Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-03-08

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Net Merely One Of Politics.
Washington. March 1.-The inaugural
address Of President Woodrow Wilson
Is as follows
There has been n change of govern
mcnt II began two years ago when
the house of representatives became
Democratic by a decisive majority II
has now been completed The senate
about TO assemble will also be Demo
cratic The offices Of president and
vice president have been put into the
hands of Democrats. What does the
change mean. That Is the question
that Is uppermost In our minds today.
That is the question ] am going TO try
10 answer. in order. If | may 10 inter
pref the occasion.
II means much more than the mere
success of a party. The success of
party means little except when the
nation Is using that party for n large
and definite purpose. No one can mis-
take the purpose for which the nation
now seeks 10 use the Democratic party.
1t seeks 20 use il to interpret a change
in It's 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 lattcrly looked
critically upon them with fresh. awak-
ened eyes, have dropped their DISCUSSES
and shown themselves alien and sin
lister Some new things as we look
frankly upon them. willing TO compre
bend their real character. have come
to assume the aspect of things long be-
lieved In and familiar. stun Of our own
convictions We have been refreshed
by new insight into our own life.
Our Model Government.
We see that in many things life
Is very great. II is incomparably great
y In It's material aspects. in its body Of
wealth. in the diversity and sweep of
its energy. H. the industries which have
been conce ed and built up by the
genius Of individual men and the lin
itless enterprise OF groups of men. II
Is great also. very great. In It's moral
force Nowhere else In the world have
noble men and women exhibited In
more striking forms the beauty and
the energy 81 sympathy and helpful.
ness and counsel In their efforts 10 rec
tify wrong. alleviate suffering and set
the weak In the WAY of strength and
az.
q great system Of government, which
has stood through n long age rs IN
many respects n model for those who
seek 10 se' liberty upon foundations
that will endure against for,uitous
change. az inst storm and accident
Our life contains every great thing and
contains Il IN rich abundance.
But the evil has come with the good
and much fine gold has been corroded.
With richie has come incxcusahle
waste. We have spuandered n great
part OF what we might have used and
have not stopped to conserve the cx
ceeciing bounty of nature without
which our genius for enterprise would
have been worthless and impotent.
prodlgaI as well rs admirably efficient.
We have heen proud OF our industrial
achievement. but we have not hith
erto stopped thoughtfuIly enough to
count the human cost. the coz of lives
snuffcd out. Of energies ovcrtaxed and
broken. the fearful physical and spir-
itual cost to the men and women and
.fsehN
and burden OF II all has fallen pitiless.
ly the years through The groans and
agony OF Il all had not yet reached
our ears. the solemn. moving under
tone OF our lie coming up out of the
mines and factories and out of ever:
home where the struggle had its init
mate and familiar seat. With the
great government went many deep So
cret things which we too long delayed
TO look into and scruinize with can
did fearless eyes The great govern
ment we loved has too often been
made use of for private and selfish
purposes. and those who used II had
forgotten the people
Duty o. Americans Outlined.
At ST q vision has been vovchsafed
us Of our life as whole. We see the
bad with the good. the debaScd and
decadcnt with the sound and vital
With this vision we approach new af.
fairs. Our duty Is 10 cleanse. to re-
consider. to restore. 10 correct the evil
without impairing the good. 10 purify
and humanize every process OF our
common life without weakening or
sentimentalizing II. There has been
something crude and heartless and UNI
feeling IN our haste TO succeed and ne
great Our thought has been. let ev-
cry man look out for himself let ~.
cry generation look ont for itself.
while we reared giant machinery which
made II impossible that any but those
Z who stood AZ the levers of control
should have n chance 10 look out for
fhamralVaS We had nof forrptfpu ON