The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
sCHUCK CHALLENGES NEEZY
AND MAKES GREAT SPEECH

7 SchuclS TO meet Hon. VI. NJ -HSGlS' h'S
Democratic opponent in joint DEBATE. Mr
Schuck issued his challenge at the Mar
ioI: county Republican judicial conFcn-
ton held in Flirnont. Wednesday Oh
The week Major Nicely in the past, has
been in the lahit Of challenging MS h'-
nuhIican opponents because hc knew that
,bc,. wore not orators and mis- bluff has
heretofore gone through. hu; in a de-
hatc with Mr.. Schuck. Major Nicely VIII
fndrbis surcriur and he secs it As PLAIN
MS dav. for he does not like 10 r"oi
a buzz saw for fear nf getting huFt.
Mr. Schuck made the principal address
IN the CONVENTION which nominated Ma
ior l. Il. Carskadon. Of Fairnont' LOT the
nfrirr of Judge of the intermediate
court.
Tn tho course Of his remarks Mr.
Schuck said that Republicans should not
hermit themselves to be victims OF lhlS
Democratic "camouflaGc". RcFuolcans
should be keen and alert so that 'ne
marty that stood loyalty with tue govern
nent for more than Il half century might
be returned to power.
rs the Republican party loyal: That
vas the question which the speaker an
swcred in the affirmative. He traced inc
party record from the inception OF IN"
marty in tho Civil War days down 10 inc
present time. During the days or thae
interniccne strife. nc declared. this same
Democratic party. which Is now asking
to have 'politics adjourncd' at various
statc conventions even as far north as
Indiana declared the Nurth's war activ-
itics \ failure and furthercd peace at
any price" movement. This same party
that cndeavorcd to tear down this grand
of ic asking the
Republicans to lay aside their political
faith and beliefs.
Mr.. Schuck then took up the Demo-
cratic attitude during 1895 when the war
with Spain was on us. IF any OF US
here tonight would say half as much
about the good. kindly. human" Mckinney
ms the d. mocratic party did then. he
declared. "wc would NIL b. convicted OF
violating the espionage act" Major Nc
kinlcy. he declared. is n bright star in
the armament of RcpublcaniSm. The
beloved Mckinley. the Democratic party
Accused of being an imperial dictator and
tho criticism was So vitrnltc that II
would even put what is said about the
Kaiser in the shade The Democratic
party then attempted 10 stiflc legislation
and SchuCk accused Ham lewis. the
present whip of tho Senate. then IN me
lower house. as hcing ono of the active
spirits in his roEnrd.
He flay"d the Democratic party which
went over the country in tho last prcsi-
Dental campaign preaching the doctrine
that "Wllsnn kept us out of war" When
the very same men knew that il would
only be- a matter uf tim" that the ma
ton would ho plunged into war. ~ vote
for Hughes meant 4 vote for war he
alleged they claimed. and in tho same
breath "a vote for Wilson was vote to
keep your boy at home"
At an election in New Hampshire sem
atnrS. congressman and eN-Govcrnors
stum2cd the state and sought tn create
the impression that n vote for the Rr-
| puhIicans is n vote fur the kaiser and
| "a vote for the Democrats was vote
| for Wilson" This is not Mr.. Wilson's
war It is not Democratic war. II is
! n war Of this nation against autocracy.
Taking another fling ut the slogan
! "politicS arc adjourncd' Mr.. Schuck said
/ in tine Indiana state fight even Vic"
president Marshall and others If exalted
! rnsitiOn. left their places in Washington
Ia go and campaign in the Hoosirr state
They cnhcnvorrd t. teach the doctrine
| that the election Of tn" Democratic can
dilatc for congress was Il means Of up
AholdinC the government. and would cause
, gloom at IS"rln. but that tho election nf
II Republican, would caus" joy ut Berlin
! and gloom nj Washington" Again in
| Wisconsin an uncn letter WAS published
| in tho Democratic press IL I.2R0 Wiscun-
| sin draftcrS nj Camp Johnson saying
| that President Wilson. their commander
in chief. would BE- pleased if Joseph r
Davies n Democrat, was elected, because
! it would cause gloom At Berlin Mr.
Schuck quoted from the Congressional
I Record in IN" Wisconsin incident.
Vice President Marshall left his chair
! in the Senate. hr cnntcnd"d. when one OF
the most important dclrttcs-that in re-.
gard To the acrnplanc invest gation--was
; NJ before that body. He, srnrnrI tht
Dcmoc ratio slogan saying "pulitiCs is ad
iourncd."
In many respects Mr.. Srhuck said
this war presents n unique phas" mas
much as this is tho first time in thu
history of the country where thu minor
h ity party has given support 10 the l'rrsi
dent with less quibbling. and less quar-
rolling than over before. When Demo
crafts failed and fnltcrnd the Republican:
| holStcrcd up the President
II He called attention Ia tho fact that thu
Republicans nj tho primary had cas
$500 moro votes than tho Democrats
Hn commented upon lhc small Democrat
ic showing in Ohio county drSrit" III,
fact that S20.00n OF F'airmnnt money hat
been spent there. Tho Wheeling Regis
ter. no declared. printed an editorial Il
tho effect that the hot weather had KEEP
tho vote down. hut he could not explain
this in any other way thun to say tina
tho Democrats wrrr apparently moro Sus
cortihlc TO tho hot weather than the Re
puhlicans.
His concluding thought was that tn
Republican party must he returned t
power because OF the reconstruction day
In follow til" great war. Only tn
European war. he declared. saved thi
country from the worst kind nf Il pani
in 1911. Il Stard for II protective tariff
law that will BE- fair 10 American farm
crS and wn~kmrn and not legislation tina
will array classes against masses. ] vii
campaign in every county AMI ever
harriet if necessary in III" district :
that tn" Republicans can swamp tIar