The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-31
CONGRE S5NAN REED IN ELOQUENT
& ADDRESS To VETS. At SUTTON

Special dispatch TO The InteliGenccr.
SUTTON. ". Ca. May 3o.-This town
is entertaining ono Of the largest crowds
in it's history to-day, gathered to cele-
brate Memorial day and to honor the
heroic deeds Of the soldiers of the Civil
War, living and dead, in more elabor-
manner than has ever been done mere
before. At the sam" time. II IS cclc-
bration Of IN heroism of the descenu-
ants of those old soldiers who fought IN
the great w8ld war.
The town q atluItcr with flags ana
bunting. merry with music and fcrvent
with patriotism. The orator OF the day
was Representative Stuart +. Reed.
whose ability as an eloquent public
! speaker IS paid tribute to by all West
EirginiauS. This was an occasion L" inc
! liking OF Mt. Reed. one that INSPIRED
! him TO deliver Il patriotic address mat
will live long in the memories "t the
! large ;hrong of people that listened TO
! HIM to-day. and chccrcd his eloquent
! periods TO the echo.
! It was Il lengthy address. but so mag
! ns,ically delivered ard SO rcplctc with
. interest. that the audience would have
! eagerly listened longer Some OF the
! striking statements. uttered in that
! striking manner characteristic or the
! giftC~ speaker. We're:
| ITO my mind there are at least four
ways in which the partiatism OF peo-
! pie finds expression. Forest, reverence
| for past achievements and tradltlonS'
second, devotion to present existing
! ideals and institutions: third. loyalty to
, the visions and aspirations OF people
; relative to future progress: fourth, cour-
! age to fight tor the ideals TO which
! they are committed.
F, III history proves one thing more
: clearly. than another. 1t Is that until d
! very recent period war was the normal
. condition OF society and peace the eNccp-
ton. From about 1900 b. {. when MS
: tory first began 20 be pretty accurately
! recorded down 10 the present a sum
! mar Of The centuries show that during
! oy,r 34no wears there were but 227 years
! of peacc. or one year Of peace TO 10
wears Of war somewhere on the GLOBE.
During the last 100 years the world mas
] had 81 wars or one for every TWO year b
Gibbons. the historian, near the close
of the eighteenth century believed Inal
the era OF conqucrors was at an emu
Had ne lived out the full life OF man
hn would have seen Europe at the feet OF
!, Napoleon. 49,.
age Of bullets is over and the age OF
! iGeas is TO come Just a few months
later the United States was the scene OF
the most sternly purposed and the mos
. s,ubbornly contested war in ITS history
. "Thc armistice in November. 1913 ap'
narcntlv ended the greatest or all tni'
, worlds wars. and again the question l.
, asked, is the age Of bullets over ana ma
. ! the age Of ideas come?
Other characteristic Reed truths staleS
, ! epigramaticaliy were
THE world cannot be PROOF aga1ns
, tho flames OF war until human natur'
; is made better.
,; We should be as deeply concerned
about the ideals We are TO preserve II
, times OF peace as the ideals we de1eno II
tins OF war. -
, lust as long as tyranny carries
Climb Liberty ought to take boxing les
, cons Tho Savior of the world did no
rrorh 'pcacc at any price but he dl'
/, nrnclaim the doctrine Of Righteousness
= az any cost.
"I'apacity for sclf-government IS no
= horn with men. 1t IS an art 10 oe a1
G uuired-an expression OF character 10
= de yclopcd among the inhabitants OF
country. ..o-
~ = newborn world energies iron
, : Ibis rrcat war il will be worth what !
A cost Already It is seen that Amcric
. has becn taught some great truths as Z
= thr education and pcrfccting Of PEG
nIo for some great truths as to the ecu
: cation and pcrfecting Of a people 10
s citizenship"