse views may be held relative TO
the work of this body, all persons are
agreed that under the constitution the
Senate of the United States is singu-
larly the guardian of the peoples honor;
that more and more, as righteousness
is exalted among this people, the idea
is becoming more firmly fixed that it is
not vast territory, great wealth nor
large learning which mark the real sta
tus of America; that America is to be
measured by the golden metewand OF
honor; and. as the idea in her forma
ton was the inherent right of men to |
rule themselves, that now she can i'll !
afford to announce this doctrine in her |
own land and renounce it for an in
strument of oppression in other lands.
Unfortunately there is no fixed stand |
ard of honor outside the dictionary. The |
gambler may hold it to consist in pay
ng his gaming debts; the member OF
The smart set, in divorcing his neigh !
boris wife before taking her unto him |
self: the senator, in eliminating per- !
,onalities But when we enter the chan |
,elleries of the world and submit to their |
not only our right to be but !
,ur right to be respected we can hope /
70 be measured in but one way; and we /
must be able to show that the solemn /
.reaty obligations of this republic will /
De kept with the same scrupulous hon
,sty. both Of spirit and letter, whether
made with the humblest people of this I
ointment struggling for self-government \
" with the mightiest monarch of the !
Id world. This high sense of honor con
titutes the panoply of the American
Deople Armies and battleships furnish
10 substitute for il. These are valuable
nut the people never intended that au
hority should use them as accessories
o a burglars kit.
"If anyone in the name Of the Amer
,an people. either in violation OF treaty
bligstions or the manifest purpose OF
he Monroe doctrine, has taken aught
Ghile this body was celebrating. il Is
our duty to ascertain all facts thereto.