The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-24
DIR. HASKINS ON
CITY GOVERNMENT

made the assertion and repeat II. that
the nearer and more perfectly those i'm
mntAole laws OF nature can be deter
mined and reflected into the affairs OF
men and governments the better. And
our forefathers aroused to the keenest
man and with their breast aglow with
most unslloyed patriotism-soberrd and
balanced BY the tremendous RESPONSE
oiilty or evolving laws and ways and
means and principles for the s9rest pre-
servstion OF our liberty. secured 10 Us
BY their valor and their blood. did not
DO as Commission advocates Go-assume
that a Few men or a single body OF men.
even though chosen by the PEOPLE.
should or could be safely trusted ana
great ship OF state IN her voyage over
the sea OF time. They analysed human
accordingly elaborated a constitution.
for a system of government composed
OF separate ana distinct pats 30 poised
ana balanced through reciprocal re-
strsints and influences one upon TIE
other. as 10 maintain each moving and
operating IN IT'S proper place and path.
making the whole right ana p~erfrc;. just
as the planets OF heaven are held true
20 their respective orbits or pathways
IN fixed and definite relation 10y the
mutual or reciprocal power Of attraction
all through and anon this whole won
deTful and magnificent system.
Knowing the laws Of Nature To- b|ths
laws or God. let US go along CLEANING a
little here and there OF their OF erati5ns.
Man Is the object or nature 20 he dealt
with IN the matter OF g-OveTnmenI Let
Us look INTO hin and learn something o.
the general plan or his construction and
provision by the Almighty f0r the func-
tons and laws within him.. and possibly
We can better understand how II was
/ that Providence guided the heads. hands
anu hearts OF our forcfatheTs not only
IN their securement Of Itbcrtt. but their
chosen means FOR preserving Il
Is he developed from a single body Of
material No, from three. each proVid-
ing material FOR the elaboration ~ ~
/ particular EEZfnmE az uNwFE anHaVNnR
into his construction-Uervous system.
ctrculatory system. digestion system.
etc. Now briefly u some 90 trs more
important Functions. organs FOR circu-
lation " blood. By the commission plan
this should De ali done by d single body
Do We find II SO No. there are the
heart ana lungs absolutely separat. ami
distinct. The heart pumps the blood
through the system AMI the lungs re-
ting the poisonous Carhou!c acid gas,
and akiug IN Oxygen from the air TO
now be sent back to tie heart. 20 again
be propelled through the system. carry
ing with - nutrition auc l.f". How
about Digestion For greater simplicity
and highe- effic!,ucN. the whole bust
ness should be- done 10y a single body or
orCan | supTCsc Is - 500 No. We have
the uliincntary canal with Us divisions
as one. We have IN" liver. an ia i'pend-
ent body doing its entirely separate and
distinct work We have IN" pJIcress. an
other distinct organ Or loll. doing tts
particular parf. al together meeting
the varied conditions incident 20 q com
plete process Of digestion. How about
the nervous system 10 We fnd -
diversions performing functions IN one
divided into compartm-nts not only per
forming separate ami distinct functions.
but special other bodies performing In
hthiting and restraining Influences over
the rest. and IN this way v.iie Irovii-
suce Of functions for meeting varying
conditions. vet restrain Hnl regulate