The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-24
DR.. MCUAIG CLOSES STATE
EUGENIC REFORM CAMPAIGN


Iered by the Rev. r. f. Carman. pas
'or OF the Island Christian church.
III. McCuaig took up briefly the
work OF the committee OF one hun
ureu winch was organized during his
cainpalsn IN this city last winter. He
aald ne had been asked about the
SoIlIlittee at nearly every place he
hau been in West Virginia since Ieav-
ing this city. People asked What
the committee had done TO sunnress
vice In this city and TO bring abop, a
purer and better Wheeling he said
Dr. McCuaig declared that II was nev-
er expected any committee would rev.
oiuuonize city.
Dr. McCuaig then classified his sinh
Ject into three parts: First. vision
that Is TO see the things that are
wrong morally by the vision that is
gotten only through Christ: things
tnat exist, but cannot be seen with the
physical eye. Second. impulse. that
oy IL we should have the key to omen
our hearts TO the suffering and make
the battle OF life bitter fight that
We may be touched to sympathIze
win others in similar distress. You'll
rave 10 learn TO move your heart
PACK INTO sympathy for other men be-
lore you can expect to accomplish
any good. continued Dr. McCuaig
Ihlrd. service. that you must manifest
actlNlty IN alternating the hurts OF
your Fellow men. woman or child ii
ne dWelt at length on this part OF his
subject. saying that West Virginia
and Wheeling will continue along the
same immoral lines II the people do
not put into action their best and
truest feelings.
Al this point Dr. McCualg took a
not ming at a state senator. saving
mat II was the peoples fault that
such men represent them. ITS the
peoples fault absolutely that such
men are to represent them in making
laws and do not better conditions
iou men who have the vote should be
lined up for good citizenship and good
representation" said he.
Dr McCuaig at this point read an
extract from a Morgantown daily ma
per relative TO certain senator
emitting the name OF the Official bpt
saying: "All you men IN Wheeling
know TO whom / refer" The inter
view II Is said. was given out BY Gov.
ernor Hatfield and was read by DR.
McCuaig as follows:
Governor Hatfield said that the DO
siuon taken by certain senator was
prompted by animus against him per
sonally' a. short time before the
election last fan said senator came
70 MN with the proJ1d.ton pardon
some parties from the penitentlary
VINO had confessed their guilt after
being arrested for picking the pockets
OF ex-senator Campbell and others
near Huntington. saying that II he
would grant This request he could get
zee a. an attorney for $1,000. which
would be sufficient 20 finance his cam
paifh Tor state senator in the First
district The governor said he nafIv
refused 20 have anything 10 do with
me matter and that said senator had
been his personal enemy ever since "
After finishing the reading of the
above Dr McCuaig Impiorod his audi
ehce 10 vote for the right kind Of men
Tor municipal and state offices SO
SAID mat the right way 10 do zoos
vas tO respond 10 the better and
higher emotions that arise In ones
heart and that was the only way by
which one can help another. that
emotion without action is nil
something is going 90 break. some
Thing b. going to happen n We do not
look after ouf votes. which represent
our rights declared Dr MrCualg.
bringing his foot down upon the plat.
form and striking the pulpit with his
closed hand. Al this point he appealed
me strongest 20 hig audience. who sat
up and drank IN his declarations
Dr. McCuaig read o clipping from
p local paper relative IN young girl
who BE- ALLEGED TO have been harborod /
POI local house 81 ll-repute. who
was rescued BY Humane officer Shell |
don Joseph Tie appealed 10 his an.
dience 10 respond 10 their emotion /
and their vision by making Wheel |
ing a better and purcr city, and to