Wilson's First Inaugural Address
Summary: Wilson begins his speech positively, with a long list of many things that made the America of his day a great and noble state. However, this does not last, and he soon addresses his main platform and agenda: rooting out all the rot that has developed in the shadow of prosperity. Wilson elaborates, explaining that progress has come at great human costs, and that the government must act to protect the people treaded on by big business and industry. He then also lists several other key issues, including the need for infrastructure development, sanitation laws, child labor laws, and to reduce the tariff to favor everyday Americans. Finally, he ends his Address with a strong message that his election is a call to arms for everyday working Americans, who have suffered at the heels of the new era, without justice or recourse.
(On this very day, just as Wilson took power for the Democrats and was sworn into office, President Trump has taken power from the Democratic party, and delivered his own first inaugural.)
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