The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-07
RAPSPQ.ITGIANS
IN eRAUTAlQN.
TALK LAg1NIGI.HT
Not Enough Elnph asis Put
Upon Ainericai,isn In
Daily Thought

Sstl'fSSssI ~ "
II you want 10 bring back the
old times stop grnmbihg break the
buyers strife, blow the whistles
and let's 90. declared DR.. Edward
Amherst on. al the Il dpath Chau-
tauqua last night IN alyery able adj
dress. which while longer than the
usual lectures was followed with
undivided attention by. a capacity
house. The fore going point was
made after Dr OFT had covered q
vide scope Ia d lecture entitled,
"'victory He made II clear that
the good old time would not come
from Washington and developed
the fact that thel people themselves
have the remedy In their own
hands.
He played the pro essional poll
tician Heiinterpreted the meaning
OF Victory In the lateswar to mean
4 developmen 81 human wefare''
in the world, and he thought that
one Of The unfortunate conditions
in America bipartisan politics. He
declared that We would not be able
to develop human welfare" I'M
less va stop fooIing ourselves and
stop playing partisan politics.
In The way Of Introduction Or (.
OFT satd the two greatest events in
the history Of the word wers the
birth or Christ the ipwly Nazarene
and November II 4 a1a, when the
almigtits ot the great world war
was stgnsd bringing 10 the end
tho worlds greatest tragedy The
great var ii not finished. III the
sixties America sacrificed tens OF
thousands 81 yJbung men that wore
blue and gray uniforms and the
ideas that the war were fought for
we're never realized because
Abraham Eincon died a martyr be-
fore his policies could be worked
out and the affair Of government
fell into the hands Of cheap poll
ticians and the ideals ot the great
president failed % be applied.
In the world war heiyoung men
we're taught that they were being
sent abroad 10 make the world
safe for democracy.' Within sI1
months j race riot broke out In
Washington, D. o., the national
capital still others soon followed
nj North Chicago and western
Omaha he epntehded that It was
not fair 10 send young men Off the
shores unless the home folks lived
up 70 the ideals that sent young
men oyerseas
Urging upon his hearers q
great need for widening, deepening
and Broadening our democracy Dr.
OFT declared that the paper hats
and tin swords that emlnated from
European throne should be Danish
ed from llodgess and our rituals
rewritten with American ideals
replacing foreign customs.
There isnot hing new In destroy.
ing the army OF an autocrat. Too
frequently We find those in our
government our states; counties
cities, schools and churches who
rule With that same autocratic
power Alexander the Great
Caesar, Napoeon and Kaiser VIII
helm IL sought TO conquer the
world. he proved that this auto
cratic feeling Is in tho veins OF
tho race Only INTEL ectuality and
spiritual earne stness could prevent
= reoccurren
what We lack In America Is the
absence Of American ideals. A
survey made in the American col
Ieges reSealed the startling evil
dence that only two institutions
wore teaetiing anything Of that
sort He pointed out that this Ii
what our colleg need because al
present there are ofessors in in.
stitutions and some uf. them Chris.
tan that teach the doctrine Of the
red nag and other doctrines sthat
are contrary 10 the great American
deals and ideas Part Of this be
blamed on otitseiyes for the reck.
less way in which we use European
names for our home made pro.
ducts, There are too many red
,rowns impetials, European and
other names applied to our home
products that should bear such
names that are Americ and stand
lor Americanssnn He felt sure tina,
congress could stand q little adver.
hrement,
Touching on immigration he
aid this country has had too
much company. They all stay, for
dinner that come. too In the years
u our existence we have had a.
100000 emigants while other
European countries did not have
shst many In five centuries. Mum.
bared among them are those who
bring their hatred with them. He
admitted that this was bad man.