Show INAUGURAL ADDRESS fellow citizens seventy odd years ago our fathers first set foot upon this soil and founded a state with two exception exceptions our historic background is without parallel hence our tradition traditions have a peculiar and striking sanctity in leadership also we have been more fortunate than other communities as tai the men wen and women who this commonwealth were wert characters charac tem of unusual strength and rn endurance durance conscious of these facts I 1 take the oath of fealty this day a pra prayerful erful and a gumbl ecart luart certain of my ray own weaknesses nesses und and m b as to my limitations abis feeling is enhanced in the thought that the tasks confront mp the incoming administration are different from froin those of it its predecessors decess ors each succeeding 5 ear hai brought with it new questions due to the increased complexity of modern life and more wore recen recently tl fh h closing of a disastrous and gigantic world conflict men are iier cwi us unsettled and restive and their backs are burdened with a tax aid td that has almost reached the br breaking enking point yet these I 1 ms ins can be manfully met and arid solved and I 1 pledge 3 ou to put aver ounce of in ability such as it ma be to an honest bo fo lution of them surel surely with the aid of my in offie and the wase counsel of men from all classes clase and par panics tim can be done nor Is I 1 it forgotten that success cannot be obtained without t the earnest efforts of every citizen the state belongs to the people periodically ri certain of their dunber nu are drawn from the hankh and pi priced wed in poa po power A er today these make a solemn promise to obey and kin kinstein stain the primal law of the land he ile who takes the oath thus openly is lut one of many thousands behind him should be the st strength of every ever person however ob obscure sture artho he claims allegiance to th gove government each should silently re vea his word of fidfl fidelity lit to the ind and aind see that its dignity is upheld for republics do not consist of vast renjus ren reni jus lis of mountain and valley wherein are piled great stores of wealth they arc tire composed of intelligent tell igent and arid honest men and women who have faith in represents tie ne and who watch every deed of their officials with severia interest backed up by the weight of such an influence no administration inn fin fail without it none can prosper it is my hope to so act as to win ivin that support |