The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-16
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constitutional and dictatorial powers.
We have had too much government ~; ~,
business and not enough business III
government We have spent an anoun'
equal TO the cost OF 'he Hn ara ~s' AIR
cause OF the attempt to manage our
American railways. Happily we nave
already turned our backs on government
ownership and operation OF railway
shipping and eomm r II, n,sos+s s.''eS
We have seen an administrator prlnE
Ne to the eve Of disaster in which we
must all share. first in 1919. ana no We
arc being led toward another Crisis OF
stagnancy and unemployment. Those
who are leading us toward preciplce
now ask TO be perpetuatcd. To TINS
plea to remain in power I believe thtt
the answer to the American people Is
already made. ,.
hold IL as a piece of common sense that
no man shall be allowed to write a
third chapter Of the Democratic BOOK OF
Destruction. 1t Is common sense Tor
selfish reason, namely that We do not
want American business. which In most
" small business and everybodya buSl-
ness driven onto the rocks. bul There
X another reason or common Hohso
which makes every good American nraw
back from tho prospect or our roh'lhh
lnrIu set a bad example To porrlehnh
and distracted world. Americans hro
practical and not fllmy Idea Hats. ana
holiovo ] speak for them when nay
Tint We hnvo In this country OF ours
more regard for orampl" than Tor
preaching. and higher ohio"m Tor per
formnnco than for moro m"ddllnE
IIcrauuo ihin In tho situation nm va
all ace It. emu u be any wonder Inn,
nur nnpnncntp hnYr made OoncortsI
attempt to turn tho ry~r OF IN" hmori-
can people away from tho rpeCtacl" VI
mirmanagomnnt of their own ntiHlra 20
mn extensive diHCuHnlon " America
I.WNH ~ ~
world
Scnsiblo mon and women will wonder
Mt tho assumption OF those who. having
no practical program to offer at NOME
no constructive proposal to max" for
America, should be going tho length
and breadth OF the land proposing that
the League Of Nations as NEGOTIATED
by the president. should BIO adopted.
Upon It's face. this program Is not onl%
tragtcally unwiso but rom ,h prac'i Wn
may as we'll no utterly frank and say
that Democratic president, even IT
he were elected, would not be able 70
bind the Acmrican people nor mortgage
their conscience and their honor under
Article X for the simple reason that he
could not summon the United states
TO support his program. His attempt
would result in another stalcmate, ana
self Just Where she has been ever
since the bungled negotiations ut Paris,
wilsonian League Rejected
Tho reason that q Democratic presi-
dent could do nothing toward putttHS
into effect our membership In tho
League OF Nations. just as II stands.
IL that, behind the representatives In
Washington, the American people have
rejected membership OF that kind. They
rejected 1t long ago: they Will continue
their refusal to enter the Paris league
as II stands. The proposal OF our OBJ
ponents that the American people shall
accent il as II stands. without changes.
IL an additional effrontery. and the
American people are Justified IN asking
those who make it-"How many times
must We say NO."
I have said repeatedly that when
elected ] will Immediately summon tho