The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-04
GOODBYE ADDRESS OF VICE
PRESIDENT MARSHALL TO
THE AMERICAN SENATE
Continued from pare u

sleek and smiling Joabs asking OF il
Is it well with thee, my brother
While the old order endures, let
representatives represent the old
ideals. Let it be understood that they
that are not mere bell boys, subject
TO call for Legislative cracked ice every
time the victims Of debauch of
greed. gambling or improvidence feel
that the fever OF frenzed need.
1T is OF minor Importance who
holds the wealth of the nation, II the
hearts of all its people beat with true
historic American throb. The cloth
es may mark but the clothes cannot
make the gentleman. The economic
rehabilitation Of America is OF vast
moment but the rehabilitation of the
ancient faith which upheld the ragged
continentals, emerged in pristine glory
from the throes of civil war. and
hurled its smiling and undaunted face
against the grim engines of tyranny
on the fields of France. is far
greater work.
1t is enough-perhaps too much.
What shame-faced timidity.
For eight long years. crowded with
events which have forever changed
the currents OF the worlds history,
| have been with you. I have come
10 the end OF them with feeling OF
heartfelt gratitude to YOU all for
those little. nameless unremembered
acts Of kindness, and charity which
have marked your friendship Of good
will. You have been good TO me. The
odor Of your friendship will sweeten
any air that | may breathe. Not one
OF you can wish for himself kind
lier fate than | would give you II |
were omnipotent. | 90, but you must
remain | leave with the same inar.
uculate cry in my soul with which |
came 10 you. My country
1t is no new or unusual cry for
the American. but IL has. fear. my
riad concepts
"To some il means broad acres and
fertile fields, to some opportunity for
personal preferment; TO u thought
less few, the right to utter every vag-
rant word which finds lodgment in a
iAAilh h4tfaSfu ~ kUf nan -fQuCsNth
I that democracy should be governed
as soon by the infants cry as by
| the prophets warning. But to me il,
/ IL but the composite voice of all the
[ good and wise and self sacrificing
| souls who trod or tread It's soil. Call
| ing with thar liberty which is law is
/ encroHned. preaching that doctrine
which seeks not It's own but the
common good and above all. warning
Us 10y the memory OF the dead and
the hope OF the unborn to close our
ears to the mouthings OF every peripa-
tetic reformer who tells US that the
way TO sanctify the republic is To re-
move every landmark which has hith-
erto marked the boundaries OF nation
al and individual life
1t is no new religion We need.
I our creed should be- one Lord. one
faith, one baptism--the Lord OF Jus
tce, who was with Washington at
Valley Forge; Grant and Lee az APP
romattox; pershmg on the fields 81
France. the faith that under "A re.
publican form Of government where
only democracy can permanently en-
dure; the baptism Of that spirit which
will not be content until no man Is
above the penalties aud no man be-
yond the protection Of our laws
Let him who goes and him who
stays remember that he who saves
his life at the loss VI his country's 5
honor, loses II, and he who loses
his life for the sake Of his country 3
honor. saves IT,"