The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

1 from I0e pIuu0Ss W ses - ..'s ,S- -
ever pauperized labor Of Europe,
and he American vorklnsneu
should not forget that opposition
| n that policy Is 50 much a part o.
/, the democratic party that II car
| never abandon 1t. They should mol
a Sorpet tits, no matter with how
1 T shrewdness, open allo
arcwed democrats like Sam Com
; Har should endeavor to lead them
into Inc Democratic camp. me NJ
a,ear;can Labor vote has never ye
4 besn s delivered and until i is done
| : gs v.iIl no, believe 1t can be done e.
S .snoes the Republican party "a
| vor q league Of nations IN tne y ~ !
t ", 4 t Of The peace Of the world:
Mast M sts certainly It does, and STANDS
T poS, and wiling TO contribute
s THAT Is necessary to that enc.
a league! Yes-but q league %
which " EI' no matter how much o. d
American wealth and influence u
nav bsnecessary for US TO give
t F viii not be given the small
EST portion Of American lndepena'
e ens eN 4 League TO which no MAJ
Tar how much Of American Drawn
and blood Il may be necessary lor
ne h giye. there will not be given
The Smallest atom Of American
Freedon,. We have always gwen
Generously sane Of whatever It was
s nese to give to the world IL
any worthy cause, even 70 the t ex.
tent Of. giving the flower OF GU:
v vIui manhood, but We have a..
ways ways given, and please God will
| always give, freely and voluntarily.
and not at the insolent Command OF
some super government with ST.
perIor power to our own. AcKnowt'
edglng no higher power than me
viii oP the American people, except
.hat Of the living God, the Repab'
| lican party will never consent taat
bv any other order than that OF
! this nation lawfully expressed can
the American boy or the American
flag be sent to foreign shores to
engage in some war in which THIS
nation is not interested on the side
~ enme country with whose cause
we are perhaps not in sympathy.
/ Mr.. Northcott declared that IN
the nomination Of Governor Cox.
the Democrats had pitted a poll
tician, shrewd perhaps, but yet 8
politician against statesman, for
no one can read Senator Hardings
speech Of acceptance without
granting him that designation. and
IN the nomination Of Roosevelt Tor
| vice president they have made e
cheap attempt to gain prestige
from the use Of q name so inter.
woven with Republicanlsm as TO
| be one Of our proudest assets"
T, Mr.. Northcott arraigned the
Democratic administration for the
"most lavish, reckless, wasteful
and extrayagant expenditure OF a
nations resources that history mas
ever recorded, q wastelu!ness mat
can be truIhfully only called GRIM
tnal." ....,.oo
ut has to answer, continued
Mr.. Nortaeott, lot q sun n l,.,as
criminal waste of American lives IS
through a policy Of unprepareoness 50
that was deliberately pulsuee ~
gain a partisan polltlcaI aaVantasS'
lt>has to answer 1or 2 IlnaaGiat po..
icy that has caused tne Lloert!
bonds bought alike by the rlcn anu
BY the poor the laboflns man anu
the capitalist 70 De qu9tea on I J,
market at shame1ul discount
Continuing MS attach upon t 9n
administrator Mr. NoFsacot! w ~
clared that curing tne war nn luz.
the guise Of government resuiatioa
and falsely ealing y guarantec.
the price o. the Northern FARMERS
! wheat was iived at a low hsure anu
the southern planters cotton anu
sugar were allowed 10 80 as nlga
as they might. Can anyone po!aS
out any such rank discrimination
in the entire history OF the hepuD'
ican party
Mr.. Northcott charged that inc
administration mad caE!efea loE
q hauble the fruits Of victory, by
a man whose Wanting ambition n
made MIN want 70 oe tne woIta .
first dictator, and who thought o.
more importance than nc should
decide what country controiiea
Fiume than that his own country
should retain It's dearly bought
place IN the worlds esteem"
Discussing Mexico G!,. Mr. Nor Northco coz
said that the polcy wnlcn was
once dubbed watchful waiting IS
now universally recognized as care
full cowardtce and has resulted IL
the loss OF hundreds OF American
lives and caused our Tag to be IN,
suited over and over'again,"
Mr.. Northcott Characterised
Judge r. !. Morgan, republican
candidate 10Y governor, as a man
big, physically and mentally, strong
in character and personality" ana
assured his hearers that AL inter-