The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-25

In tho Congressional library in Wash
ln.,tun there j. glass cas-" CarrfUli!
r,uard"d containing certain priceless
MANUSCRIPTS. Among these documents
- =, letter written "n hIu" paper by m"
master Of Mount Vernon: II hears 'h'
date Of May |. 10. Nv. meet IN SUI
"rnn tlncs. We can hardly "NASG"ralc
lhr gravity Of III" present 81 ua'l ION; Nur
h,,Ls are ut tn" wall G"0rE" WASH
imriru That letter reads As If II W"r,
Written Yesterday. II suggests mat 10
rl cry generation thri" com" haNS "n.L
rl. sun - turned INTO Darkness an"
mon : souls are trIcd aS # b. hrr. IN
his dlrr Atrcmity Washington set apari
a day If prayer. and soon clouds turned
to sun and defeat I" victory. IN" In;r-
lrru colonies h.,Iiur Il great nation. IN"
republic has l"., ''nl" IN" l"aCh"r 81 SUI
rn\rrumruI AMI free IuStItutl'nS.
I'm "A gallery IN LCudun hangs "A canvas
hy Rembrandt. In tn" catalogues of the
Master that rHnLaS LmiHh' wei hc Ctl.o
nh, Black Day" Tn" ht,l" light Their"
IS shows that tn" sun was at noon time
hut the Who'll" ky - SuiIuS"d with DARK ,
ness 1t - ~ If tn" great Master had
nung 4 pot e. ink ur0n tn canvas. Nri
that dark da? m Connecticut. when th'
members Uf the legislature could not
Sc. one anuthrr's faces. and IN" Wr"rInE
,.npIc h,li"l cd tn" M"iid WI coming to
AN md and ramdl"S had I" h" brought at
noon that ,h"! might find their way
lh,tlf
dark hour for E"m,hrnnit, Tn" Dutch
artists heart WAS broken. u" vas diNap-
: pointed IN hlS son. h"irn\"d ny MS
friends. stabbed by his enemies. weaken
. I'd 10y poverty. thrcatrn"d with Sic"h!SSS
and death and Rembrandt told tn" tuli
story urru Ma, canvas. But since tha,
tam, hi~ ~un hath cleared li$"lt al
clouds. \"w Ia" has w"n good fnm".
Today has nam" Is r"Sll"nd"nt. ana MS
star rIdc~ high above III" lesser planets:
I.ik" WASHINGTON K"mhrandt stood
with hIS back against III" wall. An':
yet. On III that hour. his triumph ami
, Nl"Iury w"r" lH'Nitdhl".
To every man and nation lhrr" com"
these hours that IT! mems souls In his
. recent address. Mr.. NarId'rnp r"TtrHNS
Europe. standing at bay. llk" :. stag that
has turned upon tho wolves that l"ap
toward tn" threat and the flank. The
b banker rniS"s many questions; How can
Germany pay her fines of S2J."0U.0OV. GOT"
B without raw matCrIa!'' IT the alI'"S
give Germany raw maternal. and Sh'
speedily pays h"r iud"mnliy. viii she
I then not turn and rCud tho nations" How
F IL II pusSi bl" T." receive Tr"tHkN ana
. I."nln'. with I'"ish"NI>m mt" tn new
. l'nru" "i ntt]n~' II RUSSIA Is not RI
! ,cIN 81. and h"r troubles controlled. how
! can IA" league bear NY against tho m
: tlu"n'' 81 one hundred and eighty I$ll-
j lion Ru>SIanS. and SrNcniN-nv" million
Germans" What IS Ia BE- tn" future al
tir"at Britain. now that she has raised
q
i;r:.lly equal L. those paid IN the United
Stat"sr ThrS extraordinary luCr"aS" ~
! wagr kept the working people from
going over 1" Tnl"hrvisn and d"Struc
. tiv" revolutions. Eut tho increased wage
! makes an increased price n""cSSHry. and
how can goods l." manufactured and sold
IN competition with tn" abundant raw
Z materials found in our country" As =
Wa>hlnglon'S day. Great Britain stands
. with back against the wall. Will" II
: franc" the great political party proposes
an Imm"dIat" communists state.
StrHng" that WaShlngtOnS letter
( should have told the whole story, on
hundred and furty-fuur years ago. Per
haps all II us would do we'll Ia max" :
copy uf Wa>hiuEtun's letter and put il
upon our desks. and read ii every morn
Iug while v" say. 1--WE meet IN solemn
iimcS--w " can hardly "NagE"ratc fh'
! gravity Of IN" present situation. OuI
hacks arc against the wall" Eut the
Providence Uf God enabled WaShlnGt or
tn SHAY a thousand. and Hamilton 10 pu
tn thousand To flight. Probably oul
chIldrcn'S children will marvel ut oul
fear and anxiety. Just as VIC wonder why
, Washington could not have fOrsccn HI!
! evrry hattie turned to victory. Never
! has Justice hccn permanently defeated
and inevitably comes TO the throne.