The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

Centuries. ngo tho great Master said
that the tree was kEoyn BY It's fruits.
4 AZ. = ssl :,fre $eat"Ef the fountain was IN
the Water. hitter or swccss;,,. Now the
issues Of this war have rindicatcd Tree
institutions. The test of the republic is
tho quality OF man il manufacturers.
ri" proof OF autoCracy is what II does
for the tyrant and his handful of princ-
IS. The test nf democracy Is what self
government docs for nj nr the millions.
The genius of IN" rCpuDlic is Inc dif1u-
sion of kn"wlcdg~ through the free
schools: the diffusion Of property
through the right 10 huy and sell ones
works in the open market: the diffusion
Of sound morals through RELIGIOUS nh-
rrty: the diffusion Of sclf-sutt'clnE man
hood through free ballot throwing
every man upon his own resources. and
turning tho whole lnnd Into debating
society every autumn. The victory nf
the American soldier boys represents
tho victory OF tn" IRE" institutions that
made them intelligent sclf-sufficnS.
brave and free.
Germany. said that the Americans
had no spirit. no capacity for rcscntinS
til" sinking OF the Lusitania.
Germany said that NO could not got
our soldiers across the ocean because
her submarines would sink the trans
ports. hut We carried two million men
across the ocean without losing single
transport.
Germany said that we could not feed
thcsr, soldiers If wr got them into
Franco. Ent IN September Ard General
Hagood sent out nearly two, million ra-
lions and had food left for those two
million men for the next ninety days
and more.
Jean soldiers were in France and did not
Stnrvc TO death. that they could not
fight for tn" reason that 1t took Ger,
many three years to train soldier hna
TWO months each war for the rest OF
his life to keep the Hun in training.
The republic made answer: We believe
in manufacturing tn" man hrst. ana
when you have YOUR self-suf1cInE man.
then in three ar six months he can ichrh
TO h" 4 soldier. Tho vindication OF trcc
institutions is III this. that Amoe,chn
boys with six months OF training BEHIND
them. went up against Germans win
three years Of military drill. and from
tho time of tho American attack Al
Chateau Thcrry Toul. the Huns started
running in Iuly. was still running on
November 18th.
It seems that thn hast way to make
good soldier Is 70 build strong man.
Given an American boy. with free in
stitutions. ard sive him something
worth living for and worth dying TOT.
and hc will fight like young god.
Take away from the German personal
liberty Turn him into an industrial auto
maton. deny 20 him tho right or Tree
speech and tho frcr press. make tho knl-
ser everything and the poor man moth
ing and the Hun will be beaten ut
Tpres. crush ID n Cambria. thrown back
in ST. Mihiel and will surrender In the
Arronne Forest.
Victories arc not won by human mn
chimes nor military autnm1tons. II you
could sit down and talk with the spirit
Divine that fingers ut Ferdun. an on"
talks with n familiar friend. you would
hear this Testimony: This battle was
won nv self determined men, free.
brave devoted. consccratrd end self re-
limit" The victory nj ST. Mihtcl IL
vindicatnn hrfnr" tho world or free in
stitutinns that made manhood IN the
NIrtnrN.