The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-10
Moral Courage Needed.


Moral Courage Needed.
Tho conditions OF them which all men
Of forcthUusht could theu divine have arrived.
am not foolish Vicious enough % believe that tner
can be By force or 20 imagine that force
s.uld be used ~ AL IN meeting them. except to
vresrno the Eelce and protect life ard VCr.crtY
from wanJon destruction. believe that the troubles
wo experiencing can best be solved and settled
By reason and By . healthy public sentiment To
create that public believe that the si;ua
ton must be locked sluATe,y IN the face. slare
mus, bs called = SPADE. Men mus; hATo the moral
COURAGE TO stand U? and sirlk out
II Is Tor that reason | An here tonight. to re-
spond 20 your invitation 10 discuss with you. the
business problems that confront the state and the
nation" Let here. in tbs presence. also tsS
that my sole n;cr-s, lies In the pro!cr snluupn o.
those problems As an American citizen and - $50
Chief Executive 81 your state and itVC and 'ha;
am not guided. biased or pursued by any personal
ambition. hore thA; stA,euent. gentlemen. will
Ia acCcGted IT par.
| need not consume your tins undertaking 10 tell
you villa; tie condition is. You know that equally
as wei IS l. / have heretofore. In ono or two
public addresses. which some u you. II not AL or
you. have read. outlined the situation. as sce H..
lointed Of the and sought 10 suggest
some OF the remedies Tor some OF tho thing, with
which afflicted. l do not therefore. m:rnd
10 repeat those SUGGESTIONS or very many OF them.
but propose rather "a so back l!tt!c farther ana
70 down little dceIer into the causes Of our ScC:aI
and economic Ills / am speaking 10 business men.
can afford IN speak plainly and you can afford 10
have the truth told 10 you. In these DAYS there
mus. be a searching Of own hearts, We mu0
FRS, set all the beams out Of our OWL eyes eye No
begin looking Tor the In the of fellows
SeIf.hness One OF Chlot Troubles.
As . very general prur"sito le: ne say that one
NJ tho chief troubles In this country to-day Is SER
lshness" That has been responsible. you will ten
no. for most. II not all the Ills 20 which man mas
fallen heir since the day when Adam ate the forhin-
den apple. That may be true but is II no: more
manifest just now than We hnticigatedf With ITO
United States sacrificing thousands Of prrc' uS lives
and billions urOn billions Of dollars for tho go"n
o, humanity: with citizens q, home making Sacri-
r.ces for the benefit Of the men who you-
der and with those making tho most marvel! -
and glorious sacrifices since the day tina: the SaT"r
Of mankind died the Cross 81 Calvary. we fc.;
and had 4 right 20 feel that tho lessons ~ the
would sink deep INTO the hearts and minds q our
own people ahUVo aud eyOnd all Others We had a
right TO feel tina; tbs country. touched lightly by
the war. would quickly sc: down "a a normal STATE
and continue It's ncb,c work Of rrScunE the remnant
u civil alton frrr destruction We thought and had
rvh, 10 feel that the Si4rt OF cnnraicshIp and n'
fellowship: the spirit Of scIfsAcrfcc and 81 CHART,
manifested 10 . wonderful degree by our soldiers on
tho battlefield and in the h.!.eS. would he caught
Up BY all peo?le who had renamed at home III
eaa and security making money and earning hlS
wages and that following the war there would b" a
continuance Of tho patriotic sTrt manifested durinr
Il ard that the National spirit. which had been
strengthened tremendously during the war would re-
main with us We had night TO feel tina; the
naron's wonderful achievements. in the COMPARE
lively short rr7Od Il was engaged. would stimulate
US all TO further greater schcEenes IN Industry. III
science. In sociology and IL the e!eEatng OF the
standard Of civilization.
Those the things we horEd for Those wore
the things TO which We can ret turn our attention
II Selr,shrrss can 30 overcome. II reason can pc
vail " IN the language 81 President Wilson. vi
turn on the light Instead ~ heat
Beginning Of ProfitCorne.
Those are not the things haze been doing or are
going 20. dav Unfortunately. as the wa
vas over a certain per cent o, business nr"n h.g an,
gtie regarding It as period for biz rrrt.is and
n which 10 Sc. rich suddenly and easily. hc;ar
'prur!i"crirE'' We tern Il. They were not con
zen. with fair or reasonable profits but they hc.ae
20 sourr. Snms merchants took down sh0nw. r.
goods buSht before the war q, low prices duS:'.
hem and marked them up 10 n"w prices S!r.'r
we're empty and venbrIy had the buyIHc fever. $
he goods went but as they went they carried 10
lie good will hu, The curses NJ the purchaser.
Prosperity Begets EStrayaqaneo.
Handbag much money h"rr;S cNiGayagancr On
lr<es the sense ~ values as the amount ~ r'n""
cns handles Increases The amounts n: nl"rc
.,c-7 hrdy banded during and after The whchr
farmer. merchant: manufacturer or waE" wD'ic"
were 80 much larger than former !'r"s. crrr'h >
,pr.ractcd eAtrayagant HABITS Tho country launch
I'd uion a buylng camraEn ~ u.:fn~"hr:''r-! fcI"
-. II you vii allow to that wrh II
he only ono l can think % that wi! PROPERLY FL
10 bill
Up went rrces partly through manipulation. rnr:'
through us excessive dcuard c:"ta'"I h: uupr'ce
drn,cd domestic ouyinR and rartiT l"'ausc VIC La
~ st.i? our shelves and dci";c uuT S''is AID SIT"
- save the hungry and naked rcrl"> - Ear"
When some business men found :!",r "utsr "~rrc'l
,nr their income they increased Ihr'r ra:=in 6
profit When Tho wac" workers. f"rh tie. rl'r
n Ike fix thcv demanded mon" raw. The ht>nr,
man did not stop to inquire whether TIC dds ""'
,."r-h tho pre- G:d tie wage worker iuTu.r
yhr:hcr he could earn rlrins the '."'"t''
wage Roth gave the t'.-; aui ST., Il.
,rp Of the pr!cr-r.cl nur round hgN"r
1htso Caught In tho Squeeze.
10 v.re caught whore ;h"s :; &c 81 !IN IL
latter ryrry time Ito screw wAs t"IS'ed-
Tho widow who llS = fN"i :ur":rc 80 Uar
,,la-S coming Ia 'rlFv from '"s,'rcTt II 4!
no insurance n.,nrY other funds hrr hu. h.. ,
'r.. hrr aud she nav hr found ~ r,"-y ci', tow
and hamlet: iUh.l' rf'tr!nis AL Il" way frria u
f.uyr--trr hrwa. STATE" County, wu"irI:Al CT:l"i"i
srhup 'earirrs fireman and Tc"CH'l IN y" 81 les
III ha,r ,."r The - living mount higher am
,rrnrr with bigger ;rrGtg 81 and higher rag
- the workers Will" ID 'as" Staggered ai''u.
.-ryr,l -'NCcI the tyr aud ihr rr'hr' mtlS'unrs
'r',~n ~" iuhr' ~ ~ c.r.-ra;t.u> ur ua'y "
them. whose rates are fixed hy Il" or regulated h