The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-08

washington, Dec. President VIII
sons annual message to congress 1ot-
lows:
when addressed myself to perform
ing the duty laid upon the president
by the constitution to present TO you
nm annual report on the state or the
Union, / found my thought uominateo
by an immortal sentence OF Abraham
Let us have faith mat right makes
might. and in that faith let US dare 70
do our duty as we understand -
sentence immortal because II emDodies
in a form OF utter simplicity and purity
'fhs essential faith OF the nation. the
faith in which II was conceived ana
the faith and the birth of a nation
founded upon IL came the nope INTO .Ie e
world that new order "oulu ~ 49, -
throughout the affairs OF mankind, al,
order in which reason and right wouII
take precedence OF covetousness ana
force, and believe that l express the
wish and purpose or every thoush,lu va
american when I say that this sentence
marks for US in the plainest manner
the part we should play alike IN the ar
ranEement of our domestic auars anu
in our exercise OF influence upon tns
affairs Of the world. BY this f2ith. ana
nv this faith alone, can the world De
Ufted out Of It's present confusion ana
despair. Il was this faith which pre-
vailed over the wicked force or Ger
many. You win remember that the oe-
ginning Of the end OF the war caIbs
selves face 10 face with the conscience
Of the world and realized that right was
everywhere arrayed against the wrong
that their government was attempting
10 perpetrate. think therefore, tnaI
~ 81 true to say that this was the taltn
which won the war. Certainly TINS -
the faith with which our gallant Went
into the field and out upon the seas 10
make sure our victory.
Appeals for Democracy
.aThIs il the mission upon which Do
nocracy came into the world. Demoe-
racy In an assertion Of the right OF tho
Individual to live and be treated justly
as against any attempt on the part Ta
laws which will Orerburden MN OF
which will destroy his eQuanty among
his fellows In the matter OF rlsnI OF
privilege. and I think we All reaIlIs
mat the day has come when Democracy
70 being put upon its final test. The
whole world Is just now suffering from
A wanton rejection or the prlhcLpte %
Democracy and q substitution OF the
principle OF autocracy as assSrtea IN ,ns
sanction Of the multitude. THIS IL me
time OF all others when democracy
should prove its purity and It's spiItt-
ual power to prevail. 1t IS surrey me
10 Lead In tho attempt to make this
spirit prevail
o, 3. Must rafs Lead
'-rhere arc two ways In which me
United States can assist to accomplish
this great object: First. by otrering
the example within her own borders OF OF
make and enforce laws which are un-
uuastiona bly, just and which are eQuai
InIheir administration-laTs which Sc
sShre It's full right to labor and yet az
the same time safeguard the intesI hsy
sSroperty which is devoted to the dsvel..
~Spment OF Industry and the Increase or
4She necessary wealth OF the world. sec
Fend. by standing Tor rIEne ana S SusI :. &c
Sof. Democracy Is for the protection OF
Sthe weak, and the influence or every
democracy in the world should be Tor
THE prot ection Of the weak nations, the
nation which Is struggling towards It's
fion and privilege in the family or ma
sfIons. The United states cannot refuse
This role Of champion without putting
tina stigma of rejection upon the SrNat
and devoted men who brought Its gov
sernment into existence and estaolished
m in the face of almost universal oppo-
sitIon and intrigue. even in the race or
SwNnton force, as. for example. AGAINST
fhe orders IN council Of Great Britain
..s,,& INC arbitrary Napoleonic DEGREES
which iavolved US IN what we know as
he War Of 1872. l urge you TO con-
slider that tho display Of an Immediate
Sispos!tion oa the part Of the congress
10 remedy any !njustsces or evils that
NAV have shown themselves in our
-.saH national life will afford the most
-effectual offset TO the FORCES or chSos
ma tyranny which are playing so dis
SsffoUs a part In the fortunes OF tho
$ree peoples OF more than one part OF
HE world. The United States Is OF
recsssity the sample Democracy OF the
: world. and the triumph OF democracy
Iapends upon its success.
A WORKABLE Budget syStsn.
Recovery from the disturbing and
sometimes disastrous erectS or the tate
var has been exceedingly slow on the
sss.ther side Of the water and has given
nronlise I venture to say. OF early com
>Slstion only in our own fortunate coun-
try: but even with US the recovery halth
: Immediately serviceaole acts of leEts.
I siation which il seems To me W. ought
70 attempt, to assist that recovery anu
: prove the lnGestruCtihle rcCIr'ratiHe
FORCE Of a great government OF ths peO-
Die. one Of these is % prove that u
treat Democracy can keep house AS sue
tceSsfully and in as business-llke fash
siSn as any other government. II seems
to me that the first step towards prov
sfnx this Is TO supply ourselves with q
systematic method OF handling our eSti-
itn,ates and expenditures and bringing
- them to the point where they VIII not
3hA an unnecessary STRAIN upon our IN
4. come or necesSitate unreasonable taxa
ton. In other words. 4 workable bud
vet system. and I respectfully suggest
/, that two elements are essential To such
: a system: namely, not only that the
proposal OF appropriations should be IN
TIE hands Of single body. such as 4
s single appro priations committee in each
!. house OF the congress, but also that this
body should be brought into such CO.
.eDeratIon with the departments Of the
Government and with the treasury OF
the United States as would enable II 70
. act upon a complete conspectus Of tho
needs of the government and the re-
sources from which Il must draw its
Income I reluctantly vetoed the bud
ret bill passed by the last session Of
fhs congress because Of constitutional
. objection. The house OF representatives
subsequently modified the bill in order
20 meet this objection. In the revised
eornu I believe that the bill, coupled
Win action already taken by the con-
\Sress 10 revise its rules and procedure
surnisnes She foundations for an efrec-
I've national budget system. | earnest
hope. therefore. that one OF the first
bps taken by the present session OF
congress will be to pass the bud
. MarkSa FINANCIAL Improvement
THE nations finances have shown