The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-04
BODY WILL STAND BECAUSE
OF PATRIOTIC INTELLIGENCE
Americas Sense OF Honor Constitutes
PanopIy Of The People-ReaI Great
ness of Nation Rests Upon uusuI-
lied Honor.
(By Associated Press,

washington, March 4.-Vtce PreBi-
dent Marshall inaugural address was
as follows:
THE proprieties of this occasion
probably require a few words from
one who is grateful to the American
people for the honor heretofore done
him and this day consummated.
mo senator has, trust, a keener
appreciation of the necessities in the
way of tact and courtesy now devolv-
ing upon me than l myself. offer
no surety as to my discharge of duties
other than a personal pledge that l
will seek to familiarize myself with
them and will endeavor always to ex-
ercise that complaisance and forbear-
ance which are essential to him who
ably presides over great debates upon
great public questions by great men.
Divergent views relative to this
body would be less divergent If the
American people would come to re-
alize that on all sides of real questions
much may truthfully be said. Such an
! attitude of the public mind would elm
mate the view that this body is dis
tinctively deliberate and not thorough
, ly patriotic.
Charges of bad faith based upon
an attitude of mind or upon conduct
should never be made until II Il clear
ly established that the resultant ac-
ton is the outcome Of personal inter-
est or improper and dishonorable busi-
ness or social relations.
Your action has not always met
[ with universal approval, but up to
this good hour no workable substitute
, for the exercise of the functions Of
, this body has been proposed. 1t is
not needful for me here and now to
, accept a brief in your defense. This
t body will continue to stand not because
{ of its presiding officer, but because
Of the patriotism and intelligence Of
! its constituent members and their de-
= votion to our system Of government.
e Government Is Harness.
J.. "To my mind, government is the
:. harness with which a people draws its
load Of civilization. If the harness
d be properly adjusted the load, though
d heavy, will be drawn with ease and no
/ part of the people will be CALLED. The
o Senate is the binders, intended to keep
d the people from shying at imaginary
h dangers and topping into the ditch our
= system Of government. So long az
/, the binders serve this purpose they
e are a most valuable part of the har
e ness, but If they be drawn so closely
4. to the eyes as to. prevent the seeing
l. of real dangers, then they should
1. either be spread or done away with
It entirely. am one of those who thinl
l. that we can so adjust our binders al
to meet new conditions and render III
sanely responsive to every REASONABLE
d, demand Of the people without disturb
d. ing any of the checks and balances 0
lie our system of government and pre-
at serving with loyalty and fidelity tn
Id ancient ideals Of the republic.
K with neither right nor desire to II
ut fringe upon the prerogatives Of tn
Id President so soon to be, beg the q,
1t, preston of the opinion that whateve
,d- diverse views may be held relative
at. the work of this body all persons al
Ial agreed that under the Constitutic
er- the Senate of the United States is ST
to gularly the guardian of the people
es honor; that more and more. rs rigf
nd eousRess is exalted among this peopl
,ir- the idea is becoming more firmly fix
nd that it is not vast territory, gre
yht wealth nor large learning which ma
It'll the real status Of America; that AM
ms lea is to be measured by the gold
led metewand of honori and as the ID
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