The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07
TEDDY AND TAFT
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of all. and where only the most incH-
cusnhlc laundering could drag US into
strife
TO cries OF Teddy. Teddy. Teddy"
colonel Roosevelt aSccndcd the plat
form at the close of MIR. Hughes ad-
dress.
NO man has right to claim spiritual
kinshir with Abraham Lincoln II ne Is
too proud 10 fight" Colonel Roosevelt
said. Fifty odd years ago there were
men in this country who were 100
proud to fight but they were not found
in this club and they did not vote Tor
Abraham Lincoln
in the nation that were too proud TO
fight tho foe OF the nation. but they
were perfectly willing 10 light the police
and the draft riot.
And now in the greatest crisis that
VIC have seen since the Civil War, In
The greatest crisis of the world as d
whole that the world has seen since
tho Napol"nnic wars, il Is our duty ana
privilege to stand once more Tor Inc
principles for which tho men of tho
carly sixties. who founded this club.
stood. stand. for peace. honesty and sin
ccrity by every honorable eNpcdient hut
10 stand for it In that effective way
which means that the man standing Tor
ii asks 1t as Il right in tho split or
justice. and does not cringe for ii as Il
wrong door.
Greatest Speeches.
Il believe that on the whole tho Get
tyshurg speech and the second inaugural
-"crc the two greatest speeches ever de-
cred If. after the Gettysburg speech
abraham Lincoln had appointed Il con-
ference Of the type now sitting In At
lantir City we would not think of the
Gettysburg speech except with bitter
ness or laughter.
IF. after the second inaugural. Ahra-
ham Lincoln had sanctioned the rcten-
ton Of slavery in any form in this ma
ion. we should hang our heads when
ever we thought of that inaugural or OF
abraham Lincoln himself. We have n
right now to ask the men OF this coln-
try TO decide in the spirit of men who.
in 1864. returned Abraham Lincoln to
MIR. Hughes has alluded 10 Mr.. vii
sons speech on Saturday in which he
| said in effect. that if YOU do not re.
elect him. the country might have war
That is substantially what he said and
the inference was that if he were there
there would not be any war. leaving IL
TO be inferred by the outside world that
anybody could insult him so that ne
would fight.
AT this moment We are informed
that In the German Eeichstag Their
is debate going forward a 5 10 Thcth-
or or not they will resume what they
I
the murder on the high seas of men. VIZ
men and children. And you can guar
antee that there would be debate on
that subject if they knew that they had
as President OF the United states a
man who would not tolerate any kind
Of action of that sort.
Mr. Wilson's speech last Saturd lay
was an invitation 10 foreign powers 10
do whatever they wished. because Il ne
were in power they need not be afraid.
A Verbal rnaccuracy.
Another thing" Colonel Roosevelt,
continued "in Mr.. Llncoln's speech OF
Acceptance. l think It was in that place
that he so happily named Shadow Lawn
Mr.. Root interrupted Colonel Roosc-
Welt"
You said Mr.. Lincoln's speech. YOU
mean Wilson's speech" Mr.. Root said
Good heavens. exclaimed Colonel
Roosevelt chat was verbal lnaCcuraGy
; with vengeance: In Mr.; w Wl!s s,:c
there was one cntcncc-amons MANY ~
which l took note. that he said that II
all special rights were invaded by any
nation they must be met by proinpt
challenge and resistance.
Now. Take the sentences about kcct-
ing US out CT war at all costs last Sal
urday and these csntcnccs about prompt
challenging and resistance. together, Hh;!
one group of sentences is the weasel and
he other. the cgg. 1t il open to MT.
Wilson which Is the weasel and ThiC!
is the aSE. Eut one of them sucks all
the meaning out of the other.
If. the speech last Saturday cNpr.sS-
ed his real convictions, then ny prohip,
challenge and resistance he means Tap
ping his adversary on the wrist. II you
run once persuade an adversary tha'
hat is all that he has to fear, he Srows
bold.
AS Mr. Hughes has pointed out his
evening Mr. Wilson il praised 10; lhH
mos part by people with shoulders that
slone like a champagne bottle. by I.torl"
with timId hearts and quarcrlng VOICES
whs, say that he has kept us out Of war.
kent us out of war? He has put us
In three little wars that | can nam,
Twice we have been put into wars Will:
Mexico. and once NC have wagrd 4 war
with lIayti. once with San pnm:uEo'
san Domingo and Hayti did not friSht'n
the administration and with. them VIC
have valiantly waEcd war
What Success Means.
We can be certain that with Mr..
Hughes as President. in th: frs; place.
our people will be paid III their :'""H.
in foreign lands or on the high seas
that is the primary duty; thai is the
first duty-and in the next place thar
our people will be protected i'll their
property in foreign lands or on ihc high
scas--and secondary huIy--hut an ini-
portant duty also. Md IN ihr next
place VIC can rest assured that If Mr..
Hughes is President. til" ,A"ruiirc ~
the nation will be tcrroriz"h by III rn".
whether from abroad or at home.
Nothing more omnouS To Tho fu' ur-
Of America has ever been seen than the
! passing OF this mis-cail"d eight hour
, law, which was merely law Ia raise
wages; than the passing of that law
with the legislators looking no: I" tn"
President but tn tho great labor lead
ars, who sat watch in hand |" SO" the
Law enact cd.
"If MIR. Hughes is made President
We can count with absolute certainty
that not the group Of the er"Ht"St raTt-
talists in the land. nor get tn" group
Of the most powerful labor leaders in
the land will hc ah" [" get on" thing
az Washington by threats hy hurcSS. hy
mistatement or in any Other WAY. save
by showing before Il competent tribunal
tho juS,ir" Of their demands.
IL believe in labor umi"n*-I am an