El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-04
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M President Wilson's inaugural


address today follows:
There has been d change OF gov
eminent. IL began two years ago. when
: The house OF representativ became
democratic by a DECISIVE ma IOriIy- II
has nsSF BEEN completed. The senate
about to assemble viii also be Demo-
cratic The offices Of president and
vice president have been put into the
hands Of Democrats What does the
change mcanT That. Is the question 1
am going to try 10 answer, in order,
IL i may. 10 interpret the occasion.
Not Mere Party VictOrx.
1t means much more than the mere
success. Of a party Inc success OF q
party means little except when the ma
ton is using that party for q large
ana definite purpose No one can mis-
now seeks 10 use the Democratic~p party
1t seeks 10 use il TO interpret cnange
4 In lis own plans and point. of view
Some old things with which we had
grown familiar. and which had begun
TO creep into thh very habit of our
thought and OF our. lYeS,-haNe altered
their aspect as we nave latterly looked
critically upon them, with 1reSn, avFslk-
ened eyes. have dropped their -diSguises
and shown themselves alien and SIMS
ter some new Things. 2s We look
frankly upon them, willing 10 cOmpre-
bend their real character, have come
TO assume the aspect OF things long be-
heved in and familiar stuff OF our own
convictions. We have been refreshed
BY a new -lEsig ht into our Town life.
Our National Life.
We see that in many Things that
great in its material aspects. in ; its
BODY OF. wealth. in the diversity and
sweep. Of It's energy, ia the industries
which have been conceived and built
up hy- the genius of individual men
and the HmiueSs. enterprise of groups
of men. 1t is great, also, very great.
4 IN Is moral IoFee-- Nov ner reese IN the
world nave noble men ana women. eN-
hibitCd in more striking forms the
beauty and the energy of sympathy
and neIpfuIness ana counsel in their
efforts 10 rectifV wrong. alleviate suf-
fering and set. the weak in The way
of strength and hope We have build
UP. moreover, a great system Of gov
ernmenL which mas stood through a
long age as in many. respects "a model
for 2tl1Ose who seek to set liberty upon
foundations that VIII endure. against
accident Our life con tainsf every great
thing, and conta5ns- II IN. rich sbund-
Evil With the Good.
But the evil has come with the good.
and much fine gold has been tcorroded-
With riches has come ineXcusable
part Of what we might have used. and
have not stopped 20 conserve the eZ-
ceeding bounty OF nature. without
which our genius for enterprise would
have been wOr thless & and impOtcnt.
scOrninE to be. careful, shamefully
prodigal as well as admirably eff
Gent.
We have been proud OF our indus
trial achievements. but We have not
hitherto stopped thoughtfully enough
to count the human cost. the cost of
lives snuffed out. of energies OVcrraSed
and broken. the fearful physical and
spiritual cost 10 the men and women
and children UpOn whom the dead
weight and burden Of II all has fallen
pftileSSly the years through. The grOanS
and agony Of it all had not Vet reached
our ears. the solemn, moving undertone
Of our life. coming up out of the mines
and factories and ont Of every home
where the struggle had its intimate
and familiar seat With the great gov
which we too long DELAYED TO look into
and scrutiniZe with candid. fearless
eyes. The great government we loved
has too often been made use OF for
who used it had forgotten the people.
Vision Mt Last.
at laBe a vision has been vOuchsafed
us of our life as a whole. We see the
bad with the good. the debased and de
cadenT with the sound and vital. With
this vision we approach new affairs
Our duty is to cleanse. to reconsider
to restore. to correct the evil without
impairin@ the good. to purify and hui
mamie every process. of. our common
life without weakening or sentimental
izing 1t. There has been something
crude and heartleSS and. unfeeling in
our haste to succeed and be great Our
thought has been. Let every man look
look out for itself. while we reared
giant machinery which made it iWDOS-
sible THAT an- but those who stood at
the levers of. control should have
chancc to look out for themselves We
had not forgotten our morals. We re-
membered well enough that we had
set MP a policy which was meant TO
serve the humblest as wei as the most