The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-09

who are true TO the faith Of the fathers
10 Join with us In this great work or
redemption. The defeat OF the present
administration and all II means trans
cends in Importance every other ques-
| ton and all Immediate and domino nj
issues are bound up with IL. Without
that defeat every chance OF the right
settlement OF the mighty questions be-
fore Us. so sorely needed now ana hot
later. Will depart.
Our First putty AZ Americans.
The ground thus cleared. II Is our
first duty a. Americans 10 rC-cstaOllSn
certain essential principles which have
been both shaken and inraded-shakcn
by the shock OF war invaded ny those
who had their own selfish purposes 10
serve even in the hour Of the couhtrys
danger.
The earliest beliefs OF men reveal the
trust or mankind in order. as the divine
Chnoucrcr Of chaos and eternal night.
\ famous poet tells US that order Is
Heavens first law" and history repeats
the same injunction. All the cIflhza-
lion ever built up and treasured BY man
kind has rested upon the estaollshtIlehI
VI law and order. Law and order. the
SUPPORTS OF true liberty. the firm foun-
dations OF prosperity and progress. have
always ruled in the United States and
have been very dear 10 inc hearts III
the American people. They must never
be awakened OF impaired unless We are
II
built UP go down in ruin and men 1orceu
once moro into the struggle against
chaos, followed by the slow and KOHL
some climb out OF the darkness OF ahar-
chy to the height OF freedom ana az
complishment. To maintain law ana or
der and 4 stable government Hnerc JUS
tice rules and the rights Of all men,
high and low, rich and poor snail De
protected. we must have a government
Of the people. duly chosen by IN" people,
and never must there be permitted any
government. by single man or D!
vroup OF men or by an organized minor
Tty Tyranny turks in them all ana
INC freedom withcrs when they ascend
Tho throne. There must he but one la"
in this country and that Is the raw
framed by the men chosen by the pcSPl.
themselves to make the laws me rhlrt
magistrate must understand 'nat u Is
his duty not only to enforce but 10
ahide bv the laws the laws made by the
, representatives OF the people and ~heh
those laws are once made they must DC
ohcyed until the people sec Mt 10 chahse
them. The will Of the people, express
ed IN lawful manner through inc SoS.
, eminent OF the United states must &c
supreme, for the SoTcrnmeR. .. v a
, United States can neither sutier reHoi'
nor submit TO any question or It's au-
thori,v on the part OF any man or amp
group OF men or by any mlnori'! OIL IN
people, When free gorernmeht laiE'
autocracy and revolution and the Gown,
! fall OF civilization as we nave KNOW =.
are at hand Progress will cease anu
rho decline to lower stages or develop
men will have begun. True proBress
must rest upon and proceed from bn'
! sound principles which sustain all i'ee
! government. and 10 such progress tnc
! Republican party always has oeen com
mtttcd. Loyalty to the tnlted states
and ohedience to the peoples laws are
the cornerstones OF the republic ana
should be sustained and upheld ny c
cry man and woman in every corner ot
our great land. Keep these prihe'pIsS
J sacred and untouched and All '"e ie''
, will follow. ,,,,,,, ,,.,,-
d;tions 90 profoundly distorted and con-
fused by the war. which affect our oailg
iifc arc essential TO our happiness ana
upon which our material prosperity anS
all the benefits, both mental and moral
which flow from IL when honestly ac-
onirsd. 90 largely depend. Already
he ginning has been made by kcpuoI'-
can congress. working under All inc
difficulties and opposition imposed oE
! hostile executive. Many vital economy
measures and especially protective TAR
iFf legislation to guard our industries
are impossible with Democratic Tree
trader OF Socialistic proclivitteS In the
White House. To accomplish SuCI
measures as these We must nave we II.
tend 70 have, Republican president,
in sympathy with a RepuohCan 'ouse
and Senate Great reductions In eA-
lnAnditures have been effected, but we
have been met with resistance IN some
OF the departments and also nY naotts
OF waste backed by maladmlnlS'ratIon'
By sacrifice Of efficiency 10 politlCai pui-
noses, never so recklessly INDUCED In
before and in certain cases by an IN
competency so marvellous that II cannot
be- due to nature. but must be the result
! OF art. Yet. despite all these lettering
conditions. an amount OF Work mas beei'
| done which in days or peace ~outa naNc
passes almost unnoticed because great
| events have so crowded on each other 5
| heels in the years OF the "orIo war
! that the comprehension and apprecla-
! ton OF legislative accomplishment are
we'll nigh lost. Let me give few ex-
amnles of what has been accomplished.
The estimates have been reduced over
| a billion dollars. hTe oil-leasing and
water power bills two measures or large
effect and high importance. which have
| been hating and stumbling for many
wear. in the incapable hands OF Demo
! cratic administration have passed ooth
houses. but the president has vetoed the
water power bill. We have passed the
/ vocational rehabilitation act for the pen
! eft OF wounded soldiers and several acts
| for the disposition of war material. very
necessary to our finances. We have am
ended and improved the Federal Reserve
and the Farmers Loan acts. We have
! cared for the soldiers of the Civil war.
| straitened in their old age by the rise
! in prices. by an increase In their pen;
! sions. The civil services retirement Dill
| a lon gdeferred act Of justice TO faithful
servants OF the government: has i, pesSe ,o
restore the Army and Navy to peace
footing, a work as difficult as II was
necessar We have met this by TWO
| most important measures. the Army ana
Navy pay-bill and the law Tor the re-
| organization Of the Army on peace
| basis. Two of the most important acts
OF any period. the shipping act Tor the
upbuilding OF the American Marine ana
the settlement of the affairs Or the snip
ping Board and the law establishing tho
budget a great measure OF economy and
| sound financial administration, are con-
l spicuous az our latest achievements.
! no budget bill was vetoed by the presi,
! dent at the last moment on the ground
that It interfered with his power OF ap-
| pointment and removal.
The list OF beneficial laws passed I'M
| der adverse circumstances. might De
largely extended did not time toroia.
reaching results Of the labors or TINS
! Congress, whose time Is but little more
than half spent Some OF the master
minds of the Democratic party are now
birds thai the Republicans have done
nothing" 7 should be glad. emitting the
two years OF war. when both parties
worked together to put the recorded
achievements Of the five years OF Demo
cratic control beside that OF our eignI
teen months hampcred by an inimica |
administration. Let me assure you that
we do not fear tho comparison:
We have made a remarkable beginning
but We are fully conscious that II Is only
a beginning. Much has been done. much
more remains TO do and we pledge our
selves to exert al our energies TO deal
with what Is still undonc. The wreck
and confusion Of a great war. In Dust