The Detroit times., 1913-03-04
WILSON URGES
TARIFF NEEDS
THRU MESSAGE
Points To Cut in Commerce a.
Evils of Present
Bill
STRINGENT
HANDLING OF TRl' SIS
Reconstruction of Currency Sys-
tenn and Development of
Resources Also Needed

WASHINGTON. March 4,-Presi-
dent Nilsson scored heavily when he
delivered his inaugural message. II
follows.
There has been a change OF gov
ornmtnt, Ii began two years ago.
when the house OF representatives. be-
came Democratic by decisive major
ity It has now been completed. The
senate about to assemble Will also he
Democratic The offices OF president
ana president have been put into
IN II nus Or fTJTTTJ-T-7Ty- rr7Tt uUr-
the change mean? That is the ques-
tion that l. uppermost III our minds
! today. That is tho question am go
ing Try 10 answer In order. II may,
10 Interpret the occasion.
| 1t means much more than the mere
success OF a party. The success OF a
! party means little except Nhen the ma
/ ton is. using tina. party Tor large
and definite purpose. No one can mis-
take the purpose tor which the ma
ton now seeks 10 us, me Democratic
party. Ii seeks 20 use ii To interpret
a change IN it's own plans and point
o view. some old thngs with when
We had grown familiar. ana which
had begun 10 creep into the very haDlt
! OF our thought and OF our lives have al
| tered their aspect as we have latterIN
| looked critically upon them with fresh
! wakened eyes; have dropped their
! dlsEuises and shown themselves alien
and sinister. Some new things, as We
look frankly upon them. willing &c
| comprehend their real character. have
/ come Ia assume the aspect OF things
long believed In and familiar, stun OF
our own convictions. We have beer
/ ref e
oE W If iea ,,o, n many rhinps that
| life Is very great II II incomparahiy
great in its material aspects, In us
bodN Of wealth, in the diversity ana
sweep Of its energy. in the industries
which have been conceived AMI built
up by the genius ~ Individual men
and the limitless enterprise Of groups
OF men n ~ great. nls~ very great.
in its moral force Nowhere else In
the world have noble men and women
exhibited in more striking forms the
beauty and the energy ~ sympathy
and helpfulness and counsel in their
efforts 10 rectify wrong. alleviate sur
fering. and set the weak IN the way
Of strength and hope. We nave Quit
W, moreover, "a great system OF gov
eminent. which has stood through
long age as in many respects a modei
for those who seek 10 set liberty upon
foundations that viii endure against
for,uitous change. against storm ann
accident. our life contains every great
thug and contains II in rich abund-
anCC.
Good and Evf Mixed.
Rut the evil has come with the good
and much fine gold has been corroded
With riches has come ineNcusabIe
waste Ne have squandcred "A great
part of what we might have used. and
have not stopped 70 conserve the ex-
cec0ing bounty OF nature. without
which our genius for enterprise would
have been worthless and impotent,
scofniug to be careful. shamefully
prodigal as well as admirably efficient.
W. have been proud of our indust ial
achievements but We have not hither-
10 stopped thoughtfully enough 10
count the human cost. the cost of lives
snuffcd out, Of energies overtaNed and
hroliru the fearful phyncal and spirit
Continued ON jf'aRe Nineb