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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
WHO7 WHY7

To the Editor OF The InteuIeencer.
SlR-One by one the candidates
pitch their hats in the arena; and one
by one their hopes of political faith
darkens and becomes obscure. The
writer has stood in the grand hills
OF West Virginia, and under the large
trees. and the small ones and time
and again has seen fall come with her
wind. her rain. and her snow. Il is the
time when only the few leaves remain
faithful to the old tree. The others
put on their coats OF red, and yellow.
away they 90 to play with the wind.
the snow, and the hail, but the few,
the very. very few say: The old tree
mas stood by me, ] shall remain true
to II now!"
Citizens OF West Virginia. do Won
recall the two parties which grew up
one OF which has been the party that
has made America. The other grew
up and vanished so quickly. Do YOU
recall the Bull Moose Party" and
how few little leaves went from
the strong branch Of the good "OLD
PARTY nevertheless, there remained
some who were true; some who be-
lieved in the "OLD PARTY" and what
she stood for; some who believed in
good times always: some who believed
IN justice TO the laborers and corpora
lions. Do you recall?
one OF these men was the governor
OF our state. Gov. II. ID. Hatfield. A
man IN whom the people believe: a
man who can always be found In the
right place; a man true 10 HIS party.
and the citizens OF West Virginia
Then, there Is another big man. a
strong man, good man. a party man.
a man that has always remained true
10 the people Of his State. a man
whose record Is clean. both In public
and private life. and need I mention
his name; need mention the fact that
the people are talking about him all
over the State OF West virginia for
governor But we forget some times.
We forget when We read so much about
the little candidates. because they
must put so much IN the papers In
order that the people OF West Virginia
may know what they have done. and
indeed, that takes very little space
But how about the TWO big men? How
about the next u. s. senator. and the
next governor Of West Virginia?
Citizens. ! would like 10 make you
acquainted with the next governor.
and also tho next senator but no
doubt YOU know their names. and
know them In person too well and
their records. The Hon. ". - Hat.
field, our next q. s senator. and the
choice of the people. and also would
70 please you 10 meet the Hon Ira
Robinson. the next governor Of West
Virginia. Doc too. a. the choice Of the
people for the office which hc seeks
Who them Gov ~ ID Hatfield and
Judge Ira Robinson Why them on
people OF West virginia y0u know
YOU know too we'll ] need not Lll
you. Their records. their clean cur
lives. the choice Of the people
OLDLlNE REPUBLICAN
CLAW " Na
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
FALSE CONCLUSIONS.

IL the Morgantown Post-Chron,cle
isn't better informed on the situation
In Ohio county with regard to the con-
vsction or lack of convictions OF vio-
iators OF the Yost law. il is time II was
acquiring some real knowledge. In a
recent issue IL run this remarkable
statement
1T Is a most unfortunate situation
wnen Officers sworn TO enforce the law
In any community enter into a con-
splracy with an outlawed trafnc TO pro-
That Is now SUBSTANTIALLY the situation
IN ohio county. where there appears To
De a deliberate disposition on the part
OF certain officials to nullify the cOnsti-
tuition and the statutes OF West Virginia
with respect TO the sale OF tntoNicants.
As result OF this disposition on the
part OF the officials. proceedings In the
OhiO county courts are impotent to Sc
cure the conviction OF the boldest
violators of the laws. and criminals
acquitted in nagrant disregard OF the
law and the evidence"
The Post-Chronicle them character.
lies such condition OF affairs as "frll
OF menace for the entire State" And
IT truly would be IL 1t were true. But
Il is nothing more than a highly hys.
terical conception of the situation.
Three-fourths OF the citizens OF Ohio
county have settled convictions about
prohibition. and in the drawing of ju.
ries IL is not remarkable that one OF
two of these. or a greater number, get
on juries trying liquor cases. but IL
Is certainly not through any conniv.
ance OF those charged with the en-.
forcement of the law. The courts and
the law officers have in no instance
neglected their duty in prosecuting
these cases, but so far the courts have
been unable TO find any authority or
legal means of compelling juries "a
find different verdicts from what they
arrive at. Nor do we see that the
presence OF an armed force would be
competent IN securing different yer.
diets from those that have been rem.
dered.
But when the Post-ChronicIe and
other newspapers speak OF a conspir.
acy between the law officers and the
violators OF the Yost law they are no,
only misrepresenting the situation. but
doing grave injustice to the courts
and officials charged with the prosecu
ton of offenders. of which they have
lacked nothing in feyvor or the consci
entious discharge OF their legal obi
cations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
RUmuMaHH7

