The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-05
Great Fourth Of July Crowd at
MoundsvilIe Enthuses Over
Patriotic Address By Gov
errnor Cornwell - League
of Nations Endorsed

"Dowu with the promotors Of sus-
pic!ou and l.atred. Away with the
preachers Of unnecessary discomfort"
This ringing declaration was made
by Governor John J. Cornwen, IN ms
address at the Independence Day Gel
ebration and soldiers weclone homo
at Mound sville. In speaking OF the
Sooianstic and BoIshevistio unrest
which has permeated America.
The governor, In addressing the
Marshall county gathering OF formeF
service mon and citizens Of the coun-
ty, devoted o considerable portion OF
his address to . not uncertain denun-
citation Of ng1tators who are spread
tuT unrest and breeding distrust DO =
tween labor and employers
The states executive declared that
a a t1,ne the thrifty and saving
vorting,nen began to understand that
SocinlIsrn and Bolshevism means to
tahe away from him what he has az
cumuluted through frugahty and hard
labor and taurn It over to the shift
1eSs the lazy, or the extravagant'
.rEither that" the governor said "of
- d,sorpanixe and destroy the Factory
Nv tn, industry which enables him 10
mare a living for himself ana nus
family. .o u.1
For help In combating nate enVS'
,o,,onsy and bitterness, out OF WHICH,
MT coruwell declared, have como ene
red nag, bombs, the wreck OF govern.
er4. the abstraction Of society ana
rs,tpion and the "Blacf Night OF DIS,
80 and pespair" the governor told
~ bearers to the mer who have seen
servIce IN tho army and In me great
war. .-,o- said-
,.--.,, no more potent than any or al
~. bodies Of men, and without IL l
vopla sometimes almost despair "
the future" .sa-sss
.,,.rshaIl county has done we'll IN Sc
,,o.i,c This as tho day 10 pr.he
,hnr tho mon who represented "er 80
-, Great war and 10 pay hom"aEc ~
,o express her appreciation ~.
w.; ;s tho l43rd Ccntcnniary OF Wv
sirrinp Of the Declaration OF 1"u'p''N
cnce. that YOU
hardly here 10 honor your r'.u'' ''oo
a,aiors for nothing you can u'
o,h;rr could say. no matter III "'rl'
,or,oro nv poor words mlEn' y.
aiothod could do honor 10 tines" '"'i,. :"
49, hravc soldiers who have aSS''''"'tu -,
go ,oday You and I can ho"eN'i' -
-. humble way. express our "PproC,
ot;o, ~ their services and OIL
n,o-tAcns but they have honoFeu '". ~
~. ,hc,r conduct in camp an"
,,no, Tho field Of battle. ana IN u"-pn
,hat ,hcy have reflected honor W.,
thn;- country and upon the s'H'c VIII
.t,,, rcnrcson,cd and which we all ioN'
'">' Praise For Soldiers.
...rhc things which l say nero lou"
ho forcottcn. II would DC
WIN ,sclcss for me TO attempt 70
w., ,ha work and tho deeds or inc
49,, whom YOU have gathered 10 wv"
o,,o hack 10 their homes. lhey i..u
I"''' ar,rriur from me. Their Worh'
.,orc with that of the other Amer
xo,dicrs is written large upon .ne
Iyor,d.s History. The results or .nel.
.oo-,s arc engraved upon the taoIe's VI
,t,,,o That the Great War has C"''''
- an end is due to tho dash ana INV
hroycrv NJ the Americans soldiers oa.N
od nm as their efforts were oy .he
.cr.us Of American industry ana '"'
inyaltv OF American labor.
.Tbcn men who hav" come BACK |" Us
,d u.bo arc so quickly and modcS'lS
taxing their places again IN Pr'Na'I
Iirc arc doing ii without poaS' ",N
'..,ho,,t discussions Of their acnicNe'
,,or,s. doing it with characteristic
oaos,v II IS useless for us TO ct"-
harr,ss them with praise. Thcy DO hoN
,,.on. that. have no DOUBT they u"
,,.,r, IN know that the people VINO re-
n,,ircd at homo understand ana appt
r;otc thcir sacrifices and II IS Par"!
,hrouph such gatherings rs inns 'h"'
,hoy can n, assured of that lh'eA's'"'
undcrs landing. - -,
There Is another way. however oS
which thcv can have better ana s'r"ns
c- assurance Of that appreciation anu
~ that | shall speak ittl" later
Their Sacrifices.
,,d u.bv were these young m"Sl catIco
,,,on 10 make such tremendous *acrihcr!
ond IN undergo such inConrcncnccS ana
such trials" To answer that qu"S'I"' ~
,s not necessary to weary !'" WIN "
,odious discussion of the ISSUES lnF"IN'N
:, tho war itself as it affected IN" ma,
lions nf the issues that finally t"uch"0
our national and individual htc ana arc"
rs into the struggle.
suffice It To say that ono hundred ana
rnriy-irrcc wears ago today our lot"
fathers pvt forth on this continent
declaration Of political freedom.
Then followed III" years when inc lea,
ara, constitution was being framed and
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