The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-16

tle CAu WINE i've 70 tenuef
still more sacred the family relations,
[Cheers.1 AIN also in favor OF granting
every right TO every other human being
that / claim for myself; and when / look
about the world and see the children that
arc born to-day, or this year, or In this
age, coming into the world that has been
nearly all taken up before they arrived
when l see that they have not even an op.
portunity 10 labor for bread-When see
In our splendid country that some who do
the most have the least, and that
others who do the least have the most-I
say TO myself there Is something wrong,
and l hope that the time will come when
every child that shall be hereafter invited
to our feast shall have equal opportunity
with al others, There Is only one way,
In my Judgment 70 bring that about, and
that Is not simply by the universal educa.
ton Of the head, but by the universal edu.
cation Of the heart. Cheers.1 The time
will come that a man who has accumulat.
ed his millions Of money will not be re-
spected unless with those millions he i'm.
proves the condition OF his fellow men,
The time will come when the nun OF
genius will not be respected unless
be uses his best thought for the ameliora
ton OF mankind. The time will come
when II will be utterly impossible
for man 10 60 down 10 death, grasping
millions in the clutch OF ayarice; going
down amid want, destitution, and starya.
ton. The time will come when II will be
impossible for such q man 10 die without
his exit being followed with the scoru and
execration OF all true men and women,
The time will come when such man who
is made to open his hands merely because
his knuckles have been stricken by dunth,
cannot purchase popular applause by leav.
ing aportion Of that which has been wrung
from the poor, to be devoted to the glory
OF God. Applause.
Now, let me say, that we have met to.
gether as Liberal League; we have ,ass.
ed the same, or nearly the same, platform
that we had before this meeting; and II
you will read 1t carefully, think you will
see that 1t covers nearly every word that
have spoken. Universal education-the
light OF science included universal edu.
cation, not for the next world, but for his;
happiness, not SO much for some unknown
sphere obeyond the clouds as for this
world. don't say that there is NOT an.
other world and ifthere lisa God WIN has
allowed His children to be oppressed and
cursed in this world, he certainly needs
another Applause and repeated cheersl-
he certainly needs another In which to
correct the blunders Of this. Renewed
cheers.
Now let US all agree that we will stand
by each other grandly, and when we come
into convention let US pass resolutions
that are broad, and kind, and genial, be.
cause II you are true liberals you will hold
in kind offender pity the most outrage.
Gus superstitions Of the world. We have
said some things that were not altogether
1t may be; but after all, when
come 10 think It over by myself, l see that
men are as they are because they are the
result OF everything that has ever touched
them. Sometimes think the clergy are
necessary evil, and sometimes I think
they are an unnecessary evil; but, say,
let US be genial and kind, and let us nd.
init that every other person has the right
10 be a Catholic, or a Presbyterian, and
gather consolation from the doctrine OF
reprobation [laughterl; that he has the
same right to be Methodist, or a Chris.
the same right to believe these iancies,
and fallacies, and superstitions; "a voice
And to burn heretics q oh, no! not that;
but the same right to believe all these
things that We have to believe them all
[Cheers But whenever
they endeavor to put chain upon the |
shining form OF progress, 1t Is then the
duty Of every Liberal to prevent 1t at all |
hazards. And If we can do any good in |
our day and generation, let US do it. There
s no Office that want in this world; |
will make up my mind, OF course, as to
he next when get there [laughter], be.
,ause my motto Is, and with that motto
will close zone world at timO." [Great
applause.