The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-15

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onn Of those old fathers aid at tin, |
whom I, tried men; sous. ~" must an !
han.- tui.rrh.r =. "r w. N'i rang SLl'
:'t,Iy'' Tn, DID ham '"E' 'h'r Aiu '.,,,
tahllsn the Er,.:.t'~t r'rH"'r ever KNOW"
~ rl,,' HISTORY Of all TIN world.
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rr,.,t \orih hung lugrih"". ana nc
Su,irh SURRENDERED nt .Nri' .InII"N' IN lh'
Spansh- An"r!ran va" -" 'I ',n,E mr.
;Tr,,rns vcr,. ,,rlnrluu.. ON land and %"a.
In tn great Word W"r ia" Au"ihhh
people hung together and SAVED n1t on
IL The United Stats hu, many @! the
iiqt:Tns OF tho world from rhr hld""uS,
m,rr.I.SS duurnail" things that inadc
frlriuu " ShprDbl"S. and northern
France Il Chrrn"l house. bnEn.u ana
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i;r,w full we'll and realized u" fact
that unity Of purpose WIS IN" 'hE
thing Under Gods heavens max Wou'G
ruublc Them 10 gain their iln"r'E ana
inL,rcnd"ur" and establish in his c"un-
Try Il tru" d"m"'rarE. Nnd IA" h"nnIr
cf this nation realized the fact during
the CIVIL war and IN" World war that
unity Of purpose WAS the only hing
fhnt would enable Us to maii tain that
liberty ard independence. Those "lu
fathers in whom Lincoln had faith on
durrd untold sufi"rngs and $acriii""s
that YOU and l might enjoy IN" boss.
ings Of liberty. They not only endured
the hardShirS Of hunger and cold N the
woods Of Valley Forge. hut they s;CIl-
ficed their lives also that You art
might enjoy great. "rr"riuE'l"S' INA
ties or pleasure. for gain. for rr,ht
achievements and designs in 'htS iif"
We should not hesitate Tor 81" J." mo-
mcnt to risk our fortunes and our ii, vS
that that princIpl" for which our I, -
fathers suffered and died may and shall
endure forever.
World War was Our War.
We heard it sand during our ":''rnncc
into the World War that We w,r" - nd
ing the flower Of our NnunG laaEhrud
To "A foreign land to tight IN i foreign
war. Such was not thr case. II WAS rs
much our war as II VAS the war 'r
England. France or Italy. And hi | been
ever since those German brut"s n.urd' T.
ed. in cold blood. and unprnv"k"d cur
American men. women and vhIl4r.r tn
the LuSitania. our boys went tu ihe
plains or France to fight for hat pi III
ciplc on which this nation VAS f,uuu";.,
went TO defend that Drin :iplc On Witch
this nation must either Survir" or else
We perish from the earth-hGMOC-
Let me tell You something aNuut the
flower of the young manhood ~ his
nation. Fifty-ScVcn years ago last
June. at West Liberty, Ohio county.
there volunteered. during the Civil war
in the Union army. one hundred and ten
Of the flower OF the Young manhood
of Ohio Cuuuty--ll0 of as brave y"unE
men as ever Shouldrrcd d muSkct. rushed
TO Il charge or lcapcd II rampant. no
constituted Company D. of the TN >Ifth
West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. OF
that number. fifty-thr"c of those loys
were under the age of twenty-five years;
nearly thrcc-fourthS of that number
ranged in ages seventeen. eighteen and
nineteen.
During the Civil war there was en-
rolled Oh the Union side 2.77S.000 men.
or that numb.r 2.l59.0O- were under the
age OF twcnty-one years and $4,000
We're Only sixteen years OF age. They
were the flower of the young manhood
Of This nation. whose services and SAC
rlficcS made 1t possible for us 10 send
TWO million OF the flower Of the young
manhood Of the present age t. The plains
OF France. who did out 4 Qu:eiu.s on he
great World War.
High up in the hill country of Italy,
where the foothills slope into moun-
which was frame OF painted flowers.
bearing this Inscription, Pray, &. yc
faithful for the sons of italy who are
watching and fighting for our land
glory. and for constancy If our re-
solve, and solace for the mothers and
wives OF our country" That was a
beautiful inscription full Of l:a!IIn S"n-
[lmcE', but entirely too narrO'N, frr II
cn.trs ceG only one land ard The Ecuric
OF one country.
How different the American inscrip-
ton. Not in any high-laying land in the
United States. where the foothills slope
iptU the Rocky or Allegheny Mountains,
not in any waysidc Shrine, nor in any
frame of painted flowers. but high up in
the hearts and minds of the American
people was an inscription. indclibly
written. more beautifully, lasting and
Of greater moment than any Italian or
any other inscription that was ever
pcnncd--'Fray. .. yc patriotic Amcri-
cans for our boys who are yet on the
Rhine and in the junGlcs Of Russia. and
for those who have returned To their ma
tive land. who fought not only for our
own land and our own people.
but fought for the freedom Of
all lands and Of all tho peoples through
out the civilized world--fought with a
stern determination as has been truly
said, that by the grace Of God 4 free
people shall remain frcc-fought with
that unscltish resolution that freedom
should be extended to the whole world
to smallest as well as TO the greatest
Of nations" Our boys fought blrd and
died for those noble principles. How
in Gods name, can any red blOOd"d
American citizen. whether he be native
or foreign born. refuse to honor IN"
boys who broubt those principles to
such happy conclusion!
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