The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-29

mad, my nupli,nIi"n IA my thoughts
I" ia" great hluud"rs Of tho present nd
mlnistrR'iou in trying /" commit IN ~
ono S'rnk" :" common '"nu'''"n
! throughout the world: instead or f"l-
| lowing tnc natural way and going
| around tho great high grades that are
| impossible II should have followed the
| natural course Of the rivers or lie. But
| they sought in one great effort Tor
: way through the mountain or nation
alIty. that nationality which Is the IN
. spiral on al every pcopl" IN the Woflu
II would haN, hcCn far more simple
: and mar more efficient /" take cog
. nizaurc IT IN" aspirations OF the people
and their desire to control their own
dcstinics. | know in tins crowd there
/ are great many wage tarhcrS. lia\o
: YOU men ever stopped To THINK thHt UNI
der the Covenant 81 the League al Va
lions as pT"pos'd hy the President
There Was one prov Ist"n. thai has been
,N,TN htIl" discussed namely, III" l.dh"I
D t'"un'I at tho N"rid' And mat Labor
r"uu.Ii If Ih' W"ild rr"N ld"d that 49,"
3 ,urnuir'Ia i,pirs"nIImE t"I'IEn r"nrfH.
with s,IN ,"I"- f"i on" great nntl"n -
nIIIt a. against car "m" N"l' i"i lh'
! I uiI,I states s"uld I"''I i"r' 'h'i ""h
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j it,.u., ..,,,i,I ~, .u,u,I Il II i"i lie "a
, r.,v,,.. act IL" United hIa''S. tia
! unuid m"I H. ,"l"rI'h Md 'h'r '""lh
| rnoa n,Irmc ~ 80, tie '','''iIii""r 81 !"
; -, hour. 81 I"L" "rh stout "ui ""@
nuii,,n fr"rn rurIi'lunli"" !" H." 900"
| unrr,, ct ih,. v."rld Il" not wat ih"'
g., ~, nii"L Hl"I'u. Il" -" u.'t' 81
J 81 ="
We ~, phio I" d'i'rwiu' "u' "~"
| i, srtnl 'Nurll"G' ll"I" ~ Nh"
! I.niI,,I Ein',v "" huN" '"udiil"ua 81
rmrl"ymrur n"d l","ls az wng"" a"I
| stnu,'"rdu 81 ilviug that ~" unmatched
| ~ ~ th. world. nuh want I" h"Ih
! Nm"ri,a To tho high's ~ nuh bust pls'".
| (ApplnuscD will >ny this. TINT |
| would h,' happy :" 50" conditions
| throughout the world grouped iu
| common standard. but ANY working
| conditions grouped throughout the
| world | mean any common standard. !
want TO come up /" III" American
! standard aud not lower ours tn inc
standard at the old World. (ApplauSc,)
This IL our .\m"rica. Here arc these
| Cbildrcn--aud love TO look upon them
| and I want to speak word to, you
/ fathers and mothers How often d."
v"u stop To think Of your anbltl"hH
| for these children. You want 1" know
! that when they develop and come into
| Inc fruits OF manhood and womanhoud.
they vii have the same opportunities.
| the same promise Of reward. the same
protection In their possession that you
| have chosen for yourselves; and eau
| ton YOU now lndl unlfSN N'u
the conditions that protect men and
| women In their righteous possessions.
| you can never know what moNcm"nt
| VIII develop on the morrow that VIII
| tuko from these boys and girls mat
| inheritance which ~ the most precious
| possession IN American NE. (NpplRuSC.)
want 10 do something more: tho
| party Tor which | speak wants TO
stabilize the KOod FORUM" OF IN" p"o-
| pic or the United States. You haNo
| boon working under i"Ncr"d Cundi-
tionS. with the world at war. .ThIriy
! millions Of men were taken from the
| ranks Of productivity and turned III
work Of destruction and waste That
| has brought about an unusual Condl-
| ton 1t has made an abnormal demand
for those Who were able To Work al
| home Will" others w"r" away hShtlnH'
/ Rul now the war ~ over ana the hBh'
lng forces have been dcmobillZcd ana
have returned To pursuits OF lfc Their"
| * only ore sure way L. continue pros
pcrit, and that is to maintain our now
Of Cumm"rCc..-i" MAINTAIN our a,liN'-
ties. and CIV" TO every man "Duhuantr
| of employ mcnt. SO that our present
| standards may be stabilized and We may
20 ON under conditions the Ike or which
| VIC have never known. | warn YOU
| though, my CouNtrymCn. that you can
not do that If We Of America give OF
our GOOD fortune to the restitution and
restoration Of all the world CAP.
nIausc and a voice. 1--WE must look out
for America hrSt.D
Then there Is another phase | want
TO talk TO you about. want to TAX
about 1t to you. because | never look
. into the faces of these school children
without thinking Of the opportunities
OF American life. Just look at these
bright. happy. expectant races mere
This is the greatest tribute TO Amer
lea, greater than any voice can speak
challenge any man in this audience
TO look at these girls and boys before
me and tell NE which one OF them Is
the daughter or son OF working man
and which the daughter or son OF a
capitalist. Here they are; look ~ thelt
and gather the inspiration which theIf
happy faces oflcr. CARRIED in TN" same
raimtnt. sparkling in the same laush'
ter, walking in the same light Of Amer
lean opportunity. There isn't any class
among them except that of comradc'
ship. and sparkling hopeful American
youth want TO have them grow ny
IN the same splendid cquailt!, VIII
American opportunity bidding mem u
come into tho rewards. and eShltatiohS
Of American life You can not do thaI
my counlrym,n. II you allow from any
snurrc In the world a prcachmcnt vi
Tie gospel of class or the promotion
of the gospel OF hate. tApplausc) w
ara ono people with common interest
with mutual desires. with common am
} bitions and in our country government
must bo that institution when fcprf
serves the common interests OF IN"
American people. (Appiausc)
speak. my countrEmrn' Tor "a Par'E
which rises. ! hope. above GLASSES "hu
thinks Onsy Of the common concern "i
all tho people. | have spoke on
vnou many occasions. sometimes II
} groups OF working men. sometimes u
groups OF farmers. sometimes To groups
Of professional men. ana sometime" u
/ groups OF business men, ana as " cur
l.G, nn
IF the pcuui" IN this republic want
! ,nu tn bear nv witness to one thlhH
and that Is. that ! have never salu u
any group what | would not say u
one must be the interest OF all th'
American people. (Anplausc.) IL
speaking of the interests OF the Amer
ran people let me say that We IN 'he
United States. in u hundred ana lhir!S
Gears of national life. have buildcd u
Inc admirationS though sometimes &c
Tho envy. but certainly TO the astunlSn
mcnt of tho world. But in this build
Ing We have controlled the fortunes ul
our country, We haSe made our own
u'a, in The lirht Of the American con
. srisnce. and | want for US to go on III
1ha fulhllment of American destiny
In tho land best to live in on TINS carth
and not have u council OF lorelGh po"
nrs telling us what course America u
TO take in It's relationship with tn'
Uorld applause and cries or on
are right" and We are with YOU. }
"' know you will agree with US very
cordially that VIC know here in Ameri
ca what sympathy is. There Is no.
snch a thing as hate in the American
heart We do have concern Tor hu
mantty. We have always, played Su'
nart In giving helping hand to hu
muntty throughout the world; out W.
: do not propose now that We are e"lna ,,,
into the fultillm"nl of American lhhu
nn,,, and the splendid character n'
American cNampl" to go int" d" NH
tnry alliance and attempt To rule th'
World by force. tApplauhcD we
would rather give aid by A"''i ''u,