The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-19
FARMER AND BANKER IS
NOW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
only exceeded by its solemn signif-

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We speak Of dignity because We
behold here the presence of our re-
spected judiciary. and the honored
| Representatives Of great people.
ready to join hands with an humble
! servant in common purpose.
| This occasion is solemn because
the obligation and duties here as
sumed, though bestowed with hon
i or, carry with them grave burdens
and RESPONSIBILITIES
1t would, perhaps. not be III keep
/ ing with the propriety Of this event
for me to enter into any extended
disposition o. contemplated or neces-
sary legislation. And | shall not do
so. That important duty will be per
formed In an official message, which
will on the morrow present for you.
respectful Observance
Suffice to say that in the exercise
of the prer0gatives of the Office,
which | am to fill | am not unmind-
tul of my need Of your good will ana
cooperation. The three departments
of government which are here rep
resented were intended to be con
Quoted in unison and harmony. Ger
placed upon each, only to prevent too
much concentration of power i'll one
place, Each department, though SUI
preme within itself should strive to
be in accord with the Other two.
| shall earnestly respect your field
OF action and | know you Will respect
mine.
/ take it that the spirit of patriot
ism still throbs in our hearts. and
that We are all keen and alive to
the duties before us.
AS We enter upon the task to car
~ out the peoples Will, am greatly
encouraged by the spirit Of hope and
optimism which seems TO pervade
this presence
Let us not lightly regard our du-
ties. Let us not forget the solemn
vows we have assumed, Let us Ia
Dor to meet the expectations of the
people. Let US become inspired by
the confidence reposed in us.
You are quite familiar with that
/ 10, d; II, l, ,r+
less and matchiess Napoleon with
his army facing Il deadly foe in a for
eign land upon the eve Of a great
battle; when pointing to the stole
face of the Sphinx, urged his devot-
ed soldiers to so forth to battle with
the inspiration thai forty centuries
were contemplating their actions,
And the battle was Won.
And so, my friends, let US also
be inspired by the cause We repre-
sent. Let US be happy in the knowl-
edge that ours is not to be con-
spirit of peace.
Let US be doubly inspired by the
fact that the face that looks upon
US is not a face of stone. Let us
be happy in the thought that the
monument before which we stand is
not dead. Let us be pardoned il we
shout one mighty shout that can be
heard through the ages, as we look
upon the living face or our people,
! and standing before the monument of
their glory, we noun, the summit OF
glorious reward as we battle for
the right.
My friends, the grand old demo-
cratic party, state and national,
must stand or fall by the develop
ments of the next two years. You
and | upon whose shoulders has fall
en- the mantle of our democratic
j fathers, must wear the insignia of
power with credit to ourselves and
with honor to the age in which we
live. That we will make mistakes is
but to say that we are human. But
with trusting faith in my people, |
predict that when your labors have
ended that each and every one of
you can look the world in the face
and challenge any mortal man to
point to even one mistake of the
heart.
Gentlemen, somehow or other,
know not why, there comes to me
an irrepressible presentiment that
am going to like you. | hope you
will like me.
'If you love me, as | love you,
Nothing can cut our love in two
want you to let me come to see
you and want you to come to see
me. And when you call at my Office
in the language of that old familiar
tune. want you to just come