The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-13
COL. G0FF WARNS
PROPAGANDA
ADDRESSES CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE BANQUET ON "PoISoNS
IN DEMOCRACY" BRIL-
LIANT SPEECH
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
APREHENSIvE OF GROWTH OF
RADICAL IDEAS AND BE-
LIEF IN UNITED STATES
SAYS NO ROOM IN AMERICA FOR
ANYBODY BUT LOYAL SUPPoR-
TIERS OF THE CONSTITU-
TIoN-WANTS PEOPLE
TO REALIZE
DANGER

a
IL" product "i accumulated Years Il
study, both in ihis country aud through
out Europe
From his connection with III" DEPART
mcnt of Justice. CO... Goff has had a.
cess to reports OF Il more 90 loss secret
nature from all parts of ;hc world "n
the activities 81 lolshrViSm. lie looks
upon the growth of EulSlIrN ism in the
United States with nn little Ippr"h'n-
sion. ami is rmdrarorinE |" awaken the
people Ia its danger.
\ constructive thinker Il clear rru-
sun"r. I man ~ firm convictions. col.
/ G"iC goes Ia the heart Of the iniVuitirs
OF Socialism aud I{ul$hcvism. His adj
dress last night on the "loison$ In De
. mocracy" follows and is worthy 81 the
: closest attention OF every true and
, loyal American:
Col. COTS Address.
f. The cornerstone OF American iifc Is
liberty. equality an fraternity. Tiles"
essentials are proclaimed in III, prciL-
ration Of Independence and defined N
the Constitution of the United State.
/ This is not government 81 clearly
defined and specially designated powers.
and the Constitution cmh"dt"> and IT,
fleets those fundamental pr!nciul"S.
The Constitution Is not Il static in>iru-
mcnt. but an evcr-chansinG document.
sensitive from generation L. g"ucra;l"n
Ia the needs Of the most progressive"
nation in the world. In its essential
PRINCIPLES are TO I've found the social.
the moral. the political. and The rclig-
i.ious philosophy Of the ae'S. II Is tuc
instrument by which the sovereign pc"-
! pie Of this country created Il govern
! mental agency and I" which they dele
gated certain enumerated powers.
THE world today is afflicted with
| impoveriShment. unrest and mISint"r-
nation. poisoning ~ tho public NINA
against the very safeguards Of free in
! stItutionS Mankind Is thinking too
much OF its rights, and too little OF its
! duties We are justified in seeking "ut
rights. but not in seeking them hlindly.
There must be no hc,tcrment ~ class IL
! the expense OF humanity. The issue -
moral, not political There must he
change in tho individual attitude. We
| must stop thinking in terms of class
and begin TO think and act In terms "i
| impartial justice. Nero professions oil
LOYALTY without acts of devoted patriot
| ism will not do. They are despicah'e
| hypocrisy. There must be no hating.
no Sinking. We must perform To- tho
fullest measure There must he re-
spcct for, law without II life. liberty
and property are insecure. without II
civilization falls hack to the chaos and
| brutality Of primitive times.
individual Lihorty.
"Tbe hask Of American life. American
| civilization and American sue - IS
! the civil liberty Of IN" Individual" We
! have offered the individual AN orp"riu'
nj,y 10 make the most of himself. 1"
sock his fortune as he Will. I" cnJ"%
! the fruits of his honest toll. and to h"'h
whatever social position his pcr$"naIi'!
and his education 1T him /" c"mnai".
! Under such 4 system OF g0vcrnm ~ W.
! have not only prospcrCd beyond IN"
widest dreams Of our fathers, hat We
h,yo created civilization that ms
! drawn TO itself the ambitious ANA ~"
| duvu;roddcn Of every country on WV
clubc. in $50 years We HAY" not n''N''
! all Tho problems Of mankihd. anu wv
! have not been abb" 10 make cN''H"'
! nrospcruus and happy; hut We nav
mac Wonderful strides TOWARDS 'h'S,
ends and -, so doing We nave 'h'htl'"
,rc admiration and envy of "aichI"'
and jealous world.
, Rut liberty Is too often ""h'"S'
with license and am not an aiar'h =
wbcp say TO YOU IN all Soi"muiiy ma,
America is threatened by til" poison al
socialism, Shall the American li'r",',,'
! stand or fall: shall Il roman Il r"p""..'
or shall Il follow the radiCa''Sm oil SCI
seekers and !rrCsponS.hIoS an" =" -
njccos in tho maclstrom Of Socialism,
This Is a question That must u" ny
and tho sooner We meet It and grarp'"
There Is no moro appropriate tim" or
,i,co 20 discuss this question than tn"
present. ,.,
There can not be two opposite groups
,b,n loval Americans and those VIII" i"t-
lnw the rcd flag. The former believe III
creating wealth and distributing IL I"
tho laborcr. the farmer. the m'r"laH''
tho manufacturer and at the same t!h'
hotter the community IN which inc
ly, Tho latter believe that wca1'"
Lis robbery. and that It should 10 taken
from those who have It and given I"
,hnsc who have II not. they ar" nh.
willing to give anything In return ana
proclaim that. If necessary TO accom-
nlIsh their end. the country should u"
ovcrthtown and those administering NV
law done away with by the '"NI' W
other means equally outrageous We
hear on every sido ihat the re'"'u'"'
has Just begun: that thi"Ss are Nv,
right. aud property Is not u'sN!n"'e"
according to the universal need. mere
Is nothing new In these stock phrases.
.-b.y nre as old as HISTORY. AS Gustav
"a Ron observes "Ca!u. IN tho Old Ivs-
,,mcnt. had the mind OF 4 ho!HhrN'H'
Nations, like metals. shine only Oh 'hs
vurfocc. the most civilized are as eros"
IN barbar!sm as the most polished S''e.
:. Ia rust" The war merely h.tStthc"
= racial !mpovcr!s hment long Al "o'h'
va ara living in serious times. De
with the destiny Of the world Auto
cr,cy having been oNcTthro"i1. anarchy
has raised It's head. We are c"h'F"''-
Cd with the doctrine Of the divine r'Sh'
~ the crowd. All OF the exploited TAI
-
pairn extending from September /" Ia
Tho 10th: the tuberculosis survey. N'H'
! Virr.nia Fair aSsociIl"h; Nt''i'I SctN-
ic, aid; Independence Day "hS'rN""t'
.1,n,ion of bethany college a$ Wheel
,ng's own educational institution; sup
nort Of Bow Scout movement, promotion
Of agricultural interest through inc
Ohio Farm bureau.
Hattie Meyer. manager al IL" cr"d!t
hurcou and T. VI. Neigh. trafi" com
,,issioncr have embodied IA the report
exhaustive surveys of their respective
d,p,r,ments. The board "f directors
who's, signatures are affixed 10 the re-
port follows
A c, Stife!, president: w. II. All
! Init, d, A. Burt. Jas. W. Ewing. J. !.
Holloway. A. W. PAUL, OFT" Sch"nk, A.
y Erady. DR.. l.. rick"y. Alex. Glass
T.. L. Kitchen. I. NJ. Sroil. ". T..
stone. W. l.. Wilson. IL. J.. Corc"ran,