Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-05
Thomas r. Marshall Takes
the Oath of Office for
Second Time and Outlines
His Greed to the Nation.
NOW THE TIME FOR
DIFFERENTIATION
"If Ours Is Not the Golden
Rule of Government, Then
Washington Wrought and
Lincoln Died in Vain,"
He Declares.

Washington, March 5.-Vice Presi-
dent Marshall took the oath of office
for his second term at 1904 today
four minutes behind schedule time.
Standing beside his usual seat on
the senate rostrum, the vice president
heard the oath administered by SEN
ator Salisbury, president pro tempore
of the senate.
Vice President Marshall assumed
his chair after vacation since noon
yesterday, when his first term ended
with Speaker Clark of the house, be-
side him. Then he launched into his
inaugural address,, one Of the shortest
on record.
GOLDEN RULE GOVERNMENT.
81 hae faith" he said, that this gov
eminent of ours was divinely ordained
to disclose whether men are fitted by
nature, or can by education to be made
fit for self-government; to teach Jew
and Greek, bondmand and free, alike,
the essential quality of all men before
the law and to be tender and true to
humanity everywhere and under all
circumstances to reveal that service Is
the highest refard of life. l cannot be-
lieve otherwise when I read the words
and recall the sacrifices of the fathers.
If ours is not the golden rule of gov
eminent, then Washington wrought
and Lincoln died in vain.
VICE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
| Custom calls for the utterance of
few words upon this occasion; 9TH
erwise / would gladly remain silent.
1t may not be inappropriate to express
my gratitude for the little nameless,
unnumbered and oftimes unremem-
bered acts of courtesy and charity
shown to me by the members of this
body during the last four years; to
express my regret over the vanishing
faces of those who are leaving and to
welcome those who in a few moments
are to become our co-workers in the
cause of constitutional freedom.
FOR SELF EXAMINATION.
| everywhere in America are clam
ant and strident voices proclaiming
the essential elements of patriotism
He who seeks out of them all to select
one clear note of love for country may
fail. / conceive 1t to be far more i'm
portant to examine myself than tc
cross examine another. May l make
bold to insert in the record some ele-
ments of the creed which l have
adopted in this period of RETROSPECT
ton and introspection? 1t does not
embrace what l know, but holds part
of what I believe.
II have faith that this government
of ours was divinely ordained to dis
close where men are by nature fit
} ted, or can, by education, be made
: fit for self government; to teach Jew
} and Creek bondman and free, alike
; the essential equality of all men be.
fore the law and to be tender anC
true to humanity everywhere and un.
; der all circumstances; to reveal thai
service is the highest reward of life
, can not believe otherwise when
read the words and recall the sacri.
, fees Of the fathers. II ours is not tn,
/ Golden Rule of government, ther
Washington wrought and Lincoln dice
in vain.
THE WORLD ADVANCING.
81 believe that the world, now ad
vancing and now retreating, is never
theless moving forward to a far
divine event wherein the tongues o
Babel will again be blended in tn,
language OF a common brotherhood
ana DelSN6 IndL L can reach INT
highest ideal of my tradition and m.
, lineage as an American-as a man, al
a citizen and as n public official
: when | judge my fellowmen withou
malice and with charity, when
> worry more about my own motive
and conduct and less about the mo
. tives and conduct of others. The tim
II am liable to be wholly wrong i
when / know that I am absolutel
2 right In an individualistic republic
l am the unit of patriotism and IL
, keep myself keyed in unison with tn
: music of the union, my fellowman wi
. catch the note and fall into time an
step.
: FIRST DUTY TO BE PATRIOT.
II believe there Is no finer form o
government than the one under whic'
, we live and that l ought to be Will
4 ing to live or to die, as God DEGREES
that II may not perish from off tn
earth through treachery within o
through assault from without; and
Z believe that though my first right
( to be partisan, that my first dut,
5 when the only principles on whic
b free government can rest are bein
!. strained, Is to be patriot and to fol
: low in a wilderness of words that ciea
n call which bids me guard and defen
r the ark of our national covenants"
4 OATHS ADMINISTERED.
t The address concluded the vic
~ president administered the oath to