The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-04

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erest OF improper and dlshonorabl
)usiness Or social Relations
Your action has mot lwaya me-
wfth UNIVERSAL aprtpyai nut ID sc5shl
GOD hour ID Hosll BE substitute IL
sIthe exercise d the functions q ~
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ueedal fos he here ina noa ID aseeb
II / brief ID yoat defeis This bod!
yiil contiaue 10 stand ret because 9
A lts presiding ohssers but ecauses q
1.-The patriotism and inteIii gence Of e
constituent nen6e and their deyc
Ition to our tenn; 6s government
no my mind. government Is mi
6arnebs vii which d people draw.
IT'S loud Of otyitiaa lion. If,thecharnesl
be properly adtastsd ne lrad,s though
kheayy, Viii BE drawn ease alt
no part Of the people wit be Called
The Senate ~ the bltndess. intended
To- keep the people from sliyins a
Imaginary dangers and toPpiihs int
the ditch our system Of government
So long as the bllnders serve this
purpose they are amost saiuable part
OF the harness. but Il they be drawn
so closely 10 Tie III sls to preveat
he seeing oE ZEAL dang Xii. then they
should either be spread 81 done away
with entirely. / ana one q those who
think mat We can 50 adiust dir blind
! 4rs ITO every reasonable demandto
the people without disturbing any Of
The checks and balances OF our system
o. government t'and lbressrvihs with
iloyaltg. and fidelity the ancient ideals
of the Republic. :, Fei
with neither right nor desire to
infringe upon fthe pretogattves Of the
President 30 soon to be. / beg the
expression OF the opinion that what.
ever diverse views ndyene held reias
tive toftHe york OF this body. alI.per.
son. are agreed that under the Con.
stitution the Senate Of the United
States Is Bifgularly the guardian Of
the peoples honor; that more and
more, as righteousness Is exalted
among this people, the idea is beeom!
ing more firmly fixed that It Is not
vast territory great wealtfKnor large
learning which mark the real status
| Of America; that America is to be
measured by the golden metewand Of
honor; and. as the idea in her lorna
ton was the inherent rightsof men to
rule themselves that Snow3she can III
afford to announce this doctrine IN
her own land and renounce 1t for an
instrument OF oppression in other
lands. fas! {
Unfortunately there is no fixed
standard of honor outside the die,
! tionary. The gambler may hold It to
consist in paying his gaming debts:
the member OF the smart set, lin d.
vorcing his nelghbor's wife before TAX
ing her unto himself; the senator, in
eliminating personalities. But when
weTenter the chancelleries ofthe world
| . +Fa H l. ~ - 10, I .
and submit TO their judgments we can
| hope to be measured in but one way;
| and we must be able to show that the
! solemn treaty obligations Of this Re
public must be kept with the same
scrupulous honesty, both Of spirit and
letter, whether made witt, the humbl-
est people Of this continent struggling
for self.government or with the might
lest monarch OF the old world. This
high sense Of honor constitutes the
panoply OF the American people.
Armies and batAeships furnish no sub.
stitute for 1t. These are valuable but
the people, never intend that authority
should use. them as accessories to q
burglars Kit. =
III any one in the name of the
American people, either in violation Of
treaty obligations or tho manifest
purpose of the Monroe doctrine, has
taken aught. while this body was de.
riberating.it is your duty tc ascertain.
all facts thereto. And e wrong Or
injustice has been done, even to the
humblest republic, { let this people be
brave enough and sufficiently honest
to make reparatton. The real great.
ness Of this. republic rests upon les
unsullied honor. and It Is the duty Of
this body to search down tumors OF
bad faith and dishonesty and rectify
wrong wherever wrong is discovered.
\ "Here in this most sacred Sspot
where war has been made and peace
declared, here in The, presence OF the
distinguished representatives Of the
governments OF the civilized world,
here, withinthe heading ofthe beauty.
culture and rlpeued statecraft OF his