Nfwrmher when ue fau nrr. auHUr
We urfrr stand beside Tho vail
Mv arm around your waist Hr. rII
frwrwUrrf
Nrmfmbfr bow ur ulster dream
We lister watch Inr sunlight Hrrur
an could rrn your ewes nrIfrm
Deep in the rhaduwr or fhs sffrHm
Hrwemhrr hou We fingered fhrrrr
The sunlight ruafklrd nn your hair.
Z never cav gou hHlf r1 rHIr.
lemcmh erf
Nfmrmhnr how your ewes could zee
Inr promise NJ a. day fn HH
Mh.u 5000 would cane fnr ..I. H..
THROUGH IIfe. until eternity"
Remember Row r quarrel rrsa
poo nHi ~ nothing An ur fHn
were crying HU ..I .'HuurI nr .uI
IrmIuIlrF
.fwrnHfr nhHf Uor rsII chat far
when BEGAN to Fo aear7
Hn SOLO. f II.r UHu UIIIU .fn."H
ln earnest half Hu iHIf Ir uIag
HeuemHrr ufeu rr two ven. .,r.fa
~ stood and Watched tho atafIrf fsT
'f IraFfe ...I EIasrd you. that eaa aIf
Ermrmhrrr
MARGARET D. earrrfar. Dr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
BACK IN THE HARNESS.

Mr.. L. NJ. Davis. former editor and
manager Of the Fairmont West Vir-
ginian. was too good a newspaper man
to remain long out of the harness. and
1t Is with great pleasure that The In
telligencer greets his temperance in
active journalism as the editor and
manager OF the Charleston Post. Our
Charleston contemporary will benefit
immeasureably by his intelligent and
capable direction. and the Republican
party in that section will profit by
having such an able defender and
aggressive writer in its service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

tops, and best of all swarming with ftsh
Iiaruly had We reached the lake when
ogt OF me woods emerged like Indians
boys portaging with canoes on shoulder
from nearby waters to launch them and
phe S'l ,, OH 70 the farther shore. where
they ntted their dripping boats and dis
appeared in the forests beyond We mad
great days fishing th6t Is some OF
The two husbands whose wives had been
whlsked off in Ford to catch a train
Tor MT Washington. were moved to send
messages by wire to their spOuses one
telegram was sent in English. the other
IN code The English or West Virginia
message dripped so with honey that ~
must have ciogged the wires sny ~
rate word came back that only the code
message got through. i will give you
cacy leaving out names "Salaam Nour-
message was found BY one Of the he's party sGtS
John ~. 3. which reads, Simon Peter
said l go fishing They say unto him
We go also. They went forth and caught
hoodoo for some OF the party The
writer being a sly-pilot was threatened
combined catch was sufficient 10 send
US home tuhilant and hungry.
] cannot say good bye 70 MARROW. en-
bosomed among its green hills. mirrorcd
in its lake without speaking OF the
people Of the little hamlet we seemed
TO have stumbled into a pocket OF pure
England life was preserved. Culture
refinement. religion. hospitality fingered
TO make the quiet life or MARROW six
teen miles removed from the roaring
tides Of modern life. seem like an old
daguerreotype Of a beautiful past.
Early on a Saturday morning after
four days OF unalioyed happiness We
swung into the road for the west and
SOUTH Mohawk trail. Niagara thunders
Troy. Syracuse. Buffalo. peep into
Canada with adventures as spy sus-
poets. the flying leap from the Hudson
70 the ohio valley. the ride by night
down the old National road into Wheel
ing seem like the phantas ma Roria OF "a
dream. j. SUMNER STONE
New Rochelle New York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The loan OF $500. 600. 900 OF the
English and French governments
which has just been arranged is
loan not OF money but OF goods.
IL will not effect our stock of gold,
Tor this loan is to be held and used
In this country for the purchase
OF our commodities. II will not in
volve the expectation OF a single
dollar.
The ACCESSIBILITY OF loaning this
half-million dollars TO the two rich
est nations In Europe depends
largely upon whether or not we
wish to sell our wheat at s1.OO n
bushel or at so cents.
AS to the security OF the loan
there Is no doubt. II is unique in
that II Is preferentially guaranteed
as to principal and interest BY
both nations. heretofore the
worlds principal lenders. Excep-
tonal circumstances now compel
them to borrow abroad for the first
time. The loan Is safe. II Il is
not safe, then credit as an aid to
commerce fails. and we must re-
vert TO cash payments and barter,
the system Of our ancestors. That
this loan is to be offered to the
American public at a price TO yield
b1s per cent, a rate higher than
either country now pays at home.
means only that a condition is
now existing which no amount OF
borrowing at home could correct.
II We are to continue our export
trade at all. this condition must be
corrected by a loan in this mar
ket where higher interest rates
have always prevailed.
During the past fifteen months
the allied powers have been large
buyers of our goods, larger than
ever before. For the fiscal year
ended June 30 our trade balance
amounted TO S1,094. 422. 1872 and the
Department Of Commerce officials
predict a favorable balance of So
O0O.000.000 for the fiscal year now
well under way. II must be as
sumed that II is our desire to con-
tinue selling agricultural and in
dustrial products at fair prices in
order TO maintain profits for our
producers and work for our la
borers. II this is to be done. we
must grant the credit to be estab-
hshed by this loan.
Under the abnormal conditions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
SONGS OF SUNSHINE
by the
BENTZTOWN BARD.
(FOlger McKinsey)
Sweetness I'm the Valleys.

Sweetness I'm the Valleys.
rr frfrfHH ir fha tnIIrrn where Che
crimson naples fhruuF
summer in fHU aIHlowr With farewell
Iu hrI song
INr days uf harvest GLOWING
And fHe rIHfnsI lIrI1a Hf rn.I.
fl.NuIrnf wU dreaming IIH.
NNn fHn IHI"... rf YOUR Ir.H..f
TH. orchards uaH HrI mellow arI Ir.
."ur.fUIH .fHrfIrr .nuf.
M.-H Morning HU |H. HHIHIH. with q
N'Hnrur In H.r mouth
Ir COZ. II. "H..I H.I golden
Er.rN path .Iff |rHHa IH. wal.
Il fH. rwrrfUr.H off fHn .fIIH..
"'.H tHr r.uEIrE aI.Ef.. .eHtf
a l.n.I'.. GOO from ths heart goes rau.
And e..h 81 ti1s rr beauty u tho ne..v
nHf.WU HE.
-H0r'UfH. Ir fIH valley.
Nnl fHr rir.nIrr year rIrHHr
between fHr vanished rnarr
AND tomorrow April UIrtmf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

welcome to exploit It to their hearts
content. Not one of them has the hard
HOOD to challenge the yeracity of the
fighting Democratic chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Hon. J. J. Fitzgerald. who. in an ad-
dress to Congress. told of the Excess
sive recommendation of members of
the cabinet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

the old Democratic tendency to mis-
represent everything Republican.
The good faith OF Mr.. Whites candi-
dacy was never questioned by those
most concerned about it. and it is I'M
necessary TO add that the story OF his
collision" left no impression on the
Intelligent and discriminating public
mind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The Huntington Herald Dispatch the
other day mixed Up the Identities and
activities Of r. NJ Grant and Henry
Green. which was forRivable. but d is
difficult 20 understand its mental con-
fusion IN designating Judge Alan Rob
inson as an appointee OF the governor.
Several thousand citizens Of wheeling
have distinct Impressions Of having
voted for Judge Robinson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
ENTITLED TO IT.

I.Hton Transcript
Doctor You are suffering from a
complication of diseases. sir-at least
six
fauent"l suppose vouU allow mo
discount ON BALI "a dozen Doctor.
The actual weight now carried hy
t1o British soldiers. exclusive of
clothes. rifle and bayonet 10 80
pounds 10 ounces. the rifle and bayo.
not together welsh Iu pounds
ounces.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
INCONSISTENT.

birmingham Age Herald
Or. Shorter preached q sizzling
sermon today
Yes"
u never before heard a man use so
much invective"
What was his subject?"
Temperance
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

Owing TO being absorbed In the pri-
mary election irregularities Of ALE
gheny county the Pittsburgh papers
have been too busy the past week to
cOnture up their usual number OF ride
ulous stories about West virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
FAR ENoUeH AWAY.

Hoei on Transcript
Mother hear that Harry Smith
o. TIE worst hoy I'm school. and ] want
you 20 Keep as FAR away from him as
possible
Tommy do. ma he is always at
the head OF our class
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.
GOOD CREDIT

The hnest thI1g % man ran have 4
credit ~ The store. 30 De- "a baIaam ana
salve for every mortal sore Tho
customer UhD page hIa drbH whom
due. haH shining fame. Doc Is fhr beat
~ all good brtH. tho merchants aII
eKclaim. And when misfortune doe.
BE heels. o. DO viii tlsIt men. and hr
d. shy N p.unkH and wheels. of k0
pecka. dough end yen. fhn mofrhar
Say. Buy what sou VII and rr viii
gladly walt 900 you afr fHrd fo pay
ne bill-we know that sou are
girairht" Tho man who doesn't
tcoDyrRnL 1910 o. q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
THEY KNEW HIN.

Louisville Courier-JournaL
Yes. said the farmer. animals on
the farm are very intelligent"
Just then some geese Missed
Y should say they are intelligent"
exclaimed the astonished summer
bosrder Why. they know I'm an &C.
tor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
FATAL REcEPTlVirN.

Vale Record
sad ahair about Jones having con.
cussion OF the brain. wasn't u7"
What was the natter.
Vie wae struck with an idea
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The will OF celebrated alienist is
contested on the ground that he was
not In his right mind when he drew
IT, which opens wide field for conjec-
ture.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The wssh-Jeff football team con
fesses 20 being glad that 90 is alive
after having tackled West virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

Bryan Is becoming touchy IN his re-
tirement. Texas reporter offepded him
because he asked him II he expected 90
run for office again
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

West virginians have more than a
sympathetic interest IN former senator
Burton's Beliaire meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

And % viii soon he time to post M
old RiFn shop early and avoid M
Christmas rush"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The Russians mag be short 81 am.
munition but they are well fortified
with ultimatums
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

There win come n dark day TO Bull
garia when she will wish she "hadn' -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

promptly pay tho merchants what hs
oa'f ON The appointed settling day an
kinds of trouble knows And when
fortune iakrH DIS TRAIL and hands
lIn .Indry knocks. and ho iH ~ ~
'a' and kale of rhino. ecada and
rookie. thr merchants coy. I'VE cannot
'"I fo gents Ike you ON time. for
"h'n You're prospering quite VOL.
YOU Wont cough up dime Poor
'f'1' all your virtues querra. and
f't'f punk rrn0un. aud. thoueh YOU
Ntn hundred years vouu never live
Dr. down WALT MASON
.orEs Matthou adamsy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The earthquakes are merely encores
n the European firing line.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
LOADING GOODS TO EUROPE
res Of the Half a Billion of American Credit &c
By JOSEPH FRENCH JOHNSON

Dean OF View York University School Commerce. ACCOUNTS and
FINANCE; and Chairman of the Advisory the
Alexander Hamilton
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

II is not likely that Europe will OBJ
serve fire prevention day"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The popular functions at Pittsburgh
just now are called ballot box openings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
Che TnteIIiaeneer

Our country In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she always be in the right but country. right
wrong" STEPHEN DECATUR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
Jayh awker lots

| AS the Downs Times observes:
Nothing improves a mans manners
toward the general public, individual
ly at least, more than running for Of
flee.
The Elk City Sun tells of a farmer
of it's acquaintance who stored some
prohibition literature in his barn.
The cows found it and ate it and now
they are going dry.
An opinion is expressed by the
Wichita Beacon that about the only
thing that can remain neutral and
please both sides is the polecat.
Another lightning freak, as told
about by the Lenora News: Frank
Days barn was struck by lightning
was not burned.
p You can safely remind a self-made
man of his early poverty, advises the
Smith County Pioneer, and he'll like
it, but don't get funny with his women
folk on that subject.
1t will be interesting, suggests the
Chanute Tribune, to watch develop
ments and see if Winfield's winning of
the $1,000 prize will have the same
erect on her that winning a beauty
prize usually has on a young girl.
Evidently most of the localities in
Kansas have experienced enough rain
for once in their lives. The Burling-
ton Republican chronicles: Another
beautiful shower fell Sunday But it
One of our ladies last week set out
three platters of strawberries to sun
preserve, reports the Blue Rapids
Times. They were discovered by some
bees that swarmed down on them
and the lady could do nothing but
watch the busy bees preserve the
| berries in short order
The editor of an Illinois exchange
is public benefactor, declares the
Sedgwick Paragraph. and when he
dies the people of his county ought
to erect a monument to the honor of
his memory. He has discovered a
new way to get rid of mosquitoes. He
tells you simply to rub alum on your
face and hands. When the mosquito
takes a bite it Fuckers his gazoopie
so it can't sting. Then it sits down in
a damp place, tries to dig the pucker
loose, catches its death of cold and
dies of pneumonia.
Observations, by Obey Weaver in
his Sedgwick photographic: Riches
have wings; poverty has spurs.
The best safe for mans money is a
prudent wife -CoUrtship is a bow
knot which marriage pulls into a
hard knot. There is one thing
you get more of by not asking for it
credit. Young man, don't grab
your girls arm-go slow and ask for
her hand 49, Any fool can run the
universe: the wise man is he who
can run his own house You have
a show in life, but the chances are
that you will not find it a circus
It's pity that balky horse doesn't
realize that it is easier to pull than to
take the whipping that goes with a
balk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
OUR FLAG.

! OF course, Flag Day comes on the
same date each year. But IL seems PC
culiarly appropriate that IL shouio ~.
this wear at a time when questions allo
problems are pressing that are Wholly
national in their scope and on WHICH
there should be little or no DISAGREE
ment among the people; ana WHICH,
happily, appears to be the case. Anu
so. there is likely to be little more
serious thinking than usual-a most
excellent occupation-in the cohteih-
plation and reverence that are given
today to the Stars and stripes IL is
more than a mere emblem OF "on
1erful country. 1t is sympol Oh
glorious ideals. 1t has been staineu
with blood, it is true, but most OIL the
blood that has ,defiled it has been our
own. And it is, no doubt, the fervent
hone of the great, great bulk OF tnose
who worship at its shrine, that our
flag will never again be used to leao
lis into battle, either amongst our
selves, or with any of our feilo" men
of the world, no matter what their
race or creed. Still-but why borrow
trouble. If we are forced to fight Tor
the rights that the laws of nations and
the dictates of civilization accord u.s.
or for the succor of an outrageously
oppressed humanity, we shall be sorry.
Put we will bear our burden manfully
and give the best account of ourselves
that is possible. Nor is there a nag
FLYING anywhere on earth with a lars-
er Significance than ours, with its red
stripes typifying courage, its Whlte
standing for purity, truth and honor
its hlue for LOYALTY and it's stars for
faith. And its appeal should he espec-
tally strong not only to all the citizens
of the nation, whether they be
hyphenated or not, but also to the
comparative strangers within our
gates. the hordes of worthy 1mml-
grants who are of Il mind, sooner or
later. TO establish their allegiance TO
it. and thereby join US in soul as Wen
as body The major messages our nag
filings to the breeze is one to the erect
that it stands for much more than the
system of government, the present ma
ton that has been built under 1t. Inc
flag tells all of our people, and those
who would unite with US, that 1t Is
their large privilege to change the
structure of our government in what
ever way and whenever they, or a
majority of them see fit to do so. That
is the paramount challenge of our
flag. That is its true meaning. Could
there be a better reason why we
should respect it, or why we should
demand that the world respect ii, and
that no chance must be taken that it
shall be torn from its mast and the
possibilities of the government over
which it waves destroyed.