The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-26
tect our people.
Tribute TO Roogevslt.

Tribute to Roosevelt.
"As early as 1915 the immortal Theo.
dore Roosevelt. that great lamented
Americans (this brought loud cheering
from the audlence) voice went over this
country urging US to prepare for war.
While Wilson sat in the White. House
surrounded by a pacifist congress.
He was Candidate for reelection
and could not prepare for war when he
was running on He kept Us OUT OF war
issue.
! IT was amused the other ,.ay to hear
Vice President Marshall say m Hunting
ton that the Republican party drove
Wilson into war, I am glad t was some
one that drove him.
Had Germany known We had presi-
dent who stood for the protection Of
! America like that great statesman and
patriot Theodore Roosevelt there would
not be tonight $4,000 American boys
sleeping in Flanders fields and billions
Of dollars expended.
But during his candidacy for 20
! election on his He kept US out of war
policy, the west, where women had been
, granted suffrage, was placarded with
/ picture on the one side Of which was
| the picture OF a battlefield with dead
and dying before their guns. On thu
stretching her arms over the cradle OF
her infant. Above It were the words,
! He kept US out Of war, Do you won
! der at the influence that had on tho
I mothers or the west
Elected by Deception.
There never was q president or tho
! United States elected through such de-
! ceptlon than Wilson was In 1915. They
are now trying to elect sot their nominee
at was the Republican party in
congress that helped him to organize
, the greatest army in the history OF tho
world. They placed patriotism above
P"' wilson's Trip Abroad.
when Wilson went to france to en-
ter into a treaty. did he ask counsel
! with his cabinet. No: he was sclr-ap-
| pointed and appointed his own commit:
tee to accompany him. He was looked
upon es a Messiah in Italy and loved IN
, France. For nc was the president OF
' the United States-the country whose
boys stopRed the Hun and ~, won the eve war;
| friend in Europe. save England. Hn
! consented, at the peace conference, to 4
provision In his league giving Crest
! Britain six votes TO our one. something
that no president should ever be for
| given for.
we want to get back to our form Of
constitutional government and get away
from one man. rule. That's one Of the
, back to the principles on which this
government of ours was founded IT Is
necessary to elect Warren C. Harding
! on November End.
; In speaking OF the League OF Ma
, tionS only want to discuss Article 10.
| which Wilson says is the heart "t the
! covenant. When Mr.. Cox visited the
White House he said following his con-
, ference with the president that they
| were in perfect accord on the league.
! Now that Cox sees the tide turning
! against him he says he favors clearih-
, much claritcation. then he is against
| the Democratic platform drafted at San
Francisco. There Is no doubt as to
where Senator Harding stands on the
League of Nations And thank God the
| people of the United States are not III
! favor of the league.
Vice president Marshall has said
! that II it were left to q vote OF the
J people of this country who could read
and write there would be a majority
! OF 10000 for the league. If West
Virginia is any criterion there are 2.
| 900 900 Democrats in the United states
who are opposed to the league and are
| going to vote for Warren G. Harding
They are Democrats who believe in Am
| erica first and they are going TO vote
! for Warren g. Harding"
For American Independence.
Judge Morgan said Henry Caoos
! Lodge had been called an arch ConSpira-
! tor because he and other Republican
| leaders had stood out against the rat!-
, fication OF the league when Wilson nrSt
! brought the covenant back from France.
| IL look neTNCE (Uou 20 Sldii Jul ae"A'''HS
| the league. he said. but these men stood
! out for the preservation OF the honor
and independence Of the nation. He
| then read Article 10.
That simply means" Judge Morgan
! said. that the United States will have
! to 20 to tho rescue when the external
! aggression of any nation Is threatened
! Gov. Cox says II will take an act OF
! congress to declare war but Mr.. Wilson
! has said that our moral obligation IS
! more binding than whatever legal obl!-
! CATION We may have.
There are small nations In tho
| League whose population OF educated
/ people Is less than the population Of
Wheeling. yet those nations Will have
! the same vote In the League as will
| the United States. There arp nations
| in the League more than 1000 years
! behind the United States in ctviliza-
, tion. yet We ere placed on an equality
with them We will be called TO fight
! for those half barbarous nations II
their territorial integrity is threat
| ened.
Rspudiats League.
| "In the recent election in Georgia
Senator Watson was elected on a plat
, form against the League OF Nations
which ne termed was a league OF war.
He defeated a candidate running solely
| on the Wilson league. Up in Maine a
J majority OF 66, 900 was cast against tho
! League. The people are speaking"
! Judge Morgan them read extracts
from the address delivered at the Jack
son Day dinner BY Mr.. Bryan in which