The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-14
Speaker of House Of Representa-.
tives Speaks at Mounds,ille
SUNDAY.
GIVES VIEWS ON MANY
GREAT NATIONAL QUESTIONS
Delivers Double Lecture on Unit.
ed States" and The World
Is Growing Better" a;

In the presence OF an admirina
audience of over three thousand peo-
pie. OF all political and religious be-
heiS. Speaker Champ Clark OF the
House OF Representatives delivered
one OF the ChautauQua lectures for
winch he is famous yesterday after.
noon at the Moundsville camp
grounds. Every available inch of
space in the big auditorium was filed
and a large throng heard and saw the
distinguished speaker from the partiy
open sides and rear. Mr. Clark was
scheduled 10 speak on the subject.
Picturesque Public Men" but after
his arrival decided 10 deliver his lee
tnre on The United States OF
/ America"
Musical selections by the StrolIers
quariette formed the prelude 10 the
feature of the day. Just preceding
the arrival Of Mr.. Clark from the
home OF Mr.. Fred Mullen. at which yha
was entertained during his stay, a
ten-minute campaign for subscribers
FOR season tickets To the 1912 Chan.
tauqua was conducted with greut sue.
cess. Speaker Clark was introduced
by Platform Manager J. p. Gilbert
ana spoke in part as follows:
! SOMEWHAT OF west Nirqinian.
am always glad TO speak in West
Virginia, Tor | am somewhat OF a
West Nirginian myself | graduated
from Bethany college, and at the age
or twenty-three was president OF Mar.
shall college al Huntington. being a,
that time the Youngest college presi.
dent in America. have succeeded
far beyond the average in both Law
and politics, but ! sometimes wish
that could have remained a teacher
an my life. \ teacher is always do
4 ing good except when he is teaching
history. and that branch ALWAYS re.
minds me of the dying statesman who,
"heh some one wanted TO read TO en-.
tertaln him. said. Read me anything
but history. for ] know that is a lie'
but both law and politics are OK.
UemeIy trying, and congressman al.
ways has the feeling that his vote
may adversely affect the welfare of
ninety odd millions OF people.
II makes man better citizen
10 speak or even think of his country.
Rome ruled the world when her az.
hl"nsIons were nine-tenths sayaees-
but We lead in an age of intenest ac,
/ uNitN. Among the greatest blessings
OF my HE was the privilege I enjoyed
dS Doy OF attending kentucky uni
Nersity. where Professor Pickett a
I brother OF General Pickett OF Gsttvs-
: burg fame. was one of the instruc-
/ Tors once when Professor Pickett
was travelling in Europe. he made the
acquaintance Of a countess ,vbo ,,,a,
/ SO charmed with his courtlv manno-
: mat on parting she said. Professor
] am curious To know how Won evar
attained such perfect courtesy in a
country that has no queen Bowing
very low. the stately old Kcntuckfan
answered. Countess. in your country
you nave one queen. but in my conn
+ trN every woman Is n queen Tha
clNlIzauon of any nation can be meas.
ured by the esteem i'm which 10
women are held
Measuring Progress.
There are several standards %.
measuring human progress. and there
Us more fr less dispute about All Of
'h'm except those OF population and
wealth We have nov over ninnty
millions Of people exclusive of tbe
natives Of Guam and the Phlirpipes
ana hope to Heaven that that ga,s
VIII never be counted among tho I'D
zens of The United States Al o,,-
present rate of increase We will heve'
2unl '''' Seur
Ike To praise Republican who,
can ma one WHO deserves a. hut ~
docs NOT take up an my time sccra.
'grl James Wilson. OF the Department
OF Agriculture. ] regard az ono ~ ,bc
"'-i CABINET officers the country has
ever mad. and place confidence an
nus estimate when he saws fbat v.i,h
proper cultivation every acre of l,,d
in the Mississippi valley viii err-
port one human bcIng In confort
Nhd F"f some people are c.nsts,,t.
( expressing the fear that our rosourcc,
'nd population viii detariorafo o,5
som" other nation viii come i'm an5
lies us ""u
Our National Wealth.
ih" wealth " our nation is now
estimated af Tho enormous sy,, 80
-.."""."'o.'o". and This. lf equ,llv 5,..
irihutod. would eivc to eact rro,
woman and child about 81 200 I'm,
there's Tho rub Tho distribution 81,
our wealth is such that some arc r,cb
tcontinusd on rifth Pare,
h'b"nd tho dreams 1f ayarIco 0bus