The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-01

IHs tried TO shake the other of,
but without success and ftnalLy
walked boldly UP to his shadow anu
asked the reason why he was be-
ing followed. "By Cod" said the
other, I'm your helper.
Carloads OF lumber, the speaker
asserted, were destroyed unaer Lne
shadow OF the capitol at ChaE4es
ton and other carloads oroerea "
replace. This wasted material ne
pounted out, was bought with the
mSney the government realized
from The sale Of Liberty bonds, but
the people did not dare 70 oclect
because they would have been PUT
In jail as pro-Germans-
Tine League OF Nations, he ae'
clared, is only another piece OF ae
ceptiOn such as vas pTactIceu Dy
Wilson In 1916 when he was re-
elected on the plea that he hao
kept the country out OF var
Judge Morgan referred 70
speech made by Vice PrSelGent
Marshall in Charleston about a
week age, in which the charge was
made that the Republican parry nay
forced the President into war, but
he nolnted out that no damage 10
the presidents policies had been
lone by the party until the cleo
lion OF 1918, a year and q half art
err the declaration Of war, when the
country reDudiaLed the presluenS
and sent a majority of Republican
representatives and senators 70
Congress, in spite Of the partisan
plea Of the President.
The League OF Nations is inc
greatest question before the people
today he said. The question o.
whether the American people VIII
vote for a scheme to make the Uht-
ted States a police officer o lhe
nations Of the earth, must De de-
cided by the ballot on next tues
day. He quoted a dialogue between
son as follows:
Knox: Suppose that external
aggression was brought against
some power in the league. WouiC
we be under any legal obligation 20
q legal, but an absolutely moral OBJ
IigatlOn." Which is, the speaker
pointed out, the exact difference
between Tweedledum and TWeedle-
dee. Had we been in the league
In 1898, he declared, we could nor
have gone to the assistance OF
Cuba. had England and France
belonged to such u league In 100,
France could never have
such signal service TO the
in their struggle for independence.
MuJor John e. Bond, candidate
for STATE auditor, followed JuoBS
Morgan, and spoke also Oh the Ok
~LrayGganCe OF the administration
from the standpoint OF "a soldier
who had observed the awful havoc
I'm The trenches due in a great
measure to the failure Of those re-
sponslbIe in getting supplies 10
Soldiers. Only 1900 shells had
been shipped, enough for about an
hours barrage, he declared, atter
one billion flIty-onc million dollars
had been spent for that purpose.
Airplanes that might have beer
uged 10 combat the enemy SCOUTS
fuiled to arrive, the result beIns
that the German planes rev over
the American lines, located tne po'
sitious and siBualled their aftiiiery'
resulting In q fearful loss OF lie.
Major Bond declared that not
one in a hundred soldiers is IN Ia
Vor If the League OF Nations. VII
son. he said, is ambitious to pc the
president OF the league.
Mrs. Flora Wnliams, associate
chairman of the Ohio county eNecu-
tive Committee was the last speak.
er. No one six, she declared, has
a monopoly OF all the brains or an
The virtues. The ballot has long
been recognizcd as the means OF
obtaining liberty. 1t Is u weapon
NJ license and a tool for service.
What win the women do with IT..
or how best will they serve thelr
country, Is the question now G9n,
frouti6g the women today. The
RepuOiIcan party, she said, is tne
narty of progress, the party OF pa
irioiism. II stands for all that Is
best and highest in American ne;
4 vote for the Republican ickc Is
a vote for the bctterment OF con
d;,ions that are now woetuliy IN
need of remedying. In marking
the ballot. she a r,rbt and make a
simple 0 mark under the eagle