The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23

hidden, their children BOubpeou ~
they left distant homes 10 seek
knowledge in your grand inRitn-
lions OF learning ana It was with
out fear they saw them depart to
spend their lives under your pro-
tecting arms.
Far and wide your churches have
been known and from their pulpits
great divinea have propounded true
gospel In q way TO make you re-
ferred 70 as a nation OF peace.
You have sat upon high PIN
nacie and received the best the
world afforded.
You have been pointed TO vita
pride and no nation connected your
name with shame or dlshonor.
with head erect you have boldly
looked the whole world In the face;
there was no reason then for low
ering It.
been raised to your lips: you drank
only at the pure fountain OF de-
clad in your immaculate robes
of wisdom you were known to all
nations by your dress.
You have led and others were
content to follow:
seas and the winds interfered not
with your progress.
All came to you for n fair deal;
YOU were noted for your honesty,
culture and refinement. -
The money shark. The coal
barons, the profteer, feared you
and your sons were not caught IN
their nets; until You began TO flirt
and to play with the octopus, the
business; the hounds are baying at
your heels and there is only the
tree OF thel eague Of nations near
you.
permitted TO profteer and now they
use the riches against you.
Uncle Sam. big business has
challenged your congress and the
oh. shade of the immortal Clay.
who said: II you'd rather be right
than DO president"
The money power Of the United
States would rather have a presi-
dent than all the Righteousness in
Men have so degenerated that
they would pay millions. OF dollars
for votes to elect president; they
would sell their birthright for a.
mess OF pottage II the presidency
were In the sack; the nations
honor liz of no consequence to
them; the spells OF once have
caused their pictures to hang in
the rogue's gallery; they will take
you to pursatory y you WIN follow
track, but II you will follow them
your maHgied remains will be scat
tered upon the high seas: they
have blown out the gas and failed
10 raise the window; like Judas
they have delivered their candi-
date, according to contract: while
he, IN the throes of a spell OF
against the league. OF nations and
was engulfed in the storm In the
sea of public opinion.
You have talked about govern
nent ownership OF railroads and
now they are proposing to show
you railroad ownership OF the gov
eminent; to stab you In the back
ana permit the assassin to 80 free
unpublished.
Let us adopt the league Of ma
tons and those who claimed you
an the place OF their birth shall as
sist IN writing the history of the
country of thb world: your deeds
OF vaIor in the past will be written
IN RED on your country's glorious
Dives Yeasted not within your
beg FOR crumbs behind your gates:
peace protection and prosperity
were heard In the councils of your
land; you had no fear OF the traitor
then: Their was none within your
gates seeking to put you in the
hands of the enemy, but now
within your borders crime Ia RAM
pant and the enemies of peace and
order are running at large: they
have sunk to the worst from the
highest, they have gone to the low
est; they would sell the peace Of
the world for political prestige.