The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-03

Hay this matter until 1913. The reso
buttons Instructing US, say. that we
shaii request the cooperation Of al
other organizations to assist US In
forming a definite and uniform plar
I'm securing national and, and to dc
80 now. SO now came and extend To
Iyou the Invitation to join US and with
out stretched arms and pleading tones
Isay to you now is the accepted time
today is the day Of salvation, to-day
IN you viii hear the voice OF those
that call you harden not your hearts
and say no, Ut you come and join
us and not wait until 1918. 1t has
been said on the floor Of this hall that
some OF our members of the House
and Senate had offered bills for ma
tional aid for home consumption, and
| think that some OF our speakers here
that have spoken SO ably and SEEM
lngly SO zealously for national aid are
speaking for home consumption, and
1t seems to be there is "nigger in
the wood.piie" some where. You ad'
NIT that the farmers pay the largest
per cent. OF the taxes, and that 80
per cent. OF all traffic passes over
the roads at some time. and that We
have a government which gives the
greatest good to the greatest number
OF people, and yet you delay giving
national money back to the peoplelto
assist III building roads that would
benefit more people than anything
else and reduce the cost OF living than
even tariff reduction, and take their
money and put It In public buildings,
&c, that benefit only the few, and
sou are talking about establishing the
parcels post system again putting the
cart before the horse, and have the
audacity to ask for commission to
report in 1913 on national aid to as.
sist in building roads.
About this time the chairman in.
formed me that several Of their pro
gramme speakers were present, and
asked ME to desist for the time being,
and they would postpone further con-
sideration Of the resolutions until the
last, out of Difference to the speakers,
and the convention, deceased speaking
and let them go on with their Vpro'
gramme. An old gentleman came to
me and said that when got up to
speak he asked Who I vas and they
told him that it was Ice from West
virginia, but that lie would cut no
! Ice for they had it fixed, but he says
they got scared and began to think
you We're cutting some ice and they
stopped you and electloneered from
that time on uutll the end. We then
had addresses by several among
whom were Swanson, iof Virginia;
fIobson, OF Alabama speakerUChamp
CLARK, and Oscar 4Underwood9 floor
leader on tie Democratic side, all OF
whom expressed themselves as think
INK the time was at hand when we
ought to secure national aid swan
son said he did not intend to discuss
/ our resolutions, but he believed the
matter ought not be delayed, and that
he intended to push his bill with all
diligence, and have 1t pass this SEES
sion II possible. Speaker Clark spoke
kenerally on the Lincoln memorial
advocating road from Washington
! to Gettysburg as a. memorial instead
of a two million dollar monument, re-
lating some very funny tits between
Uncle Joe Cannon and he on the mat
ter. Uncle Joe advocating the stone
nile memorial. Underwood suggest
ed that in order that we get the very
hest bill possible that d joint commit
ltea OF the House and Senate be ap'
pointed 10 be known as the postomee
and .postrdads committee, and letfthe
proper committee on legislation oome?
before that joint committee and to
gether with them go car the some
thirty odd bills and concrete them
into the very best one bill that could
ibe reported on federal aid, and then
pass 1t at once, and Clark sanctioned
his nlan. At last the time came for to
take up the resolutions again, and
Robert p. Hooper, president OF the
American Automobile Association
spoke in favor OF the resolutions say
ing Il was the plan advocated by Un
derwood, Clark and others, some 9th
ers smoke for the resolutions, and
believe one man spoke against theli
adoption. Then was given five min
utes to complete my speech. spoke
about as follows: Why have a ma
tional congress at Richmond com
posed of delegates from all tile Sta'es
and they decide to send their repre-
sentatives to the Congress no" IN
session to ask them to give US nation
al aid and We come here for that put
nose, and then let an automobile as
sociatlon destroy us, and our worn
and supercede us, and appoint com
mission to report in 1913. Here was
interrupted by Mr.. Hooper saying
they might report inside OF a month
fhat they did not have to wait'til
1918 replied that "of all sad words
! of tongue or pen, the saddest are those
! it might have BEEN" and that the!
might not report until the last day II
1919 II has been said to me thai