The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-12
REFLECTION ON PERSONAL LIB.
ERTY.
j. G. Dunbar Discusses Relation of
European War To Price OF Next Cot
ton CrOp-Thc Bob Jones Meeting.

that some of our blind tigers have
about dried and we cannot get a taste
of that old time honest juice, which
stimulates N energies mankind to
that hilarious state of happiness
which passeth all understanding.
Those good old eye-openers which we
have so much enjoyed In the past
seem to have taken their flight to
parts unknown and we are left to
grieve over the joyful incidents of the
past. Why. the great Inconvenience,
which we are undergoing under the
conditions now prevailing, make us
feel that our personal liberties are
being hampered and our patriotic ire
Is being somewhat aroused. We be-
lieve in that principle "of the people,
by the people and for the people,"
and we would like II to be understood
that we are some Of the people and
our personal liberties. that great heri-
tage. for which our forefathers
fought. bled Inc died. before trans.
hitting II to us. must not be entram-
melled. We are Democrats around
here ana W. love our liberties and
propose TO enjoy them. We are just
as patriotic as other people and as
ready to face the cannon. provided 1t
is as empty as Mark Twain, or ny
body else. IL 1t does not affect our
personal liberties. You know, liberty
Is a Democratic principle. conceived
and born among q people who stood
for equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none. but 1t does not say a
word about personal privileges and
personal liberties. This is a late day
to overthrow the fabric of a govern
ment. the principle of which her peo-
pie have proclaimed with exultiny
pride and Joy for a century or more.
Liberty, yes sir, personal liberty is
our theme. We have preached it on
our banner high. and We propose to
stand by II until. until-yes sir. our
appetites are gratifed by those BAG
hanalian juices and influences, which
have been in the past such a potent
factor in civilizing and Christianizing
the world and making it happy. Pat
rick Henry said "Give me liberty or
give me DEATH" The people around
here prefer liberty.
We are delighted to know that you
have Bob Jones. the evangelist, with
you and we wish to warn the commit
tee or arrangements In time, that If tho
tabernacle is not large enough to ac-
commodate everybody, they had bet
ter get busy and build a shed, for we
country folks are coming. We have
always thought the Jones were as
good as other people and voted for
one for governor in 1912. Before
Bob gets through with hat meeting in
sumter, we expect we will think that
he Is better than some. or course
there will be a lot of snipe shooters
out banging away at him as that class
likes to turn their prices on big
game. should any happen to be fly
Ing around. but their ammunition and
guns are too weak to affect position,
and he. ignoring their puny efforts,
will push his campaign for good by
shooting above them and landing his
projectiles of righteousness into the
camp of an enemy of greater i'm
portance, many of whom will be
stampeded and take refuge in the
great principles which he is so
earnestly promulgating. Billy Sun
day snys THE man who can drive a
hog and keep his religion will stand
without %hitching." We don't know
about that, but we know that we
have some hogs who think they are as
good as other folks.
In discussing the engines Of death
and destruction used in the European
war. we said we had seen where the
Germans had q gun which consumed
a bale of cotton every time 1t was
fired and hat we wished at the time
of seeing the statement that they
would build a thousand that they
might use a thousand bales of cotton
where they were using one. In the
discussion someone remarked that
they had five thousand now. After
thinking over his statement and cal
culating the amount of cotton it
would take to keep those guns I'm ac-
tive operation for three hundred days,
each gun using twentJ bales Of cot
ton per day. we came to the conclu-
sion hat il was burning cotton some
and that we would get a fair price for
the staple the coming season, il that