The state herald., 1913-02-28
WILSON SPEAKS
TO THE NATION
Inaugural Address Delivered by
the New President.
SEES WORK OF RESTORATION
Task Of Victorious Democracy 10 to
Square Every Process Of National
Life With Standards Set Up
at the Beginning.

Washington, March 4.-President
Wilson's inaugural address, remark
able for its brevity. was listened to
with the greatest interest by the vast
throng which was gathered in front
Of the capitols east portico, and at its
close there was heard nothing but
praise for its eloQuence and high
moral tone. The address In full was
as follows:
There has been change of govern
ment. 1t began two years ago, when
the house of representatives became
Democratic by q decisive majority.
1t has now been completed. The SEN
ate about to assemble will also be
Democratic. The Offices of president
and vice-president have been put into
the hands of Democrats. What does
the change mean? That is the ques.
ton that Is uppermost IN our minds.
today. That is the question am 60
ing to try to answer, in order, If !
may, to interpret the occasion.
Purpose Of the Nation.
It means much more than the mere
success of a party. The success Of q
party means little except when the
nation is using that party for large
and definite purpose. No one can
mistake the purpose for which the
nation now seeks to use the Demo-
cratic party. 1t seeks to use 1t to in
terpret change in its own plans and
point of view. Some old things with
which we had grown familiar, and
which had begun to creep into the
very habit of our thought and Of our
lives, have altered their aspect as We
have latterly looked critically upon
them. with fresh, awakened eyes;
have dropped their disguises and
shown themselves alien and sinister
Some new things. as we look frankly
upon them. willing to comprehend
their real character, have come to as
sumo the aspect OF things long believ-
cd In and familiar. stun of our own
convictions. We have been refreshed
by a new insight into our own life.
We see that in many things that
great In Its material aspects. In its
body Of wealth, In the diversity and
sweep OF its energy. In the industries
which have been conceived and built
up by the genius Of individual men
and the limitless enterprise OF groups
of men. It 10 great. also. very great.
in Its moral force. Nowhere else in
the world have noble men and women
exhibited In more striking form the
beauty and energy OF sympathy and
helpfulness and counsel In their efforts
to rectify wrong. alleviate suffering.
and set the weak In the way of
strength and hope. We have built up.
moreover. a great system Of govern.
ment. which has stood through long
age as In many respects a model for
those who seek to set liberty upon
foundations that will endure against
fortultous change. against storm and
accident. Our life contains every
great thing. and contains It in rich
abundance.
Evils That Have Come.
But the evil has come with the
good. and much fine gold has been
corroded. With riches has come In.
excusable waste. We have squan-
dered great part OF what We might
have used. and have not stopped TO
conserve the exceeding bounty OF ma
ture. without which our genius for en-.
terprise would have been worthless
and impotent. scorning to be careful.
shamefully prodlgal Ms well as admir-
ably efficient. We have been proud OF
our Industrial achievements. but we
have not hitherto stopped thought.
fully enough to count the human cost,
tho cost OF lives snuffed out, OF ener-
giles oyertaxed and broken. the fear
ful physical and spiritual cost to the
men and women and children upon
whom the dead weight and burden OF
II all has fallen pitllcssiy tho years
through. Tho groans and agony OF II
all had not yet reached our ears. the
solemn. moving undertonc OF our life.
coming up out Of the mines and fac.
tories and out OF every homo whcro
tho struggle had Its intimate and IN.
miller seat. With tho grcht govern.
ment vent many deep secret things
which we too long delayed 10 look
into and scrutinifc with candid. fear.
less eyes. Tho great government we
loved has too often been made use OF
for private and selfish purposes, and
those who used II had forgotten tho
people.
At last 4 vision has been youch.
safed IN OF our iifc ns = whole. wo
see tho bad with tho good. tn. do.
based and dccadcnt with tho sound
and Vital. With this vision we mp.
proach new afYairs. Our duty Ia 10
cleanse, to reconsider. TO restore. 10
correct tho evil without impairing tho
good, TO purify and humanigc every
process OF our common life without
weakening or nentimontaiixing II.
There has been something crude and
henrticsn and unfeclinE In our haste to
succeed and bo great, Our thought ha,
been Let every man look out for him.
self. let every generation look out for