The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

love and respect OF the lndlVlduai
Therefore, while we should ever hold
in remembrance the land that gave us
birth. those who have come to III
should never forget those agencies OF
their adopted country that Id W
brought contentment. happiness ant
prosperity.
Hope The Incentive
II IS unfortunate that greed; the
search for the material. should lead 10
q disregard Of others. Hope is the IN
centive for progress. Hope is not re-
stricted to the successful; 10 the finely
tempered and educated mind. but is
that which inspires the faith Of the
humblest man. Without 1t. the world
would be a chaos, and those who by
Indifference. By avarice. ignore these
facts do more TO encourage disrespect
for government and encourage those
who seek its destruction than any
other agency.
Brotherly love from the purely ideal,
istic standpoint may perhaps be I'M
possible. but regard for the individual
for a man equally responsible with his
more fortunate brother for human
progress and security. is not visionary.
but an ever-present necessity If human
society is to continue as a force for
the perpctuity Of civilization.
Ideals without spirituality; without
that impulse that draws men closer to-
gether into an affinity OF lofty pur-
poses. are not the ideals or the leaders
of modern thought The ideal that
lifted man from slavery; that trans
formed the villein into free man.
was development Of aesthetic un.
Outstanding that since God had Gre
ated man in His own image, that to
degrade that which was in His own
likeness into hopeless "erfdom and
sGualOr was repuenant to all Chris
tian teachings.
The problems Of the present. there
fore. are not so much economic: not ;"
much the mitigating Of grief and snr-
row as the implanting in The human
heart a genuine respect for our fellow
beings.
Our Great Country
THIS Is a great country. this nation
Of ours. and one that deserves not
alone our love but defense Of its prin'
ciplcs AS well During AL the year,
of its history; it has never failed 10
meet every emergency: never failed
10 measure up 10 tie expectations OF
the world Its diplomacy has been
open and under tho most trying Gil.
rumS1anCcs. il has through able men
demonstrated that fair dealing be-
tween nations. as between men. in the
long run has not alone brought re-
srect for our u"Onle hut power also
for til" nati~n IN the solution Of many
problems that hav" confronted the
world. In The serious crises. in the
questions Of domestic policies that
have come IN the front from time TO
time. when often passion swayed the
mind. in the end The good sense OF our
people has prevailed and the nation
has arisen Phoenix-lke. purified ard
stronger and more potent for good
than ever before.
From but thirty odd millions of poo
pie Of half-contury ago. We have now
more than one hundred millions. Til"
little red school houses scattered all
over the land have supplemented
the work Of our universities in bring
ing into the homes Of the humble that
education which has lifted the mind
from the contemplation OF the sordid
10 the more lofty ideas and thoughts
that have made possible human pro-
grcss: that has inspired patriotism
and has brought contCntmcnt and hap
pincSs to our people.
II one were asked to name the great.
est American Ec would be at loss t.
reply. The answer would necessarily
be Of composite character. In every
emergency there was a necessity for
4 particular individual and IT was a
hopeful sign Of The strength Of our
government that each epoch furnished
the man. England had its yelling.
ton struggling for The overthrow OF Il
dangerous rival. France a Napoleon
eager for the military domination Of
the world. while America had her
Washington actuated by no mean pur.
pose. buI for the highest purpose OF
freedom Of a ncoplo
When slavery threatened the diSSol-
uriOr of the union, a Lincoln WIS given
us and through his wisdom and lead
CrShip. the union was saved ard that
which had been the cause Of tho re
volt was forever rCmO.od frOm debate
by his immortal proclamation Of free
dom TO all mon within our domain
Monroe made imnCssihlc foreign on
Hamilton built I'm the
credit that has made o. US the creditor
nation Of the world. In literature We
have our F.mcrSons. orr LowelIs. ou'
Irvin2s. leaders moi imitators peers OF
the authors CT the old world. ScieHC~
las its Edisons. It's Wrights and its
Thompsons. while Rrvant and Long
follow sing in thoi" soul-irSn'IiNr
verses Of the beauties Of our land and
the hone and inspiration Of our peo-
nlo: and so II has hocn all throu7h
this more than century Of govern
ment. until now We have but little fenr
hui that in our country We shall al
WAYS be hlest with ron who BY rca son
If their knowledge and power will be
able 10 Guide us successfully through
every crisis that nav arise.
To a Broader View
II is this knowledge that should IL.
spirc home: that should broaden orr
vision: that should lead us from mere
TO Il broader view q!
that which has come 10 III n result of
all that has happened abroad during
the past century. Alliance without
is not un.American:
duties that would have heen dangerous
to an isolated and small republic arc
no lnnGnr 10 be foarod WHOM 4 